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Related Party Arrangements (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Related Party Arrangements      
Management fees revenue $ 11,050,000us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue $ 11,502,000us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue $ 10,257,000us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue
Compensation expense 13,314,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 17,775,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense 9,961,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
Unconsolidated real estate entities      
Related Party Arrangements      
Outstanding receivables 6,868,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliates
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_UnconsolidatedRealEstateEntitiesMember
7,004,000us-gaap_DueFromAffiliates
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_UnconsolidatedRealEstateEntitiesMember
 
Non-employee directors      
Related Party Arrangements      
Payable to related parties 60,000us-gaap_DueToOfficersOrStockholdersCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
   
Payable to related parties in quarterly installments 15,000avb_DueToOfficersOrStockholdersCurrentAndNoncurrentInQuarterlyInstallments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
   
Non-employee directors | Restricted stock and deferred stock awards      
Related Party Arrangements      
Payable to related parties 125,000us-gaap_DueToOfficersOrStockholdersCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
   
Compensation expense 1,049,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
992,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
880,000us-gaap_AllocatedShareBasedCompensationExpense
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
Amount of deferred compensation 452,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
417,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
364,000us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualRecordedLiability
/ us-gaap_DeferredCompensationArrangementWithIndividualShareBasedPaymentsByTypeOfDeferredCompensationAxis
= us-gaap_DeferredCompensationShareBasedPaymentsMember
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorMember
Lead Independent Director      
Related Party Arrangements      
Payable to related parties 25,000us-gaap_DueToOfficersOrStockholdersCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_LeadIndependentDirectorMember
   
Payable to related parties in quarterly installments 6,250avb_DueToOfficersOrStockholdersCurrentAndNoncurrentInQuarterlyInstallments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_LeadIndependentDirectorMember
   
Non-employees directors serving as a chairperson      
Related Party Arrangements      
Payable to related parties 10,000us-gaap_DueToOfficersOrStockholdersCurrentAndNoncurrent
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorServingAsAChairpersonMember
   
Payable to related parties in quarterly installments $ 2,500avb_DueToOfficersOrStockholdersCurrentAndNoncurrentInQuarterlyInstallments
/ us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis
= avb_NonEmployeeDirectorServingAsAChairpersonMember