Land Under Development - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2023 USD ($) Parcel lot
Real Estate [Abstract]
Carrying value of raw parcels of land	$ 41,238
Aggregate additional funding commitments related to raw land property under joint development	1,700
Expected development credits that will offset the aggregate additional funding commitments related to raw land property development	900
Payments to Acquire Land	$ 19,000
Number of Developed Land Parcels Transferred To Inventory \| Parcel	1
Development Costs Transferred to Inventory	$ 5,200
Raw Land Parcel Purchased During Period [Member]
Real Estate [Abstract]
Number of finished lots expected to be developed from raw parcels of land \| lot	500
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of finished lots expected to be developed from raw parcels of land \| lot	500
Total Raw Land Parcel Owned
Real Estate [Abstract]
Number of finished lots expected to be developed from raw parcels of land \| lot	2,000
Real Estate [Line Items]
Number of finished lots expected to be developed from raw parcels of land \| lot	2,000

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Development Costs Transferred to Inventory

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Number of finished lots expected to be developed from raw parcels of land.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, net of valuation allowances and impairment losses, of costs of land expected to be developed in the near term plus capitalized costs of development, for purposes of selling completed units to home buyers or commercial or industrial entities..

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2009/role/commonPracticeRef
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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The cash outflow from the acquisition of real estate intended to generate income for the owner; excludes land acquired for use by the owner.

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Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Section 45
-Paragraph 13
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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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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef
-Topic 976
-SubTopic 310
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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