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Commitments to Acquire/Dispose of Real Estate (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2019
Commitments To Acquire Dispose Of Real Estate [Abstract] |
Separate Agreements to Dispose | The Company has entered into separate agreements to dispose of the following (sales price in thousands):
|  | Properties |  |  | Apartment Units |  |  | Sales Price |
Rental Properties – Consolidated |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1,416 |  |  | $ | 723,500 |
Land Parcels (two) |  |  | — |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 55,150 |
Total |  |  | 4 |  |  |  | 1,416 |  |  | $ | 778,650 |

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- Definition Breakdown of rental properties, units and land parcels 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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