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Commitments to Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate - Separate Agreement to Dispose of (Details) - Subsequent Event [Member] $ in Thousands | Aug. 02, 2018 USD ($) Property ApartmentUnit
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Property/Unit schedule |
Properties | Property | 1
Apartment Units | ApartmentUnit | 506
Sales Price | $ | $ 416,100
Rental Properties Disposed [Member] |
Property/Unit schedule |
Properties | Property | 1
Apartment Units | ApartmentUnit | 506
Sales Price | $ | $ 416,100

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- Definition Total number of rental properties to be disposed of subsequent to the balance sheet date per separate agreements entered into prior to the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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Period Type: | instant

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- Definition The amount of the fixed and determinable portion of an unrecorded sales commitment for the disposition of a rental property, land parcel or other property subsequent to the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Total number of rental units to be disposed of subsequent to the balance sheet date per separate agreements entered into prior to the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | na
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- Details
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Data Type: | na
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- Details
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Data Type: | na
Balance Type: |
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