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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 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Sep. 30, 2018
Sep. 30, 2017
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Corporate and unallocated costs $ (35,906) $ (31,636) $ (101,004) $ (90,849)
(Loss)/earnings from other unconsolidated entities, net     11,160 10,525
Interest expense (53) (1,116) (233) (3,561)
Other income, net 1,918 2,028 9,223 5,218
Earnings before income taxes 71,409 63,455 191,478 163,429
Operating Segments [Member] | Home Building [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Operating Income 73,672 66,384 193,621 170,368
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Operating Income 6,321 5,514 16,192 15,361
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | West [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Operating Income 34,671 35,026 88,854 94,169
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | Central [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Operating Income 24,319 26,404 64,162 63,524
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | East [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Operating Income 14,682 4,954 40,605 12,675
Corporate and Unallocated [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Corporate and unallocated costs [1] (11,343) (9,264) (28,017) (24,809)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
(Loss)/earnings from other unconsolidated entities, net 894 (91) 692 852
Interest expense (53) (1,116) (233) (3,561)
Other income, net 1,918 2,028 9,223 [2] 5,218
Real Estate [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue 884,581 805,597 2,504,640 2,280,347
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Home Building [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue [3] 884,581 805,597 2,504,640 2,280,347
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | West [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue [3] 366,347 373,708 1,035,222 1,055,086
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | Central [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue [3] 261,636 236,884 713,612 637,394
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | East [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue [3] 256,598 195,005 755,806 587,867
Home Building [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenue $ 877,734 $ 805,008 $ 2,478,649 $ 2,263,405
[1] 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 services reporting segments.
[2] For the nine months ended September 30, 2018, Other income, net includes a favorable $4.8 million legal settlement from long-standing litigation related to a previous joint venture in Nevada.
[3] Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment, as outlined in the table below: Three Months Ended September 30, Nine Months Ended September 30, 2018 2017 2018 2017Land closing revenue: West$268 $— $14,658 $11,800Central5,328 125 6,215 247East1,251 464 5,118 4,895Total$6,847 $589 $25,991 $16,942