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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

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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