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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS

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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017
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 reporting segments 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,
 
2017
 
2016
Homebuilding revenue (1):
 
 
 
West
$
311,804

 
$
261,046

Central
174,831

 
161,889

East
186,137

 
174,831

Consolidated total
$
672,772

 
$
597,766

Homebuilding segment operating income:
 
 
 
West
$
24,012

 
$
16,063

Central
13,890

 
13,894

East
2,436

 
5,859

Total homebuilding segment operating income
40,338

 
35,816

Financial services segment profit
4,290

 
4,046

Corporate and unallocated costs (2)
(8,517
)
 
(7,815
)
Earnings/(loss) from other unconsolidated entities, net
373

 
(157
)
Interest expense
(825
)
 
(3,288
)
Other income, net
1,110

 
283

Net earnings before income taxes
$
36,769

 
$
28,885

 

(1)
Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment, as outlined in the table below.
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2017
 
2016
Land closing revenue:
 
 
 
West
$
11,800

 
$

Central
122

 
1,918

East
233

 
231

Total
$
12,155

 
$
2,149


(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 services reporting segments.
 
 
At March 31, 2017
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate  and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
21,757

 
$
25,217

 
$
31,552

 
$

 
$

 
$
78,526

Real estate
 
1,137,301

 
639,624

 
735,928

 

 

 
2,512,853

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
7,339

 
7,856

 

 

 
1,733

 
16,928

Other assets
 
62,978

(1)
85,600

(2)
75,021

(3)
724

 
123,917

(4)
348,240

Total assets
 
$
1,229,375

 
$
758,297

 
$
842,501

 
$
724

 
$
125,650

 
$
2,956,547


(1)
Balance consists primarily of cash, property and equipment and real estate not owned.
(2)
Balance consists primarily of development reimbursements from local municipalities and cash.
(3)
Balance consists primarily of goodwill (see Note 9), prepaid permits and fees to local municipalities and cash.
(4)
Balance consists primarily of cash and our deferred tax asset. 
 
 
At December 31, 2016
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate  and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
25,863

 
$
27,669

 
$
32,024

 
$

 
$

 
$
85,556

Real estate
 
1,120,038

 
595,485

 
706,540

 

 

 
2,422,063

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
7,362

 
7,450

 

 

 
2,285

 
17,097

Other assets
 
45,624

 
94,299

(1)
93,245

(2)
812

 
129,995

(3)
363,975

Total assets
 
$
1,198,887

 
$
724,903

 
$
831,809

 
$
812

 
$
132,280

 
$
2,888,691


(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.