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Inventory (Summary of Interests in Land Option Agreements) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs	$ 173,687	$ 162,119
Remaining Purchase Price	2,165,445	2,046,193
Land options with VIEs
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs	69,279	77,641
Remaining Purchase Price	922,624	1,064,506
Other Land Option Agreements Member
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
Deposits and Pre-acquisition Costs	104,408	84,478
Remaining Purchase Price	$ 1,242,821	$ 981,687

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