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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Narrative) (Details) $ in Thousands											3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jun. 08, 2022 USD ($) a	Apr. 07, 2022 USD ($) a	Apr. 01, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 24, 2022 USD ($)	Mar. 08, 2022 USD ($) a	Aug. 24, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 29, 2021 USD ($) a	Jun. 22, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 02, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2021 USD ($) a	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property											$ 0	$ 0	$ 36,372	$ 0
Net Purchase Price of Operating Properties Acquired													1,066,051	464,000
Gain on acquisition of unconsolidated joint venture interests											0		474,146
Real Estate Assets Total											9,100,805		9,100,805		$ 7,104,770
Other Assets											231,645		231,645		234,370
Other liabilities													39,168	$ 0
Acquired-in-Place Leases											5,600		5,600
Secured notes payable											$ 514,843		514,843		$ 0
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage CPT			31.30%
Camden Long Meadow Farms
Area of Land \| a					15.9
Payments to Acquire Land					$ 7,800
Ballantyne
Area of Land \| a		42.6
Payments to Acquire Land		$ 32,700
The Funds
Number of Real Estate Properties			22
Number of Units in Real Estate Property			7,247
Number of joint ventures accounted for under equity method investments			2
Net Purchase Price of Operating Properties Acquired			$ 1,100,000
Gain on acquisition of unconsolidated joint venture interests													474,100
Real Estate Assets Total			2,100,000
Other Assets			24,700
Other liabilities			39,200
Below Market Lease, Net			7,600
Acquired-in-Place Leases			44,000
Secured notes payable			$ 514,600
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage CPT			31.30%
The Funds \| Equity Method Investment, Nonconsolidated Investee or Group of Investees [Member]
equity method investment non-ownership percentage			68.70%
Nations
Area of Land \| a	3.8
Payments to Acquire Land	$ 30,500
woodland park
Area of Land \| a										14.6
Payments to Acquire Land										$ 9,300
Pier District II
Area of Land \| a							0.2
Payments to Acquire Land							$ 2,100
Franklin Park
Number of Units in Real Estate Property									328
Net Purchase Price of Operating Properties Acquired									$ 105,300
Number of operating properties acquired									1
Music Row
Number of Units in Real Estate Property								430
Net Purchase Price of Operating Properties Acquired								$ 186,300
Number of operating properties acquired								1
camden central
Number of Units in Real Estate Property						368
Net Purchase Price of Operating Properties Acquired						$ 176,300
Number of operating properties acquired						1
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations [Member] \| Camden Largo Town Center
Gain (Loss) on Disposition of Property Plant Equipment, Excluding Oil and Gas Property and Timber Property													$ 36,400
Number of Real Estate Properties				1
Number of Units in Real Estate Property				245
Proceeds from Sale of Property, Plant, and Equipment				$ 71,900