Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2016		Dec. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Cash Flows From Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 484,730	[1]	$ 213,509	[1]	$ 215,865
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
(Income) loss from unconsolidated joint ventures	(4,057)		(1,966)		668
Depreciation and amortization	61,704		41,151		27,347
Amortization of stock-based compensation	17,794		15,624		8,469
Excess tax (benefit) provision from share-based payment arrangements	460		(9,250)		(13,404)
Deferred income tax provision	(5,097)		38,636		98,998
Other operating activities	418		2,869		1,886
Changes in cash and equivalents due to:
Mortgage loans held for sale	63,649		(42,871)		(52,838)
Inventories - owned	(306,896)		(497,836)		(664,427)
Inventories - not owned	(37,728)		34,770		(33,027)
Other assets	5,697		(2,998)		4,529
Accounts payable	20,099		(89,461)		9,314
Accrued liabilities	21,541		26,462		34,223
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	322,314		(271,361)		(362,397)
Cash Flows From Investing Activities:
Investments in unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures	(29,118)		(91,453)		(10,506)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated homebuilding joint ventures	39,735		19,582		18,010
Cash acquired in connection with merger			268,517
Net cash paid for acquisitions					(33,770)
Other investing activities	(7,688)		(11,972)		(4,754)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	2,929		184,674		(31,020)
Cash Flows From Financing Activities:
Change in restricted cash	8,873		652		(16,762)
Borrowing from revolving credit facility	1,433,200		852,700
Principal payments on revolving credit facility	(1,433,200)		(852,700)
Principal payments on secured project debt and other notes payable	(23,228)		(2,532)		(1,458)
Principal payments on senior notes payable	(280,000)		(29,789)		(4,971)
Proceeds from the issuance of senior notes payable	300,000				300,000
Payment of debt issuance costs	(2,669)		(1,016)		(6,230)
Net proceeds from (payments on) mortgage credit facilities	(55,995)		110,469		(11,454)
Repurchases of common stock	(232,520)		(22,073)		(36,781)
Common stock dividend payments	(18,841)		(4,851)
Issuance of common stock under employee stock plans, net of withholdings	1,330		1,000		6,771
Excess tax benefit (provision) from share-based payment arrangements	(460)		9,250		13,404
Other financing activities	(200)		(222)
Net cash provided by (used in) by financing activities	(303,710)		60,888		242,519
Net increase (decrease) in cash and equivalents	21,533		(25,799)		(150,898)
Cash and equivalents at beginning of year	186,594		212,393		363,291
Cash and equivalents at end of year	208,127		186,594		212,393
Cash and equivalents at end of year	$ 186,594		$ 186,594		$ 212,393

[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.