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KB Home
(NYSE:KBH) 

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KB Home operates as a homebuilding company in the United States. It operates through four segments: West Coast, Southwest, Central, and Southeast. It builds and sells various homes, including attached and detached single-family residential homes, townhomes, and condominiums primarily for first-time,...

Founded: 1957
Full Time Employees: 2,140
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Residential Construction

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      total revenues
    1,112,435,000 1,077,011,000 1,694,378,000 1,620,474,000 1,529,585,000 1,391,777,000 1,999,899,000 1,752,608,000 1,709,813,000 1,467,766,000 1,673,988,000 1,587,011,000 1,765,316,000 1,384,314,000 1,940,030,000 1,844,895,000 1,720,062,000 1,398,789,000 1,675,198,000 1,467,102,000 1,440,892,000 1,141,738,000 1,194,256,000 999,013,000 913,970,000 1,075,935,000 1,558,675,000 1,160,786,000 1,021,803,000 811,483,000 1,348,609,000 1,225,347,000 1,101,423,000 871,623,000 1,403,138,000 1,144,001,000 1,002,794,000 818,596,000 1,191,942,000 913,283,000 811,050,000 678,371,000 985,783,000 843,157,000 622,969,000 580,121,000 796,041,000 589,214,000 565,007,000 450,687,000 618,531,000 548,974,000 524,406,000 405,219,000 578,201,000 424,504,000 302,852,000 254,558,000 479,872,000 367,316,000 271,738,000 196,940,000 450,963,000 501,003,000 374,052,000 263,978,000 674,568,000 458,451,000 384,470,000 307,361,000 919,037,000 681,610,000 639,065,000 794,224,000 2,070,580,000 1,543,900,000 1,413,208,000 1,767,234,000 3,545,680,000 2,674,391,000 2,592,071,000 2,191,650,000 3,150,140,000 2,525,064,000 2,130,326,000 1,636,120,000 2,380,597,000 1,748,292,000 1,570,386,000 1,353,409,000 1,873,241,000 1,442,259,000 1,440,104,000 1,094,950,000 1,682,528,000 1,292,969,000 1,139,654,000 915,665,000 1,235,313,000 
      yoy
    -27.27% -22.62% -15.28% -7.54% -10.54% -5.18% 19.47% 10.43% -3.14% 6.03% -13.71% -13.98% 2.63% -1.03% 15.81% 25.75% 19.37% 22.51% 40.27% 46.86% 57.65% 6.12% -23.38% -13.94% -10.55% 32.59% 15.58% -5.27% -7.23% -6.90% -3.89% 7.11% 9.84% 6.48% 17.72% 25.26% 23.64% 20.67% 20.91% 8.32% 30.19% 16.94% 23.84% 43.10% 10.26% 28.72% 28.70% 7.33% 7.74% 11.22% 6.98% 29.32% 73.16% 59.19% 20.49% 15.57% 11.45% 29.26% 6.41% -26.68% -27.35% -25.40% -33.15% 9.28% -2.71% -14.11% -26.60% -32.74% -39.84% -61.30% -55.61% -55.85% -54.78% -55.06% -41.60% -42.27% -45.48% -19.37% 12.56% 5.91% 21.67% 33.95% 32.33% 44.43% 35.66% 20.89% 27.08% 21.22% 9.05% 23.60% 11.33% 11.55% 26.36% 19.58% 36.20%     
      qoq
    3.29% -36.44% 4.56% 5.94% 9.90% -30.41% 14.11% 2.50% 16.49% -12.32% 5.48% -10.10% 27.52% -28.64% 5.16% 7.26% 22.97% -16.50% 14.18% 1.82% 26.20% -4.40% 19.54% 9.30% -15.05% -30.97% 34.28% 13.60% 25.92% -39.83% 10.06% 11.25% 26.36% -37.88% 22.65% 14.08% 22.50% -31.32% 30.51% 12.61% 19.56% -31.18% 16.92% 35.34% 7.39% -27.12% 35.10% 4.28% 25.37% -27.14% 12.67% 4.68% 29.41% -29.92% 36.21% 40.17% 18.97% -46.95% 30.64% 35.17% 37.98% -56.33% -9.99% 33.94% 41.70% -60.87% 47.14% 19.24% 25.09% -66.56% 34.83% 6.66% -19.54% -61.64% 34.11% 9.25% -20.03% -50.16% 32.58% 3.18% 18.27% -30.43% 24.75% 18.53% 30.21% -31.27% 36.17% 11.33% 16.03% -27.75% 29.88% 0.15% 31.52% -34.92% 30.13% 13.45% 24.46% -25.88%  
      homebuilding:
                                                                                                       
      revenues
    1,107,107,000 1,072,059,000 1,685,686,000 1,614,462,000 1,524,716,000 1,387,041,000 1,993,050,000 1,745,979,000 1,701,512,000 1,461,698,000 1,665,004,000 1,579,719,000 1,757,846,000 1,378,537,000 1,932,494,000 1,838,888,000 1,714,826,000 1,394,154,000 1,669,090,000 1,461,896,000 1,436,035,000 1,138,008,000 1,189,892,000 995,148,000 910,280,000 1,072,382,000 1,553,344,000 1,156,855,000 1,018,671,000 808,788,000 1,344,042,000 1,221,875,000 1,098,673,000 869,205,000 1,399,160,000 1,140,787,000 1,000,072,000 816,246,000 1,188,628,000 910,111,000 808,462,000 675,742,000 982,091,000 840,204,000 620,804,000 577,888,000 792,749,000 586,231,000 562,396,000 448,267,000 614,574,000 545,800,000 521,788,000 402,816,000 574,377,000 421,555,000 300,605,000 251,895,000 475,746,000 364,532,000 269,983,000 195,301,000 447,917,000 498,821,000 372,514,000 262,511,000 671,401,000 456,348,000 382,925,000 305,741,000 915,652,000 679,115,000 637,094,000 791,308,000 2,065,349,000 1,540,607,000 1,409,986,000 1,763,045,000 3,539,052,000 2,669,963,000 2,587,213,000 2,187,324,000 1,566,152,250 2,515,803,000 2,120,313,000 1,628,493,000 1,159,877,250 1,739,538,000 1,558,092,000 1,341,879,000 980,096,750 1,418,075,000 1,420,886,000 1,081,426,000 820,645,500 1,266,726,000 1,116,645,000 899,211,000 1,215,148,000 
      construction and land costs
    -938,409,000 -908,029,000 -1,400,044,000 -1,321,147,000 -1,230,055,000 -1,107,414,000 -1,577,290,000 -1,385,563,000 -1,342,102,000 -1,146,528,000 -1,320,516,000 -1,240,380,000 -1,386,558,000 -1,082,821,000 -1,498,939,000 -1,350,540,000 -1,281,752,000 -1,082,112,000 -1,291,742,000 -1,147,642,000 -1,128,018,000 -901,909,000 -951,450,000 -798,495,000 -744,453,000 -886,053,000 -1,250,575,000 -943,754,000 -843,744,000 -670,855,000 -1,101,689,000 -1,001,509,000 -911,244,000 -729,478,000 -1,146,791,000 -955,001,000 -846,596,000 -698,080,000 -1,023,079,000 -760,490,000 -688,714,000 -568,818,000 -813,392,000 -709,148,000 -524,410,000 -492,418,000 -680,393,000 -479,424,000 -456,560,000 -369,274,000 -504,442,000 -446,381,000 -442,998,000 -343,265,000 -492,594,000 -347,908,000 -249,669,000 -227,358,000 -405,900,000 -302,908,000 -250,381,000 -170,796,000 -363,092,000 -411,813,000 -306,843,000 -226,540,000 -667,568,000 -414,575,000 -376,810,000 -290,958,000 -992,602,000 -653,732,000 -755,840,000 -912,641,000 -2,168,314,000 -2,002,381,000 -1,479,405,000 -1,456,036,000 -3,226,049,000 -2,087,950,000 -1,921,189,000 -1,618,315,000 -1,148,287,500 -1,828,499,000 -1,552,276,000 -1,212,375,000 -888,189,750 -1,319,387,000 -1,190,304,000 -1,043,068,000 -764,076,250 -1,097,389,000 -1,110,887,000 -848,029,000 -650,877,000 -995,908,000 -887,799,000 -719,801,000 -976,975,000 
      selling, general and administrative expenses
    -140,547,000 -131,044,000 -168,544,000 -162,152,000 -163,198,000 -152,288,000 -186,661,000 -171,466,000 -171,227,000 -157,494,000 -163,584,000 -160,097,000 -169,186,000 -139,227,000 -155,313,000 -163,238,000 -168,614,000 -142,480,000 -162,931,000 -144,325,000 -145,115,000 -122,005,000 -122,697,000 -107,710,000 -114,238,000 -126,134,000 -140,302,000 -127,626,000 -122,828,000 -106,594,000 -120,446,000 -114,753,000 -113,231,000 -95,724,000 -120,493,000 -109,095,000 -103,917,000 -92,889,000 -109,555,000 -98,144,000 -93,810,000 -87,932,000 -98,320,000 -95,074,000 -78,532,000 -71,072,000 -82,308,000 -72,897,000 -71,544,000 -61,274,000 -63,156,000 -63,456,000 -70,099,000 -59,097,000 -66,221,000 -62,780,000 -66,472,000 -55,686,000 -75,576,000 -60,185,000 -62,520,000 -49,605,000 -55,725,000 -78,602,000 -82,990,000 -72,203,000 -85,377,000 -83,878,000 -72,594,000 -61,175,000 -121,113,000 -133,211,000 -119,065,000 -127,638,000 -228,650,000 -197,164,000 -193,585,000 -262,950,000 -409,400,000 -344,199,000 -324,237,000 -294,842,000 -201,819,250 -313,494,000 -273,285,000 -220,498,000 -152,418,250 -229,370,000 -200,971,000 -179,332,000 -129,438,250 -183,340,000 -187,737,000 -146,676,000 -102,472,000 -152,021,000 -141,507,000 -116,360,000 -138,393,000 
      operating income
    28,151,000 32,986,000 117,098,000 131,163,000 131,463,000 127,339,000 229,099,000 188,950,000 188,183,000 157,676,000 180,904,000 179,242,000 202,102,000 156,489,000 278,242,000 325,110,000 264,460,000 169,562,000 214,417,000 169,929,000 162,902,000 114,094,000 115,745,000 88,943,000 51,589,000 60,195,000 162,467,000 85,475,000 52,099,000 31,339,000 121,907,000 105,613,000 74,198,000 44,003,000 131,876,000 76,691,000 49,559,000 25,277,000 55,994,000 51,477,000 25,938,000 18,992,000 70,379,000 35,982,000 17,862,000 14,398,000 30,048,000 33,910,000 34,292,000 17,719,000 46,976,000 35,963,000 8,691,000 454,000 15,562,000 10,867,000 -15,536,000 -31,149,000 835,000 1,439,000 -57,490,000 -47,858,000 29,100,000 8,406,000 -17,319,000 -36,232,000 -81,544,000 -42,105,000 -66,479,000 -46,392,000 -241,463,000 -107,828,000 -262,381,000 -248,971,000 -331,615,000 -766,864,000 -263,004,000 44,059,000 -96,397,000 237,814,000 341,787,000 274,167,000 216,045,500 373,810,000 294,752,000 195,620,000 119,269,250 190,781,000 166,817,000 119,479,000          
      yoy
    -78.59% -74.10% -48.89% -30.58% -30.14% -19.24% 26.64% 5.42% -6.89% 0.76% -34.98% -44.87% -23.58% -7.71% 29.77% 91.32% 62.34% 48.62% 85.25% 91.05% 215.77% 89.54% -28.76% 4.06% -0.98% 92.08% 33.27% -19.07% -29.78% -28.78% -7.56% 37.71% 49.72% 74.08% 135.52% 48.98% 91.07% 33.09% -20.44% 43.06% 45.21% 31.91% 134.22% 6.11% -47.91% -18.74% -36.04% -5.71% 294.57% 3802.86% 201.86% 230.94% -155.94% -101.46% 1763.71% 655.18% -72.98% -34.91% -97.13% -82.88% 231.95% 32.09% -135.69% -119.96% -73.95% -21.90% -66.23% -60.95% -74.66% -81.37% -27.19% -85.94% -0.24% -665.09% 244.01% -422.46% -176.95% -83.93% -144.62% -36.38% 15.96% 40.15% 81.14% 95.94% 76.69% 63.73%              
      qoq
    -14.66% -71.83% -10.72% -0.23% 3.24% -44.42% 21.25% 0.41% 19.35% -12.84% 0.93% -11.31% 29.15% -43.76% -14.42% 22.93% 55.97% -20.92% 26.18% 4.31% 42.78% -1.43% 30.13% 72.41% -14.30% -62.95% 90.08% 64.06% 66.24% -74.29% 15.43% 42.34% 68.62% -66.63% 71.96% 54.75% 96.06% -54.86% 8.77% 98.46% 36.57% -73.01% 95.60% 101.44% 24.06% -52.08% -11.39% -1.11% 93.53% -62.28% 30.62% 313.80% 1814.32% -97.08% 43.20% -169.95% -50.12% -3830.42% -41.97% -102.50% 20.13% -264.46% 246.18% -148.54% -52.20% -55.57% 93.67% -36.66% 43.30% -80.79% 123.93% -58.90% 5.39% -24.92% -56.76% 191.58% -696.94% -145.71% -140.53% -30.42% 24.66% 26.90% -42.20% 26.82% 50.68% 64.02% -37.48% 14.37% 39.62%           
      operating margin %
    2.53% 3.06% 6.91% 8.09% 8.59% 9.15% 11.46% 10.78% 11.01% 10.74% 10.81% 11.29% 11.45% 11.30% 14.34% 17.62% 15.38% 12.12% 12.80% 11.58% 11.31% 9.99% 9.69% 8.90% 5.64% 5.59% 10.42% 7.36% 5.10% 3.86% 9.04% 8.62% 6.74% 5.05% 9.40% 6.70% 4.94% 3.09% 4.70% 5.64% 3.20% 2.80% 7.14% 4.27% 2.87% 2.48% 3.77% 5.76% 6.07% 3.93% 7.59% 6.55% 1.66% 0.11% 2.69% 2.56% -5.13% -12.24% 0.17% 0.39% -21.16% -24.30% 6.45% 1.68% -4.63% -13.73% -12.09% -9.18% -17.29% -15.09% -26.27% -15.82% -41.06% -31.35% -16.02% -49.67% -18.61% 2.49% -2.72% 8.89% 13.19% 12.51% 6.86% 14.80% 13.84% 11.96% 5.01% 10.91% 10.62% 8.83% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 
      interest income
    1,164,000 1,281,000    2,079,000    5,857,000 6,071,000 5,492,000 1,729,000 467,000 437,000 192,000 39,000 36,000 11,000 144,000 241,000 653,000 391,000 786,000 442,000 935,000 413,000 201,000 439,000 1,105,000 775,000 458,000 1,278,000 1,003,000 493,000 347,000 202,000 198,000 134,000 109,000 134,000 152,000 116,000 87,000 152,000 103,000 50,000 110,000 115,000 168,000 163,000 193,000 232,000 204,000 155,000 117,000 111,000 135,000 95,000 123,000 270,000 383,000 470,000 603,000 601,000 424,000 1,105,000 1,131,000 1,766,000 3,513,000 5,370,000 6,686,000 9,522,000 13,032,000 9,754,000 8,614,000 5,600,000 4,970,000 2,555,000 1,298,000 1,113,000 1,180,000 758,000 1,261,000 791,000 980,000 744,500 782,000 1,007,000 1,189,000 510,250 568,000 715,000 758,000 852,750 828,000 884,000 1,699,000 805,000 
      equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
    1,269,000 522,000 713,000 1,509,000 1,080,000 2,413,000 2,787,000 3,453,000 224,000  4,540,000 4,149,000 5,426,000 -757,000 -20,948,000 128,000 -310,000 23,000 -400,000 -182,000 -127,000 304,000 493,000 1,922,000 8,154,000 1,905,000 -390,000 -384,000 2,500,000 802,000 -260,000 3,493,000 -322,000 -845,000 2,634,000 660,000 -596,000 731,000 -1,529,000 132,000 -197,000 -587,000 -624,000 -422,000 -411,000 -347,000 -420,000 -751,000 -678,000 2,590,000 -414,500 -656,000 -4,000  -9,250 278,000   -13,966,250 64,000                                        
      homebuilding pretax income
    30,584,000 34,789,000 118,615,000 134,542,000 134,222,000 131,831,000 234,608,000 196,476,000 207,856,000 163,088,000 187,444,000 184,622,000 203,518,000 156,199,000 278,201,000 321,604,000 264,189,000 169,621,000 214,028,000 164,816,000 163,016,000 115,051,000 116,629,000 91,651,000 60,185,000 63,035,000 155,690,000 85,292,000 52,169,000 32,038,000 122,422,000 109,564,000 75,154,000 44,161,000 131,639,000 76,224,000 49,165,000 19,899,000 55,678,000 51,050,000 23,277,000 14,844,000 65,865,000 31,253,000 9,485,000 8,816,000 25,217,000 26,814,000 25,171,000 9,201,000 25,173,000 24,174,000                      -275,817,000                          
      financial services:
                                                                                                       
