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Deposits - Restricted (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Deposits - Restricted [Abstract]

Schedule of Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block]

The following table presents the Company’s restricted deposits as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (amounts in thousands):

		March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
Tax-deferred (1031) exchange proceeds		$	136,602			$	—
Earnest money on pending acquisitions		2,830				580
Restricted deposits on real estate investments		17,636				24,701
Resident security and utility deposits		46,225				46,516
Other		507				506
Totals		$	203,800			$	72,303

Escrow Deposits [Text Block]

The following table presents the Company’s escrow deposits as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 (amounts in thousands):

		March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
Real estate taxes and insurance		$	2,691			$	2,235
Replacement reserves		3,490				3,431
Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds		43,626				41,567
Other		852				852
Totals		$	50,659			$	48,085

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The designation of funds furnished by a borrower to a lender to assure future payments of the borrower's real estate taxes, insurance and replacement reserve obligations with respect to a mortgaged property. Escrow deposits may be made for a variety of other purposes such as earnest money and contingent payments.

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Tabular disclosure of the cash and cash items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. The provisions of any restrictions are described in a note to the financial statements. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against short-term borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Cash Equivalents

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher SEC

-Name Regulation S-X (SX)

-Number 210

-Section 02

-Paragraph 1

-Article 5



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1)

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