Organization and Formation (Details)	Nov. 16, 2017 shares	Feb. 06, 2017 $ / shares shares	Jan. 31, 2017 shares	Jun. 30, 2018 $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2017 $ / shares shares
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		310,376,634
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)		9,000,000,000		9,000,000,000	9,000,000,000
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)		900,000,000		900,000,000	900,000,000
Common stock shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.01		$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Starwood Waypoint Homes
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Partnership interest				98.30%
Common Stock | Starwood Waypoint Homes
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Exchange ratio	1.614
Common Units | Starwood Waypoint Homes
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Exchange ratio	1.6140
IPO
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)		88,550,000
Sale of common stock, price per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 20.00
Pre-IPO Owner Issuances
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)			221,826,634
Merger with Starwood Waypoint Homes
Collaborative Arrangements and Non-collaborative Arrangement Transactions [Line Items]
Issuance of common stock (in shares)	207,448,958