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Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
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Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Other Notes Payable | $ 20,024 | $ 19,282
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | 3,243,750 | 3,112,297
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash), fair value | 306,168 | 723,248
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Financial Services debt, fair value | 437,804 | 331,621
House and land inventory [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring | 11,045 | 8,920
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | 5,583 | 8,693
Forward Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 7,081
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | (385) |
Whole Loan Commitments [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring |  | 272
Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | (147) |
Residential Mortgage [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Recurring | 570,600 | 539,496
Land Held For Sale [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring | $ 8,600 | $ 1,670

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