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Segment Information (Operating Data By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2015
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  | $ 1,396,730 |  | $ 1,105,700
Financial Services |  | 35,848 |  | 27,598
Consolidated revenues |  | 1,432,578 |  | 1,133,298
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | 118,213 |  | 95,805
Northeast |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  | 118,654 |  | 111,153
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | 9,590 |  | 9,527
Southeast (a) |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  | 294,426 |  | 185,788
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | 19,770 | [1] | 24,624
Florida |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  | 269,841 |  | 203,062
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | 40,302 |  | 33,224
Texas |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  | 213,292 |  | 177,499
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | 28,517 |  | 22,791
North |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  | 189,892 |  | 178,652
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | 5,620 |  | 1,180
West |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding |  | 310,625 |  | 249,546
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | 33,507 |  | 31,079
Other homebuilding |  |  |  |
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | [2] | (28,873) |  | (31,677)
Homebuilding |  |  |  |
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | 108,433 |  | 90,748
Financial Services |  |  |  |
Income before Income Taxes: |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  | $ 9,780 |  | $ 5,057
[1] | Southeast includes the acquisition in January 2016 of substantially all of the assets of Wieland (see Note 1).
[2] | Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets, amortization of capitalized interest, and other items not allocated to the operating segments.

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