Reporting Segments (Schedule Of Total Assets By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2020	Dec. 31, 2019
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 2,591,361	$ 2,499,967
West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	542,622	610,248
Mountain [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	708,076	635,201
Texas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	202,177	232,887
Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	360,424	441,818
Century Complete [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	170,126	244,827
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	299,887	254,282
Corporate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total assets	$ 308,049	$ 80,704