Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Detail) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2024 USD ($) joint_venture lot	Dec. 31, 2023 USD ($)
Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Aggregate investment	$ 28,100
Number of joint ventures \| joint_venture	4
Expected production of finished lots \| lot	5,150
Total lots controlled by company under the joint venture \| lot	4,800
Total lots either under contract with unrelated parties or not under the current contract \| lot	350
Additional funding commitments in the aggregate	$ 11,500
Other Assets
Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Aggregate investment		$ 29,200
Home Building Segment
Joint Ventures [Line Items]
Restricted cash and cash equivalents	44,099	41,483
Accrued expenses and other liabilities	$ 380,811	$ 413,043

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Carrying value as of the balance sheet date of obligations incurred and payable, pertaining to costs that are statutory in nature, are incurred on contractual obligations, or accumulate over time and for which invoices have not yet been received or will not be rendered. Examples include taxes, interest, rent and utilities.

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