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Inventory - Fair Value Unobservable Inputs (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) community | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) community | Sep. 30, 2019 USD ($) home community | Sep. 30, 2018 USD ($) home community
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |
Communities Impaired | community | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
Fair Value of Communities Impaired, Net of Impairment Charges | $ 2,610 | $ 5,809 | $ 2,610 | $ 5,809
Impairment Charges | $ 5,919 | $ 3,502 | 6,007 | 4,054
Minimum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |
Average selling price ($000s) |  |  | $ 466 | $ 512
Sales pace per quarter (units) | home |  |  | 1 | 3
Maximum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |
Average selling price ($000s) |  |  | $ 550 | $ 586
Sales pace per quarter (units) | home |  |  | 3 | 4
Measurement Input, Discount Rate |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |
Discount rate |  | 0.12 |  | 0.12
Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Minimum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |
Discount rate | 0.12 |  | 0.12 |
Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Maximum |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |  |  |
Discount rate | 0.14 |  | 0.14 |

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