Land Under Development - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($) lot	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($) lot
Real Estate [Abstract]
Number of finished lots for use in homebuilding operations \| lot	1,750	1,900
Carrying value of raw parcels of land	$ 36,895	$ 27,100
Payments to Acquire Land	$ 19,600
NumberOfFinishedLotsExpectedToBeDevelopedFromRawParcelsOfLand \| lot	500
SaleOfLandUnderDevelopment	$ 5,600
DevelopmentCostsTransferredToInventory	$ 5,200

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Number of finished lots intended to be developed from raw parcels of land for use in homebuilding operation.

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SaleOfLandUnderDevelopment

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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
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02(6)(a))
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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
-Subparagraph (c)
-Publisher FASB
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