Number Of Units In Multi-Family Apartment Home Community To Be Designed, Developed And Constructed

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 810
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 5A
-Subparagraph (d)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77990344&loc=SL6759159-111685

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Real Estate Joint Ventures - Narrative (Details) - apartment	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016	Jun. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Apr. 30, 2017
Artisan Park, L.L.C \| Consolidated variable interest entities
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Percentage of cash contribution for joint venture by parent		74.00%	74.00%
Pier Park Crossings JV
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Number of apartments to be designed, developed and constructed					240
Variable interest entity, qualitative or quantitative information, ownership percentage		65.00%
WindMark JV
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable interest entity, qualitative or quantitative information, ownership percentage	49.00%		49.00%
Pier Park North
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Variable interest entity, qualitative or quantitative information, ownership percentage			60.00%	60.00%