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Number of communities classified as held for sale during the period.

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Amount of assets held-for-sale that are not part of a disposal group.

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Aggregate cash proceeds received from a combination of transactions in which noncurrent assets are sold, which may include the sale of a business, an investment in an affiliate (including an equity method investee), property, plant and equipment and intangible assets. Excludes sales of trading, available-for-sale, and held-to-maturity securities.

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Line items represent financial concepts included in a table. These concepts are used to disclose reportable information associated with domain members defined in one or many axes to the table.

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The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of tangible assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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