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Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Homes under construction | $ 1,408,260 | $ 1,084,137 | $ 1,042,147
Land under development | 3,259,066 | 2,545,049 | 2,189,387
Raw land | 782,732 | 762,914 | 747,027
House and land inventory | 5,450,058 | 4,392,100 | 3,978,561
Total assets | 8,967,160 | 8,569,410 | 8,734,143
Northeast [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Homes under construction | 163,173 | 184,974 | 212,611
Land under development | 292,631 | 266,229 | 325,241
Raw land | 121,522 | 106,077 | 106,681
House and land inventory | 577,326 | 557,280 | 644,533
Total assets | 688,610 | 659,224 | 731,259
Southeast [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Homes under construction | 196,456 | 147,506 | 139,484
Land under development | 367,577 | 304,762 | 274,981
Raw land | 139,246 | 117,981 | 146,617
House and land inventory | 703,279 | 570,249 | 561,082
Total assets | 765,933 | 605,067 | 599,271
Florida [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Homes under construction | 227,910 | 150,743 | 140,366
Land under development | 574,092 | 350,016 | 295,631
Raw land | 97,185 | 112,225 | 104,766
House and land inventory | 899,187 | 612,984 | 540,763
Total assets | 1,013,543 | 717,531 | 618,449
Texas [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Homes under construction | 191,424 | 134,873 | 130,398
Land under development | 317,702 | 250,102 | 223,979
Raw land | 107,737 | 91,765 | 57,480
House and land inventory | 616,863 | 476,740 | 411,857
Total assets | 691,342 | 528,392 | 466,198
Midwest [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Homes under construction | 197,738 | 176,966 | 109,251
Land under development | 414,386 | 326,549 | 184,172
Raw land | 68,918 | 70,266 | 23,092
House and land inventory | 681,042 | 573,781 | 316,515
Total assets | 734,834 | 624,815 | 346,851
West [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Homes under construction | 413,208 | 270,060 | 277,636
Land under development | 1,094,112 | 850,629 | 678,231
Raw land | 222,920 | 230,199 | 257,512
House and land inventory | 1,730,240 | 1,350,888 | 1,213,379
Total assets | 1,924,958 | 1,485,685 | 1,309,850
Other Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Homes under construction | 18,351 | 19,015 | 32,401
Land under development | 198,566 | 196,762 | 207,152
Raw land | 25,204 | 34,401 | 50,879
House and land inventory | 242,121 | 250,178 | 290,432
Total assets | 2,638,951 | 3,527,731 | 4,334,591
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Homes under construction | 1,408,260 | 1,084,137 | 1,042,147
Land under development | 3,259,066 | 2,545,049 | 2,189,387
Raw land | 782,732 | 762,914 | 747,027
House and land inventory | 5,450,058 | 4,392,100 | 3,978,561
Total assets | 8,458,171 | 8,148,445 | 8,406,469
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |  |
Total assets | $ 508,989 | $ 420,965 | $ 327,674

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