Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2018	Aug. 07, 2018
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	Invitation Homes Inc.
Entity Central Index Key	0001687229
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Non-accelerated Filer
Document Type	10-Q
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2018
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2018
Document Fiscal Period focus	Q2
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Common Stock, Stock Outstanding (in shares)		520,540,209