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Debt Instrument, number of properties securing a debt instument

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Debt Instrument, Number of Loans

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Debt weighted average to maturity, length

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Number of Real Estate Units Released

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Number of Subsidiaries

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement.

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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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The number of units in a real estate property owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The carrying amount, as of the date of the latest financial statement presented, of real estate owned but transferred to serve as collateral for the payment of the related debt obligation, primarily a secured borrowing or repurchase agreement, and for which the transferee is not permitted to sell or re-pledge them to an unrelated party.

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The cash inflow during the period from additional borrowings in aggregate debt. Includes proceeds from short-term and long-term debt.

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The cash outflow during the period from the repayment of aggregate short-term and long-term debt. Excludes payment of capital lease obligations.

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Amount of cash outflow for payment of an obligation from a lender, including but not limited to, letter of credit, standby letter of credit and revolving credit arrangements.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date, including the current and noncurrent portions, of collateralized debt obligations (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer). Such obligations include mortgage loans, chattel loans, and any other borrowings secured by assets of the borrower.

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Debt And Lines Of Credit , Narrative - Collateralized Term Loans (Details)				1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended		7 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2015 USD ($) Rate	Mar. 19, 2015 USD ($) Rate	Jan. 06, 2015 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) subsidiary promissory_note manufactured_home	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($) loans subsidiary RV_community manufactured_home	May 31, 2015 USD ($) Rate	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) sites community Rate	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) manufactured_home	Aug. 13, 2015 USD ($) Rate	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) sites Rate	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) properties sites Rate	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Reduction in secured borrowing balance								$ 79,100,000			$ 19,734,000	$ 26,293,000	$ 21,812,000
Number of Real Estate Units Released \| community								10
Repayments of Debt					$ 62,100,000
Repayments of Lines of Credit					$ 300,000,000						$ 505,409,000	$ 401,978,000	702,135,000
Weighted average interest rate \| Rate								4.50%			4.50%	5.00%
Debt weighted average to maturity, length											8 years 6 months	8 years 4 months 24 days
Debt assumed in acquisition													44,321,000
Extinguishment of debt								$ 1,100,000			$ 1,127,000	$ 2,800,000	$ 0
Secured debt								$ 2,819,567,000			$ 2,819,567,000	2,125,267,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| sites								117,376			117,376
Long-term Line of Credit								$ 100,095,000			$ 100,095,000	24,687,000
Notes Payable to Banks [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount				$ 58,500,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term				7 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage				3.33%
Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Secured debt								$ 3,110,042,000			$ 3,110,042,000	$ 2,336,297,000
Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt									$ 85,600,000
Weighted average interest rate \| Rate								5.20%			5.20%	5.30%
Debt weighted average to maturity, length											5 years 7 months 6 days	5 years 3 months 18 days
Stated interest rate \| Rate								5.32%			5.32%
Secured debt								$ 492,294,000			$ 492,294,000	$ 639,321,000
Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 87,000,000
Debt weighted average to maturity, length										25 years
Stated interest rate \| Rate										4.06%
Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayments of Debt							$ 70,600,000
Stated interest rate \| Rate							5.32%
Number of properties securing a debt instument (in properties)							10
Extinguishment of debt							$ (2,800,000)
Secured debt												2,800,000,000
Pledged Assets, Not Separately Reported, Real Estate												$ 3,400,000,000
Manufactured home community [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| sites								80,166			80,166
Properties securing debt [Member] \| Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of properties securing a debt instument (in properties) \| properties												189
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| sites												75,118
First Debt Closing [Member] \| Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 51,200,000
Second Debt Closing [Member] \| Residential Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										$ 35,800,000
Federal National Mortgage Association Certificates and Obligations (FNMA) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate \| Rate								4.30%			4.30%	4.60%
Debt weighted average to maturity, length											6 years 7 months 6 days	5 years 9 months 18 days
