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Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Notes Receivable

The following represents our notes receivable and related allowance for credit losses at December 31, 2011 and 2010 ($000’s omitted):

	December 31, 2011				December 31, 2010
Notes receivable, gross	$	78,834			$	77,853
Allowance for credit losses	(41,647		)		(20,877		)
Notes receivable, net	$	37,187			$	56,976

Schedule of Other expense (income), net

Other expense (income), net consists of the following ($000’s omitted):

	2011				2010				2009
Write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs (Note 5)	$	10,002			$	5,594			$	54,256
Loss on debt retirements (Note 8)	5,638				38,920				31,594
Lease exit and related costs (Note 4) (a)	9,900				28,378				24,803
Amortization of intangible assets (Note 1)	13,100				13,100				14,008
Goodwill impairments (Note 3)	240,541				656,298				562,990
Miscellaneous expense (income), net	13,921				95				(1,822		)
	$	293,102			$	742,385			$	685,829

(a) Excludes lease exit costs classified within Financial Services expenses of $0.1 million, $2.9 million, and $0.7 million in 2011, 2010, and 2009, respectively. See Note 4.

Schedule Of Company Interests In Land Option Agreements

The following provides a summary of our interests in land option agreements as of December 31, 2011 and December 31, 2010 ($000’s omitted):

	December 31, 2011												December 31, 2010
	Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs				Remaining Purchase Price				Land, Not Owned, Under Option Agreements				Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs				Remaining Purchase Price				Land, Not Owned, Under Option Agreements
Consolidated VIEs	$	2,781			$	5,957			$	3,837			$	41,813			$	44,565			$	42,401
Unconsolidated VIEs	21,180				240,958				—				10,280				193,978				—
Other land option        agreements	33,086				451,079				21,068				42,970				431,999				8,380
	$	57,047			$	697,994			$	24,905			$	95,063			$	670,542			$	50,781

Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value

The fair value of derivative instruments and their location in the Consolidated Balance Sheet is summarized below ($000’s omitted):

	December 31, 2011								December 31, 2010
	Other Assets				Other Liabilities				Other Assets				Other Liabilities
Interest rate lock commitments	$	3,552			$	1			$	2,756			$	64
Forward contracts	44				3,514				4,217				673
Whole loan commitments	52				41				2,319				—
	$	3,648			$	3,556			$	9,292			$	737

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