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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2011
Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies |
Other Expense (Income), Net |
|  | Three Months Ended June 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended June 30, |
|  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2010 |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs |  | $ | 3,709 |  |  | $ | 2,309 |  |  | $ | 4,332 |  |  | $ | 2,852 |
Loss on debt retirements |  |  | 3,496 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 3,537 |  |  |  | — |
Lease exit and related costs (a) |  |  | 6,225 |  |  |  | 1,257 |  |  |  | 6,187 |  |  |  | 2,612 |
Amortization of intangible assets |  |  | 3,275 |  |  |  | 3,275 |  |  |  | 6,550 |  |  |  | 6,550 |
Goodwill impairment |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,375 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 1,375 |
Miscellaneous expense (income), net |  |  | (5,037 | ) |  |  | 1,018 |  |  |  | (5,028 | ) |  |  | (12,596 | )
|  | $ | 11,668 |  |  | $ | 9,234 |  |  | $ | 15,578 |  |  | $ | 793 |
(a) | Excludes lease exit and related costs classified within Financial Services expense.
Notes Receivable and Related Allowance for Credit Losses |
|  | June 30, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
Notes receivable, gross |  | $ | 77,200 |  |  | $ | 77,853 |
Allowance for credit losses |  |  | (24,625 | ) |  |  | (20,877 | )
Notes receivable, net |  | $ | 52,575 |  |  | $ | 56,976 |
Schedule of the Company's Interests in Land Option Agreements |
|  | June 30, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
|  | Deposits and Pre- acquisition Costs |  |  | Total Purchase Price |  |  | Land, Not Owned, Under Option Agreements |  |  | Deposits and Pre- acquisition Costs |  |  | Total Purchase Price |  |  | Land, Not Owned, Under Option Agreements |
Consolidated VIEs |  | $ | 10,116 |  |  | $ | 29,882 |  |  | $ | 22,118 | (a) |  | $ | 41,813 |  |  | $ | 51,773 |  |  | $ | 42,401 | (a)
Unconsolidated VIEs |  |  | 21,047 |  |  |  | 295,890 |  |  |  | — |  |  |  | 10,280 |  |  |  | 202,214 |  |  |  | — |
Other land option agreements |  |  | 22,640 |  |  |  | 365,176 |  |  |  | 7,919 | (b) |  |  | 42,970 |  |  |  | 455,481 |  |  |  | 8,380 | (b)
|  | $ | 53,803 |  |  | $ | 690,948 |  |  | $ | 30,037 |  |  | $ | 95,063 |  |  | $ | 709,468 |  |  | $ | 50,781 |
(a) | Represents the remaining purchase price for land option agreements consolidated pursuant to ASC 810 or ASC 470-40 under which the land seller is considered a variable interest entity.
(b) | Represents the remaining purchase price for land option agreements consolidated pursuant to ASC 470-40 under which the land seller is not considered a variable interest entity.
Fair Value of the Company's Derivative Instruments |
|  | June 30, 2011 |  |  | December 31, 2010 |
|  | Other Assets |  |  | Other Liabilities |  |  | Other Assets |  |  | Other Liabilities |
Interest rate lock commitments |  | $ | 4,628 |  |  | $ | 111 |  |  | $ | 2,756 |  |  | $ | 64 |
Forward contracts |  |  | 982 |  |  |  | 1,156 |  |  |  | 4,217 |  |  |  | 673 |
Whole loan commitments |  |  | 1,254 |  |  |  | 1 |  |  |  | 2,319 |  |  |  | — |
|  | $ | 6,864 |  |  | $ | 1,268 |  |  | $ | 9,292 |  |  | $ | 737 |

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