Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Sep. 30, 2020	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Entity Emerging Growth Company			false
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 275,821	$ 209,404	$ 721,921	$ 561,538
Gross profit:
Gross Profit	67,886	44,725	170,750	120,372
Income before income taxes:
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	45,923	24,972	104,864	61,747
Inventory
Inventory	779,360		779,360		$ 753,567
Goodwill
Goodwill	680		680		680
Inventory	779,360		779,360		753,567
Builder operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	264,042	200,658	684,520	537,310
Gross profit:
Gross Profit	72,202	47,777	180,734	127,939
Income before income taxes:
Results of Operations, Income before Income Taxes	43,585	22,446	101,303	59,197
Goodwill
Inventory	552,484		552,484		419,817
Builder operations | Southeast [Domain]
Revenues:
Total revenues	72,293	95,973	217,111	269,032
Gross profit:
Gross Profit	19,586	23,540	58,173	67,682
Income before income taxes:
Results of Operations, Income before Income Taxes	10,964	12,486	31,677	36,852
Goodwill
Inventory	167,988		167,988		168,140
Builder operations | Central
Gross profit:
Gross Profit	52,616	24,237	122,561	60,257
Income before income taxes:
Results of Operations, Income before Income Taxes	32,621	9,960	69,626	22,345
Goodwill
Inventory	384,496		384,496		251,677
Builder operations | Central America
Revenues:
Total revenues	191,749	104,685	467,409	268,278
Land development
Revenues:
Total revenues	11,779	8,746	37,401	24,228
Gross profit:
Gross Profit	2,661	2,300	9,436	6,202
Income before income taxes:
Results of Operations, Income before Income Taxes	2,540	4,784	8,627	10,300
Goodwill
Inventory	201,181		201,181		308,071
Corporate and Other [Member]
Gross profit:
Gross Profit	(6,977)	(5,352)	(19,420)	(13,769)
Income before income taxes:
Results of Operations, Income before Income Taxes	(202)	(2,258)	(5,066)	(7,750)
Goodwill
Inventory	25,695		25,695		25,679
Southeast [Domain]
Goodwill
Goodwill	680		680		$ 680
Real Estate, Other [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	11,936	9,486	38,182	24,978
Real Estate, Other [Member] | Southeast [Domain]
Revenues:
Total revenues	42	740	282	750
Real Estate, Other [Member] | Central
Revenues:
Total revenues	11,894	8,746	37,900	24,228
Real Estate, Other [Member] | Builder operations
Revenues:
Total revenues	200	700	800	700
Residential Real Estate [Member]
Revenues:
Total revenues	263,885	199,918	683,739	536,560
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Southeast [Domain]
Revenues:
Total revenues	72,251	95,233	216,829	268,282
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Central
Revenues:
Total revenues	191,634	104,685	466,910	268,278
Residential Real Estate [Member] | Land development
Revenues:
Total revenues	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0