Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details) (USD $)		0 Months Ended
	Jun. 10, 2013 Management Internalization	Jun. 11, 2013 Alaska Joint Venture Acquisition property	Jun. 14, 2013 Class A common shares Sponsor	Jun. 11, 2013 Class A common shares Alaska Joint Venture Acquisition	Jun. 10, 2013 Operating Partnership Series D Convertible Units	Jun. 10, 2013 Operating Partnership Series D Convertible Units Management Internalization Sponsor	Jun. 10, 2013 Operating Partnership Series D Convertible Units Management Internalization Sponsor	Jun. 10, 2013 Operating Partnership Series E Convertible Units Management Internalization Sponsor	Jun. 10, 2013 Operating Partnership Series E Convertible Units Management Internalization Sponsor	Jun. 11, 2013 Operating Partnership Class A Units Sponsor
Acquisitions And Dispositions
Acquired of membership interests (as a percent)	100.00%	100.00%
Issuance of units (in shares)					4,375,000		4,375,000		4,375,000	12,395,965
Value of units issued						$ 65,200,000		$ 64,900,000
Estimated net monetary assets	7,000,000
Estimated cash and cash equivalents	9,000,000	23,000,000
Purchase price		904,500,000
Issuance of common shares			705,167	43,609,394
Number of single-family properties in acquired		4,778
Net cash flows produced by Joint Venture		1,896,000
Percentage of properties leased as of acquisition date		75.00%
Estimated net monetary assets		$ 13,000,000