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Fair Value Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Senior notes | $ 3,288,005 | $ 3,112,297
Level 2 |  |
Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Financial Services debt | 153,703 | 331,621
Level 1 |  |
Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash) | 239,855 | 723,248
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 |  |
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Fair value | 27,066 | 0
Interest rate lock commitments | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Fair value | 9,507 | 8,693
Forward contracts | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Fair value | 1,340 | 7,081
Whole loan commitments | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Fair value |  | 272
Fair value | (100) |
Residential Mortgage | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring | Level 2 |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Fair value | 364,939 | 539,496
Land held for sale | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 2 |  |
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Fair value | 42,123 | 1,670
House and land inventory | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 |  |
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Fair value | 8,446 | 8,920
Investments in unconsolidated entities | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring | Level 3 |  |
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Fair value | $ 3,444 | $ 0

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