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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
Mar. 31, 2019
Mar. 31, 2018
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Corporate and unallocated costs $ (33,566) $ (30,893)
Interest expense (4,085) (136)
Other income, net 1,046 5,325
Earnings before income taxes 32,370 48,884
Operating Segments [Member] | Home Building [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Operating Income 40,337 46,747
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Operating Income 4,702 4,220
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | West [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Operating Income 18,308 21,121
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | Central [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Operating Income 12,336 14,267
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | East [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Operating Income 9,693 11,359
Corporate and Unallocated [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Corporate and unallocated costs [1] (9,630) (7,272)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Interest expense (4,085) (136)
Other income, net [2] 1,046 5,325
Real Estate [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue 708,145 742,564
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Home Building [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue [3] 708,145 742,564
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | West [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue [3] 272,966 317,228
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | Central [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue [3] 191,606 191,870
Real Estate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Home Building [Member] | East [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue [3] 243,573 233,466
Home Building [Member]    
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]    
Revenue $ 698,650 $ 728,532
[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 services reporting segments.
[2] For the three months ended March 31, 2018, Other income, net includes a favorable $4.8 million legal settlement from long-standing litigation related to a previous joint venture in Nevada.
[3] Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment, as outlined in the table below: Three Months Ended March 31, 2019 2018Land closing revenue: West$— $12,455Central— 125East9,495 1,452Total$9,495 $14,032