Average Sales Price of Backlog

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Business acquisition, number of selling communities included in the business acquired.

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Number of homes to be delivered.

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Number of home sites included in acquisition

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Aggregate sales value of outstanding homes to be delivered.

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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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Name of the acquired entity.

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The cash outflow associated with the acquisition of a business, net of the cash acquired from the purchase.

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Acquisition - Subsequent Event (Details Textuals)	1 Months Ended
Acquisition - Subsequent Event (Details Textuals)	May 31, 2019 USD ($) communities home_sites	May 20, 2019 USD ($) home_sites	Apr. 30, 2019 USD ($) luxury_homes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of Homes to be Delivered \| luxury_homes			6,467
Sales Value of Outstanding Homes to be Delivered			$ 5,660,000,000
Sharp Residential [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity	Sharp Residential, LLC
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	$ 93,200,000
Number of home sites included in acquisition \| home_sites	950
Number of Homes to be Delivered \| home_sites		125
Sales Value of Outstanding Homes to be Delivered		$ 66,100,000
Average Sales Price of Backlog		$ 528,900
Business acquisition, number of selling communities \| communities	10