Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS

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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS
OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS    
We operate with two principal business segments: homebuilding and financial services. As defined in ASC 280-10, Segment Reporting, we have nine homebuilding operating segments. The homebuilding segments are engaged in the business of acquiring and developing land, constructing homes, marketing and selling those homes and providing warranty and customer services. We aggregate our homebuilding operating segments into reporting segments based on similar long-term economic characteristics and geographical proximity. Our current reportable homebuilding segments are as follows:
West:           Arizona, California and Colorado
Central:      Texas
East:           Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee

Management’s evaluation of segment performance is based on segment operating income, which we define as homebuilding and land revenues less cost of home construction, commissions and other sales costs, land development and other land sales costs and other costs incurred by or allocated to each segment, including impairments. Each reportable segment follows the same accounting policies described in Note 1, “Business and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies.” Operating results for each segment may not be indicative of the results for such segment had it been an independent, stand-alone entity for the periods presented. The following segment information is in thousands:
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
 
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
Homebuilding revenue (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
 
$
1,436,334

 
$
1,437,860

 
$
1,300,906

Central
 
1,013,878

 
904,908

 
787,849

East
 
1,063,207

 
884,004

 
940,472

Consolidated total
 
3,513,419

 
3,226,772

 
3,029,227

Homebuilding segment operating income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
 
134,852

 
129,781

 
103,801

Central
 
92,925

 
92,451

 
74,253

East
 
59,522

 
32,089

 
48,126

Total homebuilding segment operating income
 
287,299

 
254,321

 
226,180

Financial services segment profit
 
24,044

 
22,055

 
21,902

Corporate and unallocated costs (2)
 
(38,521
)
 
(33,510
)
 
(33,863
)
Earnings from other unconsolidated entities, net
 
601

 
2,101

 
4,060

Interest expense
 
(785
)
 
(3,853
)
 
(5,172
)
Other income, net (3)
 
10,616

 
6,405

 
4,953

Net earnings before income taxes
 
$
283,254

 
$
247,519

 
$
218,060

 

(1)
Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment:
 
 
Years Ended December 31,
Land closing revenue:
 
2018
 
2017
 
2016
West
 
$
18,508

 
$
18,116

 
$
15,608

Central
 
7,657

 
622

 
8,885

East
 
12,542

 
21,259

 
1,308

Total
 
$
38,707

 
$
39,997

 
$
25,801


(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.
(3)
For the year ended December 31, 2018, Other income, net includes a favorable $4.8 million legal settlement from long-standing litigation related to a previous joint venture in Nevada.
 
At December 31, 2018
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
$
7,514

 
$
13,870

 
$
30,026

 
$

 
$

 
$
51,410

Real estate
1,188,975

 
679,422

 
874,224

 

 

 
2,742,621

Investments in unconsolidated entities
8,320

 
6,396

 

 

 
2,764

 
17,480

Other assets
51,115

(1)
117,150

(2)
85,869

(3)
1,013

 
298,821

(4)
553,968

Total assets
$
1,255,924

 
$
816,838

 
$
990,119

 
$
1,013

 
$
301,585

 
$
3,365,479

 
(1)
Balance consists primarily of cash and property and equipment.
(2)
Balance consists primarily of development reimbursements from local municipalities and cash.
(3)
Balance consists primarily of goodwill, cash and property and equipment.
(4)
Balance consists primarily of cash.

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
At December 31, 2017
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate  and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
15,557

 
$
21,309

 
$
23,079

 
$

 
$

 
$
59,945

Real estate
 
1,174,285

 
700,460

 
856,635

 

 

 
2,731,380

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
7,833

 
6,999

 

 

 
2,236

 
17,068

Other assets
 
58,470

(1
)
110,173

(2
)
144,681

(3
)
1,249

 
128,292

(4
)
442,865

Total assets
 
$
1,256,145

 
$
838,941

 
$
1,024,395

 
$
1,249

 
$
130,528

 
$
3,251,258



(1)
Balance consists primarily of cash and property and equipment.
(2)
Balance consists primarily of development reimbursements from local municipalities and cash.
(3)
Balance consists primarily of real estate not owned, cash and goodwill (see Note 9).
(4)
Balance consists primarily of cash and our deferred tax asset.