Reporting Segments (Schedule Of Total Assets By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 2,910,438	$ 2,499,967
West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	634,491	610,248
Mountain [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	707,925	635,201
Texas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	233,247	232,887
Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	425,309	441,818
Century Complete [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	233,394	244,827
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	223,109	254,282
Corporate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 452,963	$ 80,704