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Other Assets and Accrued and Other Liabilities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Other Assets and Accrued and Other Liabilities [Abstract] |
Schedule of Other Assets | Other assets are presented below ($000’s omitted):
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Accounts and notes receivable (Note 1) | $ | 137,428 |  |  | $ | 123,268 |
Prepaid expenses | 65,965 |  |  | 74,737 |
Deposits and pre-acquisition costs (Note 1) | 91,034 |  |  | 70,116 |
Property and equipment, net (Note 1) | 53,051 |  |  | 44,183 |
Income taxes receivable | 35,437 |  |  | 31,924 |
Other | 77,706 |  |  | 63,447 |
| $ | 460,621 |  |  | $ | 407,675 |
Schedule of Accrued and Other Liabilities | Accrued and other liabilities are presented below ($000’s omitted):
| December 31,
| 2013 |  | 2012
Self-insurance liabilities (Note 13) | $ | 668,100 |  |  | $ | 721,284 |
Loan origination liabilities (Note 13) | 124,956 |  |  | 164,280 |
Compensation-related | 171,686 |  |  | 119,288 |
Warranty (Note 13) | 63,992 |  |  | 64,098 |
Community development district obligations (Note 13) | 26,124 |  |  | 33,119 |
Liability for land, not owned, under option agreements (Note 1) | 24,024 |  |  | 31,066 |
Accrued interest | 22,283 |  |  | 28,713 |
Other | 276,585 |  |  | 256,215 |
| $ | 1,377,750 |  |  | $ | 1,418,063 |

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