Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	$ 1,308,724		$ 1,042,147
Land under development	2,113,885		2,189,387
Raw Land	774,512		747,027
House and land inventory	4,197,121		3,978,561
Total assets	8,467,336		8,734,143
Northeast [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	242,518		212,611
Land under development	275,030		325,241
Raw Land	106,213		106,681
House and land inventory	623,761		644,533
Total assets	730,876		731,259
Southeast [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	176,243		139,484
Land under development	292,703		274,981
Raw Land	116,036		146,617
House and land inventory	584,982		561,082
Total assets	615,500		599,271
Florida [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	163,282		140,366
Land under development	298,765		295,631
Raw Land	106,465		104,766
House and land inventory	568,512		540,763
Total assets	669,725		618,449
Texas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	152,508		130,398
Land under development	241,428		223,979
Raw Land	66,769		57,480
House and land inventory	460,705		411,857
Total assets	511,751		466,198
North [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	347,951		227,537
Land under development	295,624		350,239
Raw Land	121,830		78,945
House and land inventory	765,405		656,721
Total assets	847,010		716,239
Southwest [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	189,316		159,350
Land under development	526,285		512,164
Raw Land	210,447		201,659
House and land inventory	926,048		873,173
Total assets	997,959		940,462
Other Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	36,906	[1]	32,401	[1]
Land under development	184,050	[1]	207,152	[1]
Raw Land	46,752	[1]	50,879	[1]
House and land inventory	267,708	[1]	290,432	[1]
Total assets	3,790,881	[1]	4,334,591	[1]
Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	1,308,724		1,042,147
Land under development	2,113,885		2,189,387
Raw Land	774,512		747,027
House and land inventory	4,197,121		3,978,561
Total assets	8,163,702		8,406,469
Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information
Total assets	$ 303,634		$ 327,674

[1] Other homebuilding primarily includes cash and equivalents, capitalized interest, intangibles, deferred tax assets, and other corporate items that are not allocated to the operating segments.