Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2019	Mar. 31, 2018
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 279,204	$ 258,004
Expenses:
General and administrative expense	9,435	9,231
Interest expense	31,915	29,301
Acquisition fees and costs expensed	834	1,311
Depreciation and amortization	81,161	79,303
Other	1,024	827
Total expenses	251,762	239,947
Gain on sale of single-family properties and other, net	5,649	2,256
Remeasurement of participating preferred units	0	1,212
Net income	33,091	21,525
Noncontrolling interest	3,026	1,114
Dividends on preferred shares/Preferred distributions	13,782	14,597
Net income attributable to common shareholders/unitholders	$ 16,283	$ 5,814
Weighted-average shares/common units outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	296,833,755	286,183,429
Diluted (in shares)	297,444,941	286,727,863
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders/unitholders per share/unit
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.02
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.02
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 279,204	$ 258,004
Expenses:
General and administrative expense	9,435	9,231
Interest expense	31,915	29,301
Acquisition fees and costs expensed	834	1,311
Depreciation and amortization	81,161	79,303
Other	1,024	827
Total expenses	251,762	239,947
Gain on sale of single-family properties and other, net	5,649	2,256
Remeasurement of participating preferred units	0	1,212
Net income	33,091	21,525
Noncontrolling interest	0	(11)
Dividends on preferred shares/Preferred distributions	13,782	14,597
Net income attributable to common shareholders/unitholders	$ 19,309	$ 6,939
Weighted-average shares/common units outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	352,000,581	341,533,582
Diluted (in shares)	352,611,767	342,078,016
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders/unitholders per share/unit
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.02
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.02
Rents and other single-family property revenues
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 277,694	$ 256,663
Rents and other single-family property revenues | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Revenues:
Total revenues	277,694	256,663
Other
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,510	1,341
Other | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Revenues:
Total revenues	1,510	1,341
Property operating expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	106,684	100,987
Property operating expenses | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	106,684	100,987
Property management expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	20,709	18,987
Property management expenses | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 20,709	$ 18,987