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Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) | 1 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2015 loan community | Mar. 31, 2015 community
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Number of Real Estate Properties |  | 254 us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
Secured notes | Notes payable maturing in 2015 | Subsequent event |  |
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Repayments of secured debt | $ 481,582,000 us-gaap_RepaymentsOfSecuredDebt / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = avb_NotesPayableMaturities2015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Number of Loans | 8 us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateNumberOfLoans / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = avb_NotesPayableMaturities2015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Number of Real Estate Properties | 8 us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = avb_NotesPayableMaturities2015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Fixed rate (as a percent) | 3.12%us-gaap_LongTermDebtPercentageBearingFixedInterestRate / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = avb_NotesPayableMaturities2015Member / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SecuredDebtMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |

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