Discontinued Operations (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Notes To Financial Statements [Abstract]

Schedule of Discontinued Operation Properties Sold [Table Text Block]

The following table lists the communities classified as discontinued operations in the Consolidated Statements of Operations:

Community	Units/Sq. Ft.	Date Sold	Location	Operating Segment
Willow Creek	285	January 15, 2014	Columbus, Georgia	Non-same store and other
Colonial Promenade Nord du Lac	195,536	Held for Sale	Covington, 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, 2015 and 2014 (dollars in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Income from continuing operations:
Attributable to MAA	$	60,857	$	9,285
Attributable to noncontrolling interest	3,387		534
Income from continuing operations	$	64,244	$	9,819
Income from discontinued operations:
Attributable to MAA	$	410	$	5,581
Attributable to noncontrolling interest	23		314
Income from discontinued operations	$	433	$	5,895

Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Table Text Block]

The following is a summary of earnings from discontinued operations for MAA and MAALP for the three-month periods ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 (dollars in thousands):

	Three months ended March 31,
	2015		2014
Revenues
Rental revenues	$	742	$	832
Other revenues	—		(5		)
Total revenues	$	742	$	827
Expenses
Property operating expenses	$	256	$	314
Depreciation and amortization	—		42
Interest expense and other	53		55
Total expense	$	309	$	411
Income from discontinued operations before gain on sale	$	433	$	416
Net loss on insurance and other settlement proceeds on discontinued operations	—		(2		)
Gain on sale of discontinued operations	—		5,481
Income from discontinued operations	$	433	$	5,895