Commitments to Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments to Acquire Dispose of Real Estate [Abstract]

Real Estate to be Acquired Table Text Block

In addition to the properties that were subsequently acquired as discussed in Note 14, the Company has entered into a separate agreement to acquire the following (purchase price in thousands):

	Properties	Apartment Units	Purchase Price
Other	—	2	$	6,000
Total	—	2	$	6,000

Real Estate To Be Disposed Of Text Block

In addition to the property that was subsequently disposed of as discussed in Note 14, the Company has entered into separate agreements to dispose of the following (sales price in thousands):

	Properties	Apartment Units	Sales Price
Rental Properties (1)	77	23,961	$	5,830,203
Land Parcels (three)	—	—	29,900
Total	77	23,961	$	5,860,103

(1) Includes the agreement to sell 72 properties consisting of 23,262 apartment units to a controlled affiliate of Starwood Capital Group for $5.365 billion. See Note 14 for further discussion.