      expenses
    -1,493,000 -1,550,000 -1,431,000 -1,580,000 -1,570,000 -1,539,000 -1,506,000 -1,608,000 -1,473,000 -1,546,000 -1,366,000 -1,530,000 -1,472,000 -1,358,000 -1,543,000 -1,510,000 -1,362,000 -1,347,000 -1,368,000 -1,234,000 -1,253,000 -1,200,000 -1,182,000 -1,056,000 -883,000 -962,000 -1,266,000 -1,003,000 -1,040,000 -1,024,000 -989,000 -945,000 -957,000 -953,000 -905,000 -890,000 -816,000 -819,000 -1,196,000 -891,000 -871,000 -859,000 -909,000 -910,000 -928,000 -964,000 -883,000 -859,000 -852,000 -852,000 -807,000 -764,000 -636,000 -835,000 -754,000 -709,000 -693,000 -835,000 -1,031,000 -829,000 -787,000 -865,000 -480,000 -754,000 -992,000 -893,000 -682,000 -915,000 -794,000 -860,000 -1,172,000 -1,085,000 -1,113,000 -1,119,000 -1,272,000 -1,113,000 -1,071,000 -1,340,000 -1,294,000 -1,392,000 -1,490,000 -1,747,000                  
      equity in income of unconsolidated joint venture
    2,830,000 2,133,000 3,361,250 4,254,000 4,862,000 4,329,000 4,855,500 5,932,000 6,435,000 7,055,000    1,582,000                                        1,091,000 552,000 2,119,000 -53,000 142,000 -94,000 -888,000 661,000 -149,000 1,083,000 996,000 3,629,000 1,321,000 5,038,000 4,432,000 3,604,000 941,000 4,660,000 4,578,000 2,154,000 6,148,000                          
      financial services pretax income
    6,665,000 5,535,000 10,606,000 8,686,000 8,161,000 7,526,000 13,097,000 10,953,000 13,263,000 11,577,000 12,158,000 9,911,000 11,424,000 6,001,000 6,709,000 4,625,000 18,681,000 8,436,000 9,906,000 9,381,000 10,648,000 8,500,000 9,462,000 9,664,000 7,604,000 5,813,000 9,277,000 6,644,000 4,592,000 2,473,000 6,514,000 5,112,000 3,154,000 1,884,000 5,707,000 2,984,000 2,817,000 1,560,000 -650,000 2,413,000 1,520,000 1,183,000 4,052,000 2,701,000 3,188,000 1,683,000 3,384,000 1,847,000 1,753,000 1,562,000 3,143,000 2,404,000 1,978,000 2,659,000 3,053,000 4,359,000 1,501,000 1,970,000 22,757,000 1,067,000 1,629,000 625,000 3,649,000 2,424,000 4,175,000 1,895,000 7,523,000 5,620,000 4,355,000 1,701,000 6,873,000 5,988,000 3,012,000 7,945,000 12,098,000 6,547,000 5,547,000 9,644,000 15,628,000 8,094,000 6,085,000 3,729,000                  
      total pretax income
    37,249,000 40,324,000 129,221,000 143,228,000 142,383,000 139,357,000 247,705,000 207,429,000 221,119,000 174,665,000 199,602,000 194,533,000 214,942,000 162,200,000 284,910,000 326,229,000 282,870,000 178,057,000 223,934,000 174,197,000 173,664,000 123,551,000 126,091,000 101,315,000 67,789,000 68,848,000 164,967,000 91,936,000 56,761,000 34,511,000 128,936,000 114,676,000 78,308,000 46,045,000 137,346,000 79,208,000 51,982,000 21,459,000 55,028,000 53,463,000 24,797,000 16,027,000 69,917,000 33,954,000 12,673,000 10,499,000 28,601,000 28,661,000 26,924,000 10,763,000 28,316,000 26,578,000                          42,137,000 -127,042,000 238,114,000 320,272,000 268,361,000 482,243,000 352,721,000 275,013,000 186,044,000 278,534,000 175,954,000 152,506,000 110,708,000 207,136,000 146,015,000 121,474,000 78,839,000 184,732,000 125,192,000 95,662,000 63,664,000 91,487,000 
      income tax expense
    -9,900,000 -6,900,000 -27,700,000 -33,400,000 -34,500,000 -29,800,000 -57,100,000 -50,100,000 -52,700,000 -36,000,000 -49,300,000 -44,600,000 -50,500,000 -36,700,000 -68,500,000 -70,900,000 -72,200,000 -43,800,000 -49,700,000 -24,100,000 -30,300,000 -26,500,000 -20,000,000 -22,900,000 -15,800,000 -9,100,000 -41,800,000 -23,800,000 -9,300,000 -4,500,000 -32,100,000 -27,200,000 -21,000,000 -117,300,000 -53,000,000 -29,000,000 -20,200,000 -7,200,000 -6,550,000 -14,100,000 -9,200,000 -2,900,000 -4,125,000 -10,700,000 -3,100,000 -2,700,000    -200,000    -100,000    -400,000    -400,000            -300,000                          
      net income
    27,349,000 33,424,000 101,521,000 109,828,000 107,883,000 109,557,000 190,605,000 157,329,000 168,419,000 138,665,000 150,302,000 149,933,000 164,442,000 125,500,000 216,410,000 255,329,000 210,670,000 134,257,000 174,234,000 150,097,000 143,364,000 97,051,000 106,091,000 78,415,000 51,989,000 59,748,000 123,167,000 68,136,000 47,461,000 30,011,000 96,836,000 87,476,000 57,308,000 -71,255,000 84,346,000 50,208,000 31,782,000 14,259,000 37,528,000 39,363,000 15,597,000 13,127,000 44,017,000 23,254,000 9,573,000 7,799,000 852,801,000 28,361,000 26,624,000 10,563,000 28,116,000 27,278,000 -2,973,000 -12,458,000 7,724,000 3,261,000 -24,136,000 -45,802,000 13,911,000 -9,649,000 -68,504,000 -114,526,000 17,442,000 -1,397,000 -30,709,000 -54,704,000 100,719,000 -66,048,000 -78,383,000 -58,072,000 -307,284,000 -144,745,000 -255,930,000 -268,172,000 -772,653,000 -35,612,000 -148,686,000 27,537,000 -49,642,000 153,214,000 206,572,000 174,461,000 310,643,000 227,521,000 181,513,000 122,744,000 186,734,000 117,854,000 102,106,000 74,208,000 138,736,000 97,815,000 81,374,000 52,839,000 123,732,000 83,892,000 64,062,000 42,664,000 60,387,000 
      yoy
    -74.65% -69.49% -46.74% -30.19% -35.94% -20.99% 26.81% 4.93% 2.42% 10.49% -30.55% -41.28% -21.94% -6.52% 24.21% 70.11% 46.95% 38.34% 64.23% 91.41% 175.76% 62.43% -13.86% 15.09% 9.54% 99.09% 27.19% -22.11% -17.18% -142.12% 14.81% 74.23% 80.32% -599.72% 124.75% 27.55% 103.77% 8.62% -14.74% 69.27% 62.93% 68.32% -94.84% -18.01% -64.04% -26.17% 2933.15% 3.97% -995.53% -184.79% 264.01% 736.49% -87.68% -72.80% -44.48% -133.80% -64.77% -60.01% -20.24% 590.69% 123.07% 109.36% -82.68% -97.88% -60.82% -5.80% -132.78% -54.37% -69.37% -78.35% -60.23% 306.45% 72.13% -1073.86% 1456.45% -123.24% -171.98% -84.22% -115.98% -32.66% 13.81% 42.13% 66.36% 93.05% 77.77% 65.41% 34.60% 20.49% 25.48% 40.44% 12.13% 16.60% 27.02% 23.85% 104.90%     
      qoq
    -18.18% -67.08% -7.56% 1.80% -1.53% -42.52% 21.15% -6.58% 21.46% -7.74% 0.25% -8.82% 31.03% -42.01% -15.24% 21.20% 56.92% -22.94% 16.08% 4.70% 47.72% -8.52% 35.29% 50.83% -12.99% -51.49% 80.77% 43.56% 58.15% -69.01% 10.70% 52.64% -180.43% -184.48% 67.99% 57.98% 122.89% -62.00% -4.66% 152.38% 18.82% -70.18% 89.29% 142.91% 22.75% -99.09% 2906.95% 6.52% 152.05% -62.43% 3.07% -1017.52% -76.14% -261.29% 136.86% -113.51% -47.30% -429.25% -244.17% -85.91% -40.18% -756.61% -1348.53% -95.45% -43.86% -154.31% -252.49% -15.74% 34.98% -81.10% 112.29% -43.44% -4.56% -65.29% 2069.64% -76.05% -639.95% -155.47% -132.40% -25.83% 18.41% -43.84% 36.53% 25.35% 47.88% -34.27% 58.45% 15.42% 37.59% -46.51% 41.84% 20.20% 54.00% -57.30% 47.49% 30.95% 50.15% -29.35%  
      net income margin %
    2.46% 3.10% 5.99% 6.78% 7.05% 7.87% 9.53% 8.98% 9.85% 9.45% 8.98% 9.45% 9.32% 9.07% 11.15% 13.84% 12.25% 9.60% 10.40% 10.23% 9.95% 8.50% 8.88% 7.85% 5.69% 5.55% 7.90% 5.87% 4.64% 3.70% 7.18% 7.14% 5.20% -8.17% 6.01% 4.39% 3.17% 1.74% 3.15% 4.31% 1.92% 1.94% 4.47% 2.76% 1.54% 1.34% 107.13% 4.81% 4.71% 2.34% 4.55% 4.97% -0.57% -3.07% 1.34% 0.77% -7.97% -17.99% 2.90% -2.63% -25.21% -58.15% 3.87% -0.28% -8.21% -20.72% 14.93% -14.41% -20.39% -18.89% -33.44% -21.24% -40.05% -33.77% -37.32% -2.31% -10.52% 1.56% -1.40% 5.73% 7.97% 7.96% 9.86% 9.01% 8.52% 7.50% 7.84% 6.74% 6.50% 5.48% 7.41% 6.78% 5.65% 4.83% 7.35% 6.49% 5.62% 4.66% 4.89% 
      earnings per share:
                                                                                                       
      basic
    0.44 0.53 1.59 1.64 1.53 1.52 2.58 2.1 2.21 1.81 1.91 1.86 1.49 2.53 2.94 2.39 1.51 1.96 1.66 1.55 1.05 1.17 0.86 0.57 0.66 1.39 0.77 0.54 0.34 1.1 0.99 0.65 -0.82 0.97 0.58 0.37 0.17 0.44 0.46 0.18 0.15 0.48 0.25 0.1 0.08 9.52 0.31 0.3 0.13                                                  
      diluted
    0.43 0.52 1.55 1.61 1.5 1.49 2.51 2.04 2.15 1.76 1.85 1.8 1.94 1.45 2.46 2.86 2.32 1.47 1.9 1.6 1.5 1.02 1.11 0.83 0.55 0.63 1.3 0.73 0.51 0.31 0.96 0.87 0.57 -0.82 0.85 0.51 0.33 0.15 0.4 0.42 0.17 0.14 0.43 0.23 0.1 0.08 8.57 0.28 0.27 0.12                                                  
      weighted-average shares outstanding:
                                                                                                       
