MAA Equity Parenthetical (Details) (Parent Company [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Parent Company [Member]
Equity Disclosure [Line Items]
Common Stock, Dividends, Per Share, Declared	$ 0.7700	$ 0.7300
Distribution Made to Limited Partner, Distributions Declared, Per Unit	$ 0.7700	$ 0.7300