CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Total		Total Stockholders' Equity	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Accumulated Deficit	Accumulated Other Comprehensive (Loss)	Treasury Stock	Noncontrolling Interests	Bridges At Mint Hill L L C	Bridges At Mint Hill L L C Noncontrolling Interests	Associations of Unit Owners	Associations of Unit Owners Noncontrolling Interests
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016					39,802,064
Balance at the beginning of the period at Dec. 31, 2016		$ 2,571,510		$ 2,567,738	$ 398	$ 2,853,269	$ (277,912)	$ (6,786)	$ (1,231)	$ 3,772
Balance at the beginning of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2016									(12,061)
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income		166,623		168,404			168,404			(1,781)
Preferred dividend payment on behalf of subsidiary		(12)								(12)
Initial consolidation of HOAs		3,586		0				0
Interest rate swaps, net of tax		(9)		(9)				(9)
Terminated swap amortization		0
Pension adjustment, net of tax	[1]	0
Capitalized swap interest, net of tax		(170)	[2]	(170)				(170)
Stock plan activity (in shares)					445,736				17,312
Stock plan activity		19,410		19,410	$ 4	21,651			$ (2,245)
Exercise of warrants (in shares)					3,052,453
Exercise of warrants		375,613		375,613	$ 31	375,582
Issuance of Management Warrants		52,000		52,000		52,000
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017									(29,373)
Balance at the end of the period at Dec. 31, 2017		3,188,551		3,182,986	$ 433	3,302,502	(109,508)	(6,965)	$ (3,476)	5,565
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2017					43,300,253
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income		57,726		57,012			57,012			714
Preferred dividend payment on behalf of subsidiary		(11)								(11)
Interest rate swaps, net of tax		955		955				955
Terminated swap amortization		(1,018)		(1,018)				(1,018)
Pension adjustment, net of tax		759	[1]	759				759
Capitalized swap interest, net of tax		30	[2]	30				30
Restricted stock activity (in shares)									(14,556)
Restricted stock activity		(1,447)		(1,447)					$ (1,447)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)									(475,920)
Repurchase of common shares		(57,267)		(57,267)					$ (57,267)
Contributions to joint ventures		99,646								99,646
Stock plan activity (in shares)					211,220
Stock plan activity		19,934		19,934	$ 3	19,931
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018									(519,849)
Balance at the end of the period at Dec. 31, 2018		3,238,126		3,132,212	$ 436	3,322,433	(120,341)	(8,126)	$ (62,190)	105,914
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018					43,511,473
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net income		74,295		73,956			73,956			339
Interest rate swaps, net of tax		(18,475)		(18,475)				(18,475)
Terminated swap amortization		(2,709)		(2,709)				(2,709)
Pension adjustment, net of tax		11	[1]	11				11
Capitalized swap interest, net of tax		(73)	[2]	(73)				(73)
Deconsolidation of Associations of Unit Owners											$ (3,750)	$ (3,750)	$ (2,538)	$ (2,538)
Restricted stock activity (in shares)					(927)				(34,411)
Restricted stock activity		(4,417)		(4,417)					$ (4,417)
Repurchase of common shares (in shares)									(496,000)
Repurchase of common shares		(53,923)		(53,923)					$ (53,923)
Contributions to joint ventures		84,890								84,890
Stock plan activity (in shares)					123,493
Stock plan activity		21,551		21,551	$ 1	21,550
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019									(1,050,260)
Balance at the end of the period at Dec. 31, 2019		$ 3,332,988		$ 3,148,133	$ 437	$ 3,343,983	$ (46,385)	$ (29,372)	$ (120,530)	$ 184,855
Balance at the end of the period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019					43,635,893

[1] The deferred tax impact is not meaningful for the year ended December 31, 2019. Amount is net of deferred tax expense of $0.5 million for the year ended December 31, 2018.

[2] The deferred tax impact was not meaningful for the years ended December 31, 2019 and 2018. Amount is net of deferred tax benefit of $0.1 million for the year ended December 31, 2017.