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Inventory And Land Held for Sale (Narrative) (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010
Inventory And Land Held For Sale [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Capitalized interest related to land and community valuation adjustments expensed | $ 1.0 | $ 7.6 | $ 2.3 | $ 13.8
Homebuilding interest costs incurred and directly expensed |  | 0.9 |  | 1.5
Number of communities assessed for impairment | 15 |  |  |
Discount rate for fair value determination, aggregate average percentage | 12.00% |  |  |
Recognized net realizable value adjustments | 0.1 | 0.6 | (0.1) | 1.0
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs write-off | $ 2.3 | $ 1.1 | $ 6.6 | $ 4.0

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