Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment

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- Definition

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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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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- Definition

Percentage price of original principal amount of debt at which debt can be redeemed by the issuer.

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Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders.

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DEBT - 2023 Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended
DEBT - 2023 Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Apr. 16, 2015	Mar. 31, 2020	Feb. 10, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value		$ 2,762,075,000		$ 1,635,008,000
5.875% Senior Notes due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		5.875%
Senior Notes issued amount	$ 350,000,000.0
Redemption price (as a percent)	101.00%	100.00%
6.00% Senior Notes due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		6.00%
Senior Notes issued amount			$ 324,000,000.0
Carrying value		$ 366,200,000	$ 324,000,000.0
Fair value adjustment to debt instrument, net of amortization		$ 16,200,000
6.00% Senior Notes due 2023 issued by WLH \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		6.00%	6.00%
Senior Notes issued amount			$ 26,000,000.0
Carrying value			$ 26,000,000.0
Redemption period, prior to September 1, 2020 \| 6.00% Senior Notes due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)		100.00%
Redemption period, on or after September 1, 2020 \| 6.00% Senior Notes due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)		103.00%
Redemption period, on or after September 1, 2021 \| 6.00% Senior Notes due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)		101.50%
Redemption period, on or after September 1, 2022 \| 6.00% Senior Notes due 2023 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)		100.00%