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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS

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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
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 (1)
 
 
Central:
Texas
 
 
East:
Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee
 

(1)
Activity for our wind-down Nevada operations is reflected in the West Region's results.
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 March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Homebuilding revenue (1):
 
 
 
West
$
261,046

 
$
206,878

Central
161,889

 
154,026

East
174,831

 
157,808

Consolidated total
$
597,766

 
$
518,712

Homebuilding segment operating income:
 
 
 
West
$
16,063

 
$
14,197

Central
13,894

 
14,105

East
5,859

 
5,619

Total homebuilding segment operating income
35,816

 
33,921

Financial services segment profit
4,046

 
3,780

Corporate and unallocated costs (2)
(7,815
)
 
(9,542
)
Loss from unconsolidated entities, net
(157
)
 
(123
)
Interest expense
(3,288
)
 
(3,154
)
Other income, net
283

 
415

Net earnings before income taxes
$
28,885

 
$
25,297

 

(1)
Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment, as outlined in the table below.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2016
 
2015
Land closing revenue:
 
 
 
West
$

 
$

Central
1,918

 
1,439

East
231

 

Total
$
2,149

 
$
1,439


(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 March 31, 2016
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
30,035

 
$
31,517

 
$
30,439

 
$

 
$

 
$
91,991

Real estate
 
1,039,716

 
540,039

 
639,414

 

 

 
2,219,169

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
205

 
8,609

 

 

 
1,778

 
10,592

Other assets
 
49,434

 
81,570

(1)
81,567

(2)
1,271

 
178,919

(3)
392,761

Total assets
 
$
1,119,390

 
$
661,735

 
$
751,420

 
$
1,271

 
$
180,697

 
$
2,714,513

 
 
 
At December 31, 2015
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
28,488

 
$
30,241

 
$
29,110

 
$

 
$

 
$
87,839

Real estate
 
1,008,457

 
505,954

 
583,891

 

 

 
2,098,302

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
204

 
8,704

 

 

 
2,462

 
11,370

Other assets
 
55,112

 
87,313

(1)
77,548

(2)
898

 
261,395

(3)
482,266

Total assets
 
$
1,092,261

 
$
632,212

 
$
690,549

 
$
898

 
$
263,857

 
$
2,679,777

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