Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (L.P.) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Rents and other single-family property revenues	$ 361,876	$ 313,654	$ 717,981	$ 626,227
Expenses:
General and administrative expense	18,847	12,793	36,129	27,998
Interest expense	34,801	27,528	62,368	55,533
Acquisition and other transaction costs	7,658	2,968	13,632	7,814
Depreciation and amortization	104,415	91,117	204,369	181,188
Total expenses	323,759	273,400	634,213	553,920
Gain on sale and impairment of single-family properties and other, net	32,811	10,760	54,855	26,829
Other income and expense, net	3,627	800	5,946	1,599
Net income	74,555	51,814	144,569	100,735
Preferred distributions	4,346	12,615	10,109	26,397
Redemption of perpetual preferred shares	5,276	15,879	5,276	15,879
Net income attributable to common shareholders	56,590	20,102	112,529	50,316
Property operating expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	129,270	116,578	262,913	235,272
Property management expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	28,768	22,416	54,802	46,115
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Rents and other single-family property revenues	361,876	313,654	717,981	626,227
Expenses:
General and administrative expense	18,847	12,793	36,129	27,998
Interest expense	34,801	27,528	62,368	55,533
Acquisition and other transaction costs	7,658	2,968	13,632	7,814
Depreciation and amortization	104,415	91,117	204,369	181,188
Total expenses	323,759	273,400	634,213	553,920
Gain on sale and impairment of single-family properties and other, net	32,811	10,760	54,855	26,829
Other income and expense, net	3,627	800	5,946	1,599
Net income	74,555	51,814	144,569	100,735
Preferred distributions	4,346	12,615	10,109	26,397
Redemption of perpetual preferred shares	5,276	15,879	5,276	15,879
Net income attributable to common shareholders	$ 64,933	$ 23,320	$ 129,184	$ 58,459
Weighted-average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	399,861,138	371,129,710	398,500,556	369,900,249
Diluted (in shares)	400,379,604	372,185,976	399,128,938	370,928,227
Net income attributable to common unitholders per unit:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.06	$ 0.32	$ 0.16
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.16	$ 0.06	$ 0.32	$ 0.16
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Property operating expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 129,270	$ 116,578	$ 262,913	$ 235,272
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Property management expenses
Expenses:
Cost of goods and services sold	$ 28,768	$ 22,416	$ 54,802	$ 46,115