CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-in Capital	Treasury Stock	Retained Earnings	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income	Non-controlling Interest Corporate Joint Venture	Class A Common Stock Common Stock	WLH	WLH Additional Paid-in Capital
Balance, beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2018				11,554,084				112,965,856
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2018	$ 2,418,735		$ 2,071,579	$ (186,087)	$ 527,698	$ 2,001	$ 3,543	$ 1
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net (loss)/income	51,281				51,131		150
Other comprehensive income	284					284
Exercise of stock options (in shares)								3,176
Exercise of stock options	39		39
Issuance of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld for tax ( in shares )								474,567
Repurchase of New TMM Units from principal equityholders	(1,493)		(1,493)
Exchange of B shares from public offerings (in shares)								0
Exchange of Class B shares from public offerings	$ 3,417		3,417
Repurchase of Class A common stock (in shares)	(4,376,879)			(4,376,879)				(4,376,879)
Repurchase of common stock	$ (77,839)			$ (77,839)
Distributions to non-controlling interests of consolidated joint ventures	17						17
Changes in non-controlling interests of consolidated joint ventures	905						905
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2019				15,930,963				109,066,720
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2019	2,395,312		2,073,542	$ (263,926)	578,829	2,285	4,581	$ 1
Balance, beginning of period (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2019		105,851,285		19,943,432
Balance, beginning of period at Dec. 31, 2019	2,545,712	$ 1	2,097,995	$ (343,524)	782,350	884	8,006
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity
Net (loss)/income	(29,556)				(31,431)		1,875
Other comprehensive income	(13)					(13)
Exercise of stock options (in shares)		250,149
Exercise of stock options	4,548		4,548
Issuance of restricted stock units, net of shares withheld for tax ( in shares )		602,418
Repurchase of New TMM Units from principal equityholders	(7,075)		(7,075)
Issuance of restricted stock units and warrants in connection with business combinations (in shares)		28,327,290
Issuance of restricted stock units and warrants in connection with business combinations	$ 849,920		849,920
Repurchase of Class A common stock (in shares)	(5,436,479)	5,436,479		(5,436,479)
Repurchase of common stock	$ (90,163)			$ (90,163)
Stock compensation expense	11,896		11,896						$ 5,107	$ 5,107
WLH equity award accelerations due to change in control	8,421		8,421
Distributions to non-controlling interests of consolidated joint ventures	6,735						6,735
Changes in non-controlling interests of consolidated joint ventures	117,509						117,509
Balance, end of period (in shares) at Mar. 31, 2020		129,594,663		25,379,911
Balance, end of period at Mar. 31, 2020	$ 3,423,041	$ 1	$ 2,970,812	$ (433,687)	$ 750,919	$ 871	$ 134,125