Organization and Description of Business (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule Of Properties In Which Company Has Operating and Under Construction Interest [Table Text Block]

Our portfolio consists of the following:

	Properties in	Properties Under
	Operation	Construction (1)
Wholly owned Grove properties	35	3
Joint Venture Grove properties	10	4
Total Grove Properties	45	7
CB Portfolio(2)	35	1
Total Portfolio(3)	80	8

(1)	For delivery in the 2014-2015 academic year, consolidated entities under construction include. The Grove at Slippery Rock, Pennsylvania, The Grove at Grand Forks, North Dakota and The Grove at Mt. Pleasant, Michigan. For delivery in the 2014-2015 academic year, joint venture Grove properties under construction include evo at Cira Centre South, Pennsylvania, The Grove at Louisville, Kentucky, The Grove at Greensboro, North Carolina, and evo à Square Victoria, Montreal.
(2)	We amended our agreement with Copper Beech (defined in Note 4) to assume a 67% ownership in 28 properties instead of a 48% ownership in 35 properties subsequent quarter end. See Note 4.
(3)	The re-development of our 100% owned property in Toledo, OH, which was acquired in March 2013, is excluded. We expect to announce more details on the redevelopment in 2014. See Note 4.