diff --git a/activesupport/lib/active_support/duration.rb b/activesupport/lib/active_support/duration.rb
index fdde7db8090..08038ffa122 100644
--- a/activesupport/lib/active_support/duration.rb
+++ b/activesupport/lib/active_support/duration.rb
@@ -234,7 +234,10 @@ module ActiveSupport
       end
     end
 
-    # Returns a copy of the parts hash that defines the duration
+    # Returns a copy of the parts hash that defines the duration.
+    #
+    #   5.minutes.parts # => {:minutes=>5}
+    #   3.years.parts # => {:years=>3}
     def parts
       @parts.dup
     end