Earnings Per Share - Summary of Earnings Per Common Share (Detail) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2017	Mar. 31, 2016
Numerator:
Net income available to TMHC – basic	$ 11,476	$ 6,813
Net income attributable to non-controlling interest – Principal Equityholders	24,134	19,107
Loss fully attributable to public holding company	27	72
Net income – diluted	$ 35,637	$ 25,992
Denominator:
Weighted average shares - basic (Class A) (in shares)	38,554	31,923
Weighted average shares - Principal Equityholders' non-controlling interest (Class B) (in shares)	81,015	89,107
Restricted stock units (in shares)	703	237
Stock Options (in shares)	206	0
Weighted average shares - diluted (in shares)	120,478	121,267
Earnings per common share - basic:
Net income available to Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (usd per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.21
Earnings per common share - diluted:
Net income available to Taylor Morrison Home Corporation (usd per share)	$ 0.30	$ 0.21