Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		$ 1,375,837	$ 1,084,137
Land under development		2,802,464	2,545,049
Raw land		710,259	762,914
House and land inventory		4,888,560	4,392,100
Total assets		8,157,956	8,569,410
Northeast
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		226,696	184,974
Land under development		249,388	266,229
Raw land		136,046	106,077
House and land inventory		612,130	557,280
Total assets		711,873	659,224
Southeast
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		200,265	147,506
Land under development		353,262	304,762
Raw land		94,985	117,981
House and land inventory		648,512	570,249
Total assets		694,403	605,067
Florida
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		191,166	150,743
Land under development		464,515	350,016
Raw land		131,019	112,225
House and land inventory		786,700	612,984
Total assets		908,413	717,531
Texas
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		180,329	134,873
Land under development		274,441	250,102
Raw land		85,605	91,765
House and land inventory		540,375	476,740
Total assets		601,040	528,392
North
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		332,948	280,970
Land under development		548,565	478,665
Raw land		99,888	137,044
House and land inventory		981,401	896,679
Total assets		1,101,250	996,908
Southwest
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		221,631	166,056
Land under development		722,448	698,513
Raw land		134,224	163,421
House and land inventory		1,078,303	1,027,990
Total assets		1,197,475	1,113,592
Other homebuilding
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	[1]	22,802	19,015
Land under development	[1]	189,845	196,762
Raw land	[1]	28,492	34,401
House and land inventory	[1]	241,139	250,178
Total assets	[1]	2,601,545	3,527,731
Homebuilding
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		1,375,837	1,084,137
Land under development		2,802,464	2,545,049
Raw land		710,259	762,914
House and land inventory		4,888,560	4,392,100
Total assets		7,815,999	8,148,445
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information
Total assets		$ 341,957	$ 420,965

[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.