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Archstone Acquisition (Details 2) (Archstone)
Feb. 27, 2013
Archstone
 
Business Acquisition Investment in Consolidated Entities [Abstract]  
Percentage of assets and liabilities acquired 40.00%us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionPercentageOfVotingInterestsAcquired
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