Debt Instrument, Fair Value Adjustment

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Debt Instrument, Redemption, Maximum Percentage of Face Amount

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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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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 - 2027 Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended
DEBT - 2027 Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2020	Feb. 10, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019	Jun. 05, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Carrying value	$ 2,762,075,000		$ 1,635,008,000
5.875% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	5.875%			5.875%
Senior Notes issued amount				$ 500,000,000.0
6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.625%	6.625%
Senior Notes issued amount		$ 290,400,000
Redemption price (as a percent)	106.625%
Carrying value	$ 323,300,000	$ 290,000,000
Fair value adjustment to debt instrument, net of amortization	$ 23,300,000
Redemption not to exceed aggregate principal amount (as a percent)	40.00%
6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 issued by TM Communities \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)		6.625%
6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 issued by WLH \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate (as a percent)	6.625%	6.625%
Senior Notes issued amount		$ 9,600,000
Carrying value		$ 9,600,000
Redemption period, prior to July 15, 2022 \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)	100.00%
Redemption period, on or after July 15, 2022 \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)	103.313%
Redemption period, on or after July 15, 2023 \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)	102.208%
Redemption period, on or after July 15, 2024 \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)	101.104%
Redemption period, on or after July 15, 2025 \| 6.625% Senior Notes due 2027 \| Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Redemption price (as a percent)	100.00%