Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands		2 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Feb. 12, 2025 $ / shares	Feb. 14, 2025 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2024 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2022 $ / shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total debt | $			$ 5,075,391	$ 4,517,158
Dividends declared on common shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 1.04	$ 0.88	$ 0.72
Class A common shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared on common shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			1.04	0.88	0.72
Class B common shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared on common shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares			$ 1.04	$ 0.88	$ 0.72
Secured Debt
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total debt | $			$ 925,391	$ 1,877,158
Secured Debt | AMH 2015-SFR1 securitization, net
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Total debt | $			$ 494,868	$ 502,299
Subsequent Events
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Number of properties acquired | property		221
Cost of properties acquired | $		$ 88,300
Number of newly constructed properties acquired | property		218
Number of newly constructed homes acquired from third-party developers | property		3
Properties sold | property		200
Proceeds from sale of real estate | $		$ 63,900
Subsequent Events | Class A common shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared on common shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.30
Subsequent Events | Class B common shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Dividends declared on common shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.30