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Fair Value - Carrying Value and Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs, net		$ 49,479	$ 51,636
Asset-backed securitization
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs, net		46,400	48,400
Line of Credit | Term Loan facility
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Deferred financing costs, net		$ 3,100	3,300
LIBOR | Line of Credit | Term Loan facility
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate		1.70%
LIBOR | Minimum | Line of Credit | Term Loan facility
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.70%	1.70%
LIBOR | Maximum | Line of Credit | Term Loan facility
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	2.30%	2.30%
Base Rate | Minimum | Line of Credit | Term Loan facility
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	0.70%	0.70%
Base Rate | Maximum | Line of Credit | Term Loan facility
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on variable rate	1.30%	1.30%
Carrying Value
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		$ 2,485,004	2,491,234
Exchangeable senior notes		108,988	108,148
Secured note payable		49,583	49,828
Term loan facility		350,000	325,000
Total debt		2,993,575	2,974,210
Carrying Value | 2014-SFR 1
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		455,385	456,074
Carrying Value | 2014-SFR 2
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		500,527	501,810
Carrying Value | 2014-SFR 3
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		516,144	517,827
Carrying Value | 2015-SFR 1
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		542,099	543,480
Carrying Value | 2015-SFR 2
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		470,849	472,043
Fair Value | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		2,521,634	2,544,423
Secured note payable		50,074	50,053
Term loan facility		350,000	325,000
Total debt		3,079,173	3,062,284
Fair Value | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Exchangeable senior notes		157,465	142,808
Fair Value | 2014-SFR 1 | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		465,034	465,343
Fair Value | 2014-SFR 2 | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		507,508	510,941
Fair Value | 2014-SFR 3 | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		523,943	530,549
Fair Value | 2015-SFR 1 | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		546,653	553,689
Fair Value | 2015-SFR 2 | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis, Unobservable Input Reconciliation [Line Items]
Asset-backed securitization		$ 478,496	$ 483,901

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