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Acquisitions and Dispositions - Property Dispositions (Details) $ in Thousands							3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Jul. 27, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 01, 2016 USD ($) property_unit	Apr. 06, 2016 USD ($) property_unit	Mar. 16, 2016 USD ($) property_unit	Mar. 02, 2016 USD ($) property_unit	Oct. 01, 2015 USD ($) property_unit	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) property_unit	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) property_unit	Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
No. of Units \| property_unit							8,973		8,973
Gain on Sale							$ 0	$ (1,702)	$ (2,788)	$ (4,883)
Mortgage payable prepayment									$ 26,400	$ 0
Pooler, GA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated gain on sale of property							8,800
Estimated non-controlling partner portion of gain							$ 4,000
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
No. of Units \| property_unit							1,539		1,539
Sales Price							$ 168,552		$ 168,552
Gain on Sale									35,098
Non-controlling partner portion of gain									$ 14,554
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| New York, NY
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
No. of Units \| property_unit						1
Sales Price						$ 652
Gain on Sale						609
Non-controlling partner portion of gain						$ 0
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Cordova, TN
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
No. of Units \| property_unit					464
Sales Price					$ 31,100
Gain on Sale					6,764
Non-controlling partner portion of gain					$ 2,195
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Kennesaw, GA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
No. of Units \| property_unit				450
Sales Price				$ 64,000
Gain on Sale				17,429
Non-controlling partner portion of gain				$ 10,037
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Pooler, GA
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
No. of Units \| property_unit			300
Sales Price			$ 38,500
Gain on Sale			5,710
Non-controlling partner portion of gain			$ 1,405
Discontinued Operations, Disposed of by Sale \| Collierville, TN
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
No. of Units \| property_unit		324
Sales Price		$ 34,300
Gain on Sale		4,586
Non-controlling partner portion of gain		$ 917
Subsequent Event \| Whichita, KS
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimated Proceeds From Sale of Property Held-For-Sale	$ 30,000
Estimated gain on sale of property	7,700
Mortgage payable prepayment	1,900
Estimated non-controlling partner portion of gain	$ 2,900