Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		$ 1,821,322	$ 1,408,260
Land under development		3,568,201	3,259,066
Raw land		812,956	782,732
House and land inventory		6,202,479	5,450,058
Total assets		9,843,480	8,956,896
Northeast
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		178,697	163,173
Land under development		293,122	292,631
Raw land		122,359	121,522
House and land inventory		594,178	577,326
Total assets		724,862	688,610
Southeast (a)
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	[1]	374,347	196,456
Land under development	[1]	544,577	367,577
Raw land	[1]	203,394	139,246
House and land inventory	[1]	1,122,318	703,279
Total assets	[1]	1,274,358	765,933
Florida
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		253,262	227,910
Land under development		630,859	574,092
Raw land		80,526	97,185
House and land inventory		964,647	899,187
Total assets		1,079,826	1,013,543
Texas
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		217,893	197,738
Land under development		353,206	414,386
Raw land		97,754	68,918
House and land inventory		668,853	681,042
Total assets		757,559	734,834
North
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		257,042	191,424
Land under development		413,194	317,702
Raw land		68,931	107,737
House and land inventory		739,167	616,863
Total assets		801,961	691,342
West
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		517,537	413,208
Land under development		1,139,387	1,094,112
Raw land		215,118	222,920
House and land inventory		1,872,042	1,730,240
Total assets		2,074,250	1,924,958
Other homebuilding
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	[2]	22,544	18,351
Land under development	[2]	193,856	198,566
Raw land	[2]	24,874	25,204
House and land inventory	[2]	241,274	242,121
Total assets	[2]	2,773,441	2,628,687
Homebuilding
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction		1,821,322	1,408,260
Land under development		3,568,201	3,259,066
Raw land		812,956	782,732
House and land inventory		6,202,479	5,450,058
Total assets		9,486,257	8,447,907
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information
Total assets		$ 357,223	$ 508,989

[1] Southeast includes the acquisition in January 2016 of substantially all of the assets of Wieland

[2] 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.