Asset-Backed Securitization Certificates

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Operating Partnership, Stock Exchange Ratio

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Percentage investment held by the managing member or general partner of the limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 272
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 3
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482987/272-10-50-3

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Percentage investment held by members or limited partners of limited liability company (LLC) or limited partnership (LP).

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Organization and Operations (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Organization and Operations (Details) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) singleFamilyProperty	Dec. 31, 2023 singleFamilyProperty	Dec. 31, 2023 state	Dec. 31, 2023 property
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of states \| state				21
Asset-backed securitization certificates \| $	$ 25,666	$ 25,666
Stock exchange ratio	1
American Homes 4 Rent
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
General partner ownership interest	87.70%	87.30%
American Homes 4 Rent, L.P.
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Limited partner, common partnership interest	12.30%
Single Family Homes
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Properties \| singleFamilyProperty			59,332
Single Family Homes \| Single-family Properties Identified for Future Sale
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Properties		1,115	862		862