Debt Issuance Costs, Increase (Decrease), Net

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Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]

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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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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of all notes and loans payable (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer).

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The cash inflow from a debt initially having maturity due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer.

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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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Mortgages, Notes and Loans Payable, Net (Borrowings Activity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021	Jan. 31, 2022
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2021	$ 4,591,157
Issuances/Borrowings	175,075	$ 1,402,869
Repayments	(91,939)	$ (1,283,512)
Deferred financing costs, net	657
Balance at March 31, 2022	$ 4,674,950
Two Summerlin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.43%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	$ 40,800
One Merriweather
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.53%		3.525%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	$ 49,800
Two Merriweather
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.83%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	$ 25,600
Existing mortgages, notes and loans payable
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	58,875
Repayments	$ (17,457)
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.61%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Repayments	$ (74,482)