Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	11 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 13, 2014	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues	$ 2,366,754	$ 6,354,869		$ 3,449,047
Land sale revenues	44,424	33,171		47,364
Total revenues	2,411,178	6,388,040		3,496,411
Cost of home sales	(1,748,954)	(4,967,278)		(2,676,666)
Cost of land sales	(43,841)	(30,132)		(43,274)
Total cost of sales	(1,792,795)	(4,997,410)		(2,719,940)
Gross margin	618,383	1,390,630	[1]	776,471	[1]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(275,861)	(664,459)		(390,710)
Income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	(668)	4,057		1,966
Other income (expense)	(1,733)	(16,726)		(62,177)
Homebuilding pretax income	340,121	713,502		325,550
Financial Services:
Revenues	25,320	88,695		43,702
Expenses	(15,477)	(49,081)		(26,763)
Financial services pretax income	9,843	39,614		16,939
Income before taxes	349,964	753,116		342,489
Provision for income taxes	(134,099)	(268,386)		(128,980)
Net income	215,865	484,730	[1]	213,509	[1]
Less: Net income allocated to preferred shareholder	(51,650)			(32,997)
Less: Net income allocated to unvested restricted stock	(297)	(1,168)		(369)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 163,918	$ 483,562		$ 180,143
Income per common share:
Basic (in dollars per share)	$ 2.94	$ 4.09	[1]	$ 2.51	[1]
Diluted (in dollars per share)	$ 2.68	$ 3.60	[1]	$ 2.26	[1]
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	55,737,548	118,212,740		71,713,747
Diluted (in shares)	63,257,082	135,984,985		81,512,953
Weighted average additional common shares outstanding if preferred shares converted to common shares (in shares)	17,562,557			13,135,814
Total weighted average diluted common shares outstanding if preferred shares converted to common shares (in shares)	80,819,639	135,984,985		94,648,767

[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.