OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | |||||||
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Jun. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2016 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
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| Homebuilding revenue: | |||||||||
| Revenue | [1] | $ 797,896 | $ 597,801 | $ 1,395,662 | $ 1,116,513 | ||||
| Homebuilding segment operating income: | |||||||||
| Corporate and unallocated costs | (28,898) | (27,650) | (58,516) | (57,300) | |||||
| Earnings/(loss) from other unconsolidated entities, net | 573 | (169) | 416 | (292) | |||||
| Interest expense | (1,672) | (4,621) | (4,960) | (7,775) | |||||
| Other income, net | 1,545 | 136 | 1,828 | 551 | |||||
| Earnings before income taxes | 59,036 | 41,414 | 87,921 | 66,711 | |||||
| Homebuilding [Member] | |||||||||
| Homebuilding segment operating income: | |||||||||
| Operating Income | 59,601 | 52,268 | 95,417 | 86,189 | |||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member] | |||||||||
| Homebuilding segment operating income: | |||||||||
| Operating Income | 5,763 | 4,136 | 9,809 | 7,916 | |||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] | |||||||||
| Homebuilding revenue: | |||||||||
| Revenue | [1] | 332,643 | 219,774 | 593,689 | 426,652 | ||||
| Homebuilding segment operating income: | |||||||||
| Operating Income | 27,495 | 15,256 | 43,558 | 29,453 | |||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Central [Member] | |||||||||
| Homebuilding revenue: | |||||||||
| Revenue | [1] | 208,701 | 179,475 | 370,590 | 333,501 | ||||
| Homebuilding segment operating income: | |||||||||
| Operating Income | 19,784 | 21,053 | 33,678 | 35,158 | |||||
| Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | East [Member] | |||||||||
| Homebuilding revenue: | |||||||||
| Revenue | [1] | 256,552 | 198,552 | 431,383 | 356,360 | ||||
| Homebuilding segment operating income: | |||||||||
| Operating Income | 12,322 | 15,959 | 18,181 | 21,578 | |||||
| Corporate and Unallocated [Member] | |||||||||
| Homebuilding segment operating income: | |||||||||
| Corporate and unallocated costs | [2] | $ (6,774) | $ (10,336) | $ (14,589) | $ (19,878) | ||||
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