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Disposal Group, Including Discontinued Operation, Number of Homes Disposed

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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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Amount of consideration received or receivable for the disposal of assets and liabilities, including discontinued operation.

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The cash outflow for debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the normal operating cycle, if longer.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 15
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=109223946&loc=d3e3291-108585

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DISCONTINUATION OF THE BUY-RENOVATE-LEASE-SELL BUSINESS (Details) $ in Thousands		1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Jun. 28, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 29, 2019 home	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt				$ 44,820	$ 436,821
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Buy-Renovate-Lease-Sell Business
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Inventory disposed	$ 38,900			$ 400
Closing costs	$ 1,800
Number of homes disposed \| home		2
Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations \| Buy-Renovate-Lease-Sell Business \| Term B Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt			$ 49,900