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Basis Of Presentation And Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of other expense (income), net

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

	Three Months Ended								Six Months Ended
	June 30,								June 30,
	2013				2012				2013				2012
Write-off of deposits and pre-acquisition costs	$	250			$	166			$	591			$	905
Loss on debt retirements (Note 9)	23,072				—				23,072				—
Lease exit and related costs (a)	603				3,801				768				6,160
Amortization of intangible assets	3,275				3,275				6,550				6,550
Miscellaneous expense (income), net (b)	30,139				3,256				31,130				3,502
	$	57,339			$	10,498			$	62,111			$	17,117

(a) Excludes $0.1 million and $2.5 million of lease exit costs classified within Financial Services expense during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. There were no such costs during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013.

(b) Includes a charge of $30.0 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2013 resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community (see Note 10).

Schedule of Notes Receivable

The following represents our notes receivable and related allowance for credit losses ($000’s omitted):

	June 30, 2013				December 31, 2012
Notes receivable, gross	$	59,372			$	57,841
Allowance for credit losses	(27,059		)		(26,865		)
Notes receivable, net	$	32,313			$	30,976

Schedule Of Company Interests In Land Option Agreements

The following provides a summary of our interests in land option agreements as of June 30, 2013 and December 31, 2012 ($000’s omitted):

	June 30, 2013												December 31, 2012
	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	$	8,523			$	12,908			$	14,526			$	5,216			$	8,590			$	8,590
Unconsolidated VIEs	30,404				629,823				—				24,078				360,495				—
Other land option     agreements	49,572				657,338				19,225				40,822				554,307				22,476
	$	88,499			$	1,300,069			$	33,751			$	70,116			$	923,392			$	31,066

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

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

	June 30, 2013								December 31, 2012
	Other Assets				Other Liabilities				Other Assets				Other Liabilities
Interest rate lock commitments	$	6,311			$	1,578			$	6,045			$	24
Forward contracts	13,823				696				245				891
Whole loan commitments	289				49				30				85
	$	20,423			$	2,323			$	6,320			$	1,000

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