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Commitments And Contingencies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of Future Minimum Rental Payments for Operating Leases [Table Text Block] | The future minimum lease payments required under operating leases that have initial or remaining non-cancelable terms in excess of one year as of December 31, 2012 are as follows ($000’s omitted):
Years Ending December 31, |
2013 | $ | 29,526 |
2014 | 25,510 |
2015 | 22,460 |
2016 | 15,485 |
2017 | 9,291 |
Thereafter | 16,486 |
Total minimum lease payments (a) | $ | 118,758 |
(a) | Minimum payments have not been reduced by minimum sublease rentals of $15.1 million due in the future under non-cancelable subleases.
Summary of changes in loan origination liability | Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Liabilities, beginning of period | $ | 128,330 |  |  | $ | 93,057 |  |  | $ | 105,914 |
Reserves provided | 49,025 |  |  | 59,349 |  |  | 16,856 |
Payments | (13,075 | ) |  | (24,076 | ) |  | (29,713 | )
Liabilities, end of period | $ | 164,280 |  |  | $ | 128,330 |  |  | $ | 93,057 |
Summary of changes in warranty liability | Changes to warranty liabilities were as follows ($000’s omitted):
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Warranty liabilities, beginning of period | $ | 68,025 |  |  | $ | 80,195 |  |  | $ | 96,110 |
Reserves provided | 45,705 |  |  | 43,875 |  |  | 54,164 |
Payments | (45,365 | ) |  | (54,766 | ) |  | (69,789 | )
Other adjustments | (4,267 | ) |  | (1,279 | ) |  | (290 | )
Warranty liabilities, end of period | $ | 64,098 |  |  | $ | 68,025 |  |  | $ | 80,195 |
Summary of changes in self-insurance liability | Changes in these liabilities were as follows ($000's omitted):
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Balance, beginning of period | $ | 739,029 |  |  | $ | 787,918 |  |  | $ | 551,020 |
Reserves provided | 54,262 |  |  | 48,359 |  |  | 313,606 |
Liabilities assumed with Centex merger | — |  |  | — |  |  | 2,514 |
Payments | (72,007 | ) |  | (97,248 | ) |  | (79,222 | )
Balance, end of period | $ | 721,284 |  |  | $ | 739,029 |  |  | $ | 787,918 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of future minimum payments required in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year and the total minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6453985&loc=d3e41502-112717 + Details
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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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