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Segment Reporting (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Percentage of physical occupancy | 95.00%avb_AttainmentPercentageOfPhysicalOccupancy |  |
Anniversary of Completion of Development or Redevelopment (in years) | 1 year |  |
Reconciliation of NOI to net income |  |  |
Net income | $ 697,327 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | $ 352,771 us-gaap_ProfitLoss | $ 423,562 us-gaap_ProfitLoss
Indirect operating expenses, net of corporate income | 49,055 avb_IndirectOperatingExpensesNetOfCorporateIncome | 41,554 avb_IndirectOperatingExpensesNetOfCorporateIncome | 31,911 avb_IndirectOperatingExpensesNetOfCorporateIncome
Investments and investment management expense | 4,485 us-gaap_AssetManagementCosts | 3,990 us-gaap_AssetManagementCosts | 6,071 us-gaap_AssetManagementCosts
Expensed acquisition, development and other pursuit costs, net of recoveries | (3,717)avb_ExpensedAcquisitionDevelopmentAndOtherPursuitCosts | 45,050 avb_ExpensedAcquisitionDevelopmentAndOtherPursuitCosts | 11,350 avb_ExpensedAcquisitionDevelopmentAndOtherPursuitCosts
Interest expense, net | 180,618 us-gaap_InterestExpense | 172,402 us-gaap_InterestExpense | 136,920 us-gaap_InterestExpense
Loss on extinguishment of debt, net | 412 avb_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebtFromContinuingOperations | 14,921 avb_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebtFromContinuingOperations | 1,179 avb_GainsLossesOnExtinguishmentOfDebtFromContinuingOperations
Loss on interest rate contract | 0 us-gaap_GainLossOnInterestRateFairValueHedgeIneffectiveness | 51,000 us-gaap_GainLossOnInterestRateFairValueHedgeIneffectiveness | 0 us-gaap_GainLossOnInterestRateFairValueHedgeIneffectiveness
General and administrative expense | 41,425 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 39,573 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense | 34,101 us-gaap_GeneralAndAdministrativeExpense
Equity in loss (income) of unconsolidated entities | (148,766)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | 11,154 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | (20,914)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Depreciation expense | 442,682 us-gaap_Depreciation | 560,215 us-gaap_Depreciation | 243,680 us-gaap_Depreciation
Income tax expense | 9,368 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit | 0 us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Casualty and impairment loss | 0 avb_CasualtyAndImpairmentLoss | 0 avb_CasualtyAndImpairmentLoss | 1,449 avb_CasualtyAndImpairmentLoss
Gain on acquisition of unconsolidated real estate entity | 0 avb_GainLossOnAcquisitionOfUnconsolidatedRealEstateEntity | 0 avb_GainLossOnAcquisitionOfUnconsolidatedRealEstateEntity | (14,194)avb_GainLossOnAcquisitionOfUnconsolidatedRealEstateEntity
Gain on sale of real estate assets | (85,415)avb_Gainonsaleofrealestateassetsincontinuingoperations | (240)avb_Gainonsaleofrealestateassetsincontinuingoperations | (280)avb_Gainonsaleofrealestateassetsincontinuingoperations
Gain on sale of discontinued operations | (37,869)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfRealEstateDiscontinuedOperations | (278,231)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfRealEstateDiscontinuedOperations | (146,311)us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfRealEstateDiscontinuedOperations
Income from discontinued operations | (310)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax | (16,713)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax | (26,820)us-gaap_DiscontinuedOperationIncomeLossFromDiscontinuedOperationDuringPhaseOutPeriodNetOfTax
Net operating income from real estate assets sold or held for sale, not classified as discontinued operations | (15,199)avb_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationNetOperatingIncomeFromAssetsHeldforSaleNotClassifiedasDiscontinuedOperations | (19,448)avb_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationNetOperatingIncomeFromAssetsHeldforSaleNotClassifiedasDiscontinuedOperations | (13,776)avb_DisposalGroupNotDiscontinuedOperationNetOperatingIncomeFromAssetsHeldforSaleNotClassifiedasDiscontinuedOperations
Net operating income | $ 1,134,096 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | $ 977,998 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss | $ 667,928 us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss

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