      basic
    61,789 62,663 67,905 66,368 69,976 71,537 74,753 74,476 75,653 75,894 80,842 80,175 81,764 83,468 86,861 86,487 87,858 88,285 90,401 90,076 92,087 91,716 90,464 90,535 90,493 89,842 87,996 88,262 87,641 86,972 87,773 87,951 87,581 87,155 85,842 85,974 85,445 85,122 85,706 84,457 84,196 89,239 92,054 92,065 91,995 91,954 89,265 91,793 89,529 83,745 82,630                                                 
      diluted
    62,733 63,730 69,254 67,737 71,226 73,012 76,955 76,630 77,806 78,264 83,380 82,732 84,306 85,995 89,348 88,857 90,316 91,067 93,587 93,264 95,379 94,903 94,086 94,105 93,472 94,205 93,838 92,842 92,366 96,962 101,059 101,072 101,159 87,155 98,316 98,912 97,732 96,273 96,278 95,203 94,720 99,427 102,857 101,874 101,544 101,700 99,314 102,070 99,508 93,946 91,559                                                 
      interest income and other
      1,758,000 1,870,000 1,679,000  2,722,000 4,073,000 19,449,000                                                                                           
      equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures
             -445,000 469,000 -112,000 -313,000  -96,750 -100,000             -369,000 -406,000     -730,000 -814,000   -491,000 -536,000 -825,000 -603,000           -567,000 -435,000   -243,000 -72,000   -92,000 -55,837,000 -1,578,000 -1,947,000 -1,548,000 -1,184,000 -1,804,000 -26,315,000 -11,754,000 -9,742,000 -61,186,000 -46,203,000 -5,483,000 -39,878,000                          
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
                   -3,598,000    -5,075,000                                                                                
      cash dividends declared per common share
                             0.09    0.025 0.019 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.019 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.019 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.019 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.019 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.019 0.025 0.025 0.025 0.028 0.025 0.025 0.063 0.047 0.063 0.063 0.063 0.047 0.063 0.063 0.063 0.047 0.063 0.063 0.063 0.188  0.5                           
      interest expense
                                         -6,307,000 -233,000  -1,970,000 -3,697,000 -4,006,000 -4,394,000 -8,118,000 -5,338,000 -4,461,000 -6,455,000 -8,558,000 -11,276,000 -21,617,000 -11,326,000 -14,507,000 -15,240,000 -15,989,000 -23,060,000 -14,469,000 -16,286,000 -12,302,000 -12,342,000 -13,121,000 -11,439,000                                      
      income tax benefit
                                                  824,200,000 -300,000 -300,000  -200,000 700,000 1,200,000  5,300,000 10,700,000 4,500,000  2,500,000  300,000  2,000,000 5,300,000 -100,000 -200,000 191,700,000 11,000,000 5,200,000 1,500,000 -14,300,000 7,000,000 -600,000  -373,700,000 307,100,000 117,200,000                       
      basic earnings per share
                                                      0.035 0.32   -0.215 0.04                  -3.47 -10.01 -0.46 -1.93 0.36 -0.58 1.97 2.6 2.15 3.77 2.75 2.22 1.53 4.77 3.03 2.59 1.9 3.54 2.51 2.05 1.32 3.03 2.06 1.5 1.63 
      diluted earnings per share
                                                      0.035 0.3   -0.215 0.04                  -3.47 -10.01 -0.46 -1.93 0.34 -0.54 1.9 2.46 2.02 3.51 2.55 2.06 1.41 4.42 2.84 2.4 1.75 3.29 2.33 1.94 1.25 2.86 1.95 1.42 0.95 1.58 
      basic average shares outstanding
                                                      20,565.25 83,714   19,276.75 77,127                 77,462 77,363 19,280 77,265 77,102 76,988 19,853.5 77,724 79,522 81,031 20,385.25 82,735 81,665 80,194 9,796.5 38,916 39,484 39,157 9,890 38,895 39,622 40,175 10,502.5 40,698 42,696 42,650 37,016 
      diluted average shares outstanding
                                                      21,072.25 94,047   19,276.75 77,358                 77,462 77,363 19,280 77,265 77,102 80,593 20,926.25 80,618 83,978 86,248 22,080.5 89,243 88,044 87,096 10,537.5 41,494 42,578 42,356 10,533.75 41,946 41,979 42,279 11,120 43,070 45,175 44,943 38,199 
      homebuilding pretax loss
                                                        -6,151,000 -15,017,000 -629,000 -11,798,000 -30,137,000 -47,372,000 -11,346,000 -10,716,000 -70,433,000 -114,751,000 11,793,000 -9,121,000 -34,784,000 -56,399,000 -98,504,000 -82,668,000 -87,938,000 -61,273,000 -172,973,000 -157,733,000 -258,342,000                           
      total pretax loss
                                                        -4,173,000 -12,358,000 2,424,000 -7,439,000 -28,636,000 -45,402,000 11,411,000 -9,649,000 -68,804,000 -114,126,000 15,442,000 -6,697,000 -30,609,000 -54,504,000 -55,050,750 -77,048,000 -83,583,000 -59,572,000                              
      basic and diluted loss per share
                                                        -0.04 -0.16   -0.31 -0.59 0.18 -0.13 -0.89 -1.49 0.23 -0.02 -0.4 -0.71 1.31 -0.87 -1.03 -0.75 -2.158 -1.87                            
      basic and diluted average shares outstanding
                                                        83,605 79,401   77,105 77,090 39 77,047 76,991 76,974 23 76,909 76,854 76,834 19,164 76,329 76,281 77,375 19,366 77,565                            
      loss on loan guaranty
                                                              6,565,000  -14,572,000 -22,758,000                                      
      interest expense, net of amounts capitalized/loss on early redemption
                                                                  -13,027,000 -16,183,000                                    
      interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
                                                                    -16,518,000 -19,407,000   -11,471,000 -8,652,000          -3,704,000 -10,266,000 -4,753,000 -2,681,750 -4,310,000 -4,001,000 -2,416,000 -3,658,250 -3,827,000 -6,285,000 -4,521,000 -4,599,500 -2,400,000 -5,552,000 -10,446,000 -5,671,250 -7,744,000 -6,342,000 -8,599,000 -11,424,000 
      goodwill impairment
                                                                          -43,400,000  -24,570,000   -107,926,000                        
      loss on early redemption/interest expense, net of amounts capitalized
                                                                      -16,261,000 -15,379,000        -12,990,000                        
      loss on early redemption of debt
                                                                          -2,597,000 -10,388,000                            
      loss from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                          -168,736,750 -151,745,000 -255,330,000                           
      loss from continuing operations
                                                                          -167,211,750 -144,745,000 -255,930,000                           
      income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                                               4,904,000 25,466,000                       
      gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                                               438,104,000                        
      basic and diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                                       
      continuing operations
                                                                          -3.96 -1.87 -3.3 -3.47 -10.01 -6.19 -2.26                       
      discontinued operations
                                                                               5.73 0.33                       
      basic earnings per share:
                                                                                                       
      basic loss per share
                                                                            -3.3                           
      diluted earnings per share:
                                                                                                       
      diluted loss per share
                                                                            -3.3                           
      income from continuing operations before income taxes
                                                                             -267,872,000 -398,953,000 -785,720,000 -291,352,000                       
      income from continuing operations
                                                                             -268,172,000 -772,653,000 -478,620,000 -174,152,000                       
      cash dividends per common share
                                                                             0.25 0.188 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.188 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.141 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.188 0.25 0.25 0.25 0.056 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.056 0.075 0.075 0.075 0.075 
      construction:
                                                                                                       
      equity in pretax income of unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                              -15,681,750 -21,027,000  -1,032,000 -26,497,000 10,735,000 -318,000 5,755,000 2,613,250 2,674,000 2,162,000 5,617,000 2,316,000 5,600,000 2,427,000 1,237,000 363,250 764,000 521,000 168,000 901,500 1,008,000 1,440,000 1,158,000 825,000 
      construction pretax income
                                                                              -270,888,750 -792,267,000 -296,899,000 32,493,000 -142,670,000 230,020,000 314,187,000 264,632,000 202,848,250 351,314,000 274,638,000 185,441,000 108,378,000 174,801,000 150,033,000 108,678,000 79,683,750 132,283,000 111,326,000 75,126,000 61,232,250 108,587,000 80,893,000 55,449,000 82,032,000 
      equity in pretax income of unconsolidated joint venture
                                                                              3,639,500 4,367,000 3,396,000 6,795,000 10,294,000 5,058,000 2,717,000 1,150,000                  
      equity in pretax loss of unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                                -39,495,000                       
      minority interests
                                                                                 -15,504,000 -22,331,000 -16,123,000 -18,129,000 -11,717,000 -13,886,750 -22,121,000 -19,066,000 -14,360,000 -10,293,500 -18,535,000 -13,933,000 -8,706,000 -3,172,500 -3,995,000 -6,620,000 -2,075,000 -2,147,250 -4,302,000 -2,428,000 -1,859,000 -7,954,000 
      income taxes
                                                                                 -14,600,000 77,400,000 -84,900,000 -113,700,000 -93,900,000 -171,600,000 -125,200,000 -93,500,000 -63,300,000 -91,800,000 -58,100,000 -50,400,000 -36,500,000 -68,400,000 -48,200,000 -40,100,000 -26,000,000 -61,000,000 -41,300,000 -31,600,000 -21,000,000 -31,100,000 
      mortgage banking:
                                                                                                       
      revenues:
                                                                                                       
      other
                                                                                      4,826,000 6,714,000 7,512,000 5,078,000 6,162,000 5,819,000 9,864,000 8,965,000          
      revenues: - sum
                                                                                      6,725,250 9,261,000 10,013,000 7,627,000 8,144,500 8,754,000 12,294,000 11,530,000          
      expenses:
                                                                                                       
      interest
                                                                                      -1,212,250 -1,720,000 -1,446,000 -1,683,000 -767,250 -1,104,000 -902,000 -1,063,000          
      general and administrative
                                                                                      -4,916,750 -6,134,000 -8,192,000 -5,341,000 -5,963,250 -6,497,000 -8,919,000 -8,437,000          
      mortgage banking pretax income
                                                                                      596,250 1,407,000 375,000 603,000 1,414,000 1,153,000 2,473,000 2,030,000 6,898,250 13,732,000 10,148,000 3,713,000 9,897,250 16,605,000 14,769,000 8,215,000 9,455,000 
      gain on issuance of french subsidiary stock
                                                                                                       
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        assets
                                                                                                         
        homebuilding:
                                                                                                         
