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Land Under Development - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2021 USD ($) parcel lot | Dec. 31, 2020 USD ($) lot
Real Estate [Abstract] |  |
Number of finished lots for use in homebuilding operations | lot | 200 | 500
Carrying value of raw parcels of land | $ 12,147 | $ 62,790
Aggregate additional funding commitments related to raw land property under joint development | 2,700 |
Expected development credits that will offset the aggregate additional funding commitments related to raw land property development | 800 |
SaleOfLandUnderDevelopment | $ 45,800 |
NumberOfDevelopedLandParcelsTransferredToInventory | parcel | 1 |
DevelopmentCostsTransferredToInventory | $ 16,500 |
Payments to Acquire Land | $ 11,200 |
Number Of Raw Land Parcels Of Land Purchased | parcel | 2 |
NumberOfFinishedLotsExpectedToBeDevelopedFromRawParcelsOfLand | lot | 200 |

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