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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015 | Jun. 30, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
Homebuilding revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  | $ 880,708 | $ 752,857 | $ 797,896 | $ 597,766 | $ 781,613 | $ 669,956 | $ 597,801 | $ 518,712 | $ 3,029,227 | $ 2,568,082 | $ 2,169,643
Homebuilding segment operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate and unallocated costs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (123,803) | (112,849) | (104,598)
Earnings/(loss) from other unconsolidated entities, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,060 | (338) | (447)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,172) | (15,965) | (5,163)
Other income/(expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,953 | (946) | 6,572
Earnings before income taxes |  | $ 76,337 | $ 53,802 | $ 59,036 | $ 28,885 | $ 76,085 | $ 46,668 | $ 41,414 | $ 25,297 | 218,060 | 189,464 | 208,417
Operating Segments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,029,227 | 2,568,082 | 2,169,643
Homebuilding segment operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 226,180 | 222,345 | 224,522
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding segment operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 21,902 | 19,271 | 16,178
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,300,906 | 1,029,801 | 920,244
Homebuilding segment operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 103,801 | 85,760 | 102,640
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Central [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 787,849 | 731,766 | 692,320
Homebuilding segment operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 74,253 | 80,444 | 75,372
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | East [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding revenue: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 940,472 | 806,515 | 557,079
Homebuilding segment operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating Income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,126 | 56,141 | 46,510
Corporate and Unallocated [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding segment operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Corporate and unallocated costs | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (33,863) | (34,903) | (33,245)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding segment operating income: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Earnings/(loss) from other unconsolidated entities, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,060 | (338) | (447)
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,172) | (15,965) | (5,163)
Other income/(expense), net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 4,953 | $ (946) | $ 6,572
[1] | Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment: Years Ended December 31,Land closing revenue: 2016 2015 2014West $15,608 $2,131 $11,155Central 8,885 26,448 8,603East 1,308 7,947 7,494Total $25,801 $36,526 $27,252
[2] | Balance consists primarily of corporate costs and numerous shared service functions such as finance and treasury that are not allocated to the homebuilding or financial reporting segments.

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