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Business Acquisition, Number of Controlled Lots Acquired through Land Purchase Contracts

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Business Acquisition, Number of Homes Acquired

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The equity interest of noncontrolling shareholders, partners or other equity holders in consolidated entity.

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The parent entity's interest in net assets of the subsidiary, expressed as a percentage.

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- References

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

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
-Subparagraph (b)
-Publisher FASB
-URI https://asc.fasb.org//1943274/2147482740/230-10-45-13