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Shareholders' Equity / Partners' Capital - Participating Preferred Shares (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 03, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2014 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) shares | Mar. 31, 2014 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) market $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 25 |  |
Series C Participating Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative annual cash dividend rate |  | 5.50% |  |  | 5.50% | 5.50% | 5.50%
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 25 |  |
Preferred units issued (in shares) | shares |  | 7,600,000 |  |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds from issuance of Preferred shares before offering costs |  | $ 190,000 |  |  |  |  |
Offering costs |  | $ 9,700 |  |  |  |  |
Series A Participating Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative annual cash dividend rate | 5.00% |  | 5.00% |  | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00%
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 25 |  |
Preferred units issued (in shares) | shares |  |  | 5,060,000 |  |  |  |
Gross proceeds from issuance of Preferred shares before offering costs |  |  | $ 126,500 |  |  |  |
Offering costs |  |  | $ 7,300 |  |  |  |
Preferred shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred stock, cumulative change in value of index based on purchase prices of single-family properties (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Number of single-family properties located in top markets | market |  |  |  |  | 20 |  |
Preferred stock, maximum internal rate of return considering initial liquidation liquidation preference (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 9.00% |  |
Increase in cumulative annual cash dividend rate |  |  |  |  | 10.00% |  |
Gross proceeds from issuance of Preferred shares before offering costs |  |  |  |  | $ 270,000 | $ 498,750 | $ 0
Liquidation preference (as a percent) |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Initial liquidation preference |  |  |  |  | $ 218,200 |  |
Series B Participating Preferred Stock |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class of Stock [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cumulative annual cash dividend rate | 5.00% |  |  | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00% | 5.00%
Liquidation preference per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  | $ 25 |  |
Preferred units issued (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 4,400,000 |  |  |
Gross proceeds from issuance of Preferred shares before offering costs |  |  |  | $ 110,000 |  |  |
Offering costs |  |  |  | $ 6,600 |  |  |

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