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Segment Information (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2020
Segment Reporting [Abstract] |
Land-Related Charges By Reporting Segment |
| Operating Data by Segment ($000's omitted) Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Land-related charges*: |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | $ | 5,301 |  |  | $ | 1,122 |  |  | $ | 74,488 |
Southeast | 3,815 |  |  | 15,697 |  |  | 8,140 |
Florida | 1,395 |  |  | 2,811 |  |  | 1,166 |
Midwest | 2,390 |  |  | 2,581 |  |  | 7,361 |
Texas | 4,588 |  |  | 1,151 |  |  | 1,204 |
West | 1,936 |  |  | 2,568 |  |  | 5,159 |
Other homebuilding | 880 |  |  | 1,171 |  |  | 1,928 |
| $ | 20,305 |  |  | $ | 27,101 |  |  | $ | 99,446 |
* Land-related charges include land impairments, NRV adjustments for land held for sale, and write-offs of deposits and pre-acquisition costs for land option contracts we elected not to pursue. Other homebuilding consists primarily of write-offs of capitalized interest related to such land-related charges. See Note 2 for additional discussion of these charges.
Depreciation and Amortization Expense by Reporting Segment |
| Operating Data by Segment ($000's omitted) Years Ended December 31,
| 2020 |  | 2019 |  | 2018
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Northeast | $ | 2,454 |  |  | $ | 1,962 |  |  | $ | 2,093 |
Southeast | 4,308 |  |  | 4,448 |  |  | 5,231 |
Florida | 7,478 |  |  | 5,775 |  |  | 4,893 |
Midwest | 5,329 |  |  | 4,417 |  |  | 4,271 |
Texas | 3,631 |  |  | 3,423 |  |  | 3,082 |
West | 11,450 |  |  | 9,317 |  |  | 6,758 |
Other homebuilding (a) | 26,459 |  |  | 19,553 |  |  | 18,908 |
| 61,109 |  |  | 48,895 |  |  | 45,236 |
Financial Services | 4,972 |  |  | 5,104 |  |  | 4,193 |
| $ | 66,081 |  |  | $ | 53,999 |  |  | $ | 49,429 |
(a)Other homebuilding includes amortization of intangible assets

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