Commercial Square Feet

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Gains (Losses) On Sales Of Investment Real Estate, Excluding Post Disposition Costs

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Number Of Apartment Homes Sold

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Number of Communities Held for Sale

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3A
-Subparagraph (b)(2)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482099/360-10-50-3A

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3A
-Subparagraph (b)(1)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482099/360-10-50-3A

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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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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 230
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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
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Real Estate Disposition Activities (Details) sqft in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) sqft community home	Mar. 31, 2025 USD ($) sqft home	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) sqft community home
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]
Number of communities held for sale \| community	4		4
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of apartment homes sold \| home			508
Proceeds from sale of real estate			$ 226,600
Gain on disposition			$ 156,112
Square feet of commercial space \| sqft	18		18
Avalon Wilton on River Road
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of apartment homes sold \| home		102
Proceeds from sale of real estate		$ 65,100
Gain on disposition		$ 56,476
Square feet of commercial space \| sqft		0
Avalon Wesmont Station I & II
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Number of apartment homes sold \| home	406
Proceeds from sale of real estate	$ 161,500
Gain on disposition	$ 99,636
Square feet of commercial space \| sqft	18		18