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Real Estate Disposition Activities (Details) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) community land_parcel home | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) home | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) home
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Gain on sale of communities | $ 374,976 | $ 252,599 | $ 374,623
Gain (loss) on other real estate transactions, net | $ 345 | $ (10,907) | $ 10,224
Number of communities held for sale | community | 1 |  |
Number of land parcels held for sale | land_parcel | 2 |  |
Avalon Blue Hills/Avalon Canton at Blue Hills |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Apartment homes | home | 472 |  |
Gross sales price | $ 131,250 |  |
Net cash proceeds | $ 129,466 |  |
Eaves North Quincy |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Apartment homes | home | 224 |  |
Gross sales price | $ 64,250 |  |
Net cash proceeds | $ 63,302 |  |
Avalon Anaheim Stadium |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Apartment homes | home | 251 |  |
Gross sales price | $ 111,600 |  |
Net cash proceeds | $ 105,495 |  |
Avalon Ballston Place |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Apartment homes | home | 383 |  |
Gross sales price | $ 169,000 |  |
Net cash proceeds | $ 166,921 |  |
Avalon at Fairway Hills - Fields |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Apartment homes | home | 192 |  |
Gross sales price | $ 39,500 |  |
Net cash proceeds | $ 38,744 |  |
Avalon Fashion Valley |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Apartment homes | home | 161 |  |
Gross sales price | $ 70,750 |  |
Net cash proceeds | $ 69,781 |  |
Avalon Andover |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Apartment homes | home | 115 |  |
Gross sales price | $ 32,400 |  |
Net cash proceeds | $ 31,765 |  |
NYC JV |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Apartment homes | home | 1,301 |  |
Repayments of secured debt | $ 395,939 |  |
Other Real Estate Sales |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Gain (loss) on other real estate transactions, net | 345 |  |
Gross sales price | 639 |  |
Net cash proceeds | $ 1,040 |  |
Fairfax City Land |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Number of land parcels sold | land_parcel | 1 |  |
Wholly Owned Properties Excluding NYC JV |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Number of apartment communities sold | community | 8 |  |
Apartment homes | home | 1,798 |  |
Sale of communities gross sales price | $ 618,750 |  |
Gain on sale of communities | $ 195,115 |  |
NYC JV |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Number of apartment communities sold | community | 5 |  |
Sale of communities gross sales price | $ 758,900 |  |
Gain on sale of communities | 179,861 |  |
Net cash proceeds | $ 276,799 |  |
Wholly Owned Properties |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Apartment homes | home | 3,099 | 1,624 | 2,051
Repayments of secured debt | $ 395,939 | $ 0 | $ 0
Gross sales price | 1,378,289 | 514,654 | 564,028
Net cash proceeds | $ 883,313 | $ 503,039 | $ 532,717
NYC JV |  |  |
Summary of income from discontinued operations |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 20.00% |  |

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