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Segment Information - Reportable Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Jun. 30, 2017 | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Jun. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 821,616 | $ 764,041 | $ 498,915
Amenity and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,061 | 11,698 | 12,385
Land sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,576 | 3,566 | 6,466
Total revenues | $ 280,772 | $ 205,739 | $ 201,194 | $ 155,548 | $ 261,692 | $ 205,427 | $ 188,096 | $ 124,090 | 843,253 | 779,305 | 517,766
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 682,504 | 625,471 | 405,538
Homebuilding selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 106,391 | 100,219 | 79,586
Amenity and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,838 | 11,148 | 10,702
Land sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,785 | 1,230 | 823
Unallocated income (expenses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest income and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,063 | 16 | 308
Corporate general and administrative expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (18,271) | (16,305) | (16,900)
Loss on extinguishment of debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (9,848) |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,618) | (3,667) | (9,039)
Income (loss) before income taxes | 15,044 | (2,349) | 1,469 | 4,168 | 17,496 | 11,935 | 7,296 | 859 | 18,332 | 37,586 | 12,386
Income tax expense (benefit) | 38,589 | (872) | 822 | 1,729 | 438 | 38 | (110,065) | 68 | (40,268) | 109,521 | (436)
Net income (loss) | $ (23,545) | $ (1,477) | $ 647 | $ 2,439 | $ 17,058 | $ 11,897 | $ 117,361 | $ 791 | (21,936) | 147,107 | 11,950
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,006 | 57,542 | 38,017
Florida | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 363,477 | 373,383 | 300,260
Amenity and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,061 | 11,698 | 12,385
Land sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,349 | 3,116 | 6,466
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 383,887 | 388,197 | 319,111
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 287,415 | 291,372 | 239,001
Homebuilding selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,478 | 46,113 | 38,500
Amenity and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,749 | 11,062 | 10,587
Land sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 579 | 770 | 823
Segment operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,666 | 38,880 | 30,200
Unallocated income (expenses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Carolinas | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 306,068 | 238,549 | 114,277
Land sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,042 | 265 |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 307,110 | 238,814 | 114,277
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 266,642 | 205,348 | 95,232
Homebuilding selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 32,444 | 22,807 | 12,205
Land sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,026 | 289 |
Segment operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,998 | 10,370 | 6,840
Unallocated income (expenses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | 0 | 0
Arizona | Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,071 | 152,109 | 84,378
Land sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 185 | 185 |
Total revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 152,256 | 152,294 | 84,378
Expenses |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Homebuilding cost of revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 128,447 | 128,751 | 71,305
Homebuilding selling, general and administrative |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,198 | 14,994 | 11,981
Amenity and other |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 89 | 86 | 115
Land sales |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 180 | 171 |
Segment operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 8,342 | 8,292 | 977
Unallocated income (expenses): |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest expense |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 0

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