Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capital - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2023	Mar. 31, 2022
Increase (Decrease) in Capital [Roll Forward]
Common units issued under share-based compensation plans, net of units withheld for employee taxes	$ (3,742)	$ (2,619)
Distributions to capital holders:
Net income	137,699	70,014
Total other comprehensive loss	(141)	(141)
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Increase (Decrease) in Capital [Roll Forward]
Total capital, beginning balance	7,174,658	6,738,429
Share-based compensation	5,824	7,405
Common units issued under share-based compensation plans, net of units withheld for employee taxes	(3,742)	(2,619)
Distributions to capital holders:
Preferred units (Note 10)	(3,486)	(5,763)
Common units	(91,280)	(72,186)
Net income	137,699	70,014
Total other comprehensive loss	(141)	(141)
Total capital, ending balance	7,517,904	7,110,779
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Class A Common Units
Increase (Decrease) in Capital [Roll Forward]
Issuance of Class A common units, net of offering costs	298,372	375,640
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Accumulated other comprehensive income
Increase (Decrease) in Capital [Roll Forward]
Total capital, beginning balance	1,526	2,090
Distributions to capital holders:
Total other comprehensive loss	(141)	(141)
Total capital, ending balance	$ 1,385	$ 1,949
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | General Partner | Common capital
Increase (Decrease) in Capital [Roll Forward]
Total capital, beginning balance (in shares)	353,516,901	337,997,791
Total capital, beginning balance	$ 6,272,815	$ 5,686,193
Share-based compensation	$ 5,824	$ 7,405
Common units issued under share-based compensation plans, net of units withheld for employee taxes (in shares)	264,466	280,172
Common units issued under share-based compensation plans, net of units withheld for employee taxes	$ (3,742)	$ (2,619)
Distributions to capital holders:
Common units	(79,977)	(62,938)
Net income	$ 117,465	$ 55,939
Total capital, ending balance (in shares)	361,781,367	348,277,963
Total capital, ending balance	$ 6,610,757	$ 6,059,620
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | General Partner | Common capital | Class A Common Units
Increase (Decrease) in Capital [Roll Forward]
Issuance of Class A common units, net of offering costs (in shares)	8,000,000	10,000,000
Issuance of Class A common units, net of offering costs	$ 298,372	$ 375,640
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | General Partner | Preferred capital amount
Increase (Decrease) in Capital [Roll Forward]
Total capital, beginning balance	221,840	371,564
Distributions to capital holders:
Preferred units (Note 10)	(3,486)	(5,763)
Net income	3,486	5,763
Total capital, ending balance	$ 221,840	$ 371,564
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P. | Limited Partners | Common capital
Increase (Decrease) in Capital [Roll Forward]
Total capital, beginning balance (in shares)	51,376,980	51,376,980
Total capital, beginning balance	$ 678,477	$ 678,582
Distributions to capital holders:
Common units	(11,303)	(9,248)
Net income	$ 16,748	$ 8,312
Total capital, ending balance (in shares)	51,376,980	51,376,980
Total capital, ending balance	$ 683,922	$ 677,646