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Description of Business (Details)	Jun. 30, 2011
Description of Business
Number of multifamily communities comprising of apartment homes	204
Total number of apartment homes in multifamily communities	69,421
Number of multifamily properties under development	8
Total number of apartment homes in multifamily properties upon completion of development	2,209

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