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JOINT VENTURES AND PARTNERSHIPS - Commitments (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2020 USD ($) home	Jan. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)
Joint Ventures
Real estate owned			$ 12,775,639		$ 12,775,639		$ 12,602,101
Second installment of payable incurred in partial consideration for acquisition of ownership interest in joint venture			25,943		25,943
Investment in unconsolidated entities			594,275		$ 594,275		585,490
Condition for Community considered to have stabilized occupancy					90%
Time to maintain percent occupancy to be considered a community					3 months
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures					$ 20,041	$ 51,874
Long-term Debt			4,766,804		4,766,804		4,707,524
Deferred fees from the sale of properties			8,800		8,800		$ 9,000
Joint venture management and other fees			$ 1,274	$ 2,845	$ 2,662	$ 5,596
Type of revenue			udr:ManagementAndOtherFeesMember	udr:ManagementAndOtherFeesMember	udr:ManagementAndOtherFeesMember	udr:ManagementAndOtherFeesMember
Preferred Equity Investment Hillsboro Oregon
Joint Ventures
UDR's Ownership Interest	100.00%						49.00%
repayment of construction loan		$ 35,600
Number of apartment homes acquired \| home	276
Payment to acquire real estate	$ 21,600
Gain on consolidation	$ 0
Number of apartment homes \| home	276
13th and Market Properties LLC
Joint Ventures
Investment in unconsolidated entities			$ (3,800)		$ (3,800)