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Debt Instrument, Covenant, Balance Sheet Leverage at Period End

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Debt Instrument, Redemption Percentage Option

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Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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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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Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Fair value amount of debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Face (par) amount of the original debt instrument that was repurchased.

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Gross amount of debt extinguished.

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Difference between the fair value of payments made and the carrying amount of debt which is extinguished prior to maturity.

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KW UNSECURED DEBT - Senior Notes (Details)				12 Months Ended
KW UNSECURED DEBT - Senior Notes (Details)	Apr. 01, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 11, 2021 USD ($)	Feb. 09, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($)	Aug. 23, 2021 USD ($)	Mar. 15, 2021 USD ($)	Jan. 27, 2021 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Gain on extinguishment of debt				$ (27,500,000)	$ 45,700,000	$ 9,300,000
Senior Notes \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Balance sheet leverage ratio				1.50
Balance sheet leverage ratio at period end				1.15
4.75% Senior Notes Due 2029 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face value		$ 500,000,000						$ 100,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		4.75%
Gain on extinguishment of debt			$ 14,800,000		11,700,000
Amount of extinguishment of debt	$ 573,100,000
5% Senior Notes Due 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face value		$ 500,000,000						$ 100,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)		5.00%
Senior Notes Due 2030 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face value							$ 600,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)							4.75%
4.75% Senior Notes Due 2029 and 5% Senior Notes Due 2031 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption percentage of principal		100.00%
Redemption percentage of debt option		40.00%
4.75% Senior Notes Due 2029 and 5% Senior Notes Due 2031 \| Senior Notes \| Maximum
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption percentage of principal		101.00%
5.875% Senior Notes Due 2024 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt face value					$ 1,200,000,000
Interest rate (as a percent)					5.875%
Repurchased face amount									$ 1,000,000,000
Total repurchase amount			$ 576,900,000