        cash and cash equivalents
      199,819,000 200,526,000 228,614,000 330,586,000 308,861,000 267,833,000 597,973,000 374,911,000 643,536,000 668,084,000 727,076,000 612,076,000 557,037,000 260,127,000 328,517,000 195,402,000 244,186,000 240,688,000 290,764,000 350,141,000 608,069,000 569,793,000 681,190,000 722,033,000 575,006,000 429,706,000 453,814,000 183,794,000 178,876,000 511,690,000 574,359,000 354,361,000 669,798,000 560,255,000 720,630,000 494,053,000 348,588,000 351,880,000 592,086,000 334,669,000 274,849,000 323,076,000 559,042,000 352,952,000 439,920,000 545,641,000 356,366,000 297,058,000 484,472,000 303,269,000 530,095,000 383,314,000 538,571,000 624,044,000 524,765,000 420,392,000 314,258,000 304,171,000 415,050,000 477,406,000 621,304,000 735,766,000 904,401,000 919,851,000 985,756,000 1,198,635,000 1,174,715,000 953,510,000 997,357,000 1,020,911,000 1,135,399,000 942,451,000 1,305,077,000 1,316,949,000 1,325,255,000 645,933,000 272,088,000 327,924,000 639,211,000 98,496,000 9,680,000 71,224,000 144,783,000 60,153,000 76,279,000 112,989,000 190,660,000 1,947,000 65,611,000 160,599,000  50,387,000 58,969,000 242,433,000  96,639,000 107,443,000 177,749,000  
        receivables
      389,728,000 357,010,000 350,636,000 386,486,000 371,354,000 347,774,000 377,533,000 373,536,000 371,674,000 354,728,000 366,862,000 324,953,000 341,010,000 348,567,000 322,767,000 344,659,000 315,017,000 313,116,000 304,191,000 295,092,000 271,080,000 249,234,000 272,659,000 269,651,000 312,928,000 297,215,000 249,055,000 291,492,000 299,708,000 313,609,000 292,830,000 279,608,000 275,620,000 250,472,000 244,213,000 229,033,000 234,712,000 238,358,000 231,665,000 149,219,000 151,066,000 152,089,000 152,682,000 159,576,000 151,578,000 143,697,000 125,488,000 117,425,000 99,779,000 87,355,000 75,749,000 72,345,000 66,121,000 65,630,000 64,821,000 94,832,000 74,028,000 72,442,000 66,179,000 79,180,000 70,353,000 104,433,000 108,048,000 137,337,000 137,033,000 126,304,000 337,930,000 137,836,000 144,542,000 161,031,000 357,719,000 188,312,000 190,010,000 191,352,000 295,739,000                         
        inventories
      5,732,557,000 5,703,970,000 5,670,802,000 5,838,816,000 5,913,348,000 5,942,547,000 5,528,020,000 5,648,930,000 5,335,185,000 5,243,581,000 5,133,646,000 5,185,875,000 5,128,841,000 5,445,153,000 5,543,176,000 5,736,702,000 5,557,649,000 5,197,833,000 4,802,829,000 4,655,875,000 4,272,566,000 4,123,953,000 3,897,482,000 3,671,129,000 3,607,465,000 3,728,616,000 3,704,602,000 3,919,076,000 3,780,853,000 3,683,763,000 3,582,839,000 3,688,855,000 3,464,002,000 3,441,574,000 3,263,386,000 3,513,794,000 3,488,204,000 3,423,344,000 3,403,228,000 3,597,673,000 3,525,089,000 3,468,644,000 3,313,747,000 3,401,737,000 3,393,672,000 3,246,383,000 3,218,387,000 3,240,320,000 3,006,118,000 2,634,944,000 2,298,577,000 2,229,720,000 2,029,390,000 1,937,774,000 1,706,571,000 1,769,043,000 1,727,640,000 1,748,377,000 1,731,629,000 1,900,580,000 1,894,981,000 1,774,400,000 1,696,721,000 1,721,468,000 1,686,289,000 1,580,130,000 1,501,394,000 1,911,317,000 1,893,963,000 2,021,765,000 2,106,716,000 2,562,682,000 2,608,823,000 2,853,908,000 3,312,420,000 4,422,198,000 5,238,312,000 6,291,090,000 6,454,763,000 7,894,610,000 7,568,977,000 6,953,844,000 6,128,342,000 5,743,820,000 5,094,819,000 4,678,998,000 4,143,254,000 4,059,936,000 3,553,784,000 3,216,485,000  2,867,152,000 2,672,686,000 2,309,822,000  2,199,884,000 2,112,687,000 1,986,669,000  
        investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
      78,766,000 76,835,000 72,436,000 67,075,000 57,597,000 61,269,000 67,020,000 62,984,000 64,319,000 59,674,000 59,128,000 56,390,000 53,427,000 51,188,000 46,785,000 46,521,000 44,857,000 38,375,000 36,088,000 39,484,000 45,358,000 46,453,000 46,785,000 48,821,000 57,823,000 57,147,000 57,038,000 57,168,000 56,446,000 57,134,000 61,960,000 62,436,000 69,015,000 68,176,000 64,794,000 64,513,000 64,000,000 64,916,000 64,016,000 61,526,000 65,213,000 68,572,000 71,558,000 72,800,000 77,935,000 73,502,000 79,441,000 73,607,000 67,594,000 60,648,000 130,192,000 126,549,000 122,800,000 123,210,000 123,674,000 122,155,000 121,408,000 121,307,000 127,926,000 51,255,000 51,136,000 50,171,000 105,583,000 101,435,000 103,605,000 105,737,000 119,668,000 172,147,000 171,181,000 174,993,000 177,649,000 250,425,000 294,504,000 281,273,000 297,010,000 368,756,000 379,334,000 430,365,000 397,731,000 363,065,000 386,312,000 348,350,000 275,378,000 240,666,000 204,702,000 188,874,000 168,425,000 122,440,000 85,055,000 36,357,000  29,142,000 29,805,000 24,926,000  8,935,000 8,208,000 9,392,000  
        property and equipment
      103,840,000 104,567,000 101,457,000 97,530,000 95,054,000 92,764,000 90,359,000 89,290,000 89,228,000 88,433,000 88,309,000 88,669,000 89,804,000 89,359,000 89,234,000 86,219,000 82,902,000 79,247,000 76,313,000 72,470,000 69,336,000 67,558,000 65,547,000 64,619,000 65,764,000 64,453,000 65,043,000 64,119,000 61,221,000 55,330,000                                                                      
        deferred tax assets
      88,665,000 88,665,000 88,665,000 102,421,000 102,421,000 102,421,000 102,421,000 113,775,000 114,475,000 117,175,000 119,475,000 145,968,000 150,268,000 155,868,000 160,868,000 156,278,000 165,878,000 172,978,000 177,378,000 194,845,000 199,445,000 215,145,000 231,067,000 241,171,000 257,571,000 312,166,000 364,493,000 402,095,000 424,395,000 433,295,000 441,820,000 468,969,000 495,969,000 516,569,000 633,637,000 683,085,000 711,885,000 731,885,000 738,985,000 756,596,000 770,396,000 779,396,000 782,196,000 810,016,000 819,532,000 822,632,000 825,232,000                                                     
        other assets
      124,755,000 113,832,000 107,833,000 102,880,000 107,530,000 102,512,000 105,920,000 113,675,000 119,453,000 93,411,000 96,987,000 102,520,000 106,598,000 102,902,000 101,051,000 108,286,000 111,222,000 104,716,000 104,153,000 111,022,000 115,233,000 118,306,000 125,510,000 125,242,000 126,588,000 129,719,000 83,041,000 85,515,000 87,734,000 89,560,000 107,383,000 108,919,000 111,024,000 108,498,000 102,498,000 102,394,000 99,996,000 96,679,000 91,145,000 113,341,000 112,790,000 113,060,000 112,774,000 114,352,000 117,745,000 119,873,000 114,915,000 118,162,000 116,558,000 110,487,000 107,076,000 101,247,000 103,797,000 102,578,000 95,050,000 91,149,000 85,197,000 87,948,000 75,104,000 78,382,000 83,551,000 84,314,000 150,076,000 150,610,000 151,433,000 155,760,000 154,566,000 87,814,000 98,761,000 95,582,000 98,109,000 109,943,000 123,500,000 126,927,000 140,712,000 148,179,000 159,325,000 194,022,000 191,460,000 179,493,000 155,193,000 139,153,000 124,150,000 147,368,000 150,604,000 162,201,000 142,252,000 149,661,000 146,448,000 139,415,000  129,395,000 135,475,000 116,888,000  102,764,000 82,517,000 79,538,000  
        homebuilding: - sum
      6,718,130,000 6,645,405,000 6,620,443,000 6,925,794,000 6,956,165,000 6,917,120,000 6,869,246,000 6,777,101,000 6,737,870,000 6,625,086,000 6,591,483,000 6,516,451,000 6,426,985,000 6,453,164,000 6,592,398,000 6,674,067,000 6,521,711,000 6,146,953,000 5,791,716,000 5,718,929,000 5,581,087,000 5,390,442,000 5,320,240,000 5,142,666,000 5,003,145,000 5,019,022,000 4,977,086,000 5,003,259,000 4,889,233,000 5,144,381,000 5,061,191,000 4,963,148,000 5,085,428,000 4,945,544,000 5,029,158,000 5,086,872,000 4,947,385,000 4,907,062,000 5,121,125,000 5,013,626,000 4,902,920,000 4,909,194,000 5,001,343,000 4,936,461,000 5,027,595,000 4,979,712,000 4,747,064,000 3,879,028,000 3,818,758,000 3,238,786,000 3,183,595,000 2,954,806,000 2,903,001,000 2,897,855,000 2,557,243,000 2,543,684,000 2,385,713,000 2,398,135,000 2,480,369,000 2,699,989,000 2,835,288,000 2,870,271,000 3,080,306,000 3,147,085,000 3,171,873,000 3,256,788,000 3,402,565,000 3,366,804,000 3,407,964,000 3,585,490,000 3,992,148,000 4,319,671,000 4,787,772,000 5,060,837,000 5,661,564,000                         
        financial services
      57,332,000 57,432,000 59,809,000 59,778,000 61,431,000 62,140,000 66,923,000 62,779,000 67,810,000 58,406,000 56,879,000 60,535,000 56,032,000 60,937,000 59,532,000 56,522,000 57,766,000 41,374,000 44,202,000 37,418,000 37,846,000 36,342,000 36,202,000 34,761,000 38,857,000 33,812,000 38,396,000 31,911,000 30,720,000 29,275,000 12,380,000 11,541,000 9,308,000 11,557,000 12,357,000 12,687,000 11,410,000 15,518,000 10,499,000 14,135,000 12,923,000 12,862,000 14,028,000 12,035,000 11,465,000 10,145,000 10,486,000 8,363,000 9,268,000 9,386,000 10,040,000 10,035,000 9,120,000 2,782,000 4,455,000 5,780,000 8,292,000 7,938,000 32,173,000 21,828,000 25,060,000 30,975,000 29,443,000 29,367,000 30,364,000 28,670,000 33,424,000 26,480,000 21,930,000 52,531,000 52,152,000 58,274,000 53,236,000 49,219,000 44,392,000 35,392,000 34,269,000 49,495,000 44,024,000 39,061,000 46,746,000 37,699,000 29,933,000                 
        total assets
      6,775,462,000 6,702,837,000 6,680,252,000 6,985,572,000 7,017,596,000 6,979,260,000 6,936,169,000 6,839,880,000 6,805,680,000 6,683,492,000 6,648,362,000 6,576,986,000 6,483,017,000 6,514,101,000 6,651,930,000 6,730,589,000 6,579,477,000 6,188,327,000 5,835,918,000 5,756,347,000 5,618,933,000 5,426,784,000 5,356,442,000 5,177,427,000 5,042,002,000 5,052,834,000 5,015,482,000 5,035,170,000 4,919,953,000 5,173,656,000 5,073,571,000 4,974,689,000 5,094,736,000 4,957,101,000 5,041,515,000 5,099,559,000 4,958,795,000 4,922,580,000 5,131,624,000 5,027,761,000 4,915,843,000 4,922,056,000 5,015,371,000 4,948,496,000 5,039,060,000 4,989,857,000 4,757,550,000 3,887,391,000 3,828,026,000 3,248,172,000 3,193,635,000 2,964,841,000 2,912,121,000 2,900,637,000 2,561,698,000 2,549,464,000 2,394,005,000 2,406,073,000 2,512,542,000 2,721,817,000 2,860,348,000 2,901,246,000 3,109,749,000 3,176,452,000 3,202,237,000 3,285,458,000 3,435,989,000 3,393,284,000 3,429,894,000 3,638,021,000 4,044,300,000 4,377,945,000 4,841,008,000 5,110,056,000 5,705,956,000 6,587,679,000 8,614,459,000 8,615,939,000 9,014,464,000 9,566,535,000 9,188,576,000 8,574,048,000 7,746,920,000 7,238,200,000 6,567,719,000 6,259,567,000 5,835,956,000 5,375,774,000 4,895,287,000 4,628,566,000 4,235,859,000 4,116,750,000 4,063,455,000 3,801,615,000 4,025,540,000 3,612,706,000 3,426,672,000 3,433,249,000 3,299,198,000 
        liabilities and stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                         
        accounts payable
      303,850,000 285,923,000 351,261,000 366,194,000 359,323,000 364,039,000 384,894,000 401,768,000 396,584,000 378,906,000 388,452,000 389,918,000 360,585,000 349,800,000 412,525,000 450,451,000 480,441,000 382,003,000 371,826,000 340,540,000 316,989,000 280,541,000 273,368,000 231,821,000 180,868,000 236,981,000 262,772,000 281,855,000 262,920,000 209,015,000 258,045,000 259,947,000 230,606,000 192,843,000 213,463,000 189,535,000 186,993,000 178,491,000 215,331,000 195,785,000 190,327,000 167,575,000 183,770,000 178,604,000 164,614,000 161,902,000 172,716,000 167,983,000 154,170,000 138,213,000 148,282,000 146,147,000 117,804,000 108,325,000 118,544,000 103,933,000 91,805,000 80,900,000 104,414,000 117,593,000 127,576,000 111,049,000 233,217,000 288,974,000 321,585,000 312,672,000 340,977,000 427,463,000 454,027,000 477,591,000 541,294,000 646,185,000 609,989,000 596,109,000 699,851,000 597,744,000 399,022,000 981,283,000 1,071,265,000 987,724,000 935,110,000 945,232,000 892,727,000 788,480,000 739,892,000 722,768,000 749,050,000 598,359,000 593,173,000 623,450,000  523,089,000 560,147,000 440,662,000  427,565,000 397,816,000 395,503,000  
        accrued expenses and other liabilities
      704,401,000 666,720,000 731,946,000 770,450,000 771,840,000 727,950,000 796,261,000 757,928,000 720,622,000 728,328,000 758,227,000 665,499,000 668,084,000 678,611,000 736,971,000 755,248,000 719,491,000 734,252,000 756,905,000 708,265,000 665,690,000 649,110,000 667,501,000 630,529,000 602,393,000 621,558,000 618,783,000 629,168,000 605,816,000 631,381,000 666,268,000 634,466,000 594,415,000 551,069,000 575,930,000 565,168,000 487,836,000 501,902,000 550,996,000 471,295,000 456,645,000 483,286,000 513,414,000 497,158,000 437,115,000 397,245,000 409,882,000 392,239,000 388,349,000 386,085,000 356,176,000 380,766,000 378,149,000 353,130,000 340,345,000 342,142,000 344,380,000 337,786,000 374,406,000 582,233,000 594,385,000 571,456,000 466,505,000 468,398,000 503,231,000 503,462,000 560,368,000 528,683,000 571,015,000 645,960,000 721,397,000 705,978,000 778,261,000 773,359,000 975,828,000 1,138,769,000 1,273,373,000 1,308,778,000 1,680,014,000 1,573,471,000 1,464,126,000 1,406,379,000 1,338,626,000 946,977,000 865,644,000 703,491,000 810,913,000 621,091,000 563,374,000 493,912,000  441,925,000 463,332,000 363,346,000  354,646,000 309,646,000 260,593,000  
        notes payable
      1,968,714,000 1,893,258,000 1,692,977,000 1,943,582,000 1,892,941,000 1,792,307,000 1,691,679,000 1,691,060,000 1,695,196,000 1,692,729,000 1,689,898,000 1,689,958,000 1,686,663,000 1,788,850,000 1,838,511,000 2,031,192,000 2,085,275,000 1,934,948,000 1,685,027,000 1,863,501,000 1,747,447,000 1,747,007,000 1,747,175,000 1,747,704,000 1,766,539,000 1,749,148,000 1,748,747,000 1,860,135,000 1,854,556,000 2,203,589,000 2,060,263,000 2,063,127,000 2,353,848,000 2,359,570,000 2,324,845,000 2,502,379,000 2,510,121,000 2,504,449,000 2,640,149,000 2,674,795,000 2,632,127,000 2,652,705,000 2,625,536,000 2,630,732,000 2,819,510,000 2,824,170,000 2,576,525,000                                     3,288,000 9,047,000 59,665,000 71,629,000 97,328,000 105,301,000 125,747,000  162,670,000 213,582,000 266,507,000  396,281,000 330,230,000 377,184,000  
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                         
        common stock — 63,653,246 and 74,477,254 shares issued at may 31, 2026 and november 30, 2025, respectively
      63,653,000                                                                                                   
        paid-in capital
      840,401,000 836,755,000 863,718,000 848,909,000 840,296,000 834,306,000 862,049,000 856,603,000 848,635,000 839,772,000 845,693,000 843,371,000 830,765,000 819,904,000 836,260,000 841,939,000 834,883,000 828,238,000 848,620,000 842,380,000 836,353,000 827,456,000 824,306,000 810,915,000 806,700,000 803,420,000 793,954,000 782,300,000 775,693,000 755,341,000 753,570,000 750,254,000 736,047,000 729,439,000 727,483,000 722,536,000 703,004,000 697,656,000 696,938,000 695,686,000 686,188,000 681,699,000 682,871,000 679,600,000 676,228,000 672,038,000 668,857,000 665,840,000 657,028,000 790,672,000 788,893,000 787,388,000 785,385,000 783,298,000 888,579,000 888,701,000 887,262,000 885,765,000 884,190,000 878,962,000 877,376,000 875,549,000 873,519,000 867,505,000 863,829,000 861,001,000 860,772,000 863,562,000 862,705,000 864,854,000 865,123,000 862,556,000 859,258,000 855,319,000 851,628,000 845,749,000 840,272,000 831,122,000 825,958,000 813,520,000 828,776,000 823,623,000 771,973,000 671,655,000 657,373,000 631,055,000 596,454,000 563,306,000 562,250,000 549,622,000  523,624,000 521,691,000 516,111,000  493,069,000 491,435,000 481,879,000 445,330,000 
        retained earnings
      3,032,713,000 3,645,806,000 3,629,638,000 3,543,885,000 3,450,350,000 3,359,669,000 3,269,423,000 4,087,800,000 3,948,878,000 3,799,234,000 3,676,924,000 3,541,818,000 3,407,813,000 3,256,602,000 3,143,578,000 2,939,706,000 2,697,149,000 2,499,491,000 2,379,364,000 2,218,217,000 2,081,288,000 1,951,657,000 1,868,896,000 2,326,060,000 2,255,742,000 2,211,851,000 2,157,183,000 2,042,034,000 1,981,795,000 1,936,523,000 1,897,168,000 1,802,538,000 1,717,248,000 1,662,118,000 1,735,695,000 1,653,512,000 1,605,442,000 1,575,786,000 1,563,742,000 1,528,329,000 1,491,073,000 1,477,570,000 1,466,713,000 1,424,992,000 1,404,029,000 1,396,756,000 1,391,256,000 540,755,000 514,688,000 490,358,000 481,889,000 455,867,000 430,682,000 435,745,000 450,292,000 444,493,000 443,160,000 469,224,000 519,844,000 510,750,000 525,209,000 598,520,000 717,852,000 705,218,000 711,423,000 746,936,000 806,443,000 710,526,000 781,345,000 864,496,000 927,324,000 1,239,473,000 1,384,218,000 1,678,895,000 1,968,881,000 2,760,860,000 2,815,783,000 2,983,764,000 2,975,465,000 3,044,382,000 2,961,558,000 2,774,709,000 2,620,251,000 2,325,020,000 2,113,150,000 1,947,017,000 1,904,081,000 1,727,128,000 1,618,998,000 1,526,733,000  1,326,528,000 1,231,616,000 1,153,197,000  982,659,000 901,761,000 840,871,000 716,060,000 
        accumulated other comprehensive loss
      -3,538,000 -3,538,000 -3,538,000 -3,704,000 -3,704,000 -3,704,000 -3,704,000 -3,671,000 -3,671,000 -3,671,000 -3,671,000 -5,575,000 -5,575,000 -5,575,000 -5,575,000 -19,119,000 -19,119,000 -19,119,000 -19,119,000 -22,276,000 -22,276,000 -22,276,000 -22,276,000 -17,149,000 -17,149,000 -17,149,000 -15,506,000 -9,565,000 -9,565,000 -9,565,000 -9,565,000 -16,924,000 -16,924,000 -16,924,000 -16,924,000 -16,057,000 -16,057,000 -16,057,000 -16,057,000 -17,319,000 -17,319,000 -17,319,000 -17,319,000 -21,008,000 -21,008,000 -21,008,000 -21,008,000 -17,516,000 -17,516,000 -17,516,000 -17,516,000 -27,958,000 -27,958,000 -27,958,000 -27,958,000 -26,152,000 -26,152,000 -26,152,000 -26,152,000 -22,657,000 -22,657,000 -22,657,000 -22,657,000 -22,244,000 -22,244,000 -22,244,000 -22,244,000 -17,402,000 -17,402,000 -17,402,000 -17,402,000 -22,923,000 -22,923,000 -22,923,000                  23,297,000    -391,000    
        treasury stock
      -136,419,000 -698,523,000 -663,437,000 -561,178,000 -370,841,000 -172,030,000 -141,562,000 -982,812,000 -831,312,000 -781,809,000 -737,364,000 -578,027,000 -494,822,000 -403,533,000 -341,461,000 -299,911,000 -249,911,000 -202,287,000 -217,383,000 -224,021,000 -35,933,000 -35,977,000 -27,761,000 -597,529,000 -597,950,000 -597,950,000 -591,344,000 -587,817,000 -587,817,000 -587,814,000 -584,397,000 -547,208,000 -548,365,000 -548,365,000 -541,380,000 -537,268,000 -537,268,000 -537,945,000 -535,402,000 -534,574,000 -534,574,000 -534,569,000 -447,043,000 -446,776,000 -446,776,000 -446,497,000 -446,476,000 -445,976,000 -445,976,000 -718,565,000 -718,565,000 -718,044,000 -718,044,000 -718,011,000 -934,136,000 -932,337,000 -932,337,000 -932,337,000 -932,337,000 -931,543,000 -931,543,000 -931,543,000 -931,543,000 -931,543,000 -931,543,000 -931,543,000 -930,850,000 -930,850,000 -930,850,000 -930,850,000 -930,234,000 -929,824,000 -929,824,000 -929,824,000 -929,267,000 -927,280,000 -926,609,000 -926,609,000 -922,371,000 -918,225,000 -828,240,000 -693,734,000  -398,591,000 -398,591,000 -397,771,000  -393,578,000 -393,578,000 -327,453,000  -327,453,000 -278,741,000 -242,910,000  -219,121,000 -121,529,000 -28,337,000 -28,337,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
      3,796,810,000 3,855,007,000 3,900,858,000 3,902,363,000 3,990,538,000 4,092,678,000 4,060,616,000 3,987,094,000 3,991,704,000 3,882,670,000 3,810,140,000 3,830,128,000 3,766,482,000 3,695,463,000 3,660,795,000 3,490,608,000 3,290,995,000 3,134,316,000 3,019,475,000 2,841,733,000 2,886,865,000 2,748,184,000 2,665,769,000 2,565,308,000 2,490,354,000 2,443,104,000 2,383,122,000 2,262,229,000 2,195,210,000 2,128,497,000 2,087,500,000 2,015,949,000 1,914,643,000 1,852,722,000 1,926,311,000 1,840,942,000 1,772,388,000 1,736,460,000 1,723,145,000 1,682,450,000 1,635,169,000 1,617,058,000 1,690,834,000 1,640,226,000 1,615,836,000 1,604,570,000 1,595,910,000 744,567,000 709,673,000 546,334,000 536,086,000 498,006,000 470,816,000 473,135,000 376,806,000 372,441,000 369,531,000 393,868,000 442,657,000 431,967,000 443,452,000 514,595,000 631,878,000 613,450,000 615,181,000 647,614,000 707,224,000 613,512,000 683,097,000 767,661,000 830,605,000 1,133,770,000 1,274,429,000 1,564,515,000 1,850,687,000 2,661,276,000 2,778,651,000 2,931,728,000 2,922,748,000 2,972,385,000 2,994,321,000 2,902,959,000  2,603,959,000 2,366,273,000 2,188,283,000  1,825,126,000 1,716,832,000 1,681,743,000    1,297,942,000    1,150,466,000  
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      6,775,462,000 6,702,837,000 6,680,252,000 6,985,572,000 7,017,596,000 6,979,260,000 6,936,169,000 6,839,880,000 6,805,680,000 6,683,492,000 6,648,362,000 6,576,986,000 6,483,017,000 6,514,101,000 6,651,930,000 6,730,589,000 6,579,477,000 6,188,327,000 5,835,918,000 5,756,347,000 5,618,933,000 5,426,784,000 5,356,442,000 5,177,427,000 5,042,002,000 5,052,834,000 5,015,482,000 5,035,170,000 4,919,953,000 5,173,656,000 5,073,571,000 4,974,689,000 5,094,736,000 4,957,101,000 5,041,515,000 5,099,559,000 4,958,795,000 4,922,580,000 5,131,624,000 5,027,761,000 4,915,843,000 4,922,056,000 5,015,371,000 4,948,496,000 5,039,060,000 4,989,857,000 4,757,550,000 3,887,391,000 3,828,026,000 3,248,172,000 3,193,635,000 2,964,841,000 2,912,121,000 2,900,637,000 2,561,698,000 2,549,464,000 2,394,005,000 2,406,073,000 2,512,542,000 2,721,817,000 2,860,348,000 2,901,246,000 3,109,749,000 3,176,452,000 3,202,237,000 3,285,458,000 3,435,989,000 3,393,284,000 3,429,894,000 3,638,021,000 4,044,300,000 4,377,945,000 4,841,008,000 5,110,056,000 5,705,956,000 6,587,679,000 8,614,459,000 8,615,939,000 9,014,464,000 9,566,535,000 9,188,576,000 8,574,048,000 7,746,920,000 7,238,200,000 6,567,719,000 6,259,567,000 5,835,956,000 5,375,774,000 4,895,287,000 4,628,566,000 4,235,859,000 4,116,750,000 4,063,455,000 3,801,615,000 4,025,540,000 3,612,706,000 3,426,672,000 3,433,249,000 3,299,198,000 
        common stock — 74,506,740 and 74,477,254 shares issued at february 28, 2026 and november 30, 2025, respectively
       74,507,000                                                                                                  
        preferred stock — 1.00 par value; 10,000,000 shares authorized; none issued
                                                                                                         
