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Description Of Business (Details)	Dec. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of multifamily communities comprising of apartment homes	181cpt_NumberOfMultifamilyCommunities
Total number of apartment homes in multifamily communities	63,163cpt_TotalNumberOfApartmentHomesInMultifamilyCommunities
Number of multifamily properties under development	13cpt_NumberOfMultifamilyPropertiesUnderDevelopment
Total number of apartment homes in multifamily properties upon completion of development	4,215cpt_TotalNumberOfApartmentHomesInMultifamilyPropertiesUponCompletionOfDevelopment

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The total number of real estate properties the company owned interests in, operated, or were developing as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of real estate properties under development the company owned interests in or fully owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The total number of units in real estate properties the company owned interests in, operated, or were developing as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of units in the real estate properties under development the company owned interests in or fully owned as of the balance sheet date which will be added upon completion of development.

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