Percentage of real estate properties held with operating partnership.

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Write off of original issuance costs of redeemed perpetual preferred units which were unamortized as of the date of redemption of the perpetual preferred units.

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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The number of units or percentage investment held by one or more members or limited partners of the LLC or LP.

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The number of limited partner units outstanding.

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The number of units redeemed during the year of each class of partners' capital account. Units represent shares of ownership of the general, limited, and preferred partners.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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Equity impact of the value of stock bought back by the entity at the exercise price or redemption price.

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Amount to be paid per share that is classified as temporary equity by entity upon redemption. Temporary equity is a security with redemption features that are outside the control of the issuer, is not classified as an asset or liability in conformity with GAAP, and is not mandatorily redeemable. Includes any type of security that is redeemable at a fixed or determinable price or on a fixed or determinable date or dates, is redeemable at the option of the holder, or has conditions for redemption which are not solely within the control of the issuer. If convertible, the issuer does not control the actions or events necessary to issue the maximum number of shares that could be required to be delivered under the conversion option if the holder exercises the option to convert the stock to another class of equity. If the security is a warrant or a rights issue, the warrant or rights issue is considered to be temporary equity if the issuer cannot demonstrate that it would be able to deliver upon the exercise of the option by the holder in all cases. Includes stock with put option held by ESOP and stock redeemable by holder only in the event of a change in control of the issuer.

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The number of units or equivalent units outstanding for all classes.

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Operating Partnerships Operating Partnerships (Details) (USD $) Share data in Millions, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended			1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Feb. 29, 2012 Camden Operating L P [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Camden Operating L P [Member]	Dec. 31, 2013 Camden Summit Partnership L P [Member]
Percentage Of Real Estate Properties Held With Operating Partnership					8.00%	26.00%
Units of Partnership Interest, Amount					11.9	22.8
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Members or Limited Partners, Ownership Interest					92.10%	94.20%
Limited Liability Company (LLC) or Limited Partnership (LP), Managing Member or General Partner, Ownership Interest					1.00%	1.00%
Limited Partners' Capital Account, Units Outstanding					0.8	1.1
Number of perpetual preferred units redeemed				4.0
Dividend percentage of perpetual preferred units				7.00%
Perpetual preferred units Redemption Price Per Share				$ 25.00
Aggregated redemption value of perpetual preferred units				$ 100,000,000
Write off of original issuance costs of redeemed perpetual preferred units	$ 0	$ 2,075,000	$ 0	$ 2,100,000