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Description Of Business (Details) | Sep. 30, 2012
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Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Number of multifamily communities comprising of apartment homes | 209
Total number of apartment homes in multifamily communities | 70,871
Number of multifamily properties under development | 6
Total number of apartment homes in multifamily properties upon completion of development | 2,040

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