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DEBT, NET (UNITED DOMINION REALTY, L.P.) - Summary (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) community	Nov. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)
Fixed and variable rate debt
Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.43%
Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	7 years 1 month 6 days
Credit facilities
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding		$ 205,000
Interest rate		4.90%
Fixed Rate Debt \| Mortgages Notes Payable
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding	$ 884,869	$ 313,400	$ 417,989
Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.61%
Communities Encumbered (in communities) \| community	15
Fixed Rate Debt \| Mortgages Notes Payable \| Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	6 years 2 months 12 days
Variable Rate Debt \| Tax-exempt secured notes payable
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding	$ 27,000		94,700
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.79%
Communities Encumbered (in communities) \| community	1
Variable Rate Debt \| Tax-exempt secured notes payable \| Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	12 years 2 months 12 days
United Dominion Realty L.P.
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding	$ 99,071		26,929
Weighted Average Interest Rate	2.78%
Communities Encumbered (in communities) \| community	2
Deferred finance costs, net	$ (429)
United Dominion Realty L.P. \| Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	10 years 8 months 12 days
United Dominion Realty L.P. \| Fixed Rate Debt
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding	$ 72,135
Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.10%
Communities Encumbered (in communities) \| community	1
Deferred finance costs, net	$ (365)
United Dominion Realty L.P. \| Fixed Rate Debt \| Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	10 years 1 month 6 days
United Dominion Realty L.P. \| Fixed Rate Debt \| Mortgages Notes Payable
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding	$ 72,500
Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.10%
Interest rate	3.10%
Communities Encumbered (in communities) \| community	1
United Dominion Realty L.P. \| Fixed Rate Debt \| Mortgages Notes Payable \| Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	10 years 1 month 6 days
United Dominion Realty L.P. \| Variable Rate Debt
Fixed and variable rate debt
Deferred finance costs, net	$ (64)		(71)
United Dominion Realty L.P. \| Variable Rate Debt \| Tax-exempt secured notes payable
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding	$ 27,000		27,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.79%
Communities Encumbered (in communities) \| community	1
United Dominion Realty L.P. \| Variable Rate Debt \| Tax-exempt secured notes payable \| Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	12 years 2 months 12 days
Credit facilities \| Fixed Rate Debt
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding	$ 204,590		90,000
Weighted Average Interest Rate	4.90%
Communities Encumbered (in communities) \| community	4
Credit facilities \| Fixed Rate Debt \| Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	3 years
Secured Debt
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding	$ 1,149,441		601,227
Weighted Average Interest Rate	3.80%
Communities Encumbered (in communities) \| community	20
Secured Debt \| Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	5 years 8 months 12 days
Secured Debt \| Variable Rate Debt
Fixed and variable rate debt
Principal outstanding	$ 26,936		$ 94,581
Weighted Average Interest Rate	1.79%
Communities Encumbered (in communities) \| community	1
Secured Debt \| Variable Rate Debt \| Weighted Average
Fixed and variable rate debt
Years to maturity	12 years 2 months 12 days