CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF EARNINGS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014	Jun. 30, 2015	Jun. 30, 2014
REVENUES
Homebuilding	$ 637,046	$ 566,244	$ 1,142,045	$ 1,047,729
Financial services	16,589	11,145	28,989	19,343
TOTAL REVENUES	653,635	577,389	1,171,034	1,067,072
EXPENSES
Cost of sales	507,036	446,191	912,327	826,190
Selling, general and administrative	69,278	67,020	133,448	129,814
Financial services	7,895	13,079	15,229	22,688
TOTAL EXPENSES	584,209	526,290	1,061,004	978,692
OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME
Gain from marketable securities, net	173	429	318	833
Other (expense) income	(3,055)	675	(2,463)	1,160
TOTAL OTHER (EXPENSE) INCOME	(2,882)	1,104	(2,145)	1,993
Income before taxes	66,544	52,203	107,885	90,373
Tax expense	23,942	20,161	38,826	34,804
NET INCOME	$ 42,602	$ 32,042	$ 69,059	$ 55,569
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 0.91	$ 0.68	$ 1.48	$ 1.19
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 0.75	$ 0.57	$ 1.22	$ 0.99
AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic (in shares)	46,706,437	46,914,902	46,579,660	46,747,403
Diluted (in shares)	58,273,600	58,430,828	58,174,063	58,312,226
DIVIDENDS DECLARED PER COMMON SHARE (in dollars per share)	$ 0.03	$ 0.03	$ 0.06	$ 0.06