Proceeds used to purchase apartment communities.

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Area of land held.

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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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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of property, plant and equipment assets, including oil and gas property and timber property.

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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 cash outflow from the acquisition of residential property intended to generate income for the owner.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Real Estate Acquisitions and Dispositions - Additonal Information (Details) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended											12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2024 USD ($) ApartmentUnit	Sep. 30, 2024 USD ($) ApartmentUnit	Aug. 31, 2024 USD ($) a	May 31, 2024 USD ($) ApartmentUnit	Apr. 30, 2024 USD ($) a	Nov. 30, 2023 USD ($) a ApartmentUnit	Oct. 31, 2023 USD ($) ApartmentUnit	Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) a	Feb. 28, 2023 USD ($) a	Oct. 31, 2022 USD ($) ApartmentUnit	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) ApartmentUnit	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) a ApartmentUnit	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) ApartmentUnit
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on sale of depreciable real estate assets												$ 55,003	$ (62)	$ 214,762
Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit												336
Dallas \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds used to purchase apartment communities	$ 106,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit	386
Orlando
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition cost									$ 12,000
Orlando \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds used to purchase apartment communities		$ 84,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit		310
Orlando \| Land
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of Land \| a									6
Raleigh Nc
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition cost						$ 1,000
Raleigh Nc \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds used to purchase apartment communities				$ 81,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit				306
Raleigh Nc \| Land
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of Land \| a						0.5
Charlotte \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from disposition	$ 38,000
Proceeds used to purchase apartment communities						$ 107,000
Gain (loss) on sale of depreciable real estate assets	$ 22,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit	216					352
Phoenix
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition cost					$ 11,000
Phoenix \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Proceeds used to purchase apartment communities							$ 103,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit							323
Phoenix \| Land
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of Land \| a					13
Raleigh/Durham
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition cost												$ 5,000
Raleigh/Durham \| Land
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of Land \| a												3
Richmond
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Acquisition cost			$ 14,000
Richmond \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from disposition												$ 47,000
Gain (loss) on sale of depreciable real estate assets												$ 33,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit												272
Richmond \| Land
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of Land \| a			3
Gulf Shores
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from disposition								$ 3,000
Gulf Shores \| Land
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Area of Land \| a								21
Columbia \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit												240
Austin Texas \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from disposition														54,000
Gain (loss) on sale of depreciable real estate assets														$ 47,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit														288
TEXAS \| MAA Deer Run \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from disposition											$ 65,000
Gain (loss) on sale of depreciable real estate assets											$ 59,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit											304
TEXAS \| MAA Oakbend \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from disposition											$ 102,000
Gain (loss) on sale of depreciable real estate assets											$ 73,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit											426
MARYLAND \| Multifamily [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Gross proceeds from disposition										$ 104,000
Gain (loss) on sale of depreciable real estate assets										$ 36,000
Number of Units in Real Estate Property \| ApartmentUnit										396