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Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	$ 3,144,251	$ 2,630,158
Land under development	4,254,048	4,129,225
Raw land	431,760	493,970
Total Inventory	7,830,059	7,253,353
Total Assets	10,264,513	10,172,976
Northeast
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	379,753	268,900
Land under development	247,743	291,467
Raw land	14,915	52,245
Total Inventory	642,411	612,612
Total Assets	743,466	704,515
Southeast
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	458,248	443,140
Land under development	683,470	676,087
Raw land	99,291	90,332
Total Inventory	1,241,009	1,209,559
Total Assets	1,377,801	1,347,427
Florida
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	556,505	467,625
Land under development	841,527	892,669
Raw land	81,007	85,321
Total Inventory	1,479,039	1,445,615
Total Assets	1,651,628	1,601,906
Midwest
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	357,520	314,442
Land under development	461,847	433,056
Raw land	27,498	29,908
Total Inventory	846,865	777,406
Total Assets	920,643	849,596
Texas
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	377,273	284,405
Land under development	450,883	427,124
Raw land	88,993	98,415
Total Inventory	917,149	809,944
Total Assets	986,687	881,629
West
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	964,105	805,709
Land under development	1,278,015	1,131,841
Raw land	103,998	118,579
Total Inventory	2,346,118	2,056,129
Total Assets	2,581,214	2,208,092
Other homebuilding
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	50,847	45,937
Land under development	290,563	276,981
Raw land	16,058	19,170
Total Inventory	357,468	342,088
Total Assets	1,486,868	2,006,825
Home sales
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	3,144,251	2,630,158
Land under development	4,254,048	4,129,225
Raw land	431,760	493,970
Total Inventory	7,830,059	7,253,353
Total Assets	9,748,307	9,599,990
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	$ 516,206	$ 572,986

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