Document and Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	May 06, 2015
Document Information
Entity Registrant Name	American Homes 4 Rent
Entity Central Index Key	0001562401
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Amendment Flag	false
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1
Document Type	10-Q
Class A common shares
Document Information
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		210,852,089
Class B common shares
Document Information
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		635,075