Reporting Segments (Schedule Of Total Revenue And Pretax Income By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2020	Jun. 30, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 776,444	$ 619,950	$ 1,379,053	$ 1,153,007
Total income before income tax expense	50,103	20,830	84,191	43,827
West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	166,125	135,226	298,012	247,346
Total income before income tax expense	13,747	9,973	29,089	18,621
Mountain [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	177,569	179,410	348,721	339,076
Total income before income tax expense	20,616	22,526	39,094	41,834
Texas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	98,678	61,522	158,842	112,008
Total income before income tax expense	9,610	5,587	15,108	9,336
Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	174,626	124,814	306,128	237,626
Total income before income tax expense	12,020	4,649	20,329	10,388
Century Complete [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	133,724	109,063	231,833	198,636
Total income before income tax expense	8,548	8,318	9,333	12,291
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	25,722	9,915	35,517	18,315
Total income before income tax expense	12,978	2,168	13,187	3,739
Corporate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total income before income tax expense	$ (27,416)	$ (32,391)	$ (41,949)	$ (52,382)