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Real Estate Inventories - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment charges	$ 2,515tph_RealEstateInventoryImpairmentsAndLandOptionAbandonments	$ 345,448tph_RealEstateInventoryImpairmentsAndLandOptionAbandonments	$ 3,591tph_RealEstateInventoryImpairmentsAndLandOptionAbandonments
WRECO Transaction [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Impairment charges		$ 340,300tph_RealEstateInventoryImpairmentsAndLandOptionAbandonments / us-gaap_BusinessAcquisitionAxis = tph_WrecoTransactionMember

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Total real estate inventory impairments and land option abandonments.

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