Investment in Unconsolidated Entities (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020	Apr. 26, 2018	Aug. 15, 2017
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	$ 84,654,000	$ 74,224,000
Revenues	1,777,710,000	1,757,793,000	$ 1,402,876,000
Net income	306,675,000	313,997,000	204,381,000
Cash	179,756,000	76,588,000
Assets	1,902,832,000	1,655,675,000
Liabilities	548,684,000	543,621,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	1,300,704,000	1,061,907,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	17,309,000	20,908,000
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	1,318,013,000	1,082,815,000	888,694,000	$ 649,409,000
Liabilities and Equity	1,902,832,000	1,655,675,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	16,742,000	25,626,000	19,713,000
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted	2,000,000
Contributions of LLC Members			500,000
Payments to Acquire Equity Method Investments	5,547,000	4,465,000	8,000
Goodwill	680,000	680,000			$ 700,000
Challenger [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	52,666,000	49,897,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	10,921,000	20,921,000	14,831,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage						49.90%
Equity Method Investment, Underlying Equity in Net Assets	50,400,000
Equity Method Investment, Difference Between Carrying Amount and Underlying Equity	2.3
EJB River Holdings, LLC [Member]
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount	10,900,000
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	10,867,000	8,554,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	$ 2,812,000	2,424,000	833,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount	$ 10,900,000
BHome Mortgage [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	1,255,000	1,147,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	$ 3,009,000	1,548,000	1,585,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	49.00%
Green Brick Mortgage, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	$ 0	307,000
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	$ 0	733,000	2,464,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	49.90%
GBTM Sendera [Member]
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount	$ 19,900,000
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investments	$ 19,866,000	14,319,000
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Variable Interest Entity, Reporting Entity Involvement, Maximum Loss Exposure, Amount	$ 19,900,000
Equity Method Investment, Nonconsolidated Investee, Other
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	270,322,000	301,818,000	221,190,000
Costs and Expenses	236,038,000	250,240,000	181,429,000
Net income	34,284,000	51,578,000	$ 39,761,000
Cash	23,549,000	15,265,000
Accounts and Other Receivables, Net, Current	4,207,000	4,972,000
Financing Receivable, after Allowance for Credit Loss	2,838,000	10,381,000
Financing Receivable, Held-for-Sale	7,452,000	8,829,000
Inventory, Net	182,550,000	195,732,000
Other Assets, Current	6,425,000	9,352,000
Assets	227,021,000	244,531,000
Accounts Payable, Current	7,151,000	10,166,000
Accrued Liabilities, Current	10,265,000	12,177,000
Notes Payable, Current	49,701,000	82,484,000
Liabilities	67,117,000	104,827,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent	80,968,000	70,812,000
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	78,936,000	68,892,000
Stockholders' Equity, Including Portion Attributable to Noncontrolling Interest	159,904,000	139,704,000
Liabilities and Equity	227,021,000	244,531,000
EJB River Holdings, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Assets	29,200,000
Liabilities	7,500,000
GBTM Sendera [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Assets	44,400,000
Liabilities	7,500,000
Contributions of LLC Members	$ 5,000,000	$ 3,600,000