Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2022	Mar. 31, 2021
Costs and Expenses [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 860,811	$ 828,776
Land and housing	647,702	626,585
General and administrative	48,783	45,205
Selling	41,421	45,689
Equity in loss (income) from joint venture arrangements	(16)	(160)
Interest expense	671	1,176
Total costs and expenses	738,561	718,495
Income before income taxes	122,250	110,281
Provision for income taxes	30,411	25,415
Net income	$ 91,839	$ 84,866
Earnings per common share:
Basic	$ 3.23	$ 2.92
Diluted	$ 3.16	$ 2.85
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding [Abstract]
Basic	28,424	29,015
Diluted	29,072	29,743