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Deposits - Restricted | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Deposits - Restricted [Abstract] |
Restricted Cash And Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block] | 7. Deposits – Restricted and Escrow Deposits – Mortgage The following table presents the Company’s restricted deposits as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Tax-deferred (1031) exchange proceeds |  | $ | 195,636 |  |  | $ | — |
Earnest money on pending acquisitions |  | — |  |  | 1,000 |
Restricted deposits on real estate investments |  | 4,974 |  |  | 6,077 |
Resident security and utility deposits |  | 38,635 |  |  | 48,458 |
Other |  | 2,496 |  |  | 358 |
Totals |  | $ | 241,741 |  |  | $ | 55,893 |
The following table presents the Company’s escrow deposits as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 (amounts in thousands):
|  | March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Real estate taxes and insurance |  | $ | 2,432 |  |  | $ | 1,977 |
Replacement reserves |  | 3,766 |  |  | 3,962 |
Mortgage principal reserves/sinking funds |  | 52,305 |  |  | 50,155 |
Other |  | 852 |  |  | 852 |
Totals |  | $ | 59,355 |  |  | $ | 56,946 |

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- Definition The entire 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. + References No definition available. + Details
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