Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2014	Aug. 04, 2014 Class A common shares	Aug. 04, 2014 Class B common shares
Document Information
Entity Registrant Name	American Homes 4 Rent
Entity Central Index Key	0001562401
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2014
Amendment Flag	false
Trading Symbol	AMH
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		184,897,969	635,075
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2014
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2