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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $)
1 Months Ended
Apr. 30, 2015
loan
community
Mar. 31, 2015
community
Subsequent events    
Number of Real Estate Properties   254us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
Secured notes | Notes payable maturing in 2015 | Subsequent event    
Subsequent events    
Repayments of secured debt $ 481,582,000us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt
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Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Loans 8us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNumberOfLoans
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Number of Real Estate Properties 8us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
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Fixed rate (as a percent) 3.12%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate
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