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Subsequent Events (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands |  | 1 Months Ended | 2 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 7 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Feb. 21, 2024 $ / shares | Jan. 31, 2024 USD ($) shares | Feb. 16, 2024 USD ($) property | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) shares | Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) property $ / shares | Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) property $ / shares shares | Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) property $ / shares shares
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes, net of discount |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 876,813 | $ 737,195
Offering costs |  |  |  | $ 22,530 | $ 22,530 | 22,530 | 29,531 |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  |  | 4,517,158 | 4,517,158 | 4,517,158 | 4,581,628 |
Class F certificates |  |  |  | $ 25,666 | $ 25,666 | $ 25,666 | $ 25,666 |
Single Family Homes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  |  |  |  | 47 |  |
Number of real estate properties sold | property |  |  |  |  |  | 1,546 | 987 | 481
Proceeds from sale of real estate |  |  |  |  |  | $ 459,580 | $ 288,030 | $ 130,825
Class A common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares |  |  |  |  |  | 398,600 | 561,472 | 728,810
Stock issuance costs |  |  |  |  |  | $ 400 | $ 200 | $ 200
Dividends declared on common shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.88 | $ 0.72 | $ 0.40
Class A common shares | At the Market - Common Share Offering Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Class A common shares, net of offering costs (in shares) | shares |  |  |  | 2,799,683 | 2,799,683 |  | 0 | 1,749,286
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares |  |  |  | $ 102,000 |  |  | $ 0 | $ 72,300
Stock issuance costs |  |  |  | 1,700 |  |  | $ 0 | $ 1,100
Class B common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared on common shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0.88 | $ 0.72 | $ 0.40
Secured Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  |  | $ 1,877,158 | $ 1,877,158 | $ 1,877,158 | $ 1,901,628 |
Secured Debt | AMH 2014-SFR2 securitization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 4.42% | 4.42% | 4.42% |  |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  |  | $ 461,498 | $ 461,498 | $ 461,498 | 468,138 |
Secured Debt | AMH 2014-SFR2 securitization | Single Family Homes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Class F certificates |  |  |  | $ 25,700 | $ 25,700 | 25,700 |  |
Credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments on credit facility |  |  |  |  |  | $ 240,000 | 840,000 | $ 1,060,000
Credit facility | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  |  |  | 6.38% | 6.38% | 6.38% |  |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  |  | $ 90,000 | $ 90,000 | $ 90,000 | $ 130,000 |
Subsequent Events |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of properties acquired | property |  |  | 196 |  |  |  |  |
Cost of properties acquired |  |  | $ 72,400 |  |  |  |  |
Number of newly constructed properties acquired | property |  |  | 192 |  |  |  |  |
Number of newly constructed homes acquired from third-party developers | property |  |  | 4 |  |  |  |  |
Number of real estate properties sold | property |  |  | 243 |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from sale of real estate |  |  | $ 74,500 |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events | 2034 unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Redeemable percentage of debt |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events | Class A common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared on common shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events | Class A common shares | At the Market - Common Share Offering Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issuance of Class A common shares, net of offering costs (in shares) | shares |  | 932,746 |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of Class A common shares |  | $ 33,700 |  |  |  |  |  |
Stock issuance costs |  | 500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events | Class B common shares |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dividends declared on common shares (in dollars per share) | $ / shares | $ 0.26 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events | Senior Notes | 2034 unsecured senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Unsecured senior notes issued |  | $ 600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate |  | 5.50% |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from unsecured senior notes, net of discount |  | $ 595,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Underwriting fees |  | 3,900 |  |  |  |  |  |
Unamortized discount on debt |  | 600 |  |  |  |  |  |
Offering costs |  | $ 1,500 |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Events | Credit facility | Line of Credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments on credit facility |  |  | 90,000 |  |  |  |  |
Outstanding borrowings |  |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |

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