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Organization (Details 2) (Corporate Office Properties, L.P.) | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2014 Trustee
Common Units |
Forms of ownership in Operating Partnership and ownership percentage by the entity |
Percentage ownership in operating partnership | 95.70%
Number of trustees controlling additional common units | 3
Additional percentage of common units controlled by trustees (as a percent) | 3.40%
Preferred Units |
Forms of ownership in Operating Partnership and ownership percentage by the entity |
Percentage ownership in operating partnership | 96.40%

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- Definition Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 272 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6373374&loc=d3e70478-108055 + Details
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