Face (par) amount of debt instrument at time of issuance.

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Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement.

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DEBT - Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Feb. 10, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value	$ 2,762,075		$ 1,635,008
Senior Notes \| New Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of new notes (up to)		$ 1,100,000
Senior Notes \| 6.00% Senior Notes due 2023 issued by WLH
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of new notes (up to)		26,000
Carrying value		$ 26,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.00%	6.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Notes due 2025 issued by WLH
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of new notes (up to)		$ 8,500
Carrying value		$ 8,500
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		5.875%
Senior Notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 issued by WLH
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of new notes (up to)		$ 9,600
Carrying value		$ 9,600
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.625%	6.625%
Senior Notes \| 6.00% Senior Notes due 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of new notes (up to)		$ 324,000
Carrying value	$ 366,200	324,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.00%
Senior Notes \| 5.875% Senior Notes due 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of new notes (up to)		428,400
Carrying value		$ 428,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.875%	5.875%
Senior Notes \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Aggregate principal amount of new notes (up to)		$ 290,400
Carrying value	$ 323,300	$ 290,000
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.625%	6.625%