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Real Estate Investment Property, Fair Value

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Amount of increase (decrease) in the value of a contingent consideration liability, including, but not limited to, differences arising upon settlement.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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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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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands			3 Months Ended
	Mar. 30, 2021 USD ($) apartment	Nov. 16, 2018 property	Mar. 31, 2022 USD ($) apartment franchised_location	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 17, 2021 property	Jul. 13, 2021 USD ($)	Nov. 19, 2018 USD ($)
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Distribution from unconsolidated joint venture			$ 0	$ 7,430
Macquarie
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Earn out obligation						$ 39,600
Earn out obligation charge			$ 29,600
Earn out obligation term			6 months
Macquarie \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property					45
Aggregate of individual property appraised value			$ 1,400,000
Overlook At Allensville Phase II Apartments \| VAA \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Contributions to Joint Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of units in real estate property \| apartment	144
Overlook At Allensville Phase II Apartments \| Overlook At Allensville Phase II Apartments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest sold	50.00%
VAA \| Macquarie
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Distribution from unconsolidated joint venture			$ 27,147
VAA \| Macquarie \| Disposal Group, Held-for-sale or Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property					7
VAA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in VAA		50.00%
Contributed properties with earn-out provisions \| property		10
Earn-out provision terms		2 years
Earn out obligation							$ 10,000
Number of units in real estate property \| apartment			10,281
VAA \| Gruppa Florentina LLC
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of franchised locations \| franchised_location			23
VAA \| Overlook At Allensville Phase II Apartments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Proceeds from real estate and real estate joint ventures	$ 2,551
Gain on sale	$ 1,417
VAA \| VAA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in VAA		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
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity method investment profit participation percentage		0.02
VAA \| Overlook At Allensville Phase II Apartments
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in VAA	50.00%
VAA \| Milano
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Percentage of ownership in VAA			20.00%
VAA \| Multifamily \| VAA
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		51