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Property Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations, And Assets Held For Sale (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Nov. 02, 2012 acre | Oct. 31, 2012 | Jan. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 acre | Jun. 30, 2012 acre | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011
Property Acquisitions, Discontinued Operations, And Assets Held For Sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Acres of land acquired | 2.4 |  |  |  | 12.0 | 4.7 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of land acquired | $ 9,000,000 |  |  |  | $ 3,300,000 | $ 13,400,000 |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of apartment units in wholly owned property acquired |  |  | 4,034 |  | 253 |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity method investment ownership percentage |  |  |  | 20.00% | 25.00% |  |  | 20.00% |  | 25.00% |
Number of unconsolidated equity method investments acquired |  |  | 12 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of voting interests acquired |  |  | 80.00% |  | 75.00% |  |  |  |  | 75.00% |
Cash consideration |  |  | 99,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt assumed |  |  | 272,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Gain on acquisition of controlling interest in joint ventures |  |  | 40,200,000 |  | 0 |  |  |  | 0 | 40,191,000 | 0
Pro Forma Property Revenues of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,300,000 |
Pro Forma Property Expenses of Acquiree since Acquisition Date, Actual |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,300,000 |
Amount payable for purchase of noncontrolling interest |  |  |  |  | 10,200,000 |  |  |  |  | 10,241,000 | 0
Number of operating properties sold |  |  |  | 2 | 1 |  | 3 | 4 |  |  |
Number of apartment homes in operating properties sold |  | 473 |  | 788 | 253 |  | 1,033 |  |  |  |
Number of assets classified as held for sale |  |  |  |  | 2 |  |  |  |  | 2 |
Sales price of assets held for sale sold subsequent to the period end |  | 26,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dallas Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of apartment units in wholly owned property acquired |  |  |  |  | 106 | 477 |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of operating properties acquired |  |  |  |  | 19,200,000 | 76,000,000 |  |  |  |  |
Atlanta Georgia [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of apartment units in wholly owned property acquired |  |  |  |  | 223 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of operating properties acquired |  |  |  |  | 25,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Ontario California [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Statement [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of apartment units in wholly owned property acquired |  |  |  |  | 469 |  |  |  |  |  |
Purchase price of operating properties acquired |  |  |  |  | $ 90,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |

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