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Meritage Homes Corporation
(NYSE:MTH) 

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Meritage Homes Corporation designs and builds single-family homes in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Homebuilding and Financial Services. It acquires and develops land; and constructs, markets, and sells homes for first-time and first move-up buyers. The company also of...

Founded: 1985
Full Time Employees: 1,510
Sector: Consumer Cyclical
Industry: Residential Construction

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      homebuilding:
                                                                                                
      home closing revenue
    1,107,822,000 1,406,449,000 1,399,335,000 1,615,709,000 1,342,104,000 1,595,928,000 1,585,784,000 1,693,738,000 1,466,096,000 1,641,523,000 1,610,317,000 1,543,021,000 1,261,923,000 1,984,063,000 1,569,032,000 1,408,947,000 1,245,456,000 1,498,813,000 1,251,435,000 1,264,643,000 1,079,982,000 1,409,160,000 1,133,221,000 1,031,591,000 890,417,000 1,103,741,000 939,185,000 863,053,000 698,650,000 996,063,000 877,734,000 872,383,000 728,532,000 923,370,000 805,008,000 797,780,000 660,617,000 876,094,000 735,870,000 795,845,000 595,617,000 761,372,000 661,884,000 591,027,000 517,273,000 688,288,000 545,524,000 502,800,000 405,779,000 533,492,000 483,147,000 436,040,000 330,710,000 364,118,000 334,880,000 281,340,000 204,022,000   220,131,000 177,489,000 214,616,000 233,803,000 291,405,000 200,582,000 279,589,000 231,816,000 220,414,000 230,978,000 279,621,500 372,907,000 373,923,000 371,656,000 429,632,500 574,667,000 567,748,000 576,115,000 819,318,000 875,743,000 902,851,000 846,374,000 1,040,711,000 753,505,000 651,783,000 550,947,000 698,254,000 462,711,000 431,275,000 423,502,000    
      land closing revenue
    9,361,000 21,072,000 16,068,000 8,277,000 15,421,000 17,356,000 2,665,000  2,305,000 11,682,000 2,783,000 24,379,000 17,385,000 7,328,000 8,989,000 3,434,000 41,478,000 12,000 8,470,000 12,956,000 3,799,000 777,000 4,870,000 1,488,000 10,596,000 33,107,000 1,695,000 1,557,000 9,495,000 12,716,000 6,847,000 5,112,000 14,032,000 23,055,000 589,000 4,198,000 12,155,000 4,614,000 16,987,000 2,051,000 2,149,000 20,241,000 8,072,000 6,774,000 1,439,000 10,630,000 11,252,000 2,804,000 2,566,000 2,702,000 8,933,000 13,910,000 5,725,000 468,000 7,763,000 755,000 328,000    100,000 28,000   1,222,000 6,231,000  1,125,000 160,000 1,251,750 1,859,000 1,375,000 1,773,000 1,539,000 3,902,000 919,000 1,335,000 1,875,000 2,453,000 11,809,000 897,000 202,000 1,945,000 1,788,000 221,000 1,565,000 20,037,000 2,660,000     
      total closing revenue
    1,117,183,000 1,427,521,000 1,415,403,000 1,623,986,000 1,357,525,000 1,613,284,000 1,588,449,000 1,693,738,000 1,468,401,000 1,653,205,000 1,613,100,000 1,567,400,000 1,279,308,000 1,991,391,000 1,578,021,000 1,412,381,000 1,286,934,000 1,498,825,000 1,259,905,000 1,277,599,000 1,083,781,000 1,409,937,000 1,138,091,000 1,033,079,000 901,013,000 1,136,848,000 940,880,000 864,610,000 708,145,000 1,008,779,000 884,581,000 877,495,000 742,564,000 946,425,000 805,597,000 801,978,000 672,772,000 880,708,000 752,857,000 797,896,000 597,766,000 781,613,000 669,956,000 597,801,000 518,712,000 698,918,000 556,776,000 505,604,000 408,345,000 536,194,000 492,080,000 449,950,000 336,435,000 364,586,000 342,643,000 282,095,000 204,350,000   220,131,000 177,589,000 214,644,000 233,803,000 291,405,000 201,804,000 285,820,000 231,816,000 221,539,000 231,138,000 399,575,000 374,766,000 375,298,000 373,429,000 618,908,000 578,569,000 568,667,000 577,450,000 821,193,000 878,196,000 914,660,000 847,271,000            
      yoy
