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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, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012 | Jun. 30, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Jun. 30, 2011 | Mar. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2011 | Dec. 31, 2010
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding | $ 1,518,445 |  | $ 1,255,327 |  | $ 1,033,154 |  | $ 852,184 |  | $ 1,230,971 |  | $ 1,114,027 |  | $ 904,831 |  | $ 783,767 |  | $ 4,659,110 | [1] | $ 4,033,596 | [1] | $ 4,447,627 |
Financial Services | 48,521 |  | 47,264 |  | 36,251 |  | 28,852 |  | 31,374 |  | 27,904 |  | 22,381 |  | 21,435 |  | 160,888 | [1] | 103,094 | [1] | 121,663 |
Consolidated revenues | 1,566,966 |  | 1,302,591 |  | 1,069,405 |  | 881,036 |  | 1,262,345 |  | 1,141,931 |  | 927,212 |  | 805,202 |  | 4,819,998 | [1] | 4,136,690 | [1] | 4,569,290 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding | 75,225 | [2] | 79,179 | [2] | 23,939 | [2] | (20,352) | [2] | 18,351 | [3] | (211,126) | [3] | (36,690) | [3] | (46,365) | [3] | 157,991 | [1],[2] | (275,830) | [1],[3] | (1,240,155) |
Financial Services | (24,012) | [4] | 26,727 | [4] | 15,987 | [4] | 6,861 | [4] | (27,426) | [5] | 8,626 | [5] | (16,643) | [5] | 973 | [5] | 25,563 | [1],[4],[6] | (34,470) | [1],[5],[6] | 5,609 | [6]
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes | 51,213 |  | 105,906 |  | 39,926 |  | (13,491) |  | (9,075) |  | (202,500) |  | (53,333) |  | (45,392) |  | 183,554 | [1] | (310,300) | [1] | (1,234,546) |
Northeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 755,148 |  | 717,839 |  | 760,403 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,345 |  | 29,320 |  | 34,619 |
Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 691,113 |  | 675,904 |  | 752,702 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 64,678 |  | 45,060 |  | 23,454 |
Florida [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 628,997 |  | 571,102 |  | 547,647 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,472 |  | 44,946 |  | (51,995) |
Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 682,929 |  | 631,419 |  | 643,365 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 60,979 |  | 33,329 |  | 16,026 |
North [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022,633 |  | 740,372 |  | 863,512 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 84,597 |  | (12,376) |  | 571 |
Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 878,290 |  | 696,960 |  | 879,998 |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,887 |  | 36,647 |  | (64,140) |
Other Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ (278,967) | [7] | $ (452,756) | [7] | $ (1,198,690) | [7]
[1] | Due to rounding, the sum of quarterly results may not equal the total for the year. Additionally, quarterly and year-to-date computations of per share amounts are made independently.
[2] | includes losses on debt retirements totaling $32.1 million in the 4th Quarter.
[3] | Homebuilding income (loss) before income taxes includes land-related charges of $0.7 million, $6.8 million, $3.9 million, and $24.4 million in the 1st Quarter, 2nd Quarter, 3rd Quarter, and 4th Quarter, respectively; goodwill impairment charges totaling $240.5 million in the 3rd Quarter; and losses on debt retirements of $3.5 million and $2.1 million in the 2nd Quarter and 4th Quarter, respectively.
[4] | loss) before income taxes includes additional loan origination reserves of $49.0 million in the 4th Quarter.
[5] | Financial Services income (loss) before income taxes includes additional loan origination reserves of $19.3 million and $40.0 million in the 2nd Quarter and 4th Quarter, respectively.
[6] | Financial Services income (loss) before income taxes includes interest expense of $0.5 million, $0.0 million, and $1.6 million for 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively, and interest income of $6.0 million, $5.0 million, and $5.8 million for 2012, 2011, and 2010, respectively.
[7] | Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets, goodwill impairment, amortization of capitalized interest, loss on debt retirements and other costs not allocated to the operating segments.

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