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SECURED AND UNSECURED DEBT, NET - Summary (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) community | Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) | Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized net premium | $ 35,300 | $ 5,000 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.43% |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 4,707,524 | 3,547,787 |
Unsecured Debt | 3,558,083 | 2,946,560 |
Borrowings outstanding | $ 2,900 | 3,300 |
Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 7 years 1 month 6 days |  |
Commercial Paper |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Interest rate at end of the period | 1.99% |  |
Borrowings outstanding at end of period | $ 300,000 | 101,115 |
Borrowings outstanding | $ 300,000 | 101,115 |
Commercial Paper | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 1 month 6 days |  |
Mortgages Notes Payable | Minimum |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding |  |  | $ 32,600
Mortgages Notes Payable | Fixed Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 884,869 | 417,989 | 313,400
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.61% |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 15 |  |
Mortgages Notes Payable | Fixed Rate Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 6 years 2 months 12 days |  |
Tax-exempt secured notes payable | Variable Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 27,000 | 94,700 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 1.79% |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 1 |  |
Tax-exempt secured notes payable | Variable Rate Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 12 years 2 months 12 days |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding |  |  | $ 205,000
Secured Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 1,149,441 |  |
Secured Debt | Fixed Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 1,122,505 | 506,646 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.85% |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 1,122,505 |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 19 |  |
Secured Debt | Fixed Rate Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 5 years 7 months 6 days |  |
Secured Debt | Variable Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 26,936 |  |
Deferred finance costs, net | $ (64) | (119) |
Unsecured Revolving credit facility due 2023 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 3 years 1 month 6 days |  |
Unsecured Working Capital Credit Facility due January 2021 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Interest rate at end of the period | 2.59% |  |
Borrowings outstanding | $ 16,583 | 16 |
Unsecured Working Capital Credit Facility due January 2021 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 1 year |  |
Term Loan due September 2023 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Interest rate at end of the period | 2.59% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 35,000 | 35,000 |
Term Loan due September 2023 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 3 years 9 months 18 days |  |
3.70% Term Notes Due October 2020 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized discount | $ 0 | $ 14 |
Interest rate at end of the period |  | 3.70% |
Senior Notes |  | $ 299,986 |
4.63% Medium-Term Notes due January 2022 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized discount | $ 0 | $ 1,087 |
Interest rate at end of the period |  | 4.63% |
Senior Notes |  | $ 398,913 |
1.93% Term Loan due September 2023 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Interest rate at end of the period | 1.93% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 315,000 | 315,000 |
1.93% Term Loan due September 2023 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 3 years 9 months 18 days |  |
3.75% Medium-Term Notes Due July 2024 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized discount | $ 470 | 574 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.75% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 299,530 | 299,426 |
3.75% Medium-Term Notes Due July 2024 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 4 years 6 months |  |
8.50% Debentures, Due September 2024 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Interest rate at end of the period | 8.50% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 15,644 | 15,644 |
8.50% Debentures, Due September 2024 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 4 years 8 months 12 days |  |
4.00% Medium-Term Note due October 2025 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized discount | $ 396 | 465 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 4.00% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 299,604 | 299,535 |
4.00% Medium-Term Note due October 2025 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 5 years 9 months 18 days |  |
2.95% Medium-Term Note due September 2026 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Interest rate at end of the period | 2.95% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 300,000 | 300,000 |
2.95% Medium-Term Note due September 2026 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 6 years 8 months 12 days |  |
3.50 Medium-Term Note due July 2027 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized discount | $ 529 | 600 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.50% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 299,471 | 299,400 |
3.50 Medium-Term Note due July 2027 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 7 years 6 months |  |
3.50% Medium-Term Notes Due January 2028 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized discount | $ 954 | 1,072 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.50% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 299,046 | 298,928 |
3.50% Medium-Term Notes Due January 2028 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 8 years |  |
4.40% Medium-Term Notes due January 2029 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized discount | $ 5 | 6 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 4.40% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 299,995 | 299,994 |
4.40% Medium-Term Notes due January 2029 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 9 years 1 month 6 days |  |
3.20% Medium-Term Notes due January 2030 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized net premium | $ 2,281 | 0 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.20% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 402,281 |  |
3.20% Medium-Term Notes due January 2030 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 10 years |  |
3.00% Medium-Term Notes due August 2031 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized discount | $ 1,123 | 0 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.00% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 398,877 |  |
3.00% Medium-Term Notes due August 2031 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 11 years 7 months 6 days |  |
3.10% Medium-Term Notes due November 2034 |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Unamortized discount | $ 1,309 | 0 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.10% |  |
Senior Notes | $ 298,691 |  |
3.10% Medium-Term Notes due November 2034 | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 14 years 9 months 18 days |  |
Other |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Senior Notes | $ 13 | 16 |
Unsecured Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.27% |  |
Long-term Debt | $ 3,558,083 |  |
Unsecured Debt | 3,558,083 | 2,946,560 |
Deferred finance costs, net | $ (21,652) | (16,413) |
Unsecured Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 7 years 6 months |  |
Secured Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 1,149,441 | 601,227 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.80% |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 20 |  |
Secured Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 5 years 8 months 12 days |  |
Secured Debt | Fixed Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Deferred financing costs and other non-cash adjustments | $ (33,046) | 1,343 |
Secured Debt | Variable Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 26,936 | 94,581 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 1.79% |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 1 |  |
Secured Debt | Variable Rate Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 12 years 2 months 12 days |  |
Credit facilities |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Borrowings outstanding | $ 204,590 | 90,000 |
Credit facilities | Fixed Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 204,590 | 90,000 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 4.90% |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 4 |  |
Credit facilities | Fixed Rate Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 3 years |  |
United Dominion Realty L.P. |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 99,071 | 26,929 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 2.78% |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 2 |  |
Deferred finance costs, net | $ (429) |  |
United Dominion Realty L.P. | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 10 years 8 months 12 days |  |
United Dominion Realty L.P. | Fixed Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 72,135 |  |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.10% |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 1 |  |
Deferred finance costs, net | $ (365) |  |
United Dominion Realty L.P. | Fixed Rate Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 10 years 1 month 6 days |  |
United Dominion Realty L.P. | Variable Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Deferred finance costs, net | $ (64) | (71) |
United Dominion Realty L.P. | Commercial Paper |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Borrowings outstanding | 300,000 | 101,100 |
United Dominion Realty L.P. | Mortgages Notes Payable | Fixed Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 72,500 |  |
Interest rate at end of the period | 3.10% |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 1 |  |
United Dominion Realty L.P. | Mortgages Notes Payable | Fixed Rate Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 10 years 1 month 6 days |  |
United Dominion Realty L.P. | Tax-exempt secured notes payable | Variable Rate Debt |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Principal outstanding | $ 27,000 | $ 27,000 |
Interest rate at end of the period | 1.79% |  |
Number of Communities Encumbered | community | 1 |  |
United Dominion Realty L.P. | Tax-exempt secured notes payable | Variable Rate Debt | Weighted Average |  |  |
Secured debt instruments |  |  |
Years to maturity | 12 years 2 months 12 days |  |

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