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Number Of Franchised Locations

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Real Estate Investment, Ownership Percentage Sold

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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The difference between the carrying value and the sale price of real estate or properties that were intended to be sold or held for capital appreciation or rental income. This element refers to the gain (loss) included in earnings and not to the cash proceeds of the sale. This element is a noncash adjustment to net income when calculating net cash generated by operating activities using the indirect method.

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

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The cash inflow from the sale of real estate held-for-investment and real estate joint ventures.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2021 USD ($) property	Nov. 19, 2018 USD ($) property	Mar. 31, 2021 franchised_location
Overlook At Allensville Phase II Apartments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest sold	50.00%
VAA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain on sale \| $	$ 1,417	$ 154,100
Percentage of ownership in VAA			50.00%
VAA \| Multifamily \| VAA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		52
VAA \| Multifamily \| Overlook At Allensville Phase II Apartments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property	144
VAA \| VAA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in VAA	50.00%	50.00%
VAA \| VAA \| Class A interest
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment profit participation percentage		0.49
VAA \| VAA \| Class B interest \| Profit participation shares issued to Daniel J. Moos (former President and CEO)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment profit participation percentage		0.02
VAA \| Milano
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in VAA			20.00%
VAA \| Gruppa Florentina LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of franchised locations \| franchised_location			23
Macquarie
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest sold		50.00%
Proceeds from real estate and real estate joint ventures \| $	$ 2,551	$ 236,800