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Assets for Reportable Segment (Detail) - Parent Company [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
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Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 6,827,921 | $ 6,847,781
Large Market Same Store |  |
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 3,733,104 | 3,768,455
Secondary Market Same Store |  |
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 1,647,418 | 1,661,956
Non-Same Store and Other |  |
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | 1,392,230 | 1,344,833
Corporate assets |  |
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items] |  |
Total assets | $ 55,169 | $ 72,537

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