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Notes Payable - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Mar. 31, 2020	Mar. 31, 2020	Feb. 01, 2020	Oct. 01, 2019	Sep. 30, 2019
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Maximum borrowing capacity on revolving credit facility	$ 2,500.0	$ 2,500.0
Letters of credit, sublimit borrowing capacity, as a percentage	100.00%	100.00%
Proceeds from revolving credit facility		$ 800.0
Borrowings outstanding on revolving credit facility	$ 500.0	500.0			0.0
Outstanding letters of credit	116.3	116.3
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	973.7	973.7
Authorized repurchase of debt securities		500.0
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 7.8	$ 7.8			8.0
Line of Credit Facility, Interest Rate at Period End	1.70%	1.70%
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Stated interest rate	5.75%	5.75%
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Stated interest rate	2.50%	2.50%		2.50%
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Stated interest rate	4.00%	4.00%
Maturities of Senior Debt	$ 500.0
Financial Services [Member]
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Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	6.6	6.6			11.6
Mortgage loans held for sale pledged under repurchase agreement	1,300.0	1,300.0
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Interest rate on mortgage repurchase facility	2.60%	2.60%
Forestar Group [Member]
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Notes payable	640.1	640.1			460.5
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Letter of Credit, Maximum Borrowing Capacity (in dollars)	100.0	100.0
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Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	349.0	349.0
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	$ 0.0	$ 0.0			0.0
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Maturities of Senior Debt	$ 118.9
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Forestar Group [Member] \| Senior Note Member Forty Three
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Debt Instrument, Face Amount			$ 300.0
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