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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Effective interest rate for the funds borrowed under the debt agreement considering interest compounding and original issue discount or premium.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Period of time between issuance and maturity of debt instrument, in PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Debt - Narrative (Details)	3 Months Ended									12 Months Ended
Debt - Narrative (Details)	Jun. 30, 2022 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2021 USD ($) debtInstrumentExtensionOption	Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) singleFamilyProperty	Mar. 31, 2015 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) property	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($) property	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) singleFamilyProperty	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Loan payoff amount										$ 22,583,000	$ 24,311,000	$ 22,501,000
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes, net of discount										876,813,000	737,195,000	$ 0
Deferred financing costs, net										$ 29,531,000	$ 28,142,000
Single Family Homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of properties \| singleFamilyProperty										58,993
2032 unsecured senior notes, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redeemable percentage of debt	100.00%
2052 unsecured senior notes, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redeemable percentage of debt	100.00%
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Minimum coverage ratio										1.20
Secured Debt \| Asset Backed Securitizations September 2014 Securitization \| Single Family Homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount									$ 513,300,000
Debt instrument term									10 years
Weighted-average interest rate									4.42%
Number of properties \| property									4,487
Loan payoff amount									$ 25,700,000
Proceeds from asset-backed securitizations									487,700,000
Debt issuance cost									$ 12,900,000
Secured Debt \| Asset Backed Securitizations November 2014 Securitization \| Single Family Homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount								$ 528,400,000
Debt instrument term								10 years
Weighted-average interest rate								4.40%
Number of properties \| property								4,503
Proceeds from asset-backed securitizations								$ 528,400,000
Debt issuance cost								$ 12,900,000
Secured Debt \| Asset Backed Securitizations March 2015 Securitization \| Single Family Homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount							$ 552,800,000
Debt instrument term							30 years
Weighted-average interest rate							4.14%
Number of properties \| property							4,661
Proceeds from asset-backed securitizations							$ 552,800,000
Debt issuance cost							$ 13,300,000
Secured Debt \| Asset Backed Securitizations September 2015 Securitization \| Single Family Homes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount						$ 477,700,000
Debt instrument term						30 years
Weighted-average interest rate						4.36%
Number of properties \| singleFamilyProperty						4,125
Proceeds from asset-backed securitizations						$ 477,700,000
Debt issuance cost						$ 11,300,000
Senior notes \| 2031 unsecured senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 450,000,000
Interest rate		2.375%								2.38%
Redeemable percentage of debt		100.00%
Effective interest rate		2.46%								2.46%
Senior notes \| 2051 unsecured senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount		$ 300,000,000
Interest rate		3.375%								3.38%
Redeemable percentage of debt		100.00%
Senior notes \| Senior Unsecured Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes, net of discount	$ 870,300,000	$ 731,600,000
Underwriting fees	6,500,000	5,600,000
Unamortized discount on debt	23,200,000	12,800,000
Deferred financing costs, net	1,700,000	$ 1,400,000
Senior notes \| 2029 unsecured senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount				$ 400,000,000
Interest rate				4.90%						4.90%
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes, net of discount				$ 395,300,000
Underwriting fees				2,600,000
Unamortized discount on debt				2,100,000
Deferred financing costs, net				$ 1,000,000
Redeemable percentage of debt				100.00%
Senior notes \| 2028 unsecured senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount					$ 500,000,000
Interest rate					4.25%					4.25%
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes, net of discount					$ 494,000,000
Underwriting fees					3,200,000
Unamortized discount on debt					2,800,000
Deferred financing costs, net					$ 1,900,000
Redeemable percentage of debt					100.00%
Effective interest rate					4.08%					4.08%
Senior notes \| 2032 unsecured senior notes, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 600,000,000
Interest rate	3.625%									3.63%
Senior notes \| 2052 unsecured senior notes, net
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, face amount	$ 300,000,000
Interest rate	4.30%									4.30%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate										5.29%
Credit facility maximum borrowing capacity			$ 1,250,000,000							$ 1,250,000,000			$ 800,000,000
Number of debt instrument extension options \| debtInstrumentExtensionOption			2
Line of credit extension period			6 months
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate										0.90%
Debt instrument, basis spread on base rate			1.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Fed Funds Effective Rate Overnight Index Swap Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, basis spread on base rate			0.50%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee										0.125%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.725%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Minimum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.00%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee										0.30%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			1.45%
Line of Credit \| Revolving Credit Facility \| Maximum \| Base Rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate			0.45%