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Number of apartment communities.

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Number of apartment communities reclassified upon reaching stabilization.

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Number of apartment homes.

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Right of use asset including finance and operating leases.

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 280
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 18
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482810/280-10-50-18

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Business Segments (Details Textual) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
Business Segments (Details Textual) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Community Property OfficeBuilding Dwelling Land ApartmentHome	Mar. 31, 2023 Community	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) Community Property OfficeBuilding Segment Dwelling ApartmentHome	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jan. 01, 2022 Property ApartmentHome
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable segments \| Segment			3
Development and Redevelopment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of parcel land sold \| Land	1
Right-of-use lease assets \| $	$ 109.0		$ 109.0	$ 110.3
Lease liabilities \| $	$ 118.7		$ 118.7	$ 114.6
Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	26		26
Planned Apartment Homes [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	675		675
Planned Homes [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	16		16
Accessory Dwelling Units [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of units in real estate property \| Dwelling	8		8
Apartment Homes Redevelopment Completed [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	510		510
Commercial Office Building [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| OfficeBuilding	1		1
Rooms [Member] \| Continuing Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties	106		106
Unconsolidated Investment In Iqhq And Mezzanine Investment Member
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of apartment communities \| Community	4		4
Number of apartment homes \| ApartmentHome	142		142
Wholly And Partially Owned Consolidated Properties [Member] \| Operating Portfolio Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties					21
Number of residential apartment community reclassified upon reaching stabilization \| Community		1
Wholly And Partially Owned Consolidated Properties [Member] \| Planned Apartment Homes [Member] \| Operating Portfolio Segment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of units in real estate property \| ApartmentHome					5,600
Real Estate Partnership [Member] \| Development and Redevelopment [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| Community	11		11