        common stock —1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2025 and 2024; 74,477,254 and 74,409,977 shares issued at november 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively
        74,477,000                                                                                                 
        common stock — 74,451,477 and 74,409,977 shares issued at august 31, 2025 and november 30, 2024, respectively
         74,451,000                                                                                                
        common stock — 74,437,477 and 74,409,977 shares issued at may 31, 2025 and november 30, 2024, respectively
          74,437,000                                                                                               
        common stock — 74,437,477 and 74,409,977 shares issued at february 28, 2025 and november 30, 2024, respectively
           74,437,000                                                                                              
        common stock —1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2024 and 2023; 74,409,977 and 101,275,979 shares issued at november 30, 2024 and 2023, respectively
            74,410,000                                                                                             
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at november 30, 2023
                                                                                                         
        common stock — 101,891,905 and 101,275,979 shares issued at august 31, 2024 and november 30, 2023, respectively
             101,892,000                                                                                            
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at august 31, 2024 and november 30, 2023
             -72,718,000                                                                                            
        common stock — 101,891,905 and 101,275,979 shares issued at may 31, 2024 and november 30, 2023, respectively
              101,892,000                                                                                           
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at may 31, 2024 and november 30, 2023
              -72,718,000                                                                                           
        common stock — 101,861,682 and 101,275,979 shares issued at february 29, 2024 and november 30, 2023, respectively
               101,862,000                                                                                          
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at february 29, 2024 and november 30, 2023
               -72,718,000                                                                                          
        common stock —1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2023 and 2022; 101,275,979 and 100,711,153 shares issued at november 30, 2023 and 2022
                101,276,000                                                                                         
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at november 30, 2023 and 2022
                -72,718,000                                                                                         
        common stock — 101,259,329 and 100,711,153 shares issued at august 31, 2023 and november 30, 2022, respectively
                 101,259,000                                                                                        
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at august 31, 2023 and november 30, 2022
                 -72,718,000                                                                                        
        common stock — 101,019,249 and 100,711,153 shares issued at may 31, 2023 and november 30, 2022, respectively
                  101,019,000                                                                                       
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at may 31, 2023 and november 30, 2022
                  -72,718,000                                                                                       
        common stock — 100,783,133 and 100,711,153 shares issued at february 28, 2023 and november 30, 2022, respectively
                   100,783,000                                                                                      
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at february 28, 2023 and november 30, 2022
                   -72,718,000                                                                                      
        common stock —1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2022 and 2021; 100,711,153 shares issued at november 30, 2022 and 2021
                    100,711,000                                                                                     
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 shares at november 30, 2022 and 2021
                    -72,718,000                                                                                     
        common stock
                     100,711,000 100,711,000 100,711,000  100,151,000 100,151,000 100,042,000  122,370,000 122,370,000 122,291,000  120,523,000 120,350,000 119,258,000  119,049,000 118,397,000 118,214,000  117,498,000 116,546,000 116,299,000  116,199,000 115,672,000 115,548,000  115,524,000 115,469,000 115,387,000  115,375,000 115,360,000 115,296,000  115,293,000 115,291,000 115,178,000  115,171,000 115,171,000 115,171,000  115,149,000 115,149,000 115,149,000  115,143,000 115,143,000 115,121,000  115,120,000 115,120,000 115,120,000  115,108,000 115,090,000 115,060,000  114,943,000 114,873,000 114,686,000  114,648,000 114,502,000 114,209,000  113,662,000 112,961,000 112,757,000  54,767,000 54,754,000 54,162,000  53,800,000 53,737,000 53,507,000  53,330,000 53,264,000 52,797,000 51,769,000 
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost
                     -72,718,000 -72,718,000 -72,718,000  -72,718,000 -72,718,000 -72,718,000  -79,359,000 -79,359,000 -79,359,000  -85,246,000 -85,246,000 -85,246,000  -91,760,000 -91,760,000 -91,760,000  -99,279,000 -99,279,000 -99,279,000  -105,871,000 -105,871,000 -105,871,000  -112,106,000 -112,106,000 -112,106,000  -113,911,000 -113,911,000 -113,911,000  -114,540,000 -114,540,000 -115,117,000  -117,435,000 -117,573,000 -117,803,000  -118,694,000 -120,082,000 -120,423,000  -120,629,000 -121,427,000 -121,657,000  -127,444,000 -127,821,000 -128,557,000  -130,620,000 -131,390,000 -132,012,000  -132,996,000 -133,821,000 -134,035,000  -134,444,000 -134,887,000 -135,197,000  -143,072,000 -153,794,000 -159,916,000  -160,649,000 -161,008,000 -161,253,000  -165,620,000 -165,952,000 -166,173,000  -172,036,000 -172,360,000 -172,567,000  
        common stock —1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2021 and 2020; 100,711,153 and 99,868,625 shares issued at november 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                        100,711,000                                                                                 
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 6,705,247 and 7,124,317 shares at november 30, 2021 and 2020, respectively
                        -72,718,000                                                                                 
        common stock —1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2020 and 2019; 99,868,625 and 121,592,978 shares issued at november 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively
                            99,869,000                                                                             
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 7,124,317 and 7,630,582 shares at november 30, 2020 and 2019, respectively
                            -77,265,000                                                                             
        common stock — 1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2019 and 2018; 121,592,978 and 119,195,914 shares issued at november 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively
                                121,593,000                                                                         
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 7,630,582 and 8,157,235 shares at november 30, 2019 and 2018, respectively
                                -82,758,000                                                                         
        common stock — 1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2018 and 2017; 119,195,914 and 117,945,525 shares issued at november 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                    119,196,000                                                                     
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 8,157,235 and 8,897,954 shares at november 30, 2018 and 2017, respectively
                                    -88,472,000                                                                     
        common stock — 1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2017 and 2016; 117,945,525 and 116,224,208 shares issued at november 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively
                                        117,946,000                                                                 
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 8,897,954 and 9,431,756 shares at november 30, 2017 and 2016, respectively
                                        -96,509,000                                                                 
        restricted cash
                                             602,000 3,517,000 4,357,000 9,344,000 25,028,000 27,213,000 27,984,000 27,235,000 32,456,000 44,237,000 42,083,000 41,906,000 41,631,000 42,322,000 44,619,000 42,362,000 46,113,000 63,182,000 63,890,000 64,481,000 113,186,000 113,963,000 121,187,000 115,477,000 116,384,000 107,757,000 90,222,000 114,292,000 104,180,000 102,160,000 111,208,000 115,404,000                             
        common stock — 1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2016 and 2015; 116,224,208 and 115,547,682 shares issued at november 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                                            116,224,000                                                             
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 9,431,756 and 10,135,461 shares at november 30, 2016 and 2015, respectively
                                            -102,300,000                                                             
        common stock — 1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2015 and 2014; 115,547,682 and 115,386,512 shares issued at november 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively
                                                115,548,000                                                         
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 10,135,461 and 10,335,461 shares at november 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively
                                                -109,936,000                                                         
        common stock — 1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2014 and 2013; 115,386,512 and 115,296,395 shares issued at november 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively
                                                    115,387,000                                                     
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 10,335,461 and 10,501,844 shares at november 30, 2014 and 2013, respectively
                                                    -112,106,000                                                     
        mortgages and notes payable
                                                     2,580,800,000 2,573,980,000 2,175,190,000 2,150,498,000 1,937,057,000 1,943,275,000 1,963,753,000 1,722,815,000 1,727,679,000 1,582,788,000 1,587,414,000 1,583,571,000 1,586,703,000 1,691,659,000 1,701,698,000 1,775,529,000 1,800,919,000 1,755,366,000 1,815,261,000 1,820,370,000 1,812,839,000 1,711,726,000 1,737,968,000 1,941,537,000 1,877,362,000 2,161,220,000 2,161,818,000 2,161,794,000 2,161,423,000 2,811,932,000 3,167,310,000 3,125,803,000 3,810,561,000 3,581,484,000 3,116,618,000 2,463,814,000 2,701,430,000 2,370,952,000 2,389,073,000 1,975,600,000 2,030,606,000 1,766,304,000 1,565,706,000  1,442,171,000 1,313,528,000 1,305,982,000  1,174,968,000 1,132,803,000 1,136,975,000  
        common stock — 1.00 par value; 290,000,000 shares authorized at november 30, 2013 and 2012; 115,296,395 and 115,178,187 shares issued at november 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively
                                                        115,296,000                                                 
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 10,501,844 and 10,615,934 shares at november 30, 2013 and 2012, respectively
                                                        -113,911,000                                                 
        preferred stock — 1.00 par value; authorized, 10,000,000 shares; none issued
                                                                                                         
        common stock — 1.00 par value; authorized, 290,000,000 shares at november 30, 2012 and 2011; 115,178,187 and 115,170,693 shares issued at november 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively
                                                            115,178,000                                             
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 10,615,934 and 10,884,151 shares at november 30, 2012 and 2011, respectively
                                                            -115,149,000                                             
        common stock — 1.00 par value; authorized, 290,000,000 shares at november 30, 2011 and 2010; 115,170,693 and 115,148,586 shares issued at november 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                                115,171,000                                         
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 10,884,151 and 11,082,723 shares at november 30, 2011 and 2010, respectively
                                                                -118,059,000                                         
        common stock — 1.00 par value; authorized, 290,000,000 shares at november 30, 2010 and 2009; 115,148,586 and 115,120,305 shares issued at november 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                    115,149,000                                     
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 11,082,723 and 11,228,951 shares at november 30, 2010 and 2009, respectively
                                                                    -120,442,000                                     
        common stock — 1.00 par value; authorized, 290,000,000 shares at november 30, 2009 and 2008; and 115,120,305 shares issued at november 30, 2009 and 2008
                                                                        115,120,000                                 
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 11,228,951 and 11,901,382 shares at november 30, 2009 and 2008, respectively
                                                                        -122,017,000                                 
        deferred income taxes
                                                                            1,152,000 222,458,000 222,458,000 222,458,000 222,458,000 668,676,000 548,440,000 411,600,000 393,948,000 189,363,000 201,278,000 211,940,000 220,814,000 207,439,000 216,720,000 213,015,000 217,618,000 155,912,000 152,254,000 162,360,000  158,329,000 160,144,000 177,131,000  119,667,000 114,471,000 117,694,000  
        goodwill
                                                                             43,400,000 43,400,000 67,970,000 67,970,000 69,407,000 177,333,000 233,772,000 233,815,000 239,335,000 247,171,000 243,175,000 242,589,000 245,030,000 244,887,000 249,080,000 249,313,000 244,315,000 236,835,000 238,211,000  215,520,000 218,576,000 191,930,000  194,163,000 192,192,000 189,700,000  
        common stock — 1.00 par value; authorized, 290,000,000 shares at november 30, 2008 and 2007; 115,120,305 and 114,976,285 shares issued at november 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                            115,120,000                             
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 11,901,382 and 12,203,282 shares at november 30, 2008 and 2007, respectively
                                                                            -129,326,000                             
        assets of discontinued operations
                                                                                  1,570,084,000                       
        liabilities of discontinued operations
                                                                                  1,322,981,000                       
        common stock — 1.00 par value; authorized, 290,000,000 shares at november 30, 2007 and 2006; 114,976,285 and 114,648,604 shares issued at november 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                114,976,000                         
        accumulated other comprehensive income
                                                                                -22,923,000  68,153,000 62,800,000 63,197,000 52,504,000 52,612,000 31,791,000 28,704,000 40,232,000 40,488,000 60,821,000 59,968,000 40,565,000 42,195,000 47,078,000   27,099,000 -7,178,000   -6,813,000 -14,100,000 -7,173,000 
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 12,203,282 and 12,345,182 shares at november 30, 2007 and 2006, respectively
                                                                                -132,608,000                         
        construction:
                                                                                                         
        trade and other receivables
                                                                                 229,138,000 235,274,000 677,671,000 659,512,000 563,112,000 573,219,000 568,663,000 580,931,000 492,870,000 461,174,000 457,159,000 513,974,000 400,593,000 429,169,000 432,569,000  369,088,000 474,805,000 349,550,000  367,707,000 376,579,000 401,190,000  
        construction: - sum
                                                                                 6,552,287,000 7,010,106,000 8,566,444,000 8,970,440,000 9,527,474,000 9,141,830,000 8,536,349,000 7,716,987,000 7,137,346,000 6,449,185,000 6,062,316,000 5,625,496,000 5,134,804,000 4,669,156,000 4,385,996,000  3,819,013,000 3,750,460,000 3,412,680,000  3,089,759,000 2,994,097,000 2,961,932,000  
        minority interests
                                                                                   199,888,000 188,358,000 172,593,000 159,455,000 150,955,000 144,951,000                 
        common stock — 1.00 par value; authorized, 290,000,000 and 300,000,000 shares at november 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively; 114,648,604 and 113,905,123 shares issued at november 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                    114,649,000                     
        deferred compensation
                                                                                       -12,442,000 -13,605,000 -4,947,000 -5,314,000 -5,680,000 -6,046,000 -6,413,000 -6,779,000 -7,146,000  -7,879,000 -8,245,000 -8,612,000  -9,344,000 -9,711,000 -10,077,000 -10,810,000 
        grantor stock ownership trust, at cost: 12,345,182 and 12,999,980 shares at november 30, 2006 and 2005, respectively
                                                                                    -134,150,000                     
        mortgage banking:
                                                                                                         
