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Debt Instrument, Interest Only Period

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Represents the number of extension options available pertaining to a debt instrument.

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Debt Instrument, Variable Rate Floor

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Gain (Loss) On Settlement Of Rate-Lock Agreement

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Previously Estimated Development Reserve Cost

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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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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Fixed interest rate related to the interest rate derivative.

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Nominal or face amount used to calculate payment on derivative.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility.

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The cash outflow for derivative instruments during the period, which are classified as financing activities, excluding those designated as hedging instruments.

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Cash received for the sale of real estate that is not part of an investing activity during the current period.

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Mortgages, Notes and Loans Payable, Net - Borrowing Activity, Footnotes (Details)	1 Months Ended				3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) extension	Nov. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) extension	Mar. 31, 2021 USD ($) extension	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) extension	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Oct. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Jul. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Apr. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 28, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Refundable deposit			$ 27,500,000
Derivative, fixed interest rate				2.00%	2.00%
Repayment of debt						$ 2,140,340,000	$ 867,935,000	$ 386,489,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 38,014,000	$ 13,169,000	(4,641,000)
Interest rate cap
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notional amount				$ 368,200,000	$ 368,200,000
Bridgeland
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount			275,000,000
Victoria Place
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated	5.25%					5.25%
1725 Hughes Landing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 127,000,000					$ 127,000,000
Number of extension options \| extension	3					3
Term of extension option	1 year
Future cost						$ 7,000,000
Tanager Apartments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated	3.13%					3.13%
‘A‘ali‘i
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated	4.10%					4.10%
Repayment of debt		$ 249,700,000				$ 249,744,000
Lakeside Row
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated	3.15%					3.15%
1201 Lake Robbins and The Woodlands Warehouse
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt						$ 280,300,000
Loss on settlement of rate-lock agreement						10,000,000
Construction Loans \| Victoria Place
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin					5.00%
Face amount				$ 368,200,000	$ 368,200,000
Number of extension options \| extension				2	2
Term of extension option				1 year
Construction Loans \| Tanager Apartments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount												$ 58,500,000
Construction Loans \| Lakeside Row
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin		3.55%
Face amount		$ 70,000,000								$ 250,000,000	$ 35,500,000
Term		10 years
Interest only period		4 years
Amortization period		30 years
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt			181,800,000
Term Loan \| Disposal Group, Disposed of by Sale, Not Discontinued Operations
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Repayment of debt						62,500,000
Proceeds from sale						$ 69,800,000			$ 69,800,000
Senior Notes due 2029 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount													$ 650,000,000
Interest rate, stated	4.13%					4.13%							4.125%
Senior Notes due 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount													$ 650,000,000
Interest rate, stated	4.38%					4.38%							4.375%
The Bridgeland And Woodlands Credit Facility \| Line of Credit
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Facility amount			250,000,000					250,000,000
The Bridgeland And Woodlands Credit Facility \| Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount								$ 100,000,000
Repayment of debt			$ 100,000,000
Bridgeland Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate, stated	2.40%					2.40%
Senior Notes due 2025 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 1,000,000,000					$ 1,000,000,000
Interest rate, stated	5.38%					5.38%
Loss on extinguishment of debt						$ 35,100,000
One-month LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin						0.10%
SOFR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin						0.05%
SOFR \| Bridgeland Notes due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			2.30%
Variable rate floor			0.10%
LIBOR \| 1725 Hughes Landing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin	3.95%
Variable rate floor	0.15%
LIBOR \| Construction Loans \| Victoria Place
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin				5.00%
Variable rate floor				0.25%