Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capital (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2019	Mar. 31, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Mar. 31, 2018
Common units, dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.05
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Common units, dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.05	$ 0.05

Aggregate dividends paid during the period for each share of common stock outstanding.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 505
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.3-04)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=27012166&loc=d3e187085-122770

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