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Segment Information (Land-Related Charges 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
Land and community valuation adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments | $ 11,043 | $ 1,494 | $ 3,300 | $ 103 | $ 82,186 | $ 57,453 | $ 25,546 | $ 4,537 | $ 15,940 |  | $ 169,722 |  | $ 751,206 |
Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale | 9,900 | 100 | (200) | 0 | 38,100 | 600 | (200) | 600 | 9,844 |  | 39,128 |  | 113,737 |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs | 3,400 | 2,300 | 3,700 | 600 | 1,600 | 1,100 | 2,300 | 500 | 10,002 |  | 5,594 |  | 54,256 |
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,908 | 0 |  | 1,908 |  | 54,090 |
Total valuation adjustments and write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 35,786 |  | 216,352 |  | 973,289 |
Northeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 534 |  | 4,907 |  | 150,407 |
Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 720 |  | 0 |  | 19,310 |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,704 | [1] | (672) | [1] | 1,026 | [1]
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 31,121 |
Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 902 |  | 11,122 |  | 52,660 |
Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 446 |  | 0 |  | 310 |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,081 | [1] | 3,019 | [1] | 1,235 | [1]
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Florida [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 56,445 |  | 179,114 |
Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,692 |  | 366 |  | 22,875 |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 307 | [1] | 22 | [1] | 48,261 | [1]
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 260 |  | 4,589 |  | 993 |
Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153 |  | 1,484 |  | 6,589 |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 415 | [1] | 741 | [1] | 3,450 | [1]
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 0 |
North [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,802 |  | 27,732 |  | 78,110 |
Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,552 |  | 197 |  | 17,715 |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,513 | [1] | 147 | [1] | 269 | [1]
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 1,236 |
Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 36,797 |  | 221,730 |
Net realizable value adjustments (NRV) - land held for sale: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net realizable value adjustments - land held for sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,281 |  | 37,081 |  | 46,938 |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,982 | [1] | 2,337 | [1] | 15 | [1]
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 1,908 |  | 19,305 |
Other Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land and community valuation adjustments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,442 | [2] | 28,130 | [2] | 68,192 | [2]
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairments of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | [3] | $ 0 | [3] | $ 2,428 | [3]
[1] | Includes settlements related to costs previously in dispute and considered non-recoverable.
[2] | Primarily write-offs of capitalized interest related to land and community valuation adjustments.
[3] | Includes impairments related to joint ventures located in Puerto Rico.

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