Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information    
Homes under construction $ 1,821,322 $ 1,408,260
Land under development 3,568,201 3,259,066
Raw land 812,956 782,732
House and land inventory 6,202,479 5,450,058
Total assets 9,843,480 8,956,896
Northeast    
Segment Reporting Information    
Homes under construction 178,697 163,173
Land under development 293,122 292,631
Raw land 122,359 121,522
House and land inventory 594,178 577,326
Total assets 724,862 688,610
Southeast (a)    
Segment Reporting Information    
Homes under construction [1] 374,347 196,456
Land under development [1] 544,577 367,577
Raw land [1] 203,394 139,246
House and land inventory [1] 1,122,318 703,279
Total assets [1] 1,274,358 765,933
Florida    
Segment Reporting Information    
Homes under construction 253,262 227,910
Land under development 630,859 574,092
Raw land 80,526 97,185
House and land inventory 964,647 899,187
Total assets 1,079,826 1,013,543
Texas    
Segment Reporting Information    
Homes under construction 217,893 197,738
Land under development 353,206 414,386
Raw land 97,754 68,918
House and land inventory 668,853 681,042
Total assets 757,559 734,834
North    
Segment Reporting Information    
Homes under construction 257,042 191,424
Land under development 413,194 317,702
Raw land 68,931 107,737
House and land inventory 739,167 616,863
Total assets 801,961 691,342
West    
Segment Reporting Information    
Homes under construction 517,537 413,208
Land under development 1,139,387 1,094,112
Raw land 215,118 222,920
House and land inventory 1,872,042 1,730,240
Total assets 2,074,250 1,924,958
Other homebuilding    
Segment Reporting Information    
Homes under construction [2] 22,544 18,351
Land under development [2] 193,856 198,566
Raw land [2] 24,874 25,204
House and land inventory [2] 241,274 242,121
Total assets [2] 2,773,441 2,628,687
Homebuilding    
Segment Reporting Information    
Homes under construction 1,821,322 1,408,260
Land under development 3,568,201 3,259,066
Raw land 812,956 782,732
House and land inventory 6,202,479 5,450,058
Total assets 9,486,257 8,447,907
Financial Services    
Segment Reporting Information    
Total assets $ 357,223 $ 508,989
[1] Southeast includes the acquisition in January 2016 of substantially all of the assets of Wieland
[2] Other homebuilding primarily includes cash and equivalents, capitalized interest, intangibles, deferred tax assets, and other corporate items that are not allocated to the operating segments.