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Supplemental Guarantor Information (Statement Of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2018 | Sep. 30, 2018 | Jun. 30, 2018 | Mar. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2018 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 10,188,331 | $ 8,577,686 | $ 7,676,530
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,012,023) | (891,581) | (957,150)
Other expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,849) | (32,387) | (56,868)
Intercompany interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,347,540 | 938,828 | 933,850
Income tax expense | $ (91,842) | $ (95,153) | $ (85,081) | $ (53,440) | $ (331,352) | $ (90,710) | $ (21,798) | $ (47,747) | (325,517) | (491,607) | (331,147)
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022,023 | 447,221 | 602,703
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Net income | 237,649 | 289,535 | 324,089 | 170,751 | 77,415 | 177,539 | 100,749 | 91,518 | 1,022,023 | 447,221 | 602,703
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | 81 | 83
Comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022,123 | 447,302 | 602,786
Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (580) | (482) | (1,321)
Intercompany interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,835) | (2,485) | (1,980)
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,415) | (2,967) | (3,301)
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,104 | 1,127 | 1,254
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (6,311) | (1,840) | (2,047)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,028,334 | 449,061 | 604,750
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022,023 | 447,221 | 602,703
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100 | 81 | 83
Comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022,123 | 447,302 | 602,786
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,856,715 | 8,287,103 | 7,469,399
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,566,653
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (974,858) | (785,266) | (907,748)
Other expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (53,765) | (63,050) | (77,389)
Intercompany interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,253,170 | 921,730 | 886,920
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (304,218) | (483,435) | (312,486)
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 948,952 | 438,295 | 574,434
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 73,097 | 58,559 | 58,078
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022,049 | 496,854 | 632,512
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,022,049 | 496,854 | 632,512
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 331,616 | 290,583 | 207,131
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,321
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (37,165) | (106,315) | (49,402)
Other expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,496 | 31,145 | 21,842
Intercompany interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,835 | 2,485 | 1,980
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 102,785 | 20,065 | 50,231
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (23,403) | (9,299) | (19,915)
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79,382 | 10,766 | 30,316
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 782,948 | 226,864 | 457,716
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 862,330 | 237,630 | 488,032
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 862,330 | 237,630 | 488,032
Total Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | 2,944,091 | 2,597,746 | 2,516,958 | 1,924,155 | 2,738,724 | 2,084,106 | 1,974,584 | 1,588,111 | 9,982,949 | 8,385,526 | 7,495,404
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue | 2,319,473 | 1,976,220 | 1,900,316 | 1,471,488 | 2,147,431 | 1,589,728 | 1,637,536 | 1,220,906 | 7,667,497 | 6,595,601 | 5,620,089
Total Homebuilding [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Total Homebuilding [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,856,715 | 8,287,103 | 7,469,399
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,574,359 | 6,516,530 | 5,596,809
Total Homebuilding [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,234 | 98,423 | 26,005
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,138 | 79,071 | 23,280
Home Building [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,818,445 | 8,323,984 | 7,451,315
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,540,937 | 6,461,152 | 5,587,974
Home Building [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Home Building [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 9,694,703 | 8,229,392 | 7,427,757
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,449,343 | 6,385,167 |
Home Building [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 123,742 | 94,592 | 23,558
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 91,594 | 75,985 |
Land [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 164,504 | 61,542 | 44,089
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 126,560 | 134,449 | 32,115
Land [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Land [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 162,012 | 57,711 | 41,642
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 125,016 | 131,363 | 30,156
Land [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,492 | 3,831 | 2,447
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,544 | 3,086 | 1,959
Financial Service [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax | $ 55,059 | $ 51,620 | $ 52,764 | $ 45,938 | $ 56,166 | $ 46,952 | $ 47,275 | $ 41,767 | 205,382 | 192,160 | 181,126
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 147,422 | 119,289 | 108,573
Financial Service [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Financial Service [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 563 | 527 | 533
Financial Service [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 205,382 | 192,160 | 181,126
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 146,859 | 118,762 | 108,040
Eliminating Entries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0
Selling, general, and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Other expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Intercompany interest |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Income (loss) before income taxes and equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Income tax expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Income (loss) before equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,884,379) | (734,484) | (1,120,544)
Net income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,884,379) | (734,484) | (1,120,544)
Other comprehensive income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Comprehensive income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,884,379) | (734,484) | (1,120,544)
Eliminating Entries [Member] | Total Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminating Entries [Member] | Home Building [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 |
Eliminating Entries [Member] | Land [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Cost of Goods and Services Sold |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Eliminating Entries [Member] | Financial Service [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue from Contract with Customer, Excluding Assessed Tax |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cost of Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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