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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2018 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 1987 lease_renewal lease lease_extension	Sep. 30, 2019
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Legal reserve	$ 419	$ 17,500
Outstanding warranty insurance receivables	39,994	37,597
Obligations related to surety bonds	12,462	36,563
Operating Lease, Expense	9,200
Rental expense		7,900	$ 7,000
Deposits	74,057	71,909
Aggregate remaining purchase price	799,300
Building
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease term					10 years
Ground lease
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease term				55 years
Number of lease contracts \| lease				2
Subleased ground leases	65,200
Future ground lease obligations	$ 96,202
Minimum \| Equipment Leases
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease term	3 years
Maximum \| Equipment Leases
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease term					4 years
Surety bonds
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Outstanding surety bonds	$ 611,600	685,700
Obligations related to surety bonds	$ 382,300	$ 423,400
10 year renewal option \| Ground lease
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating leases, renewal term				10 years
Number of lease renewal options \| lease_renewal				3
45 year ground lease \| Ground lease
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Lease term				45 years
Number of lease contracts \| lease				1
ground lease
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Operating leases, renewal term				10 years
ground lease \| Ground lease
Commitment And Contingencies [Line Items]
Number of lease extensions exercised \| lease_extension				1