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Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additional Information (Detail) | Jun. 30, 2016 ft² a apartmentunits Apartments
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Business Acquisitions and Dispositions [Line Items] |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | apartmentunits | 80,300
Cobblestone Square [Member] |
Business Acquisitions and Dispositions [Line Items] |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Apartments | 314
McKinney Land [Member] |
Business Acquisitions and Dispositions [Line Items] |
Square Footage of Real Estate Property | ft² | 30
Colonial Promenade Nord du Lac (Covington, LA) [Member] |
Business Acquisitions and Dispositions [Line Items] |
Square Footage of Real Estate Property | 295,447
Area of Land | 25
Residences at Fountainhead [Member] |
Business Acquisitions and Dispositions [Line Items] |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property | Apartments | 322
Colonial Grand at Heathrow [Member] |
Business Acquisitions and Dispositions [Line Items] |
Area of Land | 11
Land Title Building [Member] |
Business Acquisitions and Dispositions [Line Items] |
Area of Land | 30,000
Colonial Promenade Huntsville [Member] |
Business Acquisitions and Dispositions [Line Items] |
Area of Land | 1

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