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Acquisitions and Dispositions (Details 7) (USD $)	0 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 27, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013	Jun. 27, 2013 property
Acquisitions and Dispositions
Number of properties sold			38amh_NumberOfRealEstatePropertiesSold
Gross sales price of properties sold	$ 8,900,000amh_ProceedsFromSalesOfDiscontinuedOperations
Gain on disposition of single-family properties	$ 900,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1	$ 904,000us-gaap_GainLossOnDispositionOfAssets1

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Amount of gain (loss) on sale or disposal of assets, including but not limited to property plant and equipment, intangible assets and equity in securities of subsidiaries or equity method investee.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

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