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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Capital (Parenthetical) - $ / shares	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2021	Mar. 31, 2020
Common units, dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.05
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Common units, dividends (in dollars per share)	$ 0.10	$ 0.05

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

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-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=120397183&loc=d3e187085-122770

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