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Common Interest Acquisition

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Effective Interest Acquisition

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Amount of difference between the carrying amount and the sales price of real estate properties sold.

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Number Of Buildings

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Number of downREIT Operating Partnership Units Issued in Connection with Business Acquisition

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Price to Acquire Non-Controlling Interest

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Area of a real estate property.

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Amount of acquired leases acquired as part of a real property acquisition at below market lease rate with a finite life.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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This element represents acquisition-related costs incurred to effect a business combination which costs have been expensed during the period. Such costs include finder's fees; advisory, legal, accounting, valuation, and other professional or consulting fees; general administrative costs, including the costs of maintaining an internal acquisitions department; and may include costs of registering and issuing debt and equity securities.

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Amount of consideration transferred, consisting of acquisition-date fair value of assets transferred by the acquirer, liabilities incurred by the acquirer, and equity interest issued by the acquirer.

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Amount of increase in assets, excluding financial assets, lacking physical substance with a definite life, resulting from a business combination.

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The amount of debt that an Entity assumes in acquiring a business or in consideration for an asset received in a noncash (or part noncash) acquisition. Noncash is defined as transactions during a period that affect recognized assets or liabilities but that do not result in cash receipts or cash payments in the period. "Part noncash" refers to that portion of the transaction not resulting in cash receipts or cash payments in the period.

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Increase in noncontrolling interest balance because of a business combination that occurred during the period.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of business during the period. The cash portion only of the acquisition price.

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Revenue from the sale of commercial, industrial, or residential property during the period. This element is more likely than not relevant to an entity for which real estate operations are a principal activity. If real estate operations are not a principal activity, the reporting entity would likely use a gain (loss) on sale of property, plant, or equipment type element.

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Real Estate (Details) $ in Thousands						9 Months Ended		21 Months Ended
Real Estate (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 08, 2015 USD ($)	Jul. 01, 2015 USD ($) building	May. 04, 2015 USD ($) ft²	Apr. 24, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 09, 2015 USD ($) ft² shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Feb. 25, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Mortgage loans assumed with acquisition						$ 18,666	$ 68,282
Contributions from noncontrolling interests						28,443
Net real estate						4,370,670		$ 4,370,670		$ 4,141,948
Houston Street
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Proceeds from sale				$ 46,100
Gain on sale of real estate				$ 11,500
San Antonio Center
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Square footage of real estate property \| ft²					376,000
Gross value of business acquisition					$ 62,200
Effective interest of acquisition					80.00%
Mortgage loans assumed with acquisition					$ 18,700
Number of downREIT operating partnership units assumed in acquisition \| shares					58,000
Cash paid in acquisition					$ 27,000
Contributions from noncontrolling interests					16,300
San Antonio Center \| General and Administrative Expenses
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Acquisition costs						1,100		1,800
The Grove at Shrewsbury
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Price to acquire non-controlling interest									$ 8,800
CocoWalk
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Square footage of real estate property \| ft²			198,000
Contributions from noncontrolling interests			$ 6,900
Purchase price			$ 87,500
Common Interest Acquisition			80.00%
Net real estate						95,100		$ 95,100
CocoWalk \| General and Administrative Expenses
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Acquisition costs						$ 1,000
Coconut Grove \| Subsidiaries
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Purchase price		$ 5,800
Number Of Buildings \| building		7
Land \| Pike Seven Plaza
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Purchase price	$ 5,000
Other Liabilities \| San Antonio Center
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Acquired below market leases					19,100
Other Liabilities \| CocoWalk
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Acquired below market leases			$ 4,300
Other Assets \| Above Market Leases \| San Antonio Center
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Acquired above market leases					$ 8,100
Other Assets \| Above Market Leases \| CocoWalk
Significant Acquisitions & Dispositions
Acquired above market leases			$ 1,500