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Land Under Development - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Lot Parcel | Jun. 30, 2015 USD ($) Lot Parcel | Jun. 30, 2014 Lot
Real Estate [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of raw parcels of land acquired | Parcel | 4 | 4 |
Carrying value of raw parcels of land | $ | $ 25,554 | $ 25,554 |
Number of finished lots intended to be developed from raw parcels of land | 380 | 380 |
Finished lots under lot purchase agreements | 90 | 90 |
Lots sold to unrelated party | 1 | 6 | 0
Aggregate sales price of finished lots to unrelated party | $ | $ 259 | $ 1,535 |

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