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, 2018
Sep. 30, 2018
Jun. 30, 2018
Mar. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Sep. 30, 2017
Jun. 30, 2017
Mar. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2018
Dec. 31, 2017
Dec. 31, 2016
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Corporate and unallocated costs                 $ (138,478) $ (124,041) $ (123,803)
Interest expense                 (785) (3,853) (5,172)
Other income, net                 10,616 6,405 4,953
Earnings before income taxes $ 91,776 $ 71,409 $ 71,185 $ 48,884 $ 84,090 $ 63,455 $ 63,205 $ 36,769 283,254 247,519 218,060
Operating Segments [Member] | Home Building [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 287,299 254,321 226,180
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 24,044 22,055 21,902
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | West [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 134,852 129,781 103,801
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | Central [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 92,925 92,451 74,253
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | East [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Operating Income                 59,522 32,089 48,126
Corporate and Unallocated [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Corporate and unallocated costs [1]                 (38,521) (33,510) (33,863)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]                      
Homebuilding segment operating income:                      
Earnings from other unconsolidated entities, net                 601 2,101 4,060
Interest expense                 (785) (3,853) (5,172)
Other income, net [2]                 10,616 6,405 4,953
Real Estate [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue $ 1,008,779 $ 884,581 $ 877,495 $ 742,564 $ 946,425 $ 805,597 $ 801,978 $ 672,772 3,513,419 3,226,772 3,029,227
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Home Building [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [3]                 3,513,419 3,226,772 3,029,227
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | West [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [3]                 1,436,334 1,437,860 1,300,906
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | Central [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [3]                 1,013,878 904,908 787,849
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | East [Member]                      
Homebuilding revenue:                      
Revenue [3]                 $ 1,063,207 $ 884,004 $ 940,472
[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: 2018 2017 2016West $18,508 $18,116 $15,608Central 7,657 622 8,885East 12,542 21,259 1,308Total $38,707 $39,997 $25,801