Acquisitions - Merger with American Residential Homes - Narrative (Details) - American Residential Properties Inc. $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		12 Months Ended		24 Months Ended
	Feb. 29, 2016 USD ($) single_family_property $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Equity interest, percentage	12.70%
Equity transaction consideration | $	$ 530,460
Business acquisition, share price (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 14.00
Business acquisition, transaction costs | $		$ 5,800	$ 1,600	$ 7,400
Business combination, number of properties acquired | single_family_property	8,936
Class A common shares
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares, multiplier	1.135
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable (in shares) | shares	36,546,170
Class A Units
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable, number of shares, multiplier	1.135
Business acquisition, equity interest issued or issuable (in shares) | shares	1,343,843