Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2013
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues	$ 3,449,047		$ 2,366,754		$ 1,898,989
Land sale revenues	47,364		44,424		15,620
Total revenues	3,496,411		2,411,178		1,914,609
Cost of home sales	(2,676,666)		(1,748,954)		(1,431,797)
Cost of land sales	(43,274)		(43,841)		(13,616)
Total cost of sales	(2,719,940)		(1,792,795)		(1,445,413)
Gross margin	776,471	[1]	618,383	[1]	469,196
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(390,710)		(275,861)		(230,691)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	1,966		(668)		949
Other income (expense)	(62,177)		(1,733)		6,815
Homebuilding pretax income	325,550		340,121		246,269
Financial Services:
Revenues	43,702		25,320		25,734
Expenses	(26,763)		(15,477)		(14,305)
Financial services pretax income	16,939		9,843		11,429
Income before taxes	342,489		349,964		257,698
Provision for income taxes	(128,980)		(134,099)		(68,983)
Net income	213,509	[1]	215,865	[1]	188,715
Less: Net income allocated to preferred shareholder	(32,997)		(51,650)		(57,386)
Less: Net income allocated to unvested restricted stock	(369)		(297)		(265)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 180,143		$ 163,918		$ 131,064
Income per common share:
Basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 2.51	[1]	$ 2.94	[1]	$ 2.59
Diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 2.26	[1]	$ 2.68	[1]	$ 2.36
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in Shares)	71,713,747		55,737,548		50,623,649
Diluted (in Shares)	81,512,953		63,257,082		58,234,791
Weighted average additional common shares outstanding if preferred shares converted to common shares (in Shares)	13,135,814		17,562,557		22,165,311
Total weighted average diluted common shares outstanding if preferred shares converted to common shares (in Shares)	94,648,767		80,819,639		80,400,102

[1] Per share amounts do not add across due to rounding differences in quarterly amounts and due to the impact of differences between the quarterly and annual weighted average share calculations.