Segment Reporting - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2023 USD ($) segment	Dec. 31, 2022 USD ($)
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Number of reportable business segments \| segment	2
Accounts and notes receivable	$ 129,565	$ 119,834
homegenius
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Accounts and notes receivable	$ 6,200	$ 11,800

Amount, after allowance for credit loss, of right to consideration from customer for product sold and service rendered in normal course of business.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 310
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Number of segments reported by the entity. A reportable segment is a component of an entity for which there is an accounting requirement to report separate financial information on that component in the entity's financial statements.

+ References

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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