Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS - Schedule of Segment Information (Details)

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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS - Schedule of Segment Information (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2016
Sep. 30, 2016
Jun. 30, 2016
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2015
Jun. 30, 2015
Mar. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue $ 880,708 $ 752,857 $ 797,896 $ 597,766 $ 781,613 $ 669,956 $ 597,801 $ 518,712 $ 3,029,227 $ 2,568,082 $ 2,169,643
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Corporate and unallocated costs                 (123,803) (112,849) (104,598)
Earnings/(loss) from other unconsolidated entities, net                 4,060 (338) (447)
Interest expense                 (5,172) (15,965) (5,163)
Other income/(expense), net                 4,953 (946) 6,572
Earnings before income taxes $ 76,337 $ 53,802 $ 59,036 $ 28,885 $ 76,085 $ 46,668 $ 41,414 $ 25,297 218,060 189,464 208,417
Operating Segments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [1]                 3,029,227 2,568,082 2,169,643
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 226,180 222,345 224,522
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 21,902 19,271 16,178
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [1]                 1,300,906 1,029,801 920,244
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 103,801 85,760 102,640
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Central [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [1]                 787,849 731,766 692,320
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 74,253 80,444 75,372
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | East [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [1]                 940,472 806,515 557,079
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 48,126 56,141 46,510
Corporate and Unallocated [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Corporate and unallocated costs [2]                 (33,863) (34,903) (33,245)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Earnings/(loss) from other unconsolidated entities, net                 4,060 (338) (447)
Interest expense                 (5,172) (15,965) (5,163)
Other income/(expense), net                 $ 4,953 $ (946) $ 6,572
[1] Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment: Years Ended December 31,Land closing revenue: 2016 2015 2014West $15,608 $2,131 $11,155Central 8,885 26,448 8,603East 1,308 7,947 7,494Total $25,801 $36,526 $27,252
[2] Balance consists primarily of corporate costs and numerous shared service functions such as finance and treasury that are not allocated to the homebuilding or financial reporting segments.