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Description of Business	9 Months Ended
Description of Business	Sep. 30, 2020
Description of Business [Abstract]
Description of Business	1. Description of Business Business. Formed on May 25, 1993, Camden Property Trust, a Texas real estate investment trust ("REIT"), and all consolidated subsidiaries are primarily engaged in the ownership, management, development, redevelopment, 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 September 30, 2020, we owned interests in, operated, or were developing 174 multifamily properties comprised of 59,104 apartment homes across the United States. Of the 174 properties, nine properties were under construction as of September 30, 2020, and will consist of a total of 2,721 apartment homes when completed. We also own land holdings which we may develop into multifamily communities in the future.