Schedule III - Real Estate and Accumulated Depreciation - Change in Total Real Estate Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Change in total real estate assets
Balance, end of period	$ 15,454,858
Total Single-family properties in operation
Change in total real estate assets
Balance, beginning of period	12,885,689	$ 12,325,124	$ 11,320,426
Acquisitions and building improvements	1,495,474	871,828	1,325,231
Dispositions	(416,933)	(313,029)	(186,498)
Write-offs	(34,302)	(37,446)	(36,614)
Impairment	(9,163)	(1,908)	(2,499)
Reclassifications to single-family properties and land held for sale, net of dispositions	8,702	41,120	(94,922)
Balance, end of period	$ 13,929,467	$ 12,885,689	$ 12,325,124