Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Income Statement [Abstract]
Home closings revenue, net	$ 751,485	$ 629,088
Land closings revenue	3,356	6,602
Mortgage operations revenue	14,249	9,639
Total revenues	769,090	645,329
Cost of home closings	616,295	514,532
Cost of land closings	2,400	5,632
Mortgage operations expenses	8,702	6,524
Total cost of revenues	627,397	526,688
Gross margin	141,693	118,641
Sales, commissions and other marketing costs	55,617	47,841
General and administrative expenses	33,128	29,424
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	(1,085)	(782)
Interest income, net	(90)	(87)
Other (income)/expense, net	(351)	3,254
Income before income taxes	54,474	38,991
Income tax provision	18,873	12,887
Net income before allocation to non-controlling interests	35,601	26,104
Net loss/(income) attributable to non-controlling interests — joint ventures	9	(184)
Net income before non-controlling interests — Principal Equityholders	35,610	25,920
Net income attributable to non-controlling interests — Principal Equityholders	(24,134)	(19,107)
Net income available to Taylor Morrison Home Corporation	$ 11,476	$ 6,813
Earnings per common share
Basic (usd per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.21
Diluted (usd per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.21
Weighted average number of shares of common stock:
Basic (in shares)	38,554	31,923
Diluted (in shares)	120,478	121,267