Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	$ 2,259,830	$ 1,408,260
Land under development	3,946,132	3,259,066
Raw land	744,280	782,732
Total Inventory	6,950,242	5,450,058
Total Assets	9,871,532	8,956,896
Northeast
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	234,959	163,173
Land under development	376,845	292,631
Raw land	104,426	121,522
Total Inventory	716,230	577,326
Total Assets	818,569	688,610
Southeast
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	407,586	196,456
Land under development	574,702	367,577
Raw land	195,619	139,246
Total Inventory	1,177,907	703,279
Total Assets	1,267,731	765,933
Florida
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	346,839	227,910
Land under development	678,518	574,092
Raw land	129,639	97,185
Total Inventory	1,154,996	899,187
Total Assets	1,293,934	1,013,543
Midwest
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	321,833	197,738
Land under development	461,584	414,386
Raw land	47,895	68,918
Total Inventory	831,312	681,042
Total Assets	892,039	734,834
Texas
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	246,786	191,424
Land under development	391,793	317,702
Raw land	85,307	107,737
Total Inventory	723,886	616,863
Total Assets	805,458	691,342
West
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	672,170	413,208
Land under development	1,227,980	1,094,112
Raw land	158,374	222,920
Total Inventory	2,058,524	1,730,240
Total Assets	2,275,186	1,924,958
Other homebuilding
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	29,657	18,351
Land under development	234,710	198,566
Raw land	23,020	25,204
Total Inventory	287,387	242,121
Total Assets	2,103,325	2,628,687
Homebuilding
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	2,259,830	1,408,260
Land under development	3,946,132	3,259,066
Raw land	744,280	782,732
Total Inventory	6,950,242	5,450,058
Total Assets	9,456,242	8,447,907
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	0	0
Land under development	0	0
Raw land	0	0
Total Inventory	0	0
Total Assets	$ 415,290	$ 508,989

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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