Reporting Segments (Schedule Of Total Assets By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 2,551,782	$ 2,499,967
West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	566,724	610,248
Mountain [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	691,622	635,201
Texas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	204,925	232,887
Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	376,028	441,818
Century Complete [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	189,215	244,827
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	306,519	254,282
Corporate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 216,749	$ 80,704