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Segment Information (Operating Data By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Sep. 30, 2014 | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding | $ 2,018,194 | $ 1,467,780 | $ 1,249,537 | $ 1,105,700 | $ 1,786,464 | $ 1,561,273 | $ 1,254,989 | $ 1,093,999 | $ 5,841,211 | $ 5,696,725 | $ 5,538,644
Financial Services | 43,434 | 38,967 | 30,754 | 27,598 | 36,093 | 33,452 | 31,198 | 24,895 | 140,753 | 125,638 | 140,951
Consolidated revenues | 2,061,628 | 1,506,747 | 1,280,291 | 1,133,298 | 1,822,557 | 1,594,725 | 1,286,187 | 1,118,894 | 5,981,964 | 5,822,363 | 5,679,595
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding | 344,019 | 164,911 | 157,640 | 90,748 | 254,118 | 214,051 | 58,573 | 108,435 | 757,317 | 635,177 | 479,113
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes | $ 373,315 | $ 179,276 | $ 167,627 | $ 95,805 | $ 267,120 | $ 224,928 | $ 67,681 | $ 130,029 | 816,023 | 689,758 | 527,822
Northeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 682,112 | 710,859 | 819,709
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 82,616 | 103,865 | 110,246
Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,058,089 | 949,635 | 842,921
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 172,330 | 156,513 | 121,055
Florida [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,019,733 | 917,956 | 802,665
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 196,525 | 190,441 | 139,673
Texas [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 845,772 | 859,165 | 835,473
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 121,329 | 133,005 | 111,431
Midwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,020,691 | 872,241 | 791,537
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91,745 | 78,863 | 84,551
West [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,214,814 | 1,386,869 | 1,446,339
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 169,394 | 254,724 | 258,960
Other Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (76,622) | (282,234) | (346,803)
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 58,706 | $ 54,581 | $ 48,709

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