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Purchase price of expected business acquisition prior to consideration being transferred. Excludes asset acquisition.

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The cash outflow associated with the purchase of other real estate investments held by the entity for investment purposes not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.

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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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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jan. 31, 2025 USD ($) home	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) community home $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to acquire other real estate			$ 464,419	$ 215,889	$ 536,838
Partnership Interest \| February 2025 Acquisition \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Equity interest issued or issuable, price per unit \| $ / shares		$ 225
Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of communities to be acquired \| community		8
Avalon Wilton on River Road \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of apartment homes sold \| home	102
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 65,100
January Acquisition \| Subsequent Event
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of communities to be acquired \| community		2
Number of apartment homes to be acquired \| home		857
Payments to acquire other real estate		$ 187,000
DownREIT partnership \| February 2025 Acquisition \| Forecast
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of communities to be acquired \| community		6
Number of apartment homes acquired \| home		1,844
Expected price of acquisition		$ 431,500
DownREIT partnership \| February 2025 Acquisition \| Forecast \| Minimum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to acquire other real estate		193,000
DownREIT partnership \| February 2025 Acquisition \| Forecast \| Maximum
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Payments to acquire other real estate		$ 220,000