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Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation (Changes in Total Real Estate Assets and Accumulated Depreciation) (Details) (USD $)
 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation [Abstract]      
Balance, beginning of period $ 7,072,181,000us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue $ 6,673,914,000us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue $ 5,819,540,000us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue
Acquisition of operating properties and unconsolidated joint ventures 61,736,000us-gaap_RealEstateOtherAcquisitions 221,421,000us-gaap_RealEstateOtherAcquisitions 797,477,000us-gaap_RealEstateOtherAcquisitions
Development and repositions 469,048,000cpt_RealEstateDevelopment 306,950,000cpt_RealEstateDevelopment 232,296,000cpt_RealEstateDevelopment
Improvements 58,233,000us-gaap_RealEstateImprovements 67,049,000us-gaap_RealEstateImprovements 60,426,000us-gaap_RealEstateImprovements
Cost of real estate sold – other (172,475,000)us-gaap_RealEstateCostOfRealEstateSold (197,153,000)us-gaap_RealEstateCostOfRealEstateSold (176,872,000)us-gaap_RealEstateCostOfRealEstateSold
Classification to held for sale (67,207,000)cpt_ClassifcationToHeldForSale 0cpt_ClassifcationToHeldForSale (58,953,000)cpt_ClassifcationToHeldForSale
Balance, end of period 7,421,516,000us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue 7,072,181,000us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue 6,673,914,000us-gaap_RealEstateGrossAtCarryingValue
Balance, Beginning of period 1,643,713,000us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation 1,518,896,000us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation 1,432,799,000us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation
Depreciation 229,256,000us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense 203,897,000us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense 185,546,000us-gaap_SECScheduleIIIRealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationDepreciationExpense
Dispositions (94,043,000)us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSold (79,080,000)us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSold (72,465,000)us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationRealEstateSold
Transfers to held for sale (40,064,000)us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationOtherDeductions 0us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationOtherDeductions (26,984,000)us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciationOtherDeductions
Balance, End of period 1,738,862,000us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation 1,643,713,000us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation 1,518,896,000us-gaap_RealEstateAccumulatedDepreciation
Real Estate, Federal Income Tax Basis $ 6,400,000,000us-gaap_RealEstateFederalIncomeTaxBasis