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Deposits Restricted and Escrow Deposits Mortgage - Restricted Deposits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Cash And Cash Equivalents [Abstract] |  |
Tax-deferred (1031) exchange proceeds |  | $ 38,847
Restricted deposits on real estate investments | $ 61 | 733
Resident security and utility deposits | 35,667 | 37,007
Other | 911 | 359
Totals | $ 36,639 | $ 76,946

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- Definition Restricted cash and cash items pertaining to "like-kind" exchanges (i.e. the proceeds from the previous sale of a property are used in part or in whole to acquire a new (replacement) property). + References No definition available. + Details
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