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Shareholders' Equity (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	1 Months Ended					12 Months Ended
	Aug. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares shares	Jul. 31, 2014 $ / shares shares	Aug. 31, 2013 shares	Mar. 31, 2013 shares	Dec. 31, 2012 shares	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($) Vote $ / shares shares	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) $ / shares	Dec. 31, 2013 USD ($) $ / shares
Class of Stock
Gross proceeds from common stock before offering costs | $						$ 0	$ 308,435	$ 1,548,280
Class A common shares
Class of Stock
Common shares sold (in shares)	17,782,861
Common shares sold in connection with the IPO (in shares)			55,422,794
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares	$ 0.01					$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Gross proceeds from common stock before offering costs | $	$ 313,300
Offering costs | $	$ 4,900
Dividend payable per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						0.20	$ 0.20	$ 0.05
Voting interest percent							30.00%
Class A common shares | Beazer Rental Homes
Class of Stock
Common shares sold (in shares)		8,158,001
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares		$ 0.01
Class A common shares | 2013 Offering
Class of Stock
Common shares sold (in shares)				46,718,750
Class A common shares | 2012 Offering
Class of Stock
Common shares sold (in shares)					35,360,898
Class B common shares
Class of Stock
Common shares, par value (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						0.01	$ 0.01
Dividend payable per share (in dollars per share) | $ / shares						$ 0.2	$ 0.20	$ 0.05
Common shares entitled to vote | Vote						50
Voting interest percent						30.00%
Class B common shares | 2012 Offering | 2,770 Property Contribution | AH LLC
Class of Stock
Common stock issued in connection with investment (in shares)						635,075

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