Inventory (Information Related To Interest Capitalized Into Homebuilding Inventory) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018	Jun. 30, 2019	Jun. 30, 2018
Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Roll Forward]
Interest in inventory, beginning of period	$ 235,313	$ 240,013	$ 227,495	$ 226,611
Interest capitalized	41,650	43,771	84,031	87,731
Interest expensed	(42,254)	(40,157)	(76,817)	(70,715)
Interest in inventory, end of period	$ 234,709	$ 243,627	$ 234,709	$ 243,627

Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest costs that were capitalized to properties under development during the land development and construction period of a project, and which are included in inventory.

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Amount of interest cost charged to cost of sales that had been previously capitalized to inventory.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 20
-Section 50
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The amount of interest capitalized to an operative builder's inventory during the period.

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A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period.

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