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Amount, before unamortized (discount) premium and debt issuance costs, of long-term debt. Includes, but is not limited to, notes payable, bonds payable, commercial loans, mortgage loans, convertible debt, subordinated debt and other types of debt.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended							12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) single_family_property	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($) extension_option single_family_property	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan payoff amount								$ 21,517,000	$ 20,847,000	$ 477,879,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt								$ (659,000)	(1,447,000)	(6,555,000)
Minimum coverage ratio								1.20
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes, net of discount								$ 397,944,000	497,210,000	0
Deferred financing costs, net								33,353,000	36,421,000
Debt outstanding								2,870,993,000	2,842,510,000
Designated as Hedging Instrument \| Treasury Lock
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Derivative interest rate		4.08%
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments on credit facility								$ 250,000,000	295,000,000	112,000,000
Single family homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of properties \| single_family_property								52,552
Asset Backed Securitizations May 2014 Securitization
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan payoff amount										$ 455,400,000
Asset Backed Securitizations May 2014 Securitization \| Property disqualified from collateral pool \| Single family homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of homes pledged as collateral and released \| property										3,799
Release of restricted cash collateral for borrowed securities										$ (9,400,000)
Asset Backed Securitizations September 2014 Securitization \| Single family homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan payoff amount							$ 25,700,000
Number of properties \| property							4,487
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 513,300,000
Debt instrument term							10 years
Weighted-average interest rate							4.42%
Proceeds from asset-backed securitizations							$ 487,700,000
Debt issuance cost							$ 12,900,000
Asset Backed Securitizations November 2014 Securitization \| Single family homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property						4,503
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 528,400,000
Debt instrument term						10 years
Weighted-average interest rate						4.40%
Debt issuance cost						$ 12,900,000
Asset Backed Securitizations March 2015 Securitization \| Single family homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 552,800,000
Debt instrument term					30 years
Weighted-average interest rate					4.14%
Proceeds from asset-backed securitizations					$ 552,800,000
Debt issuance cost					$ 13,300,000
Asset Backed Securitizations September 2015 Securitization \| Single family homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of properties \| single_family_property				4,125
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 477,700,000
Debt instrument term				30 years
Weighted-average interest rate				4.36%
Proceeds from asset-backed securitizations				$ 477,700,000
Debt issuance cost				$ 11,300,000
Notes Payable \| Asset Backed Securitizations March 2015 Securitization \| Single family homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of properties \| property					4,661
Term loan facility, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments on credit facility								$ 100,000,000	100,000,000	$ 100,000,000
Credit Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, accordion feature, higher borrowing capacity option								1,750,000,000
Credit Agreement \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 1,000,000,000.0
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt outstanding								1,970,993,000	1,992,510,000
Secured Debt \| Asset Backed Securitizations May 2014 Securitization \| Special Purpose Entity
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt			$ (6,600,000)
Secured Debt \| Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan payoff amount									48,400,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt									$ (500,000)
Number of homes pledged as collateral and released \| property									572
Release of restricted cash collateral for borrowed securities									$ (2,100,000)
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity								$ 800,000,000.0
Commitment fee								0.25%
Number of debt instrument extension options \| extension_option								2
Line of credit extension period								6 months
Debt outstanding								$ 0	250,000,000
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								1.20%
Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								0.825%
Line of Credit \| Minimum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								0.00%
Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								1.55%
Line of Credit \| Maximum \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								0.55%
Line of Credit \| Term loan facility, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Payments on credit facility								$ 100,000,000.0	100,000,000.0
Write off of deferred debt issuance costs								700,000	900,000
Deferred financing costs, net									800,000
Debt outstanding								$ 0	100,000,000
Line of Credit \| Term loan facility, net \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate								1.20%
Line of Credit \| Term Loan Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount											$ 200,000,000.0
Senior notes \| 4.25% Senior Notes Due 2028
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 500,000,000.0
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes, net of discount		494,000,000.0
Underwriting fees		3,200,000
Unamortized discount on debt		2,800,000
Deferred financing costs, net		$ 1,900,000
Redeemable percentage of debt								100.00%
Interest rate		4.25%						4.25%
Debt outstanding								$ 500,000,000	500,000,000
Senior notes \| 4.90 Percent Senior Notes Due 2029
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 400,000,000.0
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes, net of discount	395,300,000
Underwriting fees	2,600,000
Unamortized discount on debt	2,100,000
Deferred financing costs, net	$ 1,000,000.0
Redeemable percentage of debt								100.00%
Interest rate	4.90%
Debt outstanding								$ 400,000,000	$ 0