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Amount of difference between the carrying amount and the sales price of real estate properties sold as part of discontinued operations.

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The amount of the limited partners' ownership interests.

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Investments in Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands																		3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 18, 2016 USD ($) Property	Dec. 22, 2015 USD ($) Property	Oct. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 17, 2015 USD ($) Property	May. 01, 2015 USD ($) Property	Dec. 30, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 16, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 08, 2014 USD ($) Property	Nov. 24, 2014 USD ($) shares	Sep. 15, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 05, 2014 USD ($)	Aug. 28, 2014 USD ($) shares	Jun. 04, 2014 USD ($)	May. 07, 2014 USD ($) shares	Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2014 USD ($)	Jan. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($)
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of multifamily properties owned \| Property																		49	49
Acquisition of real estate properties																			$ 24,746	$ 299,881	$ 36,822
Investments in real estate																		$ 707,268	707,268
Indebtedness																		359,495	$ 359,495
Effective interest rate																			3.70%	3.60%
Fair value of debt assumed																		371,256	$ 371,256
Gain (loss) on assets				$ 64,604															64,604	$ 2,882
Number of Multifamily Property Disposed \| Property		1
Sale Price of Real Estate Property		$ 33,600
Gain (loss) on sale of assets		$ 6,420	$ 8
Parcel of land sold			$ 3,350
Subsequent Event
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Multifamily Property Disposed \| Property	1
Sale Price of Real Estate Property	$ 18,000
Walnut Hill
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties												$ 27,900
Number of limited units issued \| shares												137,361
Limited units issued value												$ 1,377
Effective interest rate										3.40%
Maturity date										Oct. 01, 2021
Noncontrolling Interests \| Walnut Hill
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of limited units issued \| shares												137,361
Limited units issued value												$ 1,377
TSRE Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Fair value of net assets acquired																		592
Indianapolis Indiana
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of multifamily property acquired \| Property					236
Acquisition of real estate properties					$ 25,250
Acquisition expenses					270
Indianapolis Indiana \| Real Estate Investment
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Investments in real estate					$ 25,250
Iron Rock Ranch
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties						$ 35,250
Iron Rock Ranch \| Noncontrolling Interests
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of limited units issued \| shares						918,098														918,098
Limited units issued value						$ 8,550														$ 8,550
Stonebridge At The Ranch
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties							$ 31,580
Prospect Park Brookside Jamestown Meadows And Oxmoor
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of multifamily properties owned \| Property								5
Acquisition of real estate properties								$ 162,350
Bennington Pond
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties									$ 17,500
Number of limited units issued \| shares									4,929
Limited units issued value									$ 48
Bennington Pond \| Noncontrolling Interests
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of limited units issued \| shares									4,929
Limited units issued value									$ 48
Stonebridge Crossing
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties										$ 29,800
Lenoxplace At Garner Station
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties											$ 24,250
Arbors at the Reservoir
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties													$ 20,250
Carrington
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties														$ 21,500
Number of limited units issued \| shares														222,062
Limited units issued value														$ 1,986
Carrington \| Noncontrolling Interests
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of limited units issued \| shares														222,062
Limited units issued value														$ 1,986
King's Landing
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties															$ 32,700
Indebtedness															$ 21,200
Effective interest rate															4.00%
OKC Portfolio
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties																$ 65,000
Investments in real estate																70,431
Indebtedness																$ 45,763
Effective interest rate																5.60%
Maturity date																Apr. 01, 2016
Fair value of debt assumed																$ 48,312
Gain (loss) on assets																$ 2,882
Reserve at Eagle Ridge
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Acquisition of real estate properties																	$ 29,000
Trade Street Residential, Inc.
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of multifamily property acquired \| Property				4,989
Number of properties acquired \| Property				19
Acquisition expenses				$ 12,906
Investments in real estate				682,237
Indebtedness				359,495														$ 121,885	$ 121,885
Trade Street Residential, Inc. \| TSRE Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on assets				$ 31,000