Real Estate Inventory and Land Deposits - Schedule of Inventory (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Real Estate [Abstract]
Real estate developed and under development	$ 2,069,795	$ 2,074,651
Real estate held for development or held for sale	176,688	183,638
Operating communities	709,474	650,036
Capitalized interest	103,059	102,642	$ 110,962	$ 105,148
Total owned inventory	3,059,016	3,010,967
Real estate not owned under option agreements	4,682	6,252
Total real estate inventory	$ 3,063,698	$ 3,017,219

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Inventory Real Estate Owned

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Total of (1) improvements, (2) held-for-sale, (3) land and land under development, (4) construction-in-process, (5) mortgage loans held-in-inventory, and (6) other real estate investments which are considered inventory due to being held for sale or disposition.

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Cost of real estate projects incurred for projects for eventual sale or transfer (condominium or time share projects, vacation clubs).

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Represents properties which were acquired directly or through foreclosure for which a committed plan to sell exists and an active program to market such properties has been initiated.

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For banks, amount of real estate assets held for development or sale by the consolidated entity.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest costs that were capitalized to properties under development during the land development and construction period of a project, and which are included in inventory.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 835
-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6450988&loc=d3e26243-108391

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