Income (Loss) From Unconsolidated Joint Ventures

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Ownership percentage of partner in Joint Venture.

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The percentage of ownership of common stock or equity participation in the investee accounted for under the equity method of accounting.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The cash inflow from the sale of real estate held-for-investment and real estate joint ventures.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 12
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=123570139&loc=d3e3179-108585

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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures - CL Realty, L.L.C. (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Gain on sales of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		$ 13,083	$ 45,767	$ 0
CL Realty, L.L.C.
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest percentage		50.00%
Proceeds from unconsolidated joint venture	$ 2,200
Gain on sales of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 598
CL Realty, L.L.C. \| Forestar
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership percentage of partner in joint venture		50.00%