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Percentage of fee paid to AH LLC, in relation to acquisition and renovation services rendered to the Company.

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Amount of expenses related to the Advisor for designing and implementing the business strategy and administering the business activities and day-to-day operations of the reporting entity.

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Amount expensed related to property acquisitions with in-place leases.

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The monthly payment which the related party must make under the terms of the agreement for the maintenance and use of certain intellectual property.

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The number of shares owned by the noncontrolling interest, a related party.

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The number of units of the operating partnership owned by the noncontrolling interest, a related party.

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The capitalized costs incurred during the period (excluded from amortization) to purchase, lease or otherwise acquire an unproved property, including costs of lease bonuses and options to purchase or lease properties, the portion of costs applicable to minerals when land including mineral rights is purchased in fee, brokers' fees, recording fees, legal costs, and other costs incurred in acquiring properties.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, amount of receivables due from an entity that is affiliated with the reporting entity by means of direct or indirect ownership.

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This item represents disclosure of the amount of dividends or other distributions received from unconsolidated subsidiaries, certain corporate joint ventures, and certain noncontrolled corporation; these investments are accounted for under the equity method of accounting. This element excludes distributions that constitute a return of investment, which are classified as investing activities.

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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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This item represents the carrying amount on the entity's balance sheet of its investment in common stock of an equity method investee. This is not an indicator of the fair value of the investment, rather it is the initial cost adjusted for the entity's share of earnings and losses of the investee, adjusted for any distributions (dividends) and other than temporary impairment (OTTI) losses recognized.

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Related Party Transactions (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Nov. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transaction
Amounts payable to affiliates		$ 0	$ 4,093
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture		0	44,408	$ 0
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 8,347	$ 0	0
AH LLC
Related Party Transaction
Equity interest rate		18.40%	22.10%
Amounts due from affiliates		$ 5,200
Amounts payable to affiliates			$ 4,100
AH LLC \| Class A Units
Related Party Transaction
Units owned (in shares)		54,276,644	14,440,670
AH LLC \| Series C Convertible Units
Related Party Transaction
Units owned (in shares)		0	31,085,974
AH LLC \| Series D Convertible Units
Related Party Transaction
Units owned (in shares)		0	4,375,000
AH LLC \| Series E Convertible Units
Related Party Transaction
Units owned (in shares)		0	4,375,000
AH LLC \| Class A common shares
Related Party Transaction
Equity interest rate		2.80%	3.30%
AH LLC \| Class B common shares
Related Party Transaction
Shares owned (in shares)		635,075	635,075
AH LLC \| Agreement on Investment Opportunities
Related Party Transaction
Acquisition and renovation fee in percent	5.00%
Monthly maintenance fee	$ 100
Acquisition and renovation fees				86,000
Asset acquisition cost				67,500
Property acquisition cost				22,100
Corporate Joint Venture
Related Party Transaction
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 28,800	$ 0	0
MMI
Related Party Transaction
Administrative expenses paid to related party				$ 41,900
Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation \| Corporate Joint Venture
Related Party Transaction
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures		7,200
Alaska Joint Venture Acquisition
Related Party Transaction
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture		40,000	40,000
Equity method investments		$ 32,500	39,700
Equity method investment, ownership percentage		20.00%
Alaska Joint Venture Acquisition \| Alaska Permanent Fund Corporation
Related Party Transaction
Payments to acquire interest in joint venture		$ 160,000	$ 160,000