Consolidated Statements Of Operations - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2024	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022
Revenues:
Revenues	$ 17,946,950	$ 16,061,578	$ 16,002,979
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(1,321,276)	(1,312,642)	(1,381,222)
Equity income from unconsolidated entities, net	44,201	4,561	50,680
Other income (expense), net	61,749	37,863	(64,398)
Income before income taxes	4,005,879	3,449,267	3,439,558
Income tax expense	(922,617)	(846,895)	(822,241)
Net income	$ 3,083,262	$ 2,602,372	$ 2,617,317
Net income per share:
Basic (usd per share)	$ 14.82	$ 11.79	$ 11.07
Diluted (usd per share)	14.69	11.72	11.01
Cash dividends declared (usd per share)	$ 0.82	$ 0.68	$ 0.61
Number of shares used in calculation:
Basic shares outstanding (shares)	208,107	219,958	235,010
Effect of dilutive securities (shares)	1,722	1,205	1,156
Diluted shares outstanding (shares)	209,829	221,163	236,166
Homebuilding
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Cost of revenues	$ (12,501,659)	$ (11,154,813)	$ (10,987,785)
Homebuilding | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	17,513,956	15,740,823	15,691,263
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Income before income taxes	3,795,924	3,316,075	3,307,328
Financial Services
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Financial Services expenses	(224,086)	(187,280)	(180,696)
Financial Services | Operating Segments
Revenues:
Revenues	432,994	320,755	311,716
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Income before income taxes	209,955	133,192	132,230
Home sale revenues | Homebuilding
Revenues:
Revenues	17,318,521	15,598,707	15,548,119
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Cost of revenues	(12,311,766)	(11,030,206)	(10,867,879)
Land sale and other revenues | Homebuilding
Revenues:
Revenues	195,435	142,116	143,144
Homebuilding Cost of Revenues:
Cost of revenues	$ (189,893)	$ (124,607)	$ (119,906)