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Segment Reporting Footnote Tagging (Details)
3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended 6 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Integer
properties
entities
Dec. 31, 2014
segments
properties
entities
Jun. 30, 2013
Integer
Dec. 31, 2013
properties
Sep. 30, 2013
Unit
Dec. 31, 2012
Integer
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of Reportable Segments   5us-gaap_NumberOfReportableSegments        
Number of Available for Sale Securities 2atax_NumberOfAvailableForSaleSecurities          
Number of Variable Interest Entities 4atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities 4atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities   6atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities    
MF Properties [Member]            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of Units in Real Estate Property 2,163us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateMember
2,163us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateMember
       
Number of Real Estate Properties 9us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateMember
9us-gaap_NumberOfRealEstateProperties
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_RealEstateMember
       
Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of Available for Sale Securities     2atax_NumberOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
     
Number of Units in Real Estate Property         410us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
 
Number of Variable Interest Entities 2atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
2atax_NumberOfVariableInterestEntities
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
       
Public housing capital fund trusts [Member]            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of Available for Sale Securities, Public Housing Authorities 3atax_NumberOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesPublicHousingAuthorities
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atax_TrustPortfolioPhcftMember
3atax_NumberOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesPublicHousingAuthorities
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atax_TrustPortfolioPhcftMember
      3atax_NumberOfAvailableForSaleSecuritiesPublicHousingAuthorities
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= atax_TrustPortfolioPhcftMember
Partnership [Member]            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of Available for Sale Securities     50atax_NumberOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PartnershipMember
     
Number of Units in Real Estate Property 6,527us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PartnershipMember
6,527us-gaap_NumberOfUnitsInRealEstateProperty
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PartnershipMember
       
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary [Member] | Partnership [Member]            
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]            
Number of Available for Sale Securities     53atax_NumberOfAvailableForSaleSecurities
/ us-gaap_RealEstatePropertiesAxis
= us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= us-gaap_PartnershipMember