Shareholders' Equity - Class A Units (Details) - Class A Units	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016 shares	Feb. 29, 2016 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 shares
Operating Partnership
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Stock exchange ratio	1
Percentage of units outstanding	81.40%		93.50%
Units outstanding (in shares)	298,931,517		222,311,255
American Residential Properties Inc.
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Units outstanding (in shares)		1,343,843
American Residential Properties Inc. | Operating Partnership
Class of Stock [Line Items]
Percentage of units outstanding	0.40%
Units outstanding (in shares)	1,279,316