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Debt - Mortgage Notes Payable - Additional Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2019 | Dec. 31, 2018
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage notes payable | $ 1,962,471 | $ 2,385,470
Debt instrument, maturity date | Jan. 10, 2022 |
Mortgages [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage notes payable | $ 4,900 |
Debt instrument, maturity date | May 28, 2061 |
Write off of deferred debt issuance cost | $ 2,300 |
Write off unamortized (premium) discount | $ 6,200 |
Weighted average interest rate | 3.90% |
Mortgages [Member] | Minimum [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 0.10% |
Mortgages [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 5.29% |
Variable Rate Construction Mortgage [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date | Jun. 25, 2022 |
Variable rate of construction mortgage debt | $ 7,600 |
Total commitment amount | 67,600 |
Bonds [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | $ 132,600 |
Debt instrument maturity year start | 2032 |
Debt instrument maturity year, end | 2036 |
Conventional Floating-rate Mortgage Loans [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Repayments of long-term debt | $ 5,900 |
Debt instrument maturity year start | 2032 |
Debt instrument maturity year, end | 2035 |
Mortgages Debt [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 4.79% |
Repayments of long-term debt | $ 84,500 |
Debt instrument, maturity date | 2053 |
Prepayment penalty charges | $ 3,400 |
Credit enhanced debt [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Mortgage notes payable | 301,700 |
Fannie Mae Pool 3 [Member] | Mortgages [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Proceeds from issuance of long-term debt | $ 288,100 |
Debt instrument, maturity date | Mar. 01, 2029 |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 3.94% |
Freddie Mac Loan Pool [Member] | Mortgages [Member] |  |
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |
Debt instrument, maturity date | Jul. 01, 2020 |
Debt instrument, interest rate, stated percentage | 5.78% |
Repayments of long-term debt | $ 500,000 |

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