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Debt Instrument, Restrictive Covenants, Minimum Total Unencumbered Assets Maintenance Requirement

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Gross Proceeds From Class Certificates

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Weighted average interest rate of debt outstanding.

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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt issuance costs. Includes, but is not limited to, legal, accounting, underwriting, printing, and registration costs.

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DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Narrative (Details)		3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
DEBT OBLIGATIONS - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 16, 2020 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 23,340,461,000		$ 23,340,461,000
Interest expense and warehouse line fees		$ 150,829,000	$ 106,539,000	$ 289,662,000	$ 225,444,000
Weighted average interest rate		2.84%		2.84%
Secured Financing Agreements
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 13,969,519,000		$ 13,969,519,000
Debt redemption percentage				$ 72,931,759,000
Weighted average interest rate		2.21%		2.21%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Issuance fees		$ 5,800,000		$ 5,800,000
Interest expense and warehouse line fees		8,500,000
Senior Notes \| 2025 Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt	$ 550,000,000
Interest rate	6.25%
Redemption maximum principal amount, percentage	0.40
Debt redemption percentage	106.25%			101.00%
Debt redemption percentage	$ 544,500,000
Issuance fees	$ 8,300,000
Debt instrument, restrictive covenants, minimum total unencumbered assets maintenance requirement				1.20
Fixed Rate Loan \| 2022-SFR 1 Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount of debt		$ 267,300,000		$ 267,300,000
Debt instrument, term				5 years
Weighted average interest rate		3.51%		3.51%
Number of SFR properties \| property		1,200		1,200
Percentage of each class certificate acquired		5.00%		5.00%
Payments to acquire class certificates				$ 13,400,000
Gross proceeds from class certificates				253,900,000
Issuance costs				$ 6,200,000
Minimum debt service coverage ratio		120.00%		120.00%