Segment Information (Total Assets And Inventory By Reportable Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2019	Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	$ 2,892,328	$ 2,630,158
Land under development	4,161,168	4,129,225
Raw land	453,047	493,970
Total Inventory	7,506,543	7,253,353
Total Assets	10,207,336	10,172,976
Northeast
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	328,021	268,900
Land under development	296,198	291,467
Raw land	25,513	52,245
Total Inventory	649,732	612,612
Total Assets	738,662	704,515
Southeast
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	462,382	443,140
Land under development	676,532	676,087
Raw land	89,750	90,332
Total Inventory	1,228,664	1,209,559
Total Assets	1,372,245	1,347,427
Florida
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	514,551	467,625
Land under development	926,254	892,669
Raw land	76,340	85,321
Total Inventory	1,517,145	1,445,615
Total Assets	1,675,802	1,601,906
Midwest
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	313,244	314,442
Land under development	431,144	433,056
Raw land	29,151	29,908
Total Inventory	773,539	777,406
Total Assets	861,452	849,596
Texas
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	326,344	284,405
Land under development	436,409	427,124
Raw land	95,942	98,415
Total Inventory	858,695	809,944
Total Assets	936,709	881,629
West
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	896,861	805,709
Land under development	1,126,206	1,131,841
Raw land	118,589	118,579
Total Inventory	2,141,656	2,056,129
Total Assets	2,376,073	2,208,092
Other homebuilding
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	50,925	45,937
Land under development	268,425	276,981
Raw land	17,762	19,170
Total Inventory	337,112	342,088
Total Assets	1,801,106	2,006,825
Home sales
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	2,892,328	2,630,158
Land under development	4,161,168	4,129,225
Raw land	453,047	493,970
Total Inventory	7,506,543	7,253,353
Total Assets	9,762,049	9,599,990
Financial Services
Segment Reporting Information
Homes under construction	0	0
Land under development	0	0
Raw land	0	0
Total Inventory	0	0
Total Assets	$ 445,287	$ 572,986

Sum of the carrying amounts as of the balance sheet date of all assets that are recognized. Assets are probable future economic benefits obtained or controlled by an entity as a result of past transactions or events.

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