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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2013
Accounting Policies [Abstract] |
Schedule of Notes Receivable | The following represents our notes receivable and related allowance for credit losses ($000’s omitted):
| December 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
Notes receivable, gross | $ | 59,995 |  |  | $ | 57,841 |
Allowance for credit losses | (27,051 | ) |  | (26,865 | )
Notes receivable, net | $ | 32,944 |  |  | $ | 30,976 |
Schedule of Other Expense (Income), Net | Other expense, net consists of the following ($000’s omitted):
| 2013 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs (Note 4) | $ | 3,122 |  |  | $ | 2,278 |  |  | $ | 10,002 |
Loss on debt retirements (Note 7) | 26,930 |  |  | 32,071 |  |  | 5,638 |
Lease exit and related costs | 2,778 |  |  | 7,306 |  |  | 9,900 |
Amortization of intangible assets (Note 1) | 13,100 |  |  | 13,100 |  |  | 13,100 |
Goodwill impairments (Note 2) | — |  |  | — |  |  | 240,541 |
Miscellaneous expense (income), net (a) | 34,823 |  |  | 11,543 |  |  | 13,921 |
| $ | 80,753 |  |  | $ | 66,298 |  |  | $ | 293,102 |
(a) | Includes charges of $41.2 million in 2013 resulting from a contractual dispute related to a previously completed luxury community (see Note 13) and $5.1 million in 2012 and $17.1 million in 2011 related to the write-down of notes receivable.
Schedule of Earnings Per Share of Common Stock | The following table presents the earnings per share of common stock ($000's omitted, except per share data):
| December 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |
Net income | $ | 2,620,116 |  |  | $ | 206,145 |  |  | $ | (210,388 | )
Less: earnings distributed to participating securities | (407 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities | (19,201 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Numerator for basic earnings per share | $ | 2,600,508 |  |  | $ | 206,145 |  |  | $ | (210,388 | )
Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities | 19,201 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities | (18,845 | ) |  | — |  |  | — |
Numerator for diluted earnings per share | $ | 2,600,864 |  |  | $ | 206,145 |  |  | $ | (210,388 | )
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |
Basic shares outstanding | 383,077 |  |  | 381,562 |  |  | 379,877 |
Effect of dilutive securities | 3,789 |  |  | 3,002 |  |  | — |
Diluted shares outstanding | 386,866 |  |  | 384,564 |  |  | 379,877 |
Earnings per share: |  |  |  |  |
Basic | $ | 6.79 |  |  | $ | 0.54 |  |  | $ | (0.55 | )
Diluted | $ | 6.72 |  |  | $ | 0.54 |  |  | $ | (0.55 | )
Schedule Of Company Interests In Land Option Agreements | The following provides a summary of our interests in land option agreements ($000’s omitted):
| December 31, 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
Land options with VIEs | $ | 40,486 |  |  | $ | 661,158 |  |  | $ | 8,167 |  |  | $ | 29,294 |  |  | $ | 369,085 |  |  | $ | 8,590 |
Other land options | 50,548 |  |  | 729,128 |  |  | 15,857 |  |  | 40,822 |  |  | 554,307 |  |  | 22,476 |
| $ | 91,034 |  |  | $ | 1,390,286 |  |  | $ | 24,024 |  |  | $ | 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 Consolidated Balance Sheets is summarized below ($000’s omitted):
| December 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2012
| Other Assets |  | Other Liabilities |  | Other Assets |  | Other Liabilities
Interest rate lock commitments | $ | 3,628 |  |  | $ | 489 |  |  | $ | 6,045 |  |  | $ | 24 |
Forward contracts | 4,374 |  |  | 34 |  |  | 245 |  |  | 891 |
Whole loan commitments | 189 |  |  | 84 |  |  | 30 |  |  | 85 |
| $ | 8,191 |  |  | $ | 607 |  |  | $ | 6,320 |  |  | $ | 1,000 |

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