Limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP), managing member or general partner, economic interest.

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Operating partnership common units outstanding.

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Organization

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Percentage of average ownership of portfolio.

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The number of general partner units outstanding.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
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-Subparagraph (SAB Topic 4.F)
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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of units in a real estate property owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Basis of Presentation and Organization (Details Textual)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022 ApartmentHome Property shares	Jul. 01, 2022 ApartmentHome	Dec. 31, 2021 Multi_family_apartment
Organization [Line Items]
Number of apartment communities \| Property	75
Number of apartment homes in apartment communities	865	350	1,748
Partially Owned Properties [Member]
Organization [Line Items]
Number of apartment homes in apartment communities \| ApartmentHome	25,363
Percentage of average ownership of portfolio	88.00%
AIR Operating Partnership [Member]
Organization [Line Items]
Common operating partnership units and equivalents outstanding	167,313,269
Common operating partnership units and equivalents outstanding	154,187,241
Percentage of the Aimco Operating Partnership's common partnership units and equivalents owned by Aimco	92.20%
Percentage of economic interest	93.80%