Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Revenues:
Rents and other single-family property revenues	$ 279,914	$ 262,882	$ 557,608	$ 519,545
Other	1,946	1,601	3,456	2,942
Total revenues	281,860	264,483	561,064	522,487
Expenses:
General and administrative expense	10,486	9,677	19,921	18,908
Interest expense	32,571	31,978	64,486	61,279
Acquisition fees and costs expensed	970	1,321	1,804	2,632
Depreciation and amortization	82,840	78,319	164,001	157,622
Other	1,514	1,624	2,538	2,451
Total expenses	254,622	240,378	506,384	480,325
Gain on sale of single-family properties and other, net	13,725	3,240	19,374	5,496
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(659)	(1,447)	(659)	(1,447)
Remeasurement of participating preferred units	0	0	0	1,212
Net income	40,304	25,898	73,395	47,423
Noncontrolling interest	4,004	(3,150)	7,030	(2,036)
Dividends on preferred shares/Preferred distributions	13,782	11,984	27,564	26,581
Redemption of participating preferred shares/units	0	32,215	0	32,215
Net income attributable to common shareholders/unitholders	$ 22,518	$ (15,151)	$ 38,801	$ (9,337)
Weighted-average shares/common units outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	299,466,526	295,462,572	298,157,413	290,848,633
Diluted (in shares)	299,991,084	295,462,572	298,676,788	290,848,633
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders/unitholders per share/unit
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ (0.05)	$ 0.13	$ (0.03)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ (0.05)	$ 0.13	$ (0.03)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Revenues:
Rents and other single-family property revenues	$ 279,914	$ 262,882	$ 557,608	$ 519,545
Other	1,946	1,601	3,456	2,942
Total revenues	281,860	264,483	561,064	522,487
Expenses:
General and administrative expense	10,486	9,677	19,921	18,908
Interest expense	32,571	31,978	64,486	61,279
Acquisition fees and costs expensed	970	1,321	1,804	2,632
Depreciation and amortization	82,840	78,319	164,001	157,622
Other	1,514	1,624	2,538	2,451
Total expenses	254,622	240,378	506,384	480,325
Gain on sale of single-family properties and other, net	13,725	3,240	19,374	5,496
Loss on early extinguishment of debt	(659)	(1,447)	(659)	(1,447)
Remeasurement of participating preferred units	0	0	0	1,212
Net income	40,304	25,898	73,395	47,423
Noncontrolling interest	0	(248)	0	(259)
Dividends on preferred shares/Preferred distributions	13,782	11,984	27,564	26,581
Redemption of participating preferred shares/units	0	32,215	0	32,215
Net income attributable to common shareholders/unitholders	$ 26,522	$ (18,053)	$ 45,831	$ (11,114)
Weighted-average shares/common units outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	352,363,754	350,812,725	352,183,171	346,198,786
Diluted (in shares)	352,888,312	350,812,725	352,702,546	346,198,786
Net income (loss) attributable to common shareholders/unitholders per share/unit
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ (0.05)	$ 0.13	$ (0.03)
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.08	$ (0.05)	$ 0.13	$ (0.03)
Property operating expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 104,591	$ 98,843	$ 211,275	$ 199,830
Property operating expenses | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	104,591	98,843	211,275	199,830
Property management expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	21,650	18,616	42,359	37,603
Property management expenses | American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 21,650	$ 18,616	$ 42,359	$ 37,603