Description Of Business (Details)	Mar. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Number of multifamily communities comprising of apartment homes	204
Total number of apartment homes in multifamily communities	69,111
Number of multifamily properties under development	7
Total number of apartment homes in multifamily properties upon completion of development	2,086

The number of units in the real estate properties under development the company owned interests in or fully owned as of the balance sheet date which will be added upon completion of development.

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Data Type:	xbrli:integerItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	instant