Basis of Presentation and Organization (Details Textual)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2022 ApartmentHome Property StateAndDistrict shares	Dec. 31, 2021 Multi_family_apartment
Organization [Line Items]
Number of apartment communities | Property	80
Number of apartment homes in apartment communities | Multi_family_apartment		1,748
Number of states and district | StateAndDistrict	11
Partially Owned Properties [Member]
Organization [Line Items]
Number of apartment homes in apartment communities | ApartmentHome	26,600
Percentage of average ownership of portfolio	88.00%
AIR Operating Partnership [Member]
Organization [Line Items]
Common operating partnership units and equivalents outstanding	166,045,781
Common operating partnership units and equivalents outstanding	152,993,448
Percentage of the Aimco Operating Partnership's common partnership units and equivalents owned by Aimco	92.10%
Percentage of economic interest	93.80%