Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Additional Information (Details)		3 Months Ended
Apr. 01, 2022 shares	Mar. 31, 2022 Property shares
Restricted Unit Awards [Member] \| Greystone Manager [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Approved grant of restricted units and other awards to employees		1,000,000.0
Greens Hold Co [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Property		1
Ownership interest percentage in MF property		100.00%
Lindo Paseo LLC [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage in MF property		100.00%
Beneficial Unit Certificates [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
BUCs reverse split, description		On April 1, 2022, the Partnership effected a one-for-three reverse unit split (“Reverse Unit Split”) of its outstanding BUCs.
BUCs units, issued		66,049,908
BUCs units, Outstanding		66,049,908
Beneficial Unit Certificates [Member] \| Subsequent Event [Member]
Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
BUCs units, issued	22,016,636
BUCs units, Outstanding	22,016,636
BUCs reverse stock split conversion ratio	0.333

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The number of limited partner units issued.

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Ratio applied to the conversion of stock split, for example but not limited to, one share converted to two or two shares converted to one.

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