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Variable Interest Entities Variable Interest Entities Narrative Tagging (Details) (USD $)
Dec. 31, 2014
properties
Dec. 31, 2013
properties
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Property loan receivable, gross 22,191,515atax_PropertyLoanReceivableGross $ 21,549,927atax_PropertyLoanReceivableGross
Number of Variable Interest Entities 11atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities 6atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities
Consolidated Properties [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Property loan receivable, gross 7,400,000atax_PropertyLoanReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
7,100,000atax_PropertyLoanReceivableGross
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
Number of Variable Interest Entities 2atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
2atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_ConsolidatedPropertiesMember
Unconsolidated Properties [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Number of Variable Interest Entities 9atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities
/ us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis
= us-gaap_UnconsolidatedPropertiesMember
 
Total Owners [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Number of Owners 4atax_NumberOfOwners
/ us-gaap_OtherOwnershipInterestsByNameAxis
= atax_TotalOwnersMember
 
Related party owner [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Number of Owners 1atax_NumberOfOwners
/ us-gaap_OtherOwnershipInterestsByNameAxis
= atax_RelatedPartyOwnerMember
 
Ashley Square [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Property loan receivable, gross 5,078,342atax_PropertyLoanReceivableGross
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= atax_AshleySquareMember
5,078,342atax_PropertyLoanReceivableGross
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= atax_AshleySquareMember
Cross Creek [Member]    
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]    
Property loan receivable, gross 6,976,087atax_PropertyLoanReceivableGross
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= atax_CrossCreekMember
$ 6,821,087atax_PropertyLoanReceivableGross
/ dei_EntityByLocationAxis
= atax_CrossCreekMember