Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Revenues and NOI for Reportable Segment

	Three months ended March 31,
	2013			2012
Revenues
Large Market Same Store	$	62,703		$	59,254
Secondary Market Same Store	51,342			49,647
Non-Same Store and Other	19,145			7,116
Total property revenues	133,190			116,017
Management fee income	177			269
Total operating revenues	$	133,367		$	116,286
NOI
Large Market Same Store	$	37,755		$	34,599
Secondary Market Same Store	31,049			29,312
Non-Same Store and Other	11,609			5,605
Total NOI	80,413			69,516
Discontinued operations NOI included above	—			(1,837		)
Management fee income	177			269
Depreciation and amortization	(33,433		)	(29,718		)
Acquisition (expense) credit	(10		)	634
Property management expense	(5,331		)	(5,454		)
General and administrative expense	(3,239		)	(3,447		)
Interest and other non-property income	47			142
Interest expense	(15,716		)	(14,110		)
(Loss) gain on debt extinguishment	(169		)	20
Amortization of deferred financing costs	(804		)	(771		)
Net casualty gain (loss) after insurance and other settlement proceeds	16			(4		)
Gain (loss) from real estate joint ventures	54			(31		)
Discontinued operations	—			9,859
Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(825		)	(1,178		)
Net income attributable to MAA	$	21,180		$	23,890

Assets for Reportable Segment

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
Assets
Large Market Same Store	$	1,279,957	$	1,108,827
Secondary Market Same Store	812,641		654,315
Non-Same Store and Other	643,028		949,398
Corporate assets	39,382		38,528
Total assets	$	2,775,008	$	2,751,068