        receivables:
                                                                                                         
        first mortgages and mortgage-backed securities
                                                                                         1,282,000 1,632,000 1,816,000  5,437,000 5,978,000 6,802,000          
        first mortgages held under commitments of sale and other receivables
                                                                                         42,839,000 70,950,000 129,511,000  184,819,000 179,372,000 154,587,000          
        accounts payable and accrued expenses
                                                                                         56,367,000 80,328,000 62,158,000 45,025,000 82,056,000 38,838,000 35,266,000  34,537,000 38,657,000 40,826,000  48,945,000 35,082,000 27,764,000  
        collateralized mortgage obligations secured by mortgage-backed securities
                                                                                         748,000 883,000 922,000 1,018,000 5,140,000 5,829,000 4,313,000  8,603,000 10,558,000 12,838,000  16,523,000 18,843,000 20,329,000  
        minority interests in consolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures
                                                                                         136,951,000 134,700,000 133,207,000 127,040,000 116,068,000 105,636,000 98,429,000  77,458,000 82,446,000 73,512,000  65,612,000 66,205,000 64,435,000  
        preferred stock — 1.00 par value; authorized, 10,000,000 shares: none outstanding
                                                                                                         
        minority interests:
                                                                                                         
        grantor stock ownership trust
                                                                                                        -177,294,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-05-31 2026-02-28 2025-11-30 2025-08-31 2025-05-31 2025-02-28 2024-11-30 2024-08-31 2024-05-31 2024-02-29 2023-11-30 2023-08-31 2023-05-31 2023-02-28 2022-11-30 2022-08-31 2022-05-31 2022-02-28 2021-11-30 2021-08-31 2021-05-31 2021-02-28 2020-11-30 2020-08-31 2020-05-31 2020-02-29 2019-11-30 2019-08-31 2019-05-31 2019-02-28 2018-11-30 2018-08-31 2018-05-31 2018-02-28 2017-11-30 2017-08-31 2017-05-31 2017-02-28 2016-11-30 2016-08-31 2016-05-31 2016-02-29 2015-11-30 2015-08-31 2015-05-31 2015-02-28 2014-11-30 2014-08-31 2014-05-31 2014-02-28 2013-11-30 2013-08-31 2013-05-31 2013-02-28 2012-11-30 2012-08-31 2012-05-31 2012-02-29 2011-11-30 2011-08-31 2011-05-31 2011-02-28 2010-11-30 2010-08-31 2010-05-31 2010-02-28 2009-11-30 2009-08-31 2009-05-31 2009-02-28 2008-11-30 2008-08-31 2008-05-31 2008-02-29 2007-11-30 2007-08-31 2007-05-31 2007-02-28 2006-11-30 2006-08-31 2006-05-31 2006-02-28 2005-11-30 2005-08-31 2005-05-31 2005-02-28 2004-11-30 2004-08-31 2004-05-31 2004-02-29 2003-11-30 2003-08-31 2003-05-31 2003-02-28 2002-11-30 2002-08-31 2002-05-31 2002-02-28 
                                                                                                          
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                          
          net income
        27,349,000 33,424,000 101,521,000 109,828,000 107,883,000 109,557,000 190,605,000 157,329,000 168,419,000 138,665,000 150,302,000 149,933,000 164,442,000 125,500,000 216,410,000 255,329,000 210,670,000 134,257,000 174,234,000 150,097,000 143,364,000 97,051,000 106,091,000 78,415,000 51,989,000 59,748,000 123,167,000 68,136,000 47,461,000 30,011,000 96,836,000 87,476,000 57,308,000 -71,255,000 84,346,000 50,208,000 31,782,000 14,259,000 37,528,000 39,363,000 15,597,000 13,127,000 44,017,000 23,254,000 9,573,000 7,799,000 852,801,000 28,361,000 26,624,000 10,563,000 28,116,000                       -268,172,000 -772,653,000 -35,612,000 -148,686,000 27,537,000 -49,642,000 150,960,000 206,572,000 174,461,000 310,643,000 227,521,000 181,513,000 122,744,000 186,734,000 117,854,000 102,106,000 74,208,000 138,736,000 97,815,000 81,374,000 52,839,000 123,732,000 83,892,000 64,062,000 42,664,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                          
          equity in income of unconsolidated joint ventures
        -4,099,000 -2,655,000 -4,058,000 -5,763,000 -5,942,000 -6,742,000 -10,541,000 -9,385,000 -6,659,000 -6,610,000 -5,009,000 -4,037,000 -5,113,000 -825,000 -238,000 -28,000 -14,497,000 -5,171,000 -4,766,000 -5,227,000 -6,917,000 -6,274,000 -6,773,000 -8,777,000 -12,951,000 -5,127,000 -4,822,000 -3,332,000    -6,078,000            -236,000 -1,540,000 -67,000   684,000 -2,584,000    -656,000                                             
          distributions of earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures
        4,493,000 4,000,000 5,499,000 7,500,000 6,797,000 13,444,000 5,500,000 13,742,000 1,033,000 6,500,000 10,999,000 12,161,000 11,000 359,000 1,384,000 9,295,000 -114,000 6,644,000 6,231,000 5,750,000 6,265,000 14,234,000 7,000,000 8,150,000 2,900,000 1,150,000 2,400,000 2,750,000 1,150,000 3,847,000 1,300,000                 311,000 200,000 1,438,000    2,391,000 -1,000 6,127,000 186,000 10,410,000 2,500,000 2,500,000 5,000,000 7,000,000 662,000 13,058,000 150,000 2,428,000 6,547,000 15,141,000 14,788,000 1,924,000 10,503,000 12,977,000 6,681,000 2,560,000 3,287,000                 
          amortization of debt issuance costs
        1,057,000 1,050,000 952,000 902,000                                                                                               
          depreciation and amortization
        10,395,000 10,117,000 9,863,000 9,406,000 9,219,000 8,815,000 9,013,000 9,416,000 9,508,000 9,335,000 9,427,000 9,226,000 9,048,000 8,712,000 8,458,000 8,327,000 7,907,000 7,627,000 7,344,000 6,800,000 7,416,000 7,080,000 6,813,000 7,073,000 7,194,000 7,316,000 7,333,000 7,045,000 6,334,000 6,446,000 648,000 631,000 623,000 628,000 640,000 651,000 698,000 802,000 874,000 931,000 932,000 900,000 864,000 901,000 841,000 805,000 743,000 651,000 559,000 467,000 452,000 465,000 475,000 465,000 475,000 366,000 389,000 392,000 395,000 476,000 564,000 596,000 661,000 848,000 888,000 892,000 992,000 1,323,000 1,434,000 1,486,000 1,775,000 2,381,000 2,364,000 2,797,000 3,913,000 4,301,000 3,764,000 5,296,000 5,494,000 4,895,000 5,149,000 4,683,000  5,482,000 5,157,000 5,003,000  5,021,000 5,215,000 5,233,000         
          stock-based compensation
        5,518,000 5,995,000 21,107,000 8,420,000 9,153,000 7,558,000 9,218,000 7,968,000 9,363,000 7,921,000 10,678,000 9,248,000 8,819,000 5,867,000 6,520,000 7,056,000 9,021,000 6,867,000 9,136,000 6,114,000 8,082,000 5,572,000 8,764,000 4,636,000 3,181,000 4,950,000 3,833,000 4,513,000 5,814,000 4,152,000 3,712,000 3,354,000 4,966,000 3,829,000 4,740,000 2,856,000 3,885,000 3,152,000 6,670,000 2,674,000 4,613,000 2,893,000 6,699,000 3,016,000 4,247,000 3,181,000 3,140,000 2,234,000 1,946,000 1,779,000 2,103,000 1,552,000 1,031,000 1,013,000                                             
          inventory impairments and land option contract abandonments
        5,579,000 2,155,000 13,700,000 11,338,000 5,558,000 1,455,000 912,000 1,177,000 1,210,000 1,298,000 1,217,000 631,000 4,287,000 5,289,000 27,930,000 8,464,000 732,000 175,000 731,000 6,701,000 457,000 4,064,000 11,730,000 6,888,000 4,379,000 5,672,000 4,148,000 5,251,000 4,337,000 3,555,000 9,069,000 8,414,000 6,526,000 4,985,000 7,110,000 8,113,000 6,001,000 4,008,000 36,054,000 3,052,000 11,740,000 1,966,000 5,075,000    34,220,000    3,297,000   5,621,000 6,403,000 9,937,000 6,572,000 2,284,000 1,162,000 20,591,000 1,754,000 3,186,000 3,377,000 13,362,000 76,680,000 24,489,000 42,310,000 24,670,000 205,718,000                            
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                          
          receivables
        -27,882,000 2,821,000 -2,170,000 -13,511,000 -18,581,000 39,258,000 10,381,000 6,257,000 -10,157,000 10,105,000 -11,338,000 16,879,000 6,843,000 -25,303,000 20,645,000 -29,418,000 -2,543,000 -8,569,000 -9,557,000 -24,139,000 -21,650,000 23,332,000 -3,582,000 43,553,000 23,481,000 -4,195,000 41,640,000 8,196,000 14,087,000 -19,495,000 -13,748,000 -4,812,000 -25,194,000 -6,024,000 -14,680,000 5,077,000 3,883,000 -6,788,000 12,328,000 2,168,000 1,074,000 3,395,000 4,569,000 -7,033,000 -4,127,000 -13,872,000 -3,529,000 -5,044,000 -12,489,000 -10,221,000 -4,152,000 -6,596,000 -731,000 326,000 29,496,000 -21,297,000 -1,498,000 18,293,000 8,720,000 -9,497,000 -6,070,000 4,627,000 28,556,000 -655,000 -10,810,000 194,227,000 -200,638,000 22,327,000 16,529,000 197,449,000 -169,597,000 1,438,000 15,009,000 92,585,000 -68,199,000 5,897,000 6,914,000 -16,018,000 -97,896,000 9,948,000 -4,472,000 13,493,000  -3,585,000 54,546,000 75,997,000  29,778,000 -9,259,000 55,403,000         
          inventories
        -35,581,000 -37,973,000 150,562,000 60,539,000 25,805,000 -416,363,000 118,641,000 -309,145,000 -87,755,000 -107,536,000 71,532,000 -58,494,000 312,481,000 101,293,000 168,674,000 -190,006,000 -358,374,000 -405,851,000 -137,400,000 -380,427,000 -150,786,000 -229,137,000 -229,800,000 -53,510,000 118,018,000 -17,941,000 224,114,000 -135,988,000 -99,390,000 -154,083,000 99,922,000 -217,249,000 -17,488,000 -135,311,000 221,935,000 4,670,000 -63,642,000 -36,878,000 167,208,000 -45,468,000 -69,796,000 -150,265,000 107,361,000 44,155,000 -96,226,000 -20,438,000 4,326,000 -205,284,000 -374,136,000 -205,037,000 -72,187,000 -200,341,000 -91,900,000 -198,761,000 40,909,000 5,569,000 9,725,000 -25,856,000 165,425,000 -9,978,000 -102,852,000 -64,940,000 19,687,000 6,193,000 -106,727,000 -48,487,000 263,005,000 49,332,000 63,290,000 57,448,000 315,543,000 12,186,000 32,089,000 186,032,000 574,654,000 128,914,000 -65,113,000 141,420,000 1,081,259,000 -381,856,000 -458,398,000 -722,985,000  -558,659,000 -350,899,000 -444,240,000  -388,265,000 -257,980,000 -267,273,000         
          accounts payable, accrued expenses and other liabilities
        54,795,000 -148,131,000 -11,331,000 4,503,000 30,693,000 -99,031,000 7,164,000 26,227,000 -2,161,000 -38,471,000 38,286,000 31,759,000 -574,000 -131,671,000 -41,591,000 10,429,000 82,190,000 2,069,000 79,538,000 57,240,000 54,977,000 -10,130,000 66,510,000 54,855,000 -56,278,000 -60,996,000 -45,548,000 46,405,000 28,617,000 -70,057,000 41,825,000 66,516,000 72,385,000 -54,016,000 56,668,000 64,599,000 9,432,000 -64,105,000 4,215,000 48,789,000 -327,000 -19,954,000 3,943,000 32,096,000 -6,016,000 -28,032,000 15,116,000 12,305,000 22,597,000 -14,514,000 -12,552,000 40,105,000 34,623,000 -2,413,000 29,123,000 8,948,000 20,407,000 -60,621,000 -206,594,000 -18,873,000 27,392,000 -55,472,000 -51,882,000 -65,714,000 10,712,000 -92,321,000 -2,946,000 -40,023,000 -76,635,000 -133,016,000 -86,241,000 -8,069,000 40,498,000 -228,969,000 158,340,000 -262,576,000 52,684,000 -289,078,000 264,963,000 135,857,000 -2,524,000 54,544,000  63,929,000 155,841,000 -117,460,000  68,726,000 5,326,000 -18,650,000         
          other
        -9,727,000 3,830,000 3,487,000 4,561,000 -3,042,000 6,839,000 9,513,000 4,928,000 -12,378,000 4,151,000 6,733,000 3,496,000 -4,019,000 -791,000 4,402,000 5,331,000 -6,571,000 3,317,000 5,667,000 3,457,000 3,672,000 6,783,000 4,709,000 10,122,000 2,626,000 -16,556,000 3,993,000 1,861,000 1,568,000 -6,712,000 3,978,000 1,907,000 -1,796,000 -4,862,000 1,037,000 1,030,000 -911,000 -5,182,000 4,072,000 -2,764,000 110,000 -1,246,000 1,851,000 2,663,000 627,000 -3,253,000 2,699,000 -2,691,000 -1,368,000 -3,549,000 245,000 1,592,000 436,000 -957,000 -6,200,000 -1,797,000 2,266,000 -6,730,000 -664,000 4,379,000 -26,000 -5,964,000 1,163,000 -128,000 2,875,000 -5,579,000 -117,000 14,278,000 -7,996,000 2,131,000 16,567,000 6,032,000 3,423,000 6,585,000 -19,993,000 34,691,000 7,102,000 -4,391,000 12,442,000 -23,654,000 15,610,000 -8,772,000  3,188,000 -14,755,000 -22,700,000  -5,340,000 -11,337,000 -1,829,000         
          net cash from operating activities
        31,897,000 -125,367,000 303,842,000 197,723,000 168,438,000 -334,321,000 362,641,000 -89,913,000 61,476,000 28,518,000 310,176,000 163,793,000 514,813,000 93,917,000 407,417,000 90,813,000 -63,777,000 -251,035,000 142,929,000 -162,158,000 61,198,000 -79,265,000 -18,533,000 174,517,000 164,560,000 -9,866,000 403,186,000 28,190,000 17,876,000 -198,210,000 271,020,000 -30,139,000 122,311,000 -141,680,000 409,949,000 167,850,000 12,462,000 -77,042,000 291,267,000 64,847,000 -24,146,000 -143,313,000 203,269,000 113,816,000 -86,991,000 -48,909,000 85,971,000 -162,133,000 -333,466,000 -221,063,000 -42,027,000 -133,859,000 -56,568,000 -211,032,000 110,417,000 14,081,000          18,264,000 236,695,000 29,695,000 -19,997,000 103,519,000 311,079,000 -74,991,000                   346,906,000 -38,101,000 97,964,000 55,389,000     
          capital expenditures
        -9,666,000 -13,224,000 -13,791,000 -11,878,000 -11,511,000 -11,220,000 -10,083,000 -9,474,000 -10,300,000 -9,454,000 -9,056,000 -8,088,000 -9,486,000 -8,838,000 -11,468,000 -11,644,000 -11,559,000 -10,563,000 -11,180,000 -9,933,000 -9,188,000 -9,098,000 -7,687,000 -5,930,000 -8,553,000 -6,671,000 -8,248,000 -9,947,000 -12,239,000 -10,025,000 -3,233,000 -710,000 -1,503,000 -1,924,000 -1,442,000 -2,543,000 -3,085,000 -1,015,000 -2,104,000 196,000 -1,463,000 -1,413,000 -2,577,000 -510,000 -1,004,000 -586,000 -1,637,000 -1,146,000 -1,436,000 -1,576,000 -1,032,000 -607,000 -322,000 -430,000 -697,000 -460,000          -191,000                   -1,886,000 -1,642,000 -7,437,000 -2,087,000     
          free cash flows
        22,231,000 -138,591,000 290,051,000 185,845,000 156,927,000 -345,541,000 352,558,000 -99,387,000 51,176,000 19,064,000 301,120,000 155,705,000 505,327,000 85,079,000 395,949,000 79,169,000 -75,336,000 -261,598,000 131,749,000 -172,091,000 52,010,000 -88,363,000 -26,220,000 168,587,000 156,007,000 -16,537,000 394,938,000 18,243,000 5,637,000 -208,235,000 267,787,000 -30,849,000 120,808,000 -143,604,000 408,507,000 165,307,000 9,377,000 -78,057,000 289,163,000 65,043,000 -25,609,000 -144,726,000 200,692,000 113,306,000 -87,995,000 -49,495,000 84,334,000 -163,279,000 -334,902,000 -222,639,000 -43,059,000 -134,466,000 -56,890,000 -211,462,000 109,720,000 13,621,000          18,073,000 236,695,000 29,695,000 -19,997,000 103,519,000 311,079,000 -74,991,000                   345,020,000 -39,743,000 90,527,000 53,302,000     
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                          
          contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures
        -4,194,000 -4,748,000 -5,769,000    -1,898,000 -1,674,000 -7,799,000 -3,138,000 -4,233,000 -5,748,000 -4,490,000 -13,223,000 -6,830,000 -5,233,000 -7,808,000 -8,568,000 -466,000 -4,757,000 -3,675,000 -2,625,000 -4,325,000 -2,462,000 -1,918,000 -1,668,000 -3,634,000 -3,411,000 -1,718,000 -2,527,000 -7,031,000 -4,040,000 -3,575,000 -8,025,000 -3,540,000 -4,049,000 -2,355,000 -8,750,000 -4,602,000 -250,000 -459,000 -291,000 329,000 -7,711,000 -10,830,000 -2,414,000  -17,792,000 -7,624,000 -8,618,000                                                 
          return of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
          650,000 1,759,000 556,000    5,100,000 645,000 1,255,000 114,000 10,206,000   3,835,000 8,316,000 500,000 5,001,000 8,835,000 1,099,000 2,876,000 1,201,000 5,851,000 1,107,000 812,000                                                           
          purchases of property and equipment
        -9,666,000 -13,224,000 -13,791,000 -11,878,000 -11,511,000 -11,220,000 -10,083,000 -9,474,000 -10,300,000 -9,454,000 -9,056,000 -8,088,000 -9,486,000 -8,838,000 -11,468,000 -11,644,000 -11,559,000 -10,563,000 -11,180,000 -9,933,000 -9,188,000 -9,098,000 -7,687,000 -5,930,000 -8,553,000 -6,671,000 -8,248,000 -9,947,000 -12,239,000 -10,025,000 -3,233,000 -710,000 -1,503,000 -1,924,000 -1,442,000 -2,543,000 -3,085,000 -1,015,000 -2,104,000 196,000 -1,463,000 -1,413,000 -2,577,000 -510,000 -1,004,000 -586,000 -1,637,000 -1,146,000 -1,436,000 -1,576,000 -1,032,000 -607,000 -322,000 -430,000 -697,000 -460,000 -163,000 -429,000 -168,000 34,000 -34,000 -74,000  -188,000 -263,000 -191,000         3,267,000 1,309,000 -33,000 -3,858,000 -6,250,000 -5,319,000 -5,755,000 -4,791,000 -8,410,000 -4,054,000 -5,389,000 -6,144,000 -8,832,000 -3,831,000 -6,390,000 -4,117,000 -1,886,000 -1,642,000 -7,437,000 -2,087,000 -25,293,000 -3,276,000   
          net cash from investing activities
        -12,303,000 -17,972,000 -19,560,000 -21,821,000 -9,752,000 -10,664,000 -11,981,000 -9,156,000 -16,390,000 -12,592,000 -13,289,000 -13,836,000 -13,976,000 -16,961,000 -17,653,000 -16,877,000 -19,367,000 -17,876,000 -11,532,000 -4,484,000 -10,345,000 -11,723,000 -8,177,000 -76,000 -10,471,000 -7,839,000 -11,882,000 -13,358,000 -13,957,000 -1,747,000 -10,264,000 4,085,000 -5,078,000 -8,850,000 -2,106,000 -5,391,000 411,000 -8,658,000 -5,894,000 3,441,000 -1,922,000 -1,704,000 -2,248,000 5,779,000 -11,834,000 -3,000,000 -16,700,000 -18,938,000 -9,060,000 -84,000 -5,335,000 -5,012,000 -5,669,000 -734,000 -2,573,000 -2,145,000 -2,160,000 6,118,000                                       2,476,000 3,758,000 
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                          
          borrowings under revolving credit facility
        175,000,000 350,000,000 185,000,000 175,000,000 200,000,000 180,000,000     170,000,000 200,000,000 410,000,000 400,000,000 675,000,000         150,000,000 130,000,000 190,000,000 140,000,000                                                                    
          repayments under revolving credit facility
        -100,000,000 -150,000,000 -435,000,000 -125,000,000 -100,000,000 -80,000,000     -100,000,000 -220,000,000 -400,000,000 -460,000,000 -250,000,000 -425,000,000         -200,000,000 -130,000,000 -140,000,000 -140,000,000                                                                    
          payments on mortgages and land contracts due to land sellers and other loans
        -147,000 -315,000     1,905,000 -1,083,000 -822,000 -917,000 -655,000 -187,000 -2,764,000 -237,000 -167,000 -400,000 -1,650,000 -600,000 -4,620,000 -19,251,000   -8,967,000 -4,129,000 -28,020,000 -4,257,000 -7,132,000 -3,362,000 -13,939,000 -30,803,000 -16,212,000 -45,428,000 -25,932,000 -15,274,000 -20,980,000 -5,659,000 -9,141,000 -5,979,000 -5,035,000 -2,722,000 -13,626,000 -16,816,000 -3,821,000 -2,655,000 -21,891,000 -6,575,000 -20,827,000 -17,003,000 -5,199,000 -14,404,000 -4,980,000 -1,715,000 -3,397,000 -5,238,000 -10,325,000 -70,501,000                                     
          issuance of common stock under employee stock plans
        81,000 477,000 418,000 207,000 445,000 1,161,000 468,000 8,804,000 249,000 3,598,000 3,876,000 1,134,000     8,183,000 968,000 2,538,000 7,654,000 178,000 8,226,000 11,795,000 2,267,000 15,630,000 832,000 2,578,000 12,662,000 1,825,000 2,946,000 2,485,000 17,628,000 2,387,000 662,000 -2,008,000    304,000 411,000   1,694,000 138,000   34,000 41,000 2,054,000 52,000 142,000 98,000 178,000 175,000 370,000 984,000 373,000 69,000 242,000 712,000 665,000 232,000 878,000 505,000 896,000 795,000 1,847,000 1,518,000 108,000 3,485,000 1,487,000 2,547,000 5,914,000 2,362,000 1,225,000 -1,356,000 12,600,000 52,583,000 7,198,000 25,705,000 32,585,000 36,261,000 33,832,000 1,428,000 13,465,000 15,545,000 15,182,000 2,328,000 6,031,000 13,277,000  2,024,000   
          stock repurchases and excise taxes paid
                                                                                                          
