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Capital Structure (UNITED DOMINION REALTY, L.P.) Capital Structure (UNITED DOMINION REALTY, L.P.) (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015
United Dominion Reality L.P. |
Entity Information [Line Items] |
Schedule of OP Unit activity and OP units outstanding | The following table shows OP Units outstanding and OP Unit activity as of and for the years ended December 31, 2015, 2014, and 2013:
| Class A Limited Partner |  |  |  | UDR, Inc. |  |
|  | Limited Partners |  | Limited Partner |  | General Partner |  | Total
Ending balance at December 31, 2012 | 1,751,671 |  |  | 7,643,548 |  |  | 174,775,152 |  |  | 110,883 |  |  | 184,281,254 |
OP Units redeemed for the distribution of real estate to the General partner (a) | — |  |  | — |  |  | (1,002,556 | ) |  | — |  |  | (1,002,556 | )
OP redemptions for UDR stock | — |  |  | (76,295 | ) |  | 76,295 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ending balance at December 31, 2013 | 1,751,671 |  |  | 7,567,253 |  |  | 173,848,891 |  |  | 110,883 |  |  | 183,278,698 |
OP redemptions for UDR stock | — |  |  | (153,451 | ) |  | 153,451 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ending balance at December 31, 2014 | 1,751,671 |  |  | 7,413,802 |  |  | 174,002,342 |  |  | 110,883 |  |  | 183,278,698 |
OP redemptions for UDR stock | — |  |  | (112,174 | ) |  | 112,174 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Ending balance at December 31, 2015 | 1,751,671 |  |  | 7,301,628 |  |  | 174,114,516 |  |  | 110,883 |  |  | 183,278,698 |

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