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Common Shares (Narrative) (Details) (USD $)
In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
1 Months Ended
Nov. 30, 2014
May 31, 2011
May 31, 2012
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Feb. 20, 2015
Number of common and preferred stock authorized to issue       185,000,000cpt_SharesAuthorized    
Common shares, authorized       175,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized 175,000,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized  
Preferred shares, authorized       10,000,000us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized    
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding       86,600,000us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding    
Two thousand fourteen ATM program [Domain]            
Maximum aggregate offering price of common shares $ 331.3cpt_MaximumAggregateOfferingPriceOfCommonShares
/ cpt_ShareOfferingProgramAxis
= cpt_TwothousandfourteenATMprogramDomain
         
2010 and 2011 ATM Programs [Member]            
Maximum aggregate offering price of common shares   300.0cpt_MaximumAggregateOfferingPriceOfCommonShares
/ cpt_ShareOfferingProgramAxis
= cpt_A2010And2011AtmProgramsMember
       
2012 ATM Program [Member]            
Maximum aggregate offering price of common shares     300.0cpt_MaximumAggregateOfferingPriceOfCommonShares
/ cpt_ShareOfferingProgramAxis
= cpt_TwoThousandTwelveAtmProgramMember
     
Line of Credit [Member]            
Amount of current borrowing capacity under unsecured credit facility       500us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityCurrentBorrowingCapacity
/ us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis
= us-gaap_LineOfCreditMember
   
Subsequent Event [Member] | Two thousand fourteen ATM program [Domain]            
Maximum aggregate offering price of remaining common shares available for sale           $ 315.3cpt_MaximumAggregateOfferingPriceOfRemainingCommonSharesAvailableForSale
/ cpt_ShareOfferingProgramAxis
= cpt_TwothousandfourteenATMprogramDomain
/ us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis
= us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember