Annual report pursuant to Section 13 and 15(d)

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details)

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Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) (USD $)
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified
 3 Months Ended 12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Sep. 30, 2014
Jun. 30, 2014
Mar. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2013
Jun. 30, 2013
Mar. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Selected Quarterly Financial Information [Abstract]                      
Total closing revenue $ 698,918us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 556,776us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 505,604us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 408,345us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 536,194us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 492,080us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 449,950us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 336,435us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 2,169,643us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 1,814,659us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet $ 1,193,674us-gaap_RealEstateRevenueNet
Total closing gross profit 140,281us-gaap_GrossProfit 110,761us-gaap_GrossProfit 110,003us-gaap_GrossProfit 91,572us-gaap_GrossProfit 123,649us-gaap_GrossProfit 113,182us-gaap_GrossProfit 95,052us-gaap_GrossProfit 64,535us-gaap_GrossProfit 452,617us-gaap_GrossProfit 396,418us-gaap_GrossProfit 218,199us-gaap_GrossProfit
Earnings before income taxes 66,393us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 47,030us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 55,236us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 39,758us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 65,879us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 56,786us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 38,532us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 16,475us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 208,417us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 177,672us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest 28,854us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesExtraordinaryItemsNoncontrollingInterest
Net earnings $ 49,208us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 32,577us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 35,079us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 25,377us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 46,089us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 38,191us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 28,143us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 12,041us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 142,241us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 124,464us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss $ 105,163us-gaap_NetIncomeLoss
Per Share Data:                      
Basic earnings/(loss) per share (in dollars per share) $ 1.26us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic [1] $ 0.83us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic [1] $ 0.90us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic [1] $ 0.66us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic [1] $ 1.27us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic [1] $ 1.05us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic [1] $ 0.78us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic [1] $ 0.34us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic [1] $ 3.65us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 3.45us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic $ 3.09us-gaap_EarningsPerShareBasic
Diluted earnings/(loss) per share (in dollars per share) $ 1.19us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted [1] $ 0.79us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted [1] $ 0.85us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted [1] $ 0.62us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted [1] $ 1.19us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted [1] $ 0.99us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted [1] $ 0.74us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted [1] $ 0.32us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted [1] $ 3.46us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 3.25us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted $ 3.00us-gaap_EarningsPerShareDiluted [2]
[1] Due to the computation of earnings per share, the sum of the quarterly amounts may not equal the full-year results.
[2] In accordance with ASC 260-10, Earnings Per Share, ("ASC 260-10") we calculate the dilutive effect of convertible securities using the "if-converted" method.