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Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Disclosures (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Sep. 30, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Senior notes (fair value) | $ 1,900,488 | $ 2,070,744
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Financial Services debt (fair value) | 71,594 | 105,664
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash) (fair value) | 1,246,820 | 1,653,044
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | 6,116 | 3,139
Forward Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | (708) | 4,340
Whole Loan Commitments [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | (2) | 105
Residential Mortgage [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | $ 236,372 | $ 287,933

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- Definition Fair value portion of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6506951 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 + Details
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