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Amount of cash and cash equivalents, and cash and cash equivalents restricted to withdrawal or usage. Excludes amount for disposal group and discontinued operations. Cash includes, but is not limited to, currency on hand, demand deposits with banks or financial institutions, and other accounts with general characteristics of demand deposits. Cash equivalents include, but are not limited to, short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates.

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Amount of purchases of financial instrument classified as an asset measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Amount of settlements of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Fair value of financial instrument classified as a liability measured using unobservable inputs that reflect the entity's own assumption about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing.

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Financial liabilities
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Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Asset at Fair Value	0
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Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notes and other receivables, net	79,096
Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notes and other receivables, net	0	0
Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notes and other receivables, net	0	85,866
Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notes and other receivables, net	79,096	0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Financial assets
Receivables	284,035
Interest Rate Fair Value Hedge Asset at Fair Value	360
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	628,587	355,871
Financial liabilities
Long term debt excluding secured borrowings	3,405,916	3,588,901
Senior Notes	1,201,753
Lines of credit	1,104,745	1,267,093
Other financial liabilities (contingent consideration)	11,317	15,842
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	5,723,731	4,871,836
Unsecured Debt	2,306,498	1,267,093
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Financial assets
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	265,096	217,367
Financial liabilities
Senior Notes	0
Lines of credit	0	0
Other financial liabilities (contingent consideration)	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Financial assets
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	360	138,504
Financial liabilities
Senior Notes	1,186,350
Lines of credit	1,104,745	1,267,093
Other financial liabilities (contingent consideration)	0	0
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Financial assets
Financial Liabilities Fair Value Disclosure	363,131	0
Financial liabilities
Senior Notes	0
Lines of credit	0	0
Other financial liabilities (contingent consideration)	11,317	15,842
Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Installment notes receivable on manufactured homes, net [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Notes and other receivables, net	79,096	85,866
Marketable Securities [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	186,898	124,726	$ 94,727
Financial liabilities
Investment, Additional Purchase	35,524	11,757
Investment, Fair Value Adjustment	33,432	6,132
Investment, Foreign Current Translation Adjustment	(9,229)	10,139
Stock Issued During Period, Value, Dividend Reinvestment Plan	2,445	1,971
Marketable Securities [Member] \| Collateralized Receivables [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Financial liabilities
Investment, Fair Value Adjustment	138,500
Marketable Securities [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	186,898	124,726
Financial liabilities
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	78,198	92,641
Marketable Securities [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	186,898	124,726
Financial liabilities
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	78,198	92,641
Marketable Securities [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Financial liabilities
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0	0
Marketable Securities [Member] \| Reported Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member] \| Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	0	0
Financial liabilities
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	0	0
Marketable Securities [Member] \| Estimate of Fair Value Measurement [Member] \| Fair Value, Recurring [Member]
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Investments, Fair Value Disclosure	186,898	124,726
Financial liabilities
Cash, Cash Equivalents, Restricted Cash and Restricted Cash Equivalents	$ 78,198	$ 92,641