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Related Party Transactions (Details)				1 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Related Party Transactions (Details)	Mar. 01, 2016 USD ($) townhome Lots	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 27, 2014 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) townhome Lots	Nov. 30, 2015 USD ($) townhome Lots	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) townhome Lots	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) townhome Lots	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 28, 2015
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Interest incurred						$ 817,000	$ 3,548,000	$ 1,525,000	$ 7,348,000
Ownership percentage by parent				50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners				50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
Net income				$ 12,453,000		$ 12,453,000		$ 12,453,000		$ 12,323,000
Centre Living
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interest				51.00%		51.00%		51.00%
Ownership percentage by parent				50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners				50.00%		50.00%		50.00%
PercentofCentreLivingOperationsConsolidated						100.00%
Net income				$ 100,000		$ 100,000		$ 100,000		300,000
Reverse Recapitalization \| Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt \| Greenlight Capital, Inc
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Percentage of voting interest			49.40%
Debt instrument, term			5 years
Debt instrument, face amount			$ 150,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			9.00%								10.00%
Greenlight Capital, Inc \| Reverse Recapitalization \| Term Loan Facility \| Secured Debt
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Repayments of Secured Debt		$ 154,900,000
Glens at Sugarloaf [Member] \| Investee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Lots					12
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| townhome	80				92
Deposit paid for purchase of real estate					$ 0
Payments to acquire real estate	$ 4,800,000									$ 1,000,000
Academy Street [Member] \| Investee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Ownership percentage by parent	80.00%
Ownership percentage by noncontrolling owners	20.00%
Total estimated Capital Contributions				12,000,000		12,000,000		12,000,000
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Lots	83
Suwanee Station [Member] \| Investee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Total estimated Capital Contributions				$ 2,000,000		$ 2,000,000		$ 2,000,000
Number of Real Estate Properties \| townhome	73
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
EquityMethodInvestment,OwnershipPercentagbyPartner	50.00%
Dunwoody Towneship [Member] \| Investee [Member]
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Lots				14		14		14
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| townhome				40		40		40
Deposit paid for purchase of real estate				$ 0
Payments to acquire real estate								$ 1,800,000
Expected purchase payments in 2017				1,800,000		$ 1,800,000		1,800,000
Expected purchase payments in 2018				$ 1,700,000		$ 1,700,000		$ 1,700,000
Developed Lots \| Centre Living
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Number of Real Estate Properties \| Lots				1		1		1
Proceeds from sale of developed lot				$ 400,000
Cost of developed lot sold				$ 300,000