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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, 2018
Mar. 31, 2017
Homebuilding revenue:    
Revenue $ 742,564 $ 672,772
Homebuilding segment operating income:    
Corporate and unallocated costs (30,893) (29,622)
(Loss)/earnings from other unconsolidated entities, net (46) 373
Interest expense (136) (825)
Other income, net 5,371 1,110
Earnings before income taxes 48,884 36,769
Operating Segments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]    
Homebuilding revenue:    
Revenue [1] 742,564 672,772
Homebuilding segment operating income:    
Operating Income 46,747 40,338
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member]    
Homebuilding segment operating income:    
Operating Income 4,220 4,290
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]    
Homebuilding revenue:    
Revenue [1] 317,228 311,804
Homebuilding segment operating income:    
Operating Income 21,121 24,012
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Central [Member]    
Homebuilding revenue:    
Revenue [1] 191,870 174,831
Homebuilding segment operating income:    
Operating Income 14,267 13,890
Operating Segments [Member] | Reportable Subsegments [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | East [Member]    
Homebuilding revenue:    
Revenue [1] 233,466 186,137
Homebuilding segment operating income:    
Operating Income 11,359 2,436
Corporate and Unallocated [Member]    
Homebuilding segment operating income:    
Corporate and unallocated costs [2] (7,272) (8,517)
Segment Reconciling Items [Member]    
Homebuilding segment operating income:    
(Loss)/earnings from other unconsolidated entities, net (46) 373
Interest expense (136) (825)
Other income, net $ 5,371 [3] $ 1,110
[1] Homebuilding revenue includes the following land closing revenue, by segment, as outlined in the table below: Three Months Ended March 31, 2018 2017Land closing revenue: West$12,455 $11,800Central125 122East1,452 233Total$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.