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Shareholders' Equity of MAA - Schedule of Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (Parenthetical) (Details) $ in Millions | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
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M A A Equity [Abstract] |
Preferred Stock, Liquidation Preference, Value | $ 43.4

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- Definition MAA Equity. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Value of the difference between preference in liquidation and the par or stated values of the preferred shares. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 235 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.4-08(d)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120395691&loc=d3e23780-122690 + Details
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