Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Schedule of Discontinued Operation Properties Sold [Table Text Block]

The following table lists the communities classified as discontinued operations for the three months ended March 31, 2014:

Community	Units/Sq. Ft.	Date Sold	Location	Operating Segment
Willow Creek	285	January 15, 2014	Columbus, Georgia	Secondary market same store
Colonial Promenade Nord du Lac	195,536	Held for Sale	New Orleans, Louisiana	Non-same store and other

Schedule of Income from Continuing and Discontinued Operations Attributable to MAA and Noncontrolling Interest [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of income from continuing and discontinued operations attributable to MAA and noncontrolling interest for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2014		2013
Income from continuing operations:
Attributable to MAA (1)	$	9,285	$	19,463
Attributable to noncontrolling interest	534		760
Income from continuing operations	$	9,819	$	20,223
Income from discontinued operations:
Attributable to MAA	$	5,581	$	1,717
Attributable to noncontrolling interest	314		65
Income from discontinued operations	$	5,895	$	1,782

Parent Company [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Summary of Discontinued Operations

The following is a summary of earnings from discontinued operations for MAA for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Revenues
Rental revenues	$	832		$	5,007
Other revenues	(5		)	439
Total revenues	827			5,446
Expenses
Property operating expenses	314			2,256
Depreciation and amortization	42			1,237
Interest expense and other	55			171
Total expense	411			3,664
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale	416			1,782
Net loss on insurance and other settlement proceeds on discontinued operations	(2		)	—
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	5,481			—
Income from discontinued operations	$	5,895		$	1,782

Limited Partner [Member]

Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]

Summary of Discontinued Operations

The following is a summary of earnings from discontinued operations for MAALP for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 (dollars in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2014			2013
Revenues:
Rental revenues	$	832		$	4,434
Other revenues	(5		)	391
Total revenues	827			4,825
Expenses:
Property operating expenses	314			1,988
Depreciation and amortization	42			1,096
Interest expense and other	55			171
Total expenses	411			3,255
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale	416			1,570
Net loss on insurance and other settlement proceeds on discontinued operations	(2		)	—
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	5,481			—
Income from discontinued operations	$	5,895		$	1,570