          tax payments associated with stock-based compensation awards
        -124,000 -18,212,000 -7,980,000 -15,884,000 -8,511,000 -16,505,000 -4,490,000 -9,748,000 -3,749,000 -12,153,000 -3,881,000 -8,456,000 -3,284,000 -6,219,000 -3,943,000 -3,000 -3,342,000 -1,689,000 -6,787,000                                                                 
          payments of cash dividends
        -15,319,000 -17,256,000 -15,768,000 -16,293,000 -17,202,000 -19,311,000 -18,017,000 -18,407,000 -18,775,000 -16,355,000 -15,196,000 -15,928,000 -13,231,000 -12,476,000 -12,538,000 -12,772,000 -13,012,000 -14,130,000 -13,087,000 -13,168,000 -13,733,000 -14,064,000 -13,637,000 -8,097,000 -8,098,000 -8,233,000 -8,018,000 -7,897,000 -2,189,000 -2,266,000 -2,206,000 -2,186,000 -2,178,000 -2,322,000 -2,163,000 -2,138,000 -2,126,000 -2,215,000 -2,115,000 -2,107,000 -2,094,000 -2,270,000 -2,296,000 -2,291,000 -2,300,000 -2,299,000 -2,300,000 -2,294,000 -2,294,000 -2,094,000 -2,094,000 -2,093,000 -2,090,000 -2,089,000 -1,925,000 -1,928,000 -1,928,000 -4,818,000 -4,817,000 -4,810,000 -4,807,000 -4,806,000 -4,808,000 -4,808,000 -4,804,000 -4,803,000 -4,802,000 -4,771,000 -4,768,000 -4,756,000 -4,865,000 -19,379,000 -19,368,000 -19,355,000 -19,326,000 -19,311,000 -19,295,000 -19,238,000 -19,275,000 -19,257,000 -19,723,000 -20,003,000 -15,412,000 -15,651,000 -15,321,000 -15,193,000 -9,781,000 -9,724,000 -9,841,000 -9,817,000 -2,922,000 -2,903,000 -2,955,000 -3,029,000  -2,994,000   
          net cash from financing activities
        -20,632,000 114,694,000 -386,137,000 -154,546,000 -117,202,000 15,250,000 -127,160,000 -169,490,000 -69,129,000 -74,973,000 -181,942,000 -95,017,000 -204,207,000 -146,327,000 -256,823,000 -123,260,000 86,988,000 219,512,000 -190,606,000 -91,060,000 -12,765,000 -20,582,000 -13,887,000 -27,348,000 -8,983,000 -6,226,000 -121,283,000 -9,759,000 -336,562,000 137,245,000 -40,613,000 -289,524,000 -7,485,000 -9,525,000 -181,789,000 -17,024,000 -15,951,000 -154,850,000 -30,095,000 -7,115,000 -22,239,000 -90,468,000 4,441,000 -206,804,000 -7,166,000 241,220,000 -9,511,000 -7,191,000 523,346,000 -4,926,000 193,420,000 -15,870,000 -22,115,000 311,636,000 -5,280,000 93,227,000                        50,344,000 204,321,000 482,805,000  265,681,000 -83,629,000 315,944,000             
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
        -1,038,000 -28,645,000  21,356,000 41,484,000 -329,735,000    -59,047,000    -69,371,000  -49,324,000 3,844,000 -49,399,000    -111,570,000    -23,931,000  5,073,000 -332,643,000 -62,712,000  -315,578,000 109,748,000 -160,055,000  145,435,000 -3,078,000 -240,550,000                   10,586,000 -110,699,000  -146,923,000    -65,770,000    -44,130,000 -27,731,000 -114,274,000  -362,411,000 -9,944,000 -15,170,000    -300,017,000  80,039,000 -54,523,000 -64,722,000  -4,787,000    -55,113,000    -9,449,000 -173,825,000 -76,200,000   -73,024,000 -85,183,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
        230,443,000  599,193,000  727,342,000  330,198,000  292,136,000  682,529,000  454,858,000  575,119,000  720,861,000  593,000,000  560,341,000  358,768,000  532,523,000  525,688,000  418,074,000  908,430,000  1,177,961,000  1,141,518,000  1,343,742,000    654,628,000  153,990,000  234,196,000  138,119,000  329,985,000  281,333,000 
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
        -1,038,000 201,798,000  21,356,000 41,484,000 269,458,000  -268,559,000 -24,043,000 668,295,000  54,940,000 296,630,000 260,827,000  -49,324,000 3,844,000 242,737,000  -257,702,000 38,088,000 570,959,000  147,093,000 145,106,000 430,927,000  5,073,000 -332,643,000 512,407,000  -315,578,000 109,748,000 560,806,000  145,435,000 -3,078,000 352,450,000  61,173,000 -48,307,000 324,856,000  -87,209,000 -105,991,000 548,079,000  -188,262,000 180,820,000 306,450,000  -154,741,000 -84,352,000 625,558,000  105,163,000 10,586,000 307,375,000  -146,923,000 -115,302,000 742,498,000  -65,770,000 -212,384,000 1,201,761,000  -44,130,000 -27,731,000 1,027,244,000  -362,411,000 -9,944,000 1,328,572,000    354,611,000  80,039,000 -54,523,000 89,268,000  -4,787,000 -56,834,000 162,948,000  -55,113,000 -135,296,000 229,177,000  -9,449,000 -173,825,000 253,785,000  -2,247,000 -73,024,000 196,150,000 
          stock repurchases
         -50,000,000  -188,460,000 -200,000,000 -50,000,000  -150,000,000 -50,000,000 -50,000,000 -161,850,000 -82,500,000 -92,088,000 -75,000,000 -50,000,000 -50,000,000                  -4,130,000 -2,543,000 -828,000 -5,000 -87,526,000 -267,000 -279,000 -21,000 -500,000   -521,000 -7,934,000                                               
          deferred income taxes
              11,354,000 700,000 2,700,000 2,300,000 26,493,000 4,300,000 5,600,000 5,000,000 -4,590,000 9,600,000 7,100,000 4,400,000 17,467,000 4,600,000 15,700,000 16,000,000 10,104,000 16,400,000 15,300,000 8,500,000 37,602,000 22,300,000 8,900,000 4,501,000 27,149,000 27,000,000 20,600,000 117,068,000 49,448,000 28,800,000 20,000,000 7,100,000 17,611,000 13,800,000 9,000,000 2,800,000 27,820,000 9,516,000 3,100,000 2,600,000                                                     
          gain on sale of investment
                                                                                                        
