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Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Other expense (income), net

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

	Three Months Ended								Nine Months Ended
	September 30,								September 30,
	2012				2011				2012				2011
Write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$	893			$	2,296			$	1,798			$	6,628
Loss on debt retirements	—				—				—				3,537
Lease exit and related costs (a)	152				114				6,312				6,301
Amortization of intangible assets	3,275				3,275				9,825				9,825
Goodwill impairments	—				240,541				—				240,541
Miscellaneous expense (income), net	3,133				12,961				6,635				7,933
	$	7,453			$	259,187			$	24,570			$	274,765

(a) Excludes $2.5 million of lease exit costs classified within Financial Services expenses during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. Such amounts were immaterial during the three months ended September 30, 2012 and the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011. See Note 2.

Schedule of Notes Receivable

The following represents our notes receivable and related allowance for credit losses at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 ($000’s omitted):

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
Notes receivable, gross	$	78,758			$	78,834
Allowance for credit losses	(43,953		)		(41,647		)
Notes receivable, net	$	34,805			$	37,187

Schedule Of Company Interests In Land Option Agreements

The following provides a summary of our interests in land option agreements as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 ($000’s omitted):

	September 30, 2012												December 31, 2011
	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	$	2,721			$	3,607			$	3,607			$	2,781			$	5,957			$	3,837
Unconsolidated VIEs	23,290				262,395				—				21,180				240,958				—
Other land option     agreements	36,609				553,289				7,447				33,086				451,079				21,068
	$	62,620			$	819,291			$	11,054			$	57,047			$	697,994			$	24,905

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

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

	September 30, 2012								December 31, 2011
	Other Assets				Other Liabilities				Other Assets				Other Liabilities
Interest rate lock commitments	$	14,409			$	6			$	3,552			$	1
Forward contracts	381				8,855				44				3,514
Whole loan commitments	12				7				52				41
	$	14,802			$	8,868			$	3,648			$	3,556

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