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The number of units in a real estate property acquired.

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Parcel of land sold.

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The amount of property, plant, and equipment recognized as of the acquisition date.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The number of units in a real estate property owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow from the acquisition of a piece of land, anything permanently fixed to it, including buildings, structures on it and so forth; includes real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes real estate acquired for use by the owner.

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Investments in Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands				9 Months Ended
	Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2015 USD ($) Property	May. 01, 2015 USD ($) Property	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) Property	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of multifamily properties owned \| Property				50
Number of units located with multifamily properties \| Property				14,044
Acquisition of real estate properties				$ 24,746	$ 178,158
Investments in real estate				$ 707,268
Indianapolis Indiana
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of multifamily property acquired \| Property			236
Acquisition of real estate properties			$ 25,250
Indianapolis Indiana \| Real Estate Investment
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Investments in real estate			$ 25,250
Trade Street Residential, Inc.
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of multifamily property acquired \| Property		4,989
Investments in real estate		$ 682,237
Number of properties acquired \| Property		19
Trade Street Residential, Inc. \| Subsequent Event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Parcel of land sold	$ 3,350