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Related party transactions (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		3 Months Ended							3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013 Sponsor	Mar. 31, 2014 Sponsor	Dec. 31, 2013 Sponsor	Mar. 31, 2014 Sponsor Class A common shares	Dec. 31, 2013 Sponsor Class A common shares	Mar. 31, 2014 Sponsor Class B common shares	Dec. 31, 2013 Sponsor Class B common shares	Mar. 31, 2014 Sponsor Agreement on Investment Opportunities	Mar. 31, 2013 Sponsor Agreement on Investment Opportunities	Dec. 31, 2013 Sponsor Agreement on Investment Opportunities	Nov. 30, 2012 Sponsor Agreement on Investment Opportunities	Mar. 31, 2013 Advisor	Nov. 30, 2012 Property Manager	Mar. 31, 2013 Property Manager	Mar. 31, 2014 MMI	Mar. 31, 2014 Operating Partnership Sponsor Class A Units	Dec. 31, 2013 Operating Partnership Sponsor Class A Units	Mar. 31, 2014 Operating Partnership Sponsor Series C Convertible Units	Dec. 31, 2013 Operating Partnership Sponsor Series C Convertible Units	Mar. 31, 2014 Operating Partnership Sponsor Series D Convertible Units	Dec. 31, 2013 Operating Partnership Sponsor Series D Convertible Units	Mar. 31, 2014 Operating Partnership Sponsor Series E Convertible Units	Dec. 31, 2013 Operating Partnership Sponsor Series E Convertible Units
Related Party Transaction
Equity interest rate (as a percent)				24.60%	24.60%	3.70%	3.70%											6.90%	6.90%
Shares owned								635,075	635,075
Units owned (in shares)																		13,787,292	13,787,292	31,085,974	31,085,974	4,375,000	4,375,000	4,375,000	4,375,000
Payable to sponsor		$ 6,799,000		$ 6,800,000
Receivable from sponsor					4,500,000
Administrative expenses paid to related party	2,742,000		1,000,000											2,700,000			9,000,000
Property management fee, percentage of collected rent															6.00%
Property management fee, percentage of lease annual rent															50.00%
Fees incurred to the Property Manager																200,000
Acquisition and renovation fee in percent													5.00%
Termination or other fees payable in connection with the termination of agreement to provide services										0
Monthly maintenance fee										100,000
Acquisition and renovation fees										17,600,000	27,900,000
Asset acquisition cost										17,300,000	26,900,000
Property acquisition cost										300,000	1,000,000
Accrued acquisition and renovation fees										5,100,000		2,600,000
Accrued and unpaid reimbursable compensation and benefit costs	$ 100,000

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