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Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2015
Selected financial information of discontinued operations |  |  |
Issuance of TopBuild Corp. debt |  |  | $ 200
Spinoff of Installation and Other Services |  |  |
Selected financial information of discontinued operations |  |  |
Percentage of businesses planned for spinoff | 100.00% |  |
Issuance of TopBuild Corp. debt |  | $ 200 |

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