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Inventory - Fair Value Unobservable Inputs (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2020 USD ($) home | Mar. 31, 2019 USD ($) home
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |
Impairment Charges | $ 5,386 | $ 0
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 | Minimum |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |
Discount rate | 0.12 |
Measurement Input, Discount Rate | Maximum |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items] (Deprecated 2018-01-31) |  |
Discount rate | 0.14 |

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