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BASIS OF PRESENTATION (Details) | Jun. 30, 2020 item community shares | Dec. 31, 2019 shares
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Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
Number of Real Estate Properties | community | 148 |
Number Of Apartment Homes Owned And Consolidated By Company | item | 47,371 |
Operating Partnership units outstanding related to limited partner | 184,836,000 | 184,064,000
Operating Partnership outstanding units | 184.8 |
United Dominion Realty L.P. |  |
Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
Operating Partnership units outstanding related to limited partner | 176.2 |
General Partnership units outstanding | 100,000 |
General Partners' ownership (as a percent) | 95.30% |
UDR Lighthouse DownREIT L.P. |  |
Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
Operating Partnership outstanding units | 13.5 |
Percentage of units outstanding in Partnership | 41.60% |
UDR Lighthouse DownREIT L.P. |  |
Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
Operating Partnership outstanding units | 32.4 |
Non-affiliated Partners |  |
Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
Operating Partnership units outstanding related to limited partner | 8.6 |
Operating Partnership outstanding units | 13.7 |
Percentage of units outstanding in Partnership | 4.70% |
Non-affiliated Partners | United Dominion Realty L.P. |  |
Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
Operating Partnership units outstanding related to limited partner | 8.6 |
Operating Partnership outstanding units |  | 7.9
Percentage of units outstanding in Partnership | 4.70% | 4.30%
Non-affiliated Partners | UDR Lighthouse DownREIT L.P. |  |
Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
Percentage of units outstanding in Partnership | 42.40% |
UDR, Inc. |  |
Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
Operating Partnership units outstanding related to limited partner | 176,100,000 | 176,100,000
General Partners' ownership (as a percent) | 57.60% |
Operating Partnership outstanding units | 18.7 |
Percentage of units outstanding in Partnership | 95.30% | 95.70%
UDR, Inc. | United Dominion Realty L.P. |  |
Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
General Partnership units outstanding | 176.2 |
General Partners' ownership (as a percent) | 95.30% |
Operating Partnership outstanding units |  | 176,200,000
Percentage of units outstanding in Partnership |  | 95.70%
United Dominion Realty L.P. |  |
Consolidation And Basis Of Presentation |  |
Number of Real Estate Properties | community | 52 |
Number of Markets Operating Within | item | 15 |
Number Of Apartment Homes Owned And Consolidated By Company | item | 16,434 |
Operating Partnership units outstanding related to limited partner | 184,724,677 | 183,952,659
General Partnership units outstanding | 110,883 | 110,883
Operating Partnership outstanding units | 184,800,000 | 184,100,000

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