Document and Entity Information - shares	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2017	Aug. 02, 2017
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2017
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2017
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	TMHC
Entity Registrant Name	Taylor Morrison Home Corp
Entity Central Index Key	0001562476
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Class A Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		72,492,923
Class B Common Stock
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,254,360