CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (Parenthetical) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($) limitedPartnershipUnit home community shares	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) shares
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities
Fair value of shares issued			$ 17,546	$ 17,505
Common stock issued through the dividend reinvestment plan (in shares) \| shares			1,691	1,891
Common stock issued through the dividend reinvestment plan			$ 353	$ 341
Number of shares withheld to satisfy employees' tax withholding and other liabilities (in shares) \| shares			72,998	92,333
Shares withheld to satisfy employees' tax withholding and other liabilities			$ 16,395	$ 16,460
Payments to acquire other real estate			384,495	62,192
Dividends declared but not paid		$ 242,576		242,576
Increase in derivative assets			(5,860)	11,838
Cash flow hedge gains reclassified to earnings	$ (570)	(69)	(843)	77
Gain (loss) on cash flow hedges	(2,263)	$ 4,499	(5,860)	11,838
Stock issued during period, value, share-based compensation, forfeited				$ 506
Dividends payable	253,107		253,107
Dividends Payable, Common Stock and DownREIT Unit	$ 250,874		$ 250,874
Deferred Compensation, Share-based Payments \| Non employee director
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities
Equity instruments granted (in shares) \| shares				12,290
Fair value of shares issued				$ 1,972
DownREIT Partnership
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities
Number of communities acquired \| community			6
Apartment homes acquired \| home			1,844
Payments to acquire apartment homes			$ 415,579
Payments to acquire other real estate			$ 193,000
Number of limited partnership units issued \| limitedPartnershipUnit			1,060,000
Restricted Stock and Common Stock Converted from Performance Shares
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities
Equity instruments granted (in shares) \| shares			182,559	248,420
Performance Shares
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities
Equity instruments granted (in shares) \| shares			78,681
Converted to restricted stock (in shares) \| shares			103,332	146,725
Restricted stock
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities
Equity instruments granted (in shares) \| shares			79,227	101,695
Stock issued during period, shares, share-based compensation, forfeited (in shares) \| shares			1,423	2,702

AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES INC 10-Q