Joint Ventures - Unconsolidated JV - Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV (Details)	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2026 USD ($) home Transaction	Jun. 30, 2025 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2025 USD ($) a
Investments
Distributions from unconsolidated JVs	$ 7,000,000	$ 13,500,000
Capital contribution to unconsolidated joint ventures	3,291,000	2,113,000
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 70,274,000		$ 66,052,000
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV
Investments
Ownership percentage	50.00%		50.00%
Distributions from unconsolidated JVs	$ 6,800,000	13,400,000
Capital contribution to unconsolidated joint ventures	600,000	0
Additional area sold \| a			34
Contractual value of land sold			$ 1,200,000
Net present value of land sold	900,000		900,000
Amount of intra-entity profit eliminated	500,000		500,000
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	56,068,000		$ 51,648,000
Amount of infrastructure improvements completed	8,400,000
Amount of infrastructure improvements agreed upon to be made	9,200,000
Average amount of land contribution returned per home	10,000
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV \| Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV Partner
Investments
Capital contribution to unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 600,000	$ 0
Latitude Margaritaville Watersound JV \| Residential homes
Investments
Number of units under contract \| home	183
Number of completed home sale transactions \| Transaction	2,359
Number of units to be developed, including units completed \| home	3,700

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