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Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Sep. 30, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017
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Segment Reporting Information |  |
Homes under construction | $ 2,992,687 | $ 2,421,405
Land under development | 4,002,007 | 4,135,814
Raw land | 494,760 | 589,911
Total Inventory | 7,489,454 | 7,147,130
Total Assets | 10,055,080 | 9,686,649
Northeast |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Homes under construction | 339,103 | 234,413
Land under development | 256,014 | 327,599
Raw land | 84,066 | 73,574
Total Inventory | 679,183 | 635,586
Total Assets | 809,194 | 791,511
Southeast |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Homes under construction | 497,241 | 433,411
Land under development | 645,915 | 613,626
Raw land | 79,846 | 121,238
Total Inventory | 1,223,002 | 1,168,275
Total Assets | 1,388,798 | 1,287,992
Florida |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Homes under construction | 528,092 | 359,651
Land under development | 885,220 | 876,856
Raw land | 73,209 | 109,069
Total Inventory | 1,486,521 | 1,345,576
Total Assets | 1,632,772 | 1,481,837
Midwest |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Homes under construction | 366,559 | 299,896
Land under development | 426,349 | 476,694
Raw land | 27,375 | 28,482
Total Inventory | 820,283 | 805,072
Total Assets | 904,671 | 877,282
Texas |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Homes under construction | 333,250 | 251,613
Land under development | 424,500 | 435,018
Raw land | 88,376 | 87,392
Total Inventory | 846,126 | 774,023
Total Assets | 917,529 | 859,847
West |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Homes under construction | 871,553 | 798,706
Land under development | 1,093,490 | 1,137,940
Raw land | 121,685 | 147,493
Total Inventory | 2,086,728 | 2,084,139
Total Assets | 2,280,912 | 2,271,328
Other homebuilding |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Homes under construction | 56,889 | 43,715
Land under development | 270,519 | 268,081
Raw land | 20,203 | 22,663
Total Inventory | 347,611 | 334,459
Total Assets | 1,658,881 | 1,469,234
Home sales |  |
Segment Reporting Information |  |
Homes under construction | 2,992,687 | 2,421,405
Land under development | 4,002,007 | 4,135,814
Raw land | 494,760 | 589,911
Total Inventory | 7,489,454 | 7,147,130
Total Assets | 9,592,757 | 9,039,031
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 | $ 462,323 | $ 647,618

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