Revenue earned by providing property management, construction, development, and other services to joint ventures.

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Our proportionate share of the gain (loss) on the sale of an unconsolidated joint venture property or properties during the period. Gain (loss) is included in equity in income (loss) on the income statement.

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Maximum investment by formed unconsolidated joint venture including leverage of approximately 70% of the estimated value of the underlying real estate

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Number of joint ventures accounted for under equity method investments.

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Number of operating properties sold during the period.

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Number of Apartment Units in Joint Venture Property Disposed

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 323

-SubTopic 10

-Section 50

-Paragraph 3

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Maximum potential amount of future payments (undiscounted) the guarantor could be required to make under the guarantee or each group of similar guarantees before reduction for potential recoveries under recourse or collateralization provisions.

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The cash inflow from the sale of long-lived, physical assets that are used in the normal conduct of business to produce goods and services and not intended for resale.

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-Glossary Investing Activities

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Investments in Joint Ventures (Narrative) (Details)	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
Investments in Joint Ventures (Narrative) (Details)	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage		31.30%	20.00%		31.30%	20.00%		31.30%
Number of joint ventures accounted for under equity method investments	2				3
Maximum Investments by Formed Unconsolidated Joint Venture							$ 450,000,000
Maximum guaranteed amount of loans utilized for construction and development activities for joint ventures		$ 0			$ 0
Fees earned for property and asset management, construction, development, and other services to joint ventures		$ 1,400,000	$ 2,000,000		$ 4,400,000	$ 6,600,000
Number of apartment homes in joint venture's operating properties sold	558
Proceeds from sale of 2 JV operating properties	$ 65,600,000
Gain on sale of unconsolidated JV property	$ 3,600,000
Formation of Unconsolidated Joint Venture [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment ownership percentage		20.00%			20.00%
Sale of two operating properties within the funds in 2014 [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of operating properties sold				2