Mortgages, Notes and Loans Payable, Net - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) debtInstrument	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 debtInstrument	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other assets, net		$ 281,656,000	$ 278,587,000
Carrying value		$ 5,352,610,000
Weighted-average Interest Rate		7.98%	5.91%
Repayment of debt		$ 249,435,000	$ 1,065,348,000	$ 2,140,340,000
Special Improvement District bond transfers associated with land sales		$ 13,883,000	7,774,000	8,697,000
Refundable deposit	$ 27,500,000
Derivative asset, number of instruments held | debtInstrument		5			1
Secured Bridgeland Notes Due 2026
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 475,000,000
Face amount	$ 275,000,000	$ 200,000,000	$ 475,000,000
Interest rate margin		7.64%	6.60%
Interest Rate Derivatives
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate margin			5.28%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 2,050,000,000		$ 2,100,000,000		$ 2,100,000,000
Senior Notes | Recourse
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value		2,100,000,000
Secured Debt | Recourse
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value		68,400,000
Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 384,400,000
Weighted-average Interest Rate		6.44%	5.51%
Long-term debt, refinanced		$ 161,000,000
Repayment of debt		48,400,000
Long term debt, undrawn lender commitment		$ 1,000,000,000
Mortgages | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of Interest Rates		3.13%	3.13%
Mortgages | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of Interest Rates		10.48%	9.39%
Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Special Improvement District bond transfers associated with land sales		$ 21,300,000
Special improvement district bond issued		$ 13,900,000
Bonds | Minimum | Master Planned Communities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of Interest Rates		4.13%	4.13%
Bonds | Maximum | Master Planned Communities
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of Interest Rates		7.00%	6.05%
Asset Pledged as Collateral with Right
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other assets, net		$ 4,700,000,000