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Business Segments Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Business Segments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | The following table shows, by segment, revenue, operating income and interest expense for 2017, 2016 and 2015, as well as the Company’s income before income taxes for such periods:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2015
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |
Midwest homebuilding | $ | 742,577 |  |  | $ | 637,894 |  |  | $ | 500,873 |
Southern homebuilding | 730,482 |  |  | 602,273 |  |  | 514,747 |
Mid-Atlantic homebuilding | 439,219 |  |  | 409,149 |  |  | 366,800 |
Financial services (a) | 49,693 |  |  | 42,011 |  |  | 35,975 |
Total revenue | $ | 1,961,971 |  |  | $ | 1,691,327 |  |  | $ | 1,418,395 |
Operating income: |  |  |  |  |
Midwest homebuilding | $ | 81,522 |  |  | $ | 70,446 |  |  | $ | 51,436 |
Southern homebuilding (b) | 36,798 |  |  | 20,398 |  |  | 47,276 |
Mid-Atlantic homebuilding | 35,598 |  |  | 33,450 |  |  | 25,144 |
Financial services (a) | 27,288 |  |  | 23,262 |  |  | 21,032 |
Less: Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses | (42,547 | ) |  | (38,813 | ) |  | (33,094 | )
Total operating income (b) (c) | $ | 138,659 |  |  | $ | 108,743 |  |  | $ | 111,794 |
Interest expense: |  |  |  |  |
Midwest homebuilding | $ | 5,010 |  |  | $ | 3,754 |  |  | $ | 4,005 |
Southern homebuilding | 8,508 |  |  | 8,039 |  |  | 7,244 |
Mid-Atlantic homebuilding | 2,599 |  |  | 3,693 |  |  | 4,656 |
Financial services (a) | 2,757 |  |  | 2,112 |  |  | 1,616 |
Total interest expense | $ | 18,874 |  |  | $ | 17,598 |  |  | $ | 17,521 |
Equity in income of joint venture arrangements | $ | (539 | ) |  | $ | (640 | ) |  | $ | (498 | )
Loss on early extinguishment of debt | — |  |  | — |  |  | 7,842 |
Income before income taxes | $ | 120,324 |  |  | $ | 91,785 |  |  | $ | 86,929 |
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Midwest homebuilding | $ | 2,069 |  |  | $ | 1,752 |  |  | $ | 1,614 |
Southern homebuilding | 3,014 |  |  | 2,525 |  |  | 2,069 |
Mid-Atlantic homebuilding | 1,565 |  |  | 1,645 |  |  | 1,464 |
Financial services | 1,503 |  |  | 1,948 |  |  | 1,213 |
Corporate | 6,023 |  |  | 5,736 |  |  | 4,568 |
Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 14,174 |  |  | $ | 13,606 |  |  | $ | 10,928 |
(a) | Our financial services operational results should be viewed in connection with our homebuilding business as its operations originate loans and provide title services primarily for our homebuying customers, with the exception of an immaterial amount of mortgage refinancing.
(b) | Includes an $8.5 million and a $19.4 million charge for stucco-related repair costs in certain of our Florida communities (as more fully discussed in Note 8 to our Consolidated Financial Statements) taken during the year ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively.
(c) | For the years ended December 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015, total operating income was reduced by $7.7 million, $4.0 million and $3.6 million, respectively, related to asset impairment charges taken during the period.
The following tables show total assets by segment at December 31, 2017 and 2016:
| December 31, 2017
(In thousands) | Midwest |  | Southern |  | Mid-Atlantic |  | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated |  | Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 4,933 |  |  | $ | 20,719 |  |  | $ | 6,904 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 32,556 |
Inventory (a) | 500,671 |  |  | 636,019 |  |  | 245,328 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,382,018 |
Investments in joint venture arrangements | 4,410 |  |  | 9,677 |  |  | 6,438 |  |  | — |  |  | 20,525 |
Other assets | 13,573 |  |  | 38,784 |  | (b) | 13,311 |  |  | 364,004 |  |  | 429,672 |
Total assets | $ | 523,587 |  |  | $ | 705,199 |  |  | $ | 271,981 |  |  | $ | 364,004 |  |  | $ | 1,864,771 |
| December 31, 2016
(In thousands) | Midwest |  | Southern |  | Mid-Atlantic |  | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated |  | Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 3,989 |  |  | $ | 22,607 |  |  | $ | 3,260 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 29,856 |
Inventory (a) | 399,814 |  |  | 484,038 |  |  | 302,226 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,186,078 |
Investments in joint venture arrangements | 10,155 |  |  | 10,630 |  |  | 7,231 |  |  | — |  |  | 28,016 |
Other assets | 25,747 |  |  | 35,622 |  | (b) | 13,912 |  |  | 229,280 |  |  | 304,561 |
Total assets | $ | 439,705 |  |  | $ | 552,897 |  |  | $ | 326,629 |  |  | $ | 229,280 |  |  | $ | 1,548,511 |
(a) | Inventory includes single-family lots, land and land development costs; land held for sale; homes under construction; model homes and furnishings; community development district infrastructure; and consolidated inventory not owned.
(b) | Includes development reimbursements from local municipalities.

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