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The number of apartment communities owned as of the balance sheet date.

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Amount authorized for purchase of share under share repurchase plan. Includes, but is not limited to, repurchase of stock and unit of ownership.

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Significant Transactions During the Six Months Ended June 30, 2026 and Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jul. 30, 2026 USD ($) community	Feb. 28, 2026 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2025 USD ($)	Aug. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) community investment $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) community investment $ / shares shares	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	May 31, 2026 USD ($)
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Common stock repurchased and retired (in shares) \| shares					48,261	254,001
Repurchase of common stock					$ 11,700	$ 61,915	$ 0
Shares repurchased, Average price per share (in dollar per share) \| $ / shares					$ 242.47	$ 243.76
Apartment communities owned (in communities) \| community					258	258
Stock Repurchase Plan
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Share repurchase program, authorized, amount								$ 500,000
Purchase authority remaining under stock repurchase plan					$ 500,000	$ 500,000
Preferred Equity Investment Property In California
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Cash received, preferred equity investments					42,100
Early redemption fee					$ 200
Number of investments with a commitment to fund \| investment					2	2
Wesco VII LLC \| Subsequent Event
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Joint venture ownership percent	50.00%
Preferred equity investment	$ 36,200
Apartment communities owned (in communities) \| community	2
Preferred return rate (in percent)	11.50%
Related Party
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Notes receivable				$ 11,200
Notes receivable, interest rate (in percent)				9.50%
Notes Receivable, Mezzanine Loan Property In Northern California
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Cash received, financing receivable					$ 45,700
Related Party Bridge Loan On Property Acquired By Wesco I \| Related Party
Other Commitments [Line Items]
Notes receivable		$ 59,500	$ 81,200
Notes receivable, interest rate (in percent)		5.00%	5.50%