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Operating and Reporting Segments

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Operating and Reporting Segments
6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2015
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 a reporting segment 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 homebuilding and land revenues less cost of home construction, 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 June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Homebuilding revenue (1):
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
$
219,774

 
$
231,965

 
$
426,652

 
$
424,646

Central
179,475

 
160,143

 
333,501

 
279,858

East
198,552

 
113,496

 
356,360

 
209,445

Consolidated total
$
597,801

 
$
505,604

 
$
1,116,513

 
$
913,949

Homebuilding segment operating income:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
$
15,256

 
$
27,384

 
$
29,453

 
$
52,194

Central
21,053

 
18,720

 
35,158

 
28,189

East
15,959

 
10,580

 
21,578

 
21,244

Total homebuilding segment operating income
52,268

 
56,684

 
86,189

 
101,627

Financial services segment profit
4,136

 
3,617

 
7,916

 
6,642

Corporate and unallocated costs (2)
(10,336
)
 
(7,357
)
 
(19,878
)
 
(13,333
)
Loss from unconsolidated entities, net
(169
)
 
(61
)
 
(292
)
 
(230
)
Interest expense
(4,621
)
 
(1,396
)
 
(7,775
)
 
(4,109
)
Other income, net
136

 
3,749

 
551

 
4,397

Net earnings before income taxes
$
41,414

 
$
55,236

 
$
66,711

 
$
94,994

 

(1)
Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment as outlined in the table below.
 
Three Months Ended June 30,
 
Six Months Ended June 30,
 
2015
 
2014
 
2015
 
2014
Land closing revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
West
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
1,050

Central
5,078

 
581

 
6,517

 
2,097

East
1,696

 
2,223

 
1,696

 
2,223

Total
$
6,774

 
$
2,804

 
$
8,213

 
$
5,370


(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 reporting segments.
 
 
At June 30, 2015
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
31,983

 
$
33,510

 
$
26,592

 
$

 
$

 
$
92,085

Real estate
 
1,008,212

 
480,194

 
538,658

 

 

 
2,027,064

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
204

 
8,552

 

 

 
1,547

 
10,303

Other assets
 
45,621

 
75,576

(1)
83,185

(2)
1,033

 
251,802

(3)
457,217

Total assets
 
$
1,086,020

 
$
597,832

 
$
648,435

 
$
1,033

 
$
253,349

 
$
2,586,669

 
 
 
At December 31, 2014
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
34,622

 
$
31,317

 
$
29,050

 
$

 
$

 
$
94,989

Real estate
 
943,600

 
446,208

 
487,874

 

 

 
1,877,682

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
204

 
8,561

 

 

 
2,015

 
10,780

Other assets
 
48,120

 
80,689

(1)
70,036

(2)
958

 
132,884

(3)
332,687

Total assets
 
$
1,026,546

 
$
566,775

 
$
586,960

 
$
958

 
$
134,899

 
$
2,316,138

(1)
Balance consists primarily of development reimbursements from local municipalities, deposits and cash.
(2)
Balance consists primarily of goodwill (see Note 9) and cash.
(3)
Balance consists primarily of cash and securities and our deferred tax asset.