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Fair Value Disclosures Fair Value Disclosures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Dec. 31, 2020 | Dec. 31, 2019
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Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Debt Instrument, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 3,375,564 | $ 3,098,665
Other Notes Payable | 40,098 | 53,381
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member] |  |
Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Cash and equivalents (including restricted cash), fair value | 2,632,235 | 1,251,456
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Disclosed at fair value: |  |
Financial Services debt, fair value | 411,821 | 326,573
Land [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 582 | 8,092
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 582 | 8,092
Residential Mortgage [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 564,979 | 508,967
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 564,979 | 508,967
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 16,161 | 8,202
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 16,161 | 8,202
Forward Contracts [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 5,436 | (1,073)
Whole Loan Commitments [Member] | Fair Value, Recurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Financial and Nonfinancial Liabilities, Fair Value Disclosure | 498 | 596
Land Held For Sale [Member] | Fair Value, Nonrecurring [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |
Measured at fair value on a recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | 0 | 4,193
Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis: |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 0 | $ 4,193

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