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Subsequent Events (Details) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 24, 2017 USD ($) | Jan. 31, 2017 USD ($) community land_parcel home | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) community land_parcel
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Number of Land Parcels Sold | land_parcel |  |  | 1
Number of owned communities under construction | community |  |  | 27
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Number of Land Parcels Sold | land_parcel |  | 2 |
Secured notes | Notes payable maturing in 2017 | Subsequent event |  |  |
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Repayments of secured mortgages | $ 17,300,000 |  |
Avalon Pines | Subsequent event |  |  |
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Number of apartment communities sold | community |  | 1 |
Number of Apartment Homes Held for Sale | home |  | 450 |
Purchase price |  | $ 51,342,000 |
Other Real Estate Sales [Member] |  |  |
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Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate |  |  | $ 20,641,000
Other Real Estate Sales [Member] | Subsequent event |  |  |
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Proceeds from Sale of Real Estate |  | $ 20,500,000 |
Avalon Maplewood [Member] | Subsequent event |  |  |
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Loss Contingency, Insurance, Percentage of Policy Amount Company is Obligated to Fund | 12.00% |  |
Loss Contingency, Insurance, Policy Amount for Calculating Self-Insurance Liability | $ 50,000,000 |  |
Development Communities [Member] | Avalon Newcastle Commons I [Member] | Subsequent event |  |  |
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Number of owned communities under construction | community |  | 1 |

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