Mortgages, Notes, and Loans Payable, Net - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2024 USD ($) debtInstrument	Jun. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other assets, net	$ 292,927		$ 283,047
Term of contract	5 years
Weighted-average Interest Rate	8.21%		7.98%
Repayments	$ 128,489	$ 7,341
Special Improvement District bond transfers associated with land sales	7,299	0
Refundable deposit	$ 27,500
Derivative asset, number of instruments held | debtInstrument	6
Secured Bridgeland Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount		$ 67,000		$ 133,000	$ 475,000		$ 275,000
Outstanding borrowings	$ 475,000
Interest rate of debt instruments	7.63%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 2,050,000					$ 2,100,000		$ 2,100,000
Mortgages
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Face amount	$ 45,000
Weighted-average Interest Rate	6.63%		6.44%
Outstanding borrowings	$ 164,500
Long-term debt, refinanced	130,000
Repayments	8,000
Long term debt, undrawn lender commitment	$ 1,200,000
Mortgages | Minimum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of Interest Rates	3.13%		3.13%
Mortgages | Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of Interest Rates	10.45%		10.48%
Bonds
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Special Improvement District bond transfers associated with land sales	$ 7,300
Special improvement district bond issued	$ 0
Bonds | Minimum | MPC Segment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of Interest Rates	4.13%
Bonds | Maximum | MPC Segment
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Range of Interest Rates	7.00%
Asset Pledged as Collateral with Right
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Other assets, net	$ 5,200,000