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Segment Information (Operating Data By Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Jun. 30, 2010 | Mar. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010 | Dec. 31, 2009
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding | $ 1,230,971 |  | $ 1,114,027 |  | $ 904,831 |  | $ 783,767 |  | $ 1,157,345 |  | $ 1,030,755 |  | $ 1,269,735 |  | $ 989,792 |  | $ 4,033,596 |  | $ 4,447,627 |  | $ 3,966,589 |
Financial Services | 31,374 |  | 27,904 |  | 22,381 |  | 21,435 |  | 27,925 |  | 27,009 |  | 36,163 |  | 30,566 |  | 103,094 |  | 121,663 |  | 117,800 |
Consolidated revenues | 1,262,345 |  | 1,141,931 |  | 927,212 |  | 805,202 |  | 1,185,270 |  | 1,057,764 |  | 1,305,898 |  | 1,020,358 |  | 4,136,690 |  | 4,569,290 |  | 4,084,389 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding | 18,351 | [1] | (211,126) | [1] | (36,690) | [1] | (46,365) | [1] | (195,734) | [2] | (1,027,300) | [2] | 2,859 | [2] | (19,980) | [2] | (275,830) |  | (1,240,155) |  | (1,920,081) |
Financial Services | (27,426) |  | 8,626 |  | (16,643) |  | 973 |  | 5,259 |  | 3,463 |  | (8,585) |  | 5,472 |  | (34,470) | [3] | 5,609 | [3] | (55,038) | [3]
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes | (9,075) |  | (202,500) |  | (53,333) |  | (45,392) |  | (190,475) |  | (1,023,837) |  | (5,726) |  | (14,508) |  | (310,300) |  | (1,234,546) |  | (1,975,119) |
Northeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 717,839 |  | 760,403 |  | 653,209 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 29,320 |  | 34,619 |  | (207,461) |
Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 675,904 |  | 752,702 |  | 561,195 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 45,060 |  | 23,454 |  | (52,930) |
Florida [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 571,102 |  | 547,647 |  | 463,240 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 44,946 |  | (51,995) |  | (283,242) |
Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 631,419 |  | 643,365 |  | 484,397 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,329 |  | 16,026 |  | 7,078 |
North [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 740,372 |  | 863,512 |  | 787,429 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,376) |  | 571 |  | (120,998) |
Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 696,960 |  | 879,998 |  | 1,017,119 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,647 |  | (64,140) |  | (356,643) |
Other Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (452,756) | [4] | $ (1,198,690) | [4] | $ (905,885) | [4]
[1] | Income (loss) before income taxes includes the write-off (recovery) of deposits and pre-acquisition costs of $0.6 million, $3.7 million, $2.3 million, and $3.4 million for the 1st Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 3rd Quarter, and 4th Quarter, respectively. Income (loss) before income taxes also includes goodwill impairments of $240.5 million for the 3rd Quarter. Homebuilding income (loss) before income taxes includes amounts previously classified within Other Non-Operating
[2] | Income (loss) before income taxes includes the write-off (recovery) of deposits and pre-acquisition costs of $0.5 million, $2.3 million, $1.1 million, and $1.6 million for the 1st Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 3rd Quarter, and 4th Quarter, respectively. Income (loss) before income taxes also includes impairments of investments of unconsolidated joint ventures of $1.9 million for the 1st Quarter and goodwill impairments of $1.4 million and $654.9 million for the 2nd Quarter and 3rd Quarter, respectively. Income (loss) before income taxes also includes insurance-related charges of $10.0 million, $9.6 million, $272.2 million, and $(11.4) million for the 1st Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 3rd Quarter, and 4th Quarter, respectively. Homebuilding income (loss) before income taxes includes amounts previously classified within Other Non-Operating.
[3] | Financial Services income (loss) before income taxes includes interest expense of $1.6 million and $2.3 million for 2010 and 2009, respectively, and interest income of $5.0 million, $5.8 million, and $7.7 million for 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively.
[4] | Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets, goodwill impairment, amortization of capitalized interest, net losses related to the redemption of debt, and other costs not allocated to the operating segments.

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