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The Preferred equity interest investment in a related party entity.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of or advances to an equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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The percentage rate used to calculate dividend payments on preferred stock.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of equity method investments, which are investments in joint ventures and entities in which the entity has an equity ownership interest normally of 20 to 50 percent and exercises significant influence.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details) $ in Thousands	Aug. 31, 2015 USD ($) apartment	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) apartment	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2013 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) apartment	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) apartment	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Management and other fees from affiliates					$ 3,100	$ 3,300	$ 9,600	$ 12,500
Development and redevelopment fees					$ 1,000	$ 1,200	3,400	5,800
Payments to acquire preferred equity investments							$ 121,972	119,120
Apartment units owned (in units) \| apartment					59,290		59,290
Company's share of gain on the sales of co-investments							$ 13,046	$ 0
Notes and other receivables					$ 22,941		22,941		$ 19,285
Notes Receivable [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes and other receivables					3,600		3,600
Notes And Other Receivables From Affiliates [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Notes and other receivables					$ 3,602		$ 3,602		$ 3,092
Marcus and Millichamp Company TMMC Affiliate [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred equity interest investment related party entity				$ 8,600
Company's share of gain on the sales of co-investments			$ 500
Anaheim, CA Multifamily Property [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Preferred equity investments			13,700
Payments to acquire preferred equity investments			1,300
Company's share of gain on the sales of co-investments			$ 13,700
Preferred stock, stated interest percentage			9.00%
Greentree Apartments [Member] \| Limited Liability Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to acquire preferred equity investments		$ 10,000
Preferred stock, stated interest percentage		9.50%
Apartment units owned (in units) \| apartment		220
Sterling Cove [Member] \| Limited Liability Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to acquire preferred equity investments		$ 5,000
Preferred stock, stated interest percentage		9.50%
Apartment units owned (in units) \| apartment		218
Alta Vista Apartments [Member] \| Limited Liability Company [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Payments to acquire preferred equity investments	$ 5,000
Preferred stock, stated interest percentage	9.50%
Apartment units owned (in units) \| apartment	92