Mortgages, Notes and Loans Payable, Net (Borrowings Activity) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2021
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Balance at December 31, 2021	$ 4,591,157
Issuances/Borrowings	504,470	$ 1,503,083
Repayments	(292,635)	(1,328,054)
Special Improvement District bond assumptions	(3,932)	$ (1,010)
Deferred financing costs, net	1,633
Balance at June 30, 2022	$ 4,800,692
Two Summerlin
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.43%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	$ 40,800
20/25 Waterway Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.00%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	$ 14,500
One Merriweather
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.53%
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
Millennium Waterway Apartments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.94%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	$ 51,000
Two Lakes Edge
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.39%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	$ 105,000
The Lane at Waterway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.85%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	$ 37,500
20/25 Waterway Avenue
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.79%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Repayments	$ (12,487)
Millennium Waterway Apartments
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.75%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Repayments	$ (50,516)
Two Lakes Edge
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	2.40%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Repayments	$ (69,031)
Outlet Collection at Riverwalk
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	3.50%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Repayments	$ (26,258)
The Lane at Waterway
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	1.85%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Repayments	$ (27,729)
Mortgages, notes and loans payable
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Issuances/Borrowings	180,270
Repayments	$ (32,133)
Senior Secured Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest Rate	4.61%
Notes And Loans Payable [Roll Forward]
Repayments	$ (74,482)

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