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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) community Lease property
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Number of office leases | Lease | 14
Number of leases not yet commenced | Lease | 1
Operating lease assets | $ 102,312
Operating lease obligation | 120,202
Operating leases, rent expense | 3,537
Financing lease asset | 22,057
Financing lease obligation | $ 20,234
Properties on Land Subject to Land Leases |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Number of operating apartment communities owned | community | 11
Number of operating apartment communities under construction | community | 1
Number of commercial properties owned | property | 2
Number of leased properties under purchase options | property | 5
Assets Held under Finance Leases [Member] |
Lessee, Lease, Description [Line Items] |
Number of operating apartment communities owned | community | 1

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- Definition Present value of lessee's discounted obligation for lease payments from finance lease. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 6 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888426&loc=SL77918701-209980 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -Section 45 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=77888419&loc=SL77918627-209977 + Details
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