Number of downREIT units issued in connection with purchase option

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Ownership interest in property

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Payments to acquire outstanding interest in partnership

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Percentage of noncontrolling interest acquired

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Contributions

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Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests Distributions

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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Amount of Net Income (Loss) attributable to redeemable noncontrolling interest.

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The cash outflow during the period for redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interests.

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As of the reporting date, the aggregate carrying amount of all noncontrolling interests which are redeemable by the (parent) entity (1) at a fixed or determinable price on a fixed or determinable date, (2) at the option of the holder of the noncontrolling interest, or (3) upon occurrence of an event that is not solely within the control of the (parent) entity. This item includes noncontrolling interest holder's ownership (or holders' ownership) regardless of the type of equity interest (common, preferred, other) including all potential organizational (legal) forms of the investee entity.

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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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Amount of increase (decrease) in temporary equity from changes classified as other.

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Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands			12 Months Ended
	Jan. 12, 2017	Feb. 12, 2016	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Rollforward of Redeemable Noncontrolling Interests
Beginning balance			$ 143,694	$ 137,316
Contributions			11,109	0
Net income			3,874	2,713	$ 3,423
Distributions & Redemptions			(6,914)	(16,426)
Change in redemption value			(10,606)	20,091
Ending balance			141,157	143,694	137,316
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interests			$ 15,230	$ 24,102	$ 9,626
San Antonio Center
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Outstanding Interest	$ 2,600
Number of downREIT units issued in connection with purchase option	44,195
Galaxy/Hollywood
Redeemable Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Noncontrolling interest percent acquired		10.00%
Redemption of redeemable noncontrolling interests		$ 13,000
Ownership interest		100.00%