| REAL ESTATE AND CAPITALIZED INTEREST - Summary of Capitalized Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | |||
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| Mar. 31, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2016 | |||
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| Capitalized interest, beginning of period | $ 68,196 | $ 61,202 | ||
| Interest incurred | 17,895 | 17,559 | ||
| Interest expensed | (825) | (3,288) | ||
| Interest amortized to cost of home and land closings | (14,381) | (11,347) | ||
| Capitalized interest, end of period | [1] | 70,885 | $ 64,126 | |
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| Summary of capitalized interest | ||||
| Capitalized interest, beginning of period | 130 | |||
| Capitalized interest, end of period | $ 47 | |||
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