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Represents the percentage of aggregate dividends paid during the period treated as a long-term capital gain for federal tax purposes.

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Represents the percentage of aggregate dividends paid during the period treated as ordinary taxable distribution for federal tax purposes.

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Represents the percentage of aggregate dividends paid during the period treated as an unrecaptured Section 1250 gain for federal tax purposes.

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Excise Tax Refund

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Represents the minimum percentage of adjusted taxable income to be distributed as a condition for deducting dividends paid from Federally taxable income as applicable to a corporate real estate investment trust.

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Represents the minimum percentage of taxable income of the real estate investment trust that is to be distributed by the entity to its shareholders over the time period allowed under the Code, so as to be eligible for exemption from corporate level federal income taxation.

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Represents the casualty and impairment loss which is deducted from book income but not deductible for tax purposes.

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Represents the compensation expense which has not been considered as book expense for the current period but the same has been deducted from taxable income.

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Reconciliation Of Income From Book Basis To Tax Basis, Deductible Acquisition Costs

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Represents the depreciation/amortization timing differences on real estate which are deducted from book income but not deductible for tax purposes.

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Represents the portion of gains (losses) on sale of communities which are not taxable.

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Reconciliation Of Income From Book Basis To Tax Basis, Mark To Market Interest

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Represents the net income or losses considered as taxable.

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Represents other income or expenses, which have not been considered in books of the entity but are taxable.

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For an unclassified balance sheet, the accumulated amortization, as of the reporting date, representing the periodic charge to earnings of deferred costs which are associated with debt obligations existing as of the end of the period.

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The amount of excise and sales taxes included in sales and revenues, which are then deducted as a cost of sales. Includes excise taxes, which are applied to specific types of transactions or items (such as gasoline or alcohol); and sales, use and value added taxes, which are applied to a broad class of revenue-producing transactions involving a wide range of goods and services.

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Amount of current income tax expense (benefit) and deferred income tax expense (benefit) pertaining to continuing operations.

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Net income after adjustments for dividends on preferred stock (declared in the period) and/or cumulative preferred stock (accumulated for the period).

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Amount of unrecognized tax benefits pertaining to uncertain tax positions taken in tax returns.

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details 2) (USD $)	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Minimum distribution of adjusted taxable income for deducting dividends from federally taxable income (as a percent)									90.00%
Minimum distribution of REIT taxable income for federal income tax exemption (as a percent)									100.00%
Income Taxes [Line Items]
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Excise Tax Refund	0avb_ExciseTaxRefund				0avb_ExciseTaxRefund				0avb_ExciseTaxRefund	0avb_ExciseTaxRefund	0avb_ExciseTaxRefund
Income tax expense									9,368,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	0us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Reconciliation of Income from Book Basis to Tax Basis Adjustment
Net income attributable to common stockholders	142,642,000	241,100,000	158,086,000	141,739,000	252,212,000	(10,715,000)	36,218,000	75,427,000	683,567,000	353,141,000	423,869,000
GAAP gain on sale of communities (in excess of) less than tax gain									17,688,000	29,388,000	37,525,000
Depreciation/amortization timing differences on real estate									42,195,000	180,293,000	9,572,000
Deductible acquisition costs									(7,681,000)	(26,427,000)	0
Amortization of debt/mark to market interest									(38,202,000)	(31,965,000)	0
Tax compensation expense less than (in excess of) GAAP									(6,789,000)	12,886,000	(26,314,000)
Casualty and impairment loss									0	0	1,449,000
Other adjustments									(39,726,000)	1,018,000	(9,034,000)
Taxable net income									651,052,000	518,334,000	437,067,000
Tax components of common stock dividends declared
Ordinary income (as a percent)									62.00%	42.00%	47.00%
15% capital gain (20% for 2013) (as a percent)									29.00%	40.00%	33.00%
Capital gain tax rate (as a percent)									20.00%avb_CapitalGainTaxRate	20.00%avb_CapitalGainTaxRate	15.00%avb_CapitalGainTaxRate
Unrecaptured 1250 gain (as a percent)									9.00%	18.00%	20.00%
Deferred Financing Costs
Accumulated amortization of deferred finance costs	$ 24,444,000				$ 19,719,000				$ 24,444,000	$ 19,719,000