CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands |
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Dec. 31, 2019 |
Dec. 31, 2018 |
Dec. 31, 2017 |
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| Earnings from financial services unconsolidated entities and other, net | $ 11,945 | $ 16,333 | $ 15,959 | ||
| Commissions and other sales costs | (246,728) | (241,897) | (221,647) | ||
| General and administrative expenses | (146,093) | (138,478) | (124,041) | ||
| Interest expense | (8,370) | (785) | (3,853) | ||
| Other income, net | 9,577 | 11,217 | 8,784 | ||
| Loss on early extinguishment of debt | (5,635) | 0 | (278) | ||
| Earnings before income taxes | 302,945 | 283,254 | 247,519 | ||
| Provision for income taxes | (53,282) | (55,922) | (104,264) | ||
| Net earnings | $ 249,663 | $ 227,332 | $ 143,255 | ||
| Earnings per common share: | |||||
| Basic (in dollars per share) | $ 6.55 | $ 5.67 | $ 3.56 | ||
| Diluted (in dollars per share) | [1] | $ 6.42 | $ 5.58 | $ 3.41 | |
| Weighted average number of shares: | |||||
| Basic (in shares) | 38,100 | 40,107 | 40,287 | ||
| Diluted (in shares) | 38,891 | 40,728 | 42,228 | ||
| Home Building [Member] | |||||
| Revenue | $ 3,604,629 | $ 3,474,712 | $ 3,186,775 | ||
| Cost of goods and services sold | (2,923,969) | (2,842,762) | (2,624,636) | ||
| Total closing gross profit | 680,660 | 631,950 | 562,139 | ||
| Land [Member] | |||||
| Revenue | 45,854 | 38,707 | 39,997 | ||
| Cost of goods and services sold | (46,899) | (41,504) | (35,637) | ||
| Total closing gross profit | (1,045) | (2,797) | 4,360 | ||
| Real Estate [Member] | |||||
| Revenue | 3,650,483 | 3,513,419 | 3,226,772 | ||
| Cost of goods and services sold | (2,970,868) | (2,884,266) | (2,660,273) | ||
| Total closing gross profit | 679,615 | 629,153 | 566,499 | ||
| Financial Service [Member] | |||||
| Revenue | 16,461 | 15,162 | 14,203 | ||
| Cost of revenue | (6,781) | (6,454) | (6,006) | ||
| Total closing gross profit | 20,579 | 24,044 | 22,055 | ||
| Earnings from financial services unconsolidated entities and other, net | $ 10,899 | $ 15,336 | $ 13,858 | ||
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