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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS

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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS
9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2019
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 home and land closing revenues less cost of home and land closings, 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, “Organization and Basis of Presentation.” 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: 
 
Three Months Ended September 30,
 
Nine Months Ended September 30,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Homebuilding revenue (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
$
366,149

 
$
366,347

 
$
938,117

 
$
1,035,222

Central
279,564

 
261,636

 
761,702

 
713,612

East
295,167

 
256,598

 
813,816

 
755,806

Consolidated total
$
940,880

 
$
884,581

 
$
2,513,635

 
$
2,504,640

Homebuilding segment operating income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
$
41,237

 
$
34,671

 
$
83,619

 
$
88,854

Central
31,979

 
24,319

 
72,795

 
64,162

East
24,326

 
14,682

 
53,235

 
40,605

Total homebuilding segment operating income
97,542

 
73,672

 
209,649

 
193,621

Financial services segment profit
5,582

 
6,321

 
16,315

 
16,192

Corporate and unallocated costs (2)
(12,092
)
 
(11,343
)
 
(31,020
)
 
(28,017
)
Interest expense
(1,068
)
 
(53
)
 
(8,350
)
 
(233
)
Other income, net (3)
2,402

 
2,812

 
5,816

 
9,915

Net earnings before income taxes
$
92,366

 
$
71,409

 
$
192,410

 
$
191,478

 
(1)
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,
 
2019
 
2018
 
2019
 
2018
Land closing revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
$

 
$
268

 
$
30

 
$
14,658

Central
820

 
5,328

 
1,513

 
6,215

East
875

 
1,251

 
11,204

 
5,118

Total
$
1,695

 
$
6,847

 
$
12,747

 
$
25,991


(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 services reporting segments.
(3)
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.
 
 
At September 30, 2019
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate  and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
7,098

 
$
10,174

 
$
28,371

 
$

 
$

 
$
45,643

Real estate
 
1,266,321

 
722,837

 
864,775

 

 

 
2,853,933

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
261

 
6,336

 

 

 
1,311

 
7,908

Other assets
 
62,511

(1)
122,030

(2)
86,045

(3)
758

 
456,207

(4)
727,551

Total assets
 
$
1,336,191

 
$
861,377

 
$
979,191

 
$
758

 
$
457,518

 
$
3,635,035


(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 (see Note 10), prepaid expenses and other assets and property and equipment.
(4)
Balance consists primarily of cash, our deferred tax asset and prepaid expenses and other assets. 
 
 
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 (see Note 10), cash and property and equipment.
(4)
Balance consists primarily of cash.