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                        5,685,000                  8,275,000 2,003,000                                         
          proceeds from sale of investment
                                                                                                        
          payment of issuance costs
                      -369,000                                                                                    
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
              223,500,000 -268,559,000   114,945,000 54,940,000       -59,209,000 -257,702,000   -40,597,000 147,093,000                 -48,307,000 -235,485,000   -105,991,000 189,311,000   180,820,000 -226,073,000 146,058,000 -154,741,000 -84,352,000 99,870,000 102,564,000       -165,932,000    23,800,000                    -71,248,000    91,058,000     209,106,000    
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of year
                                                                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents at end of year
                                                                                                          
          amortization of debt issuance costs and premiums
             889,000 881,000 873,000 869,000 860,000 856,000 852,000 838,000 835,000 438,000 747,000                                                                                   
          proceeds from issuance of debt
                                300,000,000 405,250,000             250,000,000   450,000,000 230,000,000                                             
          repayment of senior notes
                      -350,000,000    -180,171,000        -356,231,000 -400,000,000 -230,000,000    -165,000,000 -105,326,000                -252,164,000 -340,481,000                                         
          borrowings under senior unsecured term loan
                                                                                                          
          issuance costs for unsecured revolving credit facility
                        -3,805,000                                                                                 
          amortization of premiums and issuance costs
                         549,000                                                                                 
          amortization of discounts, premiums and issuance costs
                          649,000 907,000 652,000 644,000 636,000 628,000 621,000 613,000 926,000 903,000 1,129,000 1,468,000                                                                     
          proceeds from sale of building
                                  5,804,000                                                                     
          payment of debt issuance costs
                                   -5,209,000             -1,224,000 -348,000 -2,989,000   -6,439,000 -3,208,000 -6,878,000                                             
          excess tax benefits from stock-based compensation
                                                                                                          
          equity in loss of unconsolidated joint ventures
                                     -396,000    426,000 -1,904,000 154,000 -315,000 -760,000 2,985,000 404,000 1,022,000 1,190,000          662,000    -2,397,000 296,000 -70,000  824,000 -570,000 55,987,000 495,000 951,000 -2,081,000 -137,000 -3,234,000 21,883,000 8,150,000 8,801,000 56,526,000 41,625,000 3,329,000 33,730,000                         
          amortization of discounts and issuance costs
                                      1,555,000 1,552,000 1,573,000 1,552,000 1,567,000 1,692,000 1,649,000 1,665,000 1,908,000 1,898,000 1,889,000 1,881,000 1,872,000 1,952,000 1,994,000 1,920,000 1,878,000 1,886,000 1,760,000 1,600,000 1,536,000 1,424,000 1,416,000 971,000 866,000 803,000 768,000 579,000 490,000 552,000 556,000 552,000 544,000 540,000 535,000 530,000 475,000 429,000 342,000 340,000 -880,000 1,762,000 594,000 586,000 580,000 624,000 -286,000 1,560,000 779,000 1,092,000 1,279,000 796,000  -78,000 1,064,000 877,000  763,000 461,000 407,000         
          change in restricted cash
                                              602,000 2,915,000 840,000 4,987,000 15,684,000 2,185,000 771,000 -749,000 5,221,000 11,781,000 -2,154,000 -177,000 -275,000 691,000 2,297,000 -2,257,000 3,751,000 17,069,000 708,000 591,000 48,705,000 777,000 7,224,000 -5,710,000 907,000 -8,627,000 -17,535,000 24,070,000 -10,112,000 -2,020,000 9,048,000 4,196,000                             
          proceeds from sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture
                                                      10,110,000                                                
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                        -308,000 109,811,000                                             
          land option contract abandonments
                                                    536,000 448,000   357,000 433,000                                                 
          equity in loss/(gain) on wind down of unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                                                          
          return of investments in (contributions to) unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                          -4,303,000 -4,405,000 -5,347,000 -304,000                                             
          loss on loan guaranty
                                                                  -6,565,000 14,572,000 22,758,000                                     
          gain on sale of operating property
                                                                  -8,825,000                                     
          provision for deferred income taxes
                                                                                 446,218,000 -120,236,000 -99,982,000 -17,652,000 -204,585,000 14,192,000 10,662,000 8,874,000  9,281,000 -3,705,000 4,603,000  -3,658,000 10,106,000 3,536,000         
          proceeds from sale of operating property
                                                                  80,600,000                                     
          net loss
                                                            -2,973,000 -12,458,000 7,724,000 3,261,000 -24,136,000 -45,802,000 13,911,000 -9,649,000 -68,504,000 -114,526,000 17,442,000 -1,397,000 -30,709,000 -54,704,000 100,719,000 -66,048,000 -78,383,000 -58,072,000  -144,745,000                           
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                          
          inventory impairments
                                                                                                          
          loss on early extinguishment of debt/loss on voluntary termination of revolving credit facility
                                                                                                          
          tax benefits from stock-based compensation
                                                                      -2,182,000 -451,000 2,050,000                                
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes
                                                              350,000,000 344,831,000                      449,520,000 298,071,000 347,484,000 248,685,000         
          payment of senior notes issuance costs
                                                              -250,000 -5,444,000 -935,000 -5,816,000                                        
          excess tax benefit associated with exercise of stock options
                                                                               1,663,000 -168,000 -9,000 -761,000 56,000 -6,512,000                    
          stock-based compensation expense
                                                               1,479,000 1,549,000 1,656,000  1,990,000 1,795,000 1,980,000 2,099,000 1,946,000 1,964,000 2,065,000 1,759,000 729,000 1,021,000 468,000 1,188,000 1,199,000 1,244,000 1,387,000 3,251,000 2,542,000 1,714,000 1,847,000 3,833,000                    
          change in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                          
          return of investment in (contributions to) unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                               -1,685,000 -1,997,000 6,547,000                                         
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used by operating activities:
                                                                                                          
          net cash used by operating activities
                                                                 -109,584,000  -38,615,000                  -120,482,000  -4,728,000 -212,268,000 -472,247,000  -233,474,000 45,666,000 -366,433,000             
          net cash used by financing activities
                                                                 -7,233,000 40,861,000 -108,287,000   -31,442,000 -14,266,000   -14,036,000 -46,213,000 -18,503,000 -213,420,000 -13,162,000 -325,406,000 -18,579,000 -18,443,000                  26,733,000 -191,727,000 -131,033,000     
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
                                                                                                          
          net cash provided (used) by operating activities
                                                                     -164,899,000 30,179,000 -51,539,000          58,702,000 825,511,000 245,357,000           335,409,000 -162,186,000 -143,856,000 -141,496,000      7,160,000 137,205,000 80,540,000 
          investments in unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                  -65,286,000 -55,000 -1,308,000 -611,000 -14,136,000 223,000 584,000 -2,340,000 49,000 -27,281,000 15,058,000 -7,748,000 1,839,000 36,240,000 -36,899,000 -60,805,000 -126,147,000 -28,674,000 -52,856,000 -33,874,000 -108,349,000 -18,093,000 -40,840,000 -70,504,000 -55,845,000 -33,290,000 -13,666,000 -14,832,000 -37,649,000 -31,386,000 -46,271,000 -2,323,000 -2,651,000 1,427,000 -4,358,000 -3,735,000 -7,525,000 281,000   
          net cash provided (used) by investing activities
                                                                  -65,454,000 -21,000 -1,342,000 79,915,000         -112,616,000    -122,880,000                 1,919,000 -80,062,000 -556,000     
          repayment of senior and senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                         
          repurchases of common stock
                                                                      -350,000 -616,000 -410,000 -557,000 -1,987,000 -671,000 -4,238,000 -4,146,000 -89,985,000 -134,506,000 -165,443,000 -129,700,000     -48,712,000 -35,831,000 -23,789,000  -97,592,000   
          (gain) on early extinguishment of debt/loss on voluntary termination of revolving credit facility
                                                                                                         
          loss on early extinguishment of debt/voluntary reduction of revolving credit facility
                                                                     -3,612,000                                     
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities
                                                                     -80,948,000    8,067,000         -19,658,000 -802,276,000 -177,783,000 -141,803,000         -96,904,000 206,768,000 70,067,000 284,946,000     135,561,000 -8,902,000 -212,705,000 -169,481,000 
          loss on voluntary termination of revolving credit facility/early redemption of debt
                                                                                                         
          goodwill impairment
                                                                              43,400,000                          
          sales (purchases) of property and equipment
                                                                          -130,000 -331,000 -93,000 -821,000 949,000 1,746,000 -998,000 5,376,000                         
          net cash used by investing activities
                                                                      -13,914,000   -2,531,000    -4,373,000   -37,897,000 -55,429,000   -67,609,000 -37,732,000 -113,929,000 34,423,000 -46,576,000 -75,280,000 -21,350,000 -36,994,000 -18,871,000 -20,759,000 -43,077,000 -99,695,000 -61,507,000 -52,392,000         
          payments on mortgages, land contracts and other loans
                                                                       -1,543,000 -60,746,000 -11,082,000 -42,265,000 -27,875,000 -8,843,000 -9,734,000 -1,731,000 -982,000 -353,000 -873,000 49,310,000 -162,556,000 -86,171,000 -49,710,000 -37,429,000 -28,175,000 -94,334,000 -6,387,000 -23,626,000 -24,181,000 -2,828,000 -43,733,000 -6,079,000 -3,302,000 -8,549,000 -9,385,000 -42,857,000 -26,057,000  -61,374,000   
          loss on voluntary termination of revolving credit facility
                                                                                                          
          repayment of senior subordinated notes
                                                                            -200,000,000                             
          loss on voluntary reduction of revolving credit facility
                                                                         1,366,000                                 
          income from discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                                                  -4,904,000                       
          gain on sale of discontinued operations, net of income taxes
                                                                                                         
          loss on early redemption of debt
                                                                                                        
          tax benefit from stock-based compensation
                                                                                                          
          net cash from operating activities — continuing operations
                                                                              311,079,000                            
          net cash from operating activities — discontinued operations
                                                                                  110,663,000                       
          sale of discontinued operations, net of cash divested
                                                                                                         
          net cash provided (used) by investing activities — continuing operations
                                                                              -112,616,000    -122,880,000                        
          net cash used by investing activities — discontinued operations
                                                                                                         
          redemption of term loan
                                                                                                          
          net cash used by financing activities — continuing operations
                                                                               -325,406,000 -18,579,000 -18,443,000                         
          net cash used by financing activities — discontinued operations
                                                                                                         
          tax benefit associated with exercise of stock options
                                                                             1,152,000 51,000                           
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                          
          gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture
                                                                                                         
          sale of investment in unconsolidated joint venture
                                                                                                          
          net payments on credit agreements and other short-term borrowings
                                                                                                   96,343,000 -116,090,000 -253,681,000  13,986,000   
          proceeds from (redemption of) term loan
                                                                                                         
          redemption of senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                -129,016,000    
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities — continuing operations
                                                                                  -19,658,000                        
          inventory and joint venture impairments and land option contract abandonments
                                                                                176,531,000 223,931,000                         
          net cash provided (used) by operating activities — continuing operations
                                                                                46,532,000 58,702,000 825,511,000                        
          net cash used by investing activities — continuing operations
                                                                                -37,897,000 -55,429,000                         
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided (used) by operating activities:
                                                                                                          
          gain on sale of mortgage banking assets
                                                                                                          
          stock option income tax benefits
                                                                                                          
          sale of mortgage banking assets
                                                                                                          
          equity in pretax loss of unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                                   6,365,000                       
          gain on sale of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                                                          
          inventory and joint venture impairments and land option abandonments
                                                                                                          
          sale of investment in unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                                                          
          net proceeds from credit agreements and other short term borrowings
                                                                                                          
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
                                                                                   149,554,000                       
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
                                                                                   307,642,000                       
          inventory impairments and land option cost write-offs
                                                                                    308,185,000 8,697,000 343,329,000                    
          net cash used by operating activities — continuing operations
                                                                                                          
          net cash used by investing activities – continuing operations
                                                                                                          
          net cash used by investing activities – discontinued operations
                                                                                                          
          proceeds from term loan
                                                                                                        
          net cash provided (used) by financing activities – continuing operations
                                                                                                          
          net cash used by financing activities – discontinued operations
                                                                                                          
          summary of cash and cash equivalents:
                                                                                                          
          construction
                                                                                    -55,836,000 327,924,000 540,715,000 88,816,000 -61,544,000 71,224,000                 
          financial services
                                                                                    -11,736,000 26,687,000 -871,000 -8,777,000 7,021,000 18,044,000                 
          discontinued operations
                                                                                                          
          total cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                    -1,484,000 354,611,000 539,844,000 80,039,000 -54,523,000 89,268,000                 
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used by operating activities:
                                                                                                          
          equity in pretax income of unconsolidated joint ventures
                                                                                     -5,763,000 16,203,000 -15,793,000 -2,399,000 -6,905,000  -2,674,000 -2,162,000 -5,617,000  -5,600,000 -2,427,000 -1,237,000         
          minority interests
                                                                                     15,504,000 22,331,000 16,123,000 18,129,000 11,717,000  22,121,000 19,066,000 14,360,000  18,535,000 13,933,000 8,706,000         
          payments received on first mortgages and mortgage-backed securities
                                                                                      520,000 16,000 17,000 15,000 79,000 162,000 92,000 121,000 3,911,000 475,000 759,000 766,000 1,551,000 2,454,000 2,437,000 1,401,000 2,490,000 2,488,000   
          net proceeds from credit agreements and other short-term borrowings
                                                                                     45,897,000    644,116,000    37,511,000             
          payments to minority interests
                                                                                     -3,974,000 -6,566,000 -2,985,000 -9,629,000 -5,713,000 -14,280,000 -19,870,000   -16,903,000 -8,424,000   -2,426,000 -8,983,000 2,255,000 -2,829,000  -4,895,000   
          supplemental disclosures of cash flow information:
                                                                                                          
          interest paid, net of amounts capitalized
                                                                                     54,430,000  34,744,000 -33,121,000 43,557,000 -29,398,000 34,964,000 -28,847,000 33,001,000 -19,614,000 22,316,000 -15,204,000 19,492,000 -9,337,000 21,087,000 -10,069,000 21,853,000 5,702,000 15,345,000 6,242,000 9,266,000 
          income taxes paid
                                                                                     11,259,000 17,245,000 114,407,000 220,849,000 11,451,000 96,734,000 175,810,000 40,686,000 6,788,000 83,738,000 38,683,000 48,947,000 20,342,000 36,337,000 32,445,000 22,000,000 17,553,000 43,888,000 34,042,000 30,606,000 12,747,000 
          supplemental disclosures of noncash activities:
                                                                                                          
          cost of inventories acquired through seller financing
                                                                                     157,964,000 37,041,000 63,632,000 99,946,000 34,590,000 41,943,000 48,311,000 23,316,000 90,615,000 2,216,000 12,576,000 22,045,000 16,331,000 17,570,000 2,341,000 6,828,000 16,978,000 -69,717,000 8,154,000 73,247,000 20,953,000 
          increase in consolidated inventories not owned
                                                                                     -171,520,000                     
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisitions:
                                                                                                          
          acquisitions, net of cash acquired
                                                                                              -65,019,000   -32,870,000       
          proceeds from sale of mortgage banking assets
                                                                                                          
          net sales of mortgages held for long-term investment
                                                                                      150,000 52,000   430,000 188,000 92,000 96,000 -507,000 66,000 65,000 139,000 -123,000 -320,000 2,048,000 3,865,000  2,000   
          net proceeds from (payments on) credit agreements and other short-term borrowings
                                                                                      -642,455,000           35,878,000         
          redemption of senior notes
                                                                                                          
          payments on collateralized mortgage obligations
                                                                                      -326,000 -235,000   -159,000 -135,000 -39,000 -96,000 -4,122,000 -689,000 1,516,000 -2,535,000 -1,755,000 -1,955,000 -2,280,000 -1,241,000  -2,359,000   
          inventory of consolidated variable interest entities
                                                                                      -91,567,000 -51,279,000 56,789,000 67,927,000 36,148,000 42,031,000 41,606,000 889,000 42,274,000 23,774,000 10,445,000 8,995,000         
          excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
                                                                                        -4,436,000 -5,440,000                 
          net proceeds from (payments on) credit agreements and other short term borrowings
                                                                                                          
          proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                  295,332,000    
          net proceeds from (payments on) credit agreements and other short- term borrowings
                                                                                                          
          change in assets and liabilities, net of effects from acquisition:
                                                                                                          
          acquisition, net of cash acquired
                                                                                                 -46,857,000         
          payments from (to) minority interests
                                                                                             -16,429,000    492,000         
          proceeds from issuance of french senior notes
                                                                                                          
          mortgage banking
                                                                                                          
          net proceeds from (payments on) credit agreements and other short - term borrowings
                                                                                                          
          conversion of feline prides
                                                                                                          
          net sales (originations) of mortgages held for long-term investment
                                                                                                          
          issuance of promissory notes to repurchase common stock
                                                                                                          
          issuance of french subsidiary stock