Meritage Homes Corporation Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS - Schedule of Segment Information, Revenue (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Litigation settlement received	$ 4,800
Land [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	45,854	$ 38,707	$ 39,997
Land [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Home Building [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	45,854	38,707	39,997
Land [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Reportable Subsegments [Member] \| Home Building [Member] \| West [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	12,463	18,508	18,116
Land [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Reportable Subsegments [Member] \| Home Building [Member] \| Central [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	4,297	7,657	622
Land [Member] \| Operating Segments [Member] \| Reportable Subsegments [Member] \| Home Building [Member] \| East [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 29,094	$ 12,542	$ 21,259