Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 22, 2013 Class A Common Shares [Member]	Aug. 22, 2013 Class B Common Shares [Member]
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q/A
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	AMH
Entity Registrant Name	AMERICAN HOMES 4 RENT
Entity Central Index Key	0001562401
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Current Reporting Status	No
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		184,856,219	635,075