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Debt Instrument, Loan Principal as a Percentage of Mortgage Pool

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Debt Instrument, Number of Extensions

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Debt Instrument, Number of Loans

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Percentage points added to the reference rate to compute the variable rate on the debt instrument.

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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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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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Amount, after accumulated amortization, of debt discount.

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Amount of investment in debt security measured at amortized cost (held-to-maturity).

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The number of real estate properties owned as of the balance sheet date.

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The cash outflow to repay long-term debt that is wholly or partially secured by collateral. Excludes repayments of tax exempt secured debt.

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Debt - Mortgage Loans Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands		6 Months Ended
Debt - Mortgage Loans Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Jul. 19, 2018 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2018 USD ($) extension property loan	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($) property	Apr. 30, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount		$ 22,132		$ 26,464
Investments in debt securities, net		483,381		$ 378,545
Repayment proceeds		59,213	$ 30,916
Payments on mortgage loans		$ 3,198,588	2,083,012
Residential Real Estate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of real estate properties \| property		43,825		47,616
Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, unamortized discount		$ 0
Payments on mortgage loans		$ 3,198,588	$ 2,083,012
Secured Debt \| Class G Certificates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, loan principal as a percentage of mortgage pool					5.00%
Stated interest rate		0.0005%
Secured Debt \| IH 2015-1, IH 2015-2, IH 2015-3, IH 2017-2, IH 2018-1, CAH 2014-1, CAH 2014-2, CAH 2015-1, CSH 2016-1, CSH 2016-2, SWH 2017-1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument, extended term		1 year
Secured Debt \| IH 2017-1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of loans \| loan		2
Debt instrument, term		10 years
Debt instrument, unamortized discount		$ 3,169		$ 3,345
Stated interest rate		4.23%
Secured Debt \| IH 2017-1 \| Class B Certificates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		4.23%
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| Class F Certificates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		3.73%
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| IH 2015-1, IH 2015-2, IH 2015-3, IH 2017-2, IH 2018-1, CAH 2014-1, CAH 2014-2, CAH 2015-1, CSH 2016-1, CSH 2016-2, SWH 2017-1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of loans \| loan		5
Debt instrument, term		2 years
Debt instrument, number of extensions \| extension		2
Secured Debt \| Minimum \| SWH 2017-1, IH 2017-2, IH 2018-1, IH 2018-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		0.76%
Secured Debt \| Maximum \| Class F Certificates
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		5.08%
Secured Debt \| Maximum \| IH 2015-1, IH 2015-2, IH 2015-3, IH 2017-2, IH 2018-1, CAH 2014-1, CAH 2014-2, CAH 2015-1, CSH 2016-1, CSH 2016-2, SWH 2017-1
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of loans \| loan		7
Debt instrument, term		3 years
Debt instrument, number of extensions \| extension		5
Secured Debt \| Maximum \| SWH 2017-1, IH 2017-2, IH 2018-1, IH 2018-2
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread		3.47%
Subsequent Event \| Secured Debt \| IH 2015-3
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment proceeds	$ 71,770