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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS

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OPERATING AND REPORTING SEGMENTS
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2018
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
 
 
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 March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Homebuilding revenue (1):
 
 
 
West
$
317,228

 
$
311,804

Central
191,870

 
174,831

East
233,466

 
186,137

Consolidated total
$
742,564

 
$
672,772

Homebuilding segment operating income:
 
 
 
West
$
21,121

 
$
24,012

Central
14,267

 
13,890

East
11,359

 
2,436

Total homebuilding segment operating income
46,747

 
40,338

Financial services segment profit
4,220

 
4,290

Corporate and unallocated costs (2)
(7,272
)
 
(8,517
)
(Loss)/earnings from other unconsolidated entities, net
(46
)
 
373

Interest expense
(136
)
 
(825
)
Other income, net (3)
5,371

 
1,110

Net earnings before income taxes
$
48,884

 
$
36,769

 

(1)
Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment, as outlined in the table below:
 
Three Months Ended March 31,
 
2018
 
2017
Land closing revenue:
 
 
 
West
$
12,455

 
$
11,800

Central
125

 
122

East
1,452

 
233

Total
$
14,032

 
$
12,155


(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.
(3)
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.
 
 
At March 31, 2018
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate  and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
12,528

 
$
17,135

 
$
22,876

 
$

 
$

 
$
52,539

Real estate
 
1,205,253

 
730,016

 
867,529

 

 

 
2,802,798

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
7,785

 
7,000

 

 

 
1,656

 
16,441

Other assets
 
60,672

(1)
97,937

(2)
129,879

(3)
1,141

 
165,757

(4)
455,386

Total assets
 
$
1,286,238

 
$
852,088

 
$
1,020,284

 
$
1,141

 
$
167,413

 
$
3,327,164


(1)
Balance consists primarily of cash and property and equipment.
(2)
Balance consists primarily of development reimbursements from local municipalities and cash.
(3)
Balance consists primarily of real estate not owned, goodwill (see Note 9) and cash.
(4)
Balance consists primarily of cash and our deferred tax asset. 
 
 
At December 31, 2017
 
 
West
 
Central
 
East
 
Financial Services
 
Corporate  and
Unallocated
 
Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract
 
$
15,557

 
$
21,309

 
$
23,079

 
$

 
$

 
$
59,945

Real estate
 
1,174,285

 
700,460

 
856,635

 

 

 
2,731,380

Investments in unconsolidated entities
 
7,833

 
6,999

 

 

 
2,236

 
17,068

Other assets
 
58,470

(1)
110,173

(2)
144,681

(3)
1,249

 
128,292

(4)
442,865

Total assets
 
$
1,256,145

 
$
838,941

 
$
1,024,395

 
$
1,249

 
$
130,528

 
$
3,251,258


(1)
Balance consists primarily of cash and property and equipment.
(2)
Balance consists primarily of development reimbursements from local municipalities and cash.
(3)
Balance consists primarily of real estate not owned, cash, and goodwill (see Note 9).
(4)
Balance consists primarily of cash and our deferred tax asset.