Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021	Dec. 31, 2020
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 16,228,995	$ 13,926,882	$ 11,036,082
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(1,381,222)	(1,208,698)	(1,011,442)
Loss on debt retirement	0	(61,469)	0
Goodwill impairment	0	0	(20,190)
Other expense, net	(13,718)	(2,410)	(17,826)
Income before income taxes	3,439,558	2,509,845	1,728,694
Income tax expense	(822,241)	(563,525)	(321,855)
Net income	$ 2,617,317	$ 1,946,320	$ 1,406,839
Net income per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 11.07	$ 7.44	$ 5.19
Diluted (usd per share)	11.01	7.43	5.18
Cash dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.61	$ 0.57	$ 0.50
Number of shares used in calculation:
Basic shares outstanding (shares)	235,010	259,285	268,553
Effect of dilutive securities (shares)	1,156	643	861
Diluted shares outstanding (shares)	236,166	259,928	269,414
Homebuilding
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Cost of revenues	$ (11,213,801)	$ (9,975,974)	$ (8,082,449)
Financial Services
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Financial Services expenses	(180,696)	(168,486)	(175,481)
Real Estate | Homebuilding
Revenues:
Revenues	15,917,279	13,537,350	10,673,913
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Income before income taxes	3,307,328	2,288,128	1,542,057
Home sale revenues | Homebuilding
Revenues:
Revenues	15,774,135	13,376,812	10,579,896
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Cost of revenues	(11,093,895)	(9,841,961)	(8,004,823)
Land sale and other revenues | Homebuilding
Revenues:
Revenues	143,144	160,538	94,017
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Cost of revenues	(119,906)	(134,013)	(77,626)
Financial Services | Financial Services
Revenues:
Revenues	311,716	389,532	362,169
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Income before income taxes	$ 132,230	$ 221,717	$ 186,637