Segment Information (Operating Data By Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended			9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015		Sep. 30, 2014
Revenues:
Homebuilding		$ 1,467,780		$ 1,561,273	$ 3,823,017		$ 3,910,261
Financial Services		38,967		33,452	97,319		89,544
Consolidated revenues		1,506,747		1,594,725	3,920,336		3,999,805
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes		179,276		224,928	442,705		422,637
Northeast
Revenues:
Homebuilding		182,547		185,559	430,881		480,495
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes		13,208	[1]	28,568	38,065	[1]	65,873
Southeast
Revenues:
Homebuilding		282,051		253,895	713,090		668,660
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes		45,708		42,230	110,203		105,974
Florida
Revenues:
Homebuilding		247,528		251,486	659,330		647,146
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes		49,046		55,931	121,585		132,541
Texas
Revenues:
Homebuilding		203,319		216,837	566,307		595,975
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes		26,035		33,730	73,313		87,952
North
Revenues:
Homebuilding		355,070		426,165	936,712		949,757
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes		38,065		61,599	77,645		129,699
Southwest
Revenues:
Homebuilding		197,265		227,331	516,697		568,228
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes		23,838		40,812	63,589		93,198
Other homebuilding
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	[2]	(30,989)		(48,819)	(71,104)		(234,178)
Homebuilding
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes		164,911		214,051	413,296		381,059
Financial Services
Income before Income Taxes:
Income before income taxes	[3]	$ 14,365		$ 10,877	$ 29,409		$ 41,578

[1] Northeast includes a charge of $20.0 million resulting from the Applecross matter for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015

[2] Other homebuilding includes the amortization of intangible assets, amortization of capitalized interest, and other items not allocated to the operating segments. Other homebuilding also included: reserve reversals of $5.7 million and $32.6 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, respectively, resulting from a legal settlement (see Note 9); losses on debt retirements totaling $8.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (see Note 5); a charge totaling $84.5 million to increase insurance reserves for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (see Note 9); and costs associated with the relocation of our corporate headquarters totaling $1.9 million and $7.1 million for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014, respectively.

[3] Financial Services included an $18.6 million reduction in loan origination liabilities for the nine months ended September 30, 2014