Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2018	Sep. 30, 2017
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 280,052	$ 246,836	$ 802,539	$ 717,598
Expenses:
General and administrative expense	9,265	8,525	28,173	26,746
Interest expense	30,930	26,592	92,209	86,873
Acquisition fees and costs expensed	1,055	1,306	3,687	3,814
Depreciation and amortization	79,940	74,790	237,562	221,459
Hurricane-related charges, net	0	10,136	0	10,136
Other	1,069	1,285	3,520	4,202
Total expenses	254,724	238,025	735,049	672,800
Gain on sale of single-family properties and other, net	4,953	1,895	10,449	6,375
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	(1,447)	(6,555)
Remeasurement of participating preferred units	0	8,391	1,212	1,341
Net income	30,281	19,097	77,704	45,959
Noncontrolling interest	2,881	309	845	(22)
Dividends on preferred shares/Preferred distributions	12,223	17,253	38,804	46,122
Redemption of participating preferred shares/units	0	0	32,215	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders/unitholders	$ 15,177	$ 1,535	$ 5,840	$ (141)
Weighted-average shares/common units outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	296,214,509	266,767,313	292,656,914	256,768,343
Diluted (in shares)	296,967,649	289,153,060	293,319,245	256,768,343
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders/unitholders per share/unit
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.01	$ 0.02	$ 0.00
Diluted (in dollars per share)	0.05	0.00	0.02	0.00
Dividends declared per common share (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.15	$ 0.15
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 280,052	$ 246,836	$ 802,539	$ 717,598
Expenses:
General and administrative expense	9,265	8,525	28,173	26,746
Interest expense	30,930	26,592	92,209	86,873
Acquisition fees and costs expensed	1,055	1,306	3,687	3,814
Depreciation and amortization	79,940	74,790	237,562	221,459
Hurricane-related charges, net	0	10,136	0	10,136
Other	1,069	1,285	3,520	4,202
Total expenses	254,724	238,025	735,049	672,800
Gain on sale of single-family properties and other, net	4,953	1,895	10,449	6,375
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	0	0	(1,447)	(6,555)
Remeasurement of participating preferred units	0	8,391	1,212	1,341
Net income	30,281	19,097	77,704	45,959
Noncontrolling interest	0	(31)	(259)	8
Dividends on preferred shares/Preferred distributions	12,223	17,253	38,804	46,122
Redemption of participating preferred shares/units	0	0	32,215	0
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders/unitholders	$ 18,058	$ 1,875	$ 6,944	$ (171)
Weighted-average shares/common units outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	351,564,662	322,303,138	348,007,067	312,315,728
Diluted (in shares)	352,317,802	344,688,885	348,669,398	312,315,728
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders/unitholders per share/unit
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.01	$ 0.02	$ 0.00
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.00	$ 0.02	$ 0.00
Rents from single-family properties
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 231,324	$ 207,490	$ 676,558	$ 613,245
Rents from single-family properties | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Revenues:
Total revenues	231,324	207,490	676,558	613,245
Fees from single-family properties
Revenues:
Total revenues	2,711	2,843	8,298	8,137
Fees from single-family properties | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Revenues:
Total revenues	2,711	2,843	8,298	8,137
Tenant charge-backs
Revenues:
Total revenues	44,152	36,094	112,876	91,849
Tenant charge-backs | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Revenues:
Total revenues	44,152	36,094	112,876	91,849
Other
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,865	409	4,807	4,367
Other | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,865	409	4,807	4,367
Property operating expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	113,600	97,944	313,430	267,203
Property operating expenses | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	113,600	97,944	313,430	267,203
Property management expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	18,865	17,447	56,468	52,367
Property management expenses | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 18,865	$ 17,447	$ 56,468	$ 52,367