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Description Of Business	12 Months Ended
Description Of Business	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Description Of Business	1. Description of Business Business. Formed on May 25, 1993, Camden Property Trust, a Texas real estate investment trust (“REIT”), is primarily engaged in the ownership, management, development, acquisition, and construction of multifamily apartment communities. Our multifamily apartment communities are referred to as “communities,” “multifamily communities,” “properties,” or “multifamily properties” in the following discussion. As of December 31, 2012, we owned interests in, operated, or were developing 202 multifamily properties comprising 68,620 apartment homes across the United States. Of these 202 properties, nine properties were under development and when completed will consist of a total of 2,845 apartment homes. In addition, we own land parcels we may develop into multifamily apartment communities in the future.