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Real estate (Details 9) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012 property	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate available and held for sale		$ 635,865,000	$ 677,458,000	$ 746,081,000
Number of properties transferred from held-for-sale to held-for-use		2
Proceeds from sale of other real estate		319,300,000	154,000,000
Income from sales of residential property	27,900,000	63,472,000	5,721,000	0
Carrying amount of assets transferred to held-for-use		49,800,000
Residential Operating Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate available and held for sale		374,100,000	419,000,000
Land
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate available and held for sale		181,278,000	125,460,000
Commercial Operating Properties
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real estate available and held for sale		$ 80,500,000	$ 133,000,000

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of investments in land and buildings held for sale, including real estate considered to be inventory of the entity.

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The gain resulting from the sale or other disposition of residential properties or components of those assets during the period.

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The cash inflow associated with the sale of other real estate not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 16

-Subparagraph c

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.



Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 230

-SubTopic 10

-Section 45

-Paragraph 12

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6943989&loc=d3e3179-108585



Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Glossary Investing Activities

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6516133



Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 95

-Paragraph 15

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

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