Secured debt								$ 1,046,803,000			$ 1,046,803,000	$ 789,612,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate \| Rate								3.90%			3.90%	4.00%
Debt weighted average to maturity, length											7 years 10 months 24 days
Secured debt								$ 391,765,000			$ 391,765,000	$ 196,201,000
Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation Certificates and Obligations (FHLMC) [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt weighted average to maturity, length												9 years
Berger [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| sites												3,130
Berger [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Weighted average interest rate \| Rate	5.17%
Debt weighted average to maturity, length	6 years 3 months 18 days
Debt assumed in acquisition	$ 169,900,000
Meadowlands [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Note receivable related to acquistion								$ 2,400,000			$ 2,400,000
Meadowlands [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt assumed in acquisition		$ 6,300,000
Meadowlands [Member] \| Collateralized Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate \| Rate		6.50%
Debt Instrument, Term		6 years 6 months
Green Courte - Second Closing [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property			10,000
Green Courte - Second Closing [Member] \| Commercial Mortgage Backed Securities [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 90,800,000
Weighted average interest rate			5.74%
Debt weighted average to maturity, length			6 years 3 months 18 days
Stated interest rate			3.87%
Proceeds from Issuance of Debt			$ 112,300,000
Debt assumed in acquisition			$ 201,400,000
Number of properties securing a debt instument (in properties)			10
Debt Instrument, Term			14 years 1 month 6 days
Operating Partnership [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Amortization Term						30 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage						3.69%
Operating Partnership [Member] \| Freddie Mac Financing [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Subsidiaries \| subsidiary					15
Debt Instrument, Number of Loans \| promissory_note					15
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 139,000,000.0				139,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Amortization Term					30 years
Operating Partnership [Member] \| Freddie Mac Financing - Loan 1 [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Number of Loans \| promissory_note					5
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 70,200,000.0				$ 70,200,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term					10 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage					3.93%				3.93%
Operating Partnership [Member] \| Freddie Mac Financing - Loan 2 [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Number of Loans \| promissory_note					10
Debt Instrument, Face Amount					$ 68,800,000.0				$ 68,800,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term					7 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage					3.75%				3.75%
Operating Partnership [Member] \| Fannie Mae Financing [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Subsidiaries \| subsidiary						17
Debt Instrument, Number of Loans \| loans						2
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 338,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Term						10 years
Operating Partnership [Member] \| Fannie Mae Financing [Member] \| Manufactured home community [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| manufactured_home					17				17
Operating Partnership [Member] \| Fannie Mae Financing - Term Loan One [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 300,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage						3.69%
Operating Partnership [Member] \| Fannie Mae Financing - Term Loan Two [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 38,000,000.0
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage						3.67%
Operating Partnership [Member] \| NML Loan Documents [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Subsidiaries \| subsidiary						3
Debt Instrument, Number of Loans \| loans						3
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 405,000,000.0
Operating Partnership [Member] \| NML Loan Documents - Portfolio A Loan [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Subsidiaries \| subsidiary						2
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 162,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term						10 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage						3.53%
Operating Partnership [Member] \| NML Loan Documents - Portfolio A Loan [Member] \| Manufactured home community [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| manufactured_home						7
Operating Partnership [Member] \| NML Loan Documents - Portfolio A Loan [Member] \| RV community [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| RV_community						1
Operating Partnership [Member] \| NML Loan Documents - Portfolio B Loan [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Subsidiaries \| subsidiary						1
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 163,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term						12 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage						3.71%
Operating Partnership [Member] \| NML Loan Documents - Portfolio B Loan [Member] \| Manufactured home community [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| manufactured_home						8
Operating Partnership [Member] \| NML Loan Documents - Portfolio C Loan [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						$ 80,000,000
Debt Instrument, Term						12 years
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage						3.71%
Operating Partnership [Member] \| NML Loan Documents - Portfolio C Loan [Member] \| RV community [Member] \| Secured Debt [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| manufactured_home						1