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, 2019
Sep. 30, 2019
Jun. 30, 2019
Mar. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2019
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Corporate and unallocated costs                 $ (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 $ 110,535 $ 92,366 $ 67,674 $ 32,370 $ 91,776 $ 71,409 $ 71,185 $ 48,884 302,945 283,254 247,519
Operating Segments [Member] | Home Building [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 330,406 287,299 254,321
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 20,579 24,044 22,055
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | West [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 141,435 134,852 129,781
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | Central [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 101,686 92,925 92,451
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | East [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 87,285 59,522 32,089
Corporate and Unallocated [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Corporate and unallocated costs [1]                 (43,612) (38,521) (33,510)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Interest expense                 (8,370) (785) (3,853)
Other income, net [2]                 9,577 11,217 8,784
Real Estate [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue $ 1,136,848 $ 940,880 $ 864,610 $ 708,145 $ 1,008,779 $ 884,581 $ 877,495 $ 742,564 3,650,483 3,513,419 3,226,772
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Home Building [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [3]                 3,650,483 3,513,419 3,226,772
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | West [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [3]                 1,422,516 1,436,334 1,437,860
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | Central [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [3]                 1,038,052 1,013,878 904,908
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | East [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [3]                 $ 1,189,915 $ 1,063,207 $ 884,004
[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 reporting segments.
[2] 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.
[3] Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment:
Years Ended December 31,
Land closing revenue: 2019 2018 2017
West $ 12,463    $ 18,508    $ 18,116   
Central 4,297    7,657    622   
East 29,094    12,542    21,259   
Total $ 45,854    $ 38,707    $ 39,997