    -17.70% -11.51% -10.89% -4.12% -7.55% -2.41% -1.53% 8.06% 14.78% -16.98% 2.22% 10.98% -0.59% 32.86% 25.25% 10.55% 18.74% 6.30% 10.70% 23.67% 20.28% 24.02% 20.96% 19.48% 27.24% 12.70% 6.36% -1.47% -4.64% 6.59% 9.80% 9.42% 10.37% 7.46% 7.01% 0.51% 12.55% 12.68% 12.37% 33.47% 15.24% 11.83% 20.33% 18.24% 27.03% 30.35% 13.15% 12.37% 21.37% 47.07% 43.61% 59.50% 64.64%   28.15% 15.07%   -24.46% -12.00% -24.90% 0.86% 31.54% -12.69% -28.47% -38.14% -40.97% -38.10% -35.44% -35.23% -34.00% -35.33% -24.63% -34.12% -37.83% -31.85%                
      qoq
    -21.74% 0.86% -12.84% 19.63% -15.85% 1.56% -6.22% 15.35% -11.18% 2.49% 2.92% 22.52% -35.76% 26.20% 11.73% 9.75% -14.14% 18.96% -1.38% 17.88% -23.13% 23.89% 10.16% 14.66% -20.74% 20.83% 8.82% 22.10% -29.80% 14.04% 0.81% 18.17% -21.54% 17.48% 0.45% 19.21% -23.61% 16.98% -5.64% 33.48% -23.52% 16.67% 12.07% 15.25% -25.78% 25.53% 10.12% 23.82% -23.84% 8.96% 9.36% 33.74% -7.72% 6.40% 21.46% 38.05%    23.96% -17.26% -8.19% -19.77% 44.40% -29.39% 23.30% 4.64% -4.15% -42.15% 6.62% -0.14% 0.50% -39.66% 6.97% 1.74% -1.52% -29.68% -6.49% -3.99% 7.95%             
      cost of home closings
    -914,024,000 -1,174,192,000 -1,132,378,000 -1,274,381,000 -1,046,454,000 -1,226,114,000 -1,193,219,000 -1,254,232,000 -1,088,138,000 -1,228,426,000 -1,180,742,000 -1,166,041,000 -979,462,000 -1,484,071,000 -1,118,394,000 -964,208,000 -867,807,000 -1,064,068,000 -879,759,000 -919,342,000 -813,327,000 -1,071,375,000 -889,654,000 -810,895,000 -712,057,000 -884,778,000 -753,068,000 -703,935,000 -582,188,000 -806,550,000 -719,142,000 -712,868,000 -604,202,000 -755,067,000 -659,350,000 -656,870,000 -553,349,000 -719,324,000 -604,891,000 -658,099,000 -492,270,000 -614,794,000 -536,267,000 -476,790,000 -421,786,000 -548,371,000 -434,286,000 -392,839,000 -313,180,000 -409,568,000 -372,772,000 -342,435,000 -266,350,000 -294,919,000 -272,309,000 -229,200,000 -168,616,000   -179,954,000 -146,445,000 -175,707,000 -190,562,000 -238,205,000 -162,042,000                 376,549,000 575,494,000          
      cost of land closings
    -9,630,000 -21,898,000 -15,876,000 -8,996,000 -12,256,000 -14,026,000 -1,985,000  -2,298,000 -9,104,000 -2,535,000 -24,202,000 -15,945,000 -7,600,000 -8,577,000 -2,784,000 -30,685,000 -2,074,000 -7,706,000 -13,288,000 -3,252,000 -21,016,000 -4,360,000 -2,936,000 -10,213,000 -32,750,000 -1,721,000 -3,299,000 -9,129,000 -13,541,000 -6,922,000 -5,799,000 -15,242,000 -20,133,000 -1,646,000 -4,198,000 -9,660,000 -3,946,000 -16,092,000 -1,693,000 -1,700,000 -14,744,000 -7,445,000 -6,262,000 -1,285,000 -10,266,000 -11,729,000 -2,762,000 -3,593,000 -1,990,000 -6,126,000 -12,463,000 -5,550,000 -258,000 -7,493,000 -466,000 -205,000    -91,000 -29,000   -964,000                 856,500 1,888,000          
      total cost of closings
    -923,654,000 -1,196,090,000 -1,148,254,000 -1,283,377,000 -1,058,710,000 -1,240,140,000 -1,195,204,000 -1,254,232,000 -1,090,436,000 -1,237,530,000 -1,183,277,000 -1,190,243,000 -995,407,000 -1,491,671,000 -1,126,971,000 -966,992,000 -898,492,000 -1,066,142,000 -887,465,000 -932,630,000 -816,579,000 -1,092,391,000 -894,014,000 -813,831,000 -722,270,000 -917,528,000 -754,789,000 -707,234,000 -591,317,000 -820,091,000 -726,064,000 -718,667,000 -619,444,000 -775,200,000 -660,996,000 -661,068,000 -563,009,000 -723,270,000 -620,983,000 -659,792,000 -493,970,000 -629,538,000 -543,712,000 -483,052,000 -423,071,000 -558,637,000 -446,015,000 -395,601,000 -316,773,000 -251,424,000 -378,898,000 -354,898,000 -271,900,000                        487,110,000                
      home closing gross profit
    193,798,000 232,257,000 266,957,000 341,328,000 295,650,000 369,814,000 392,565,000 439,506,000 377,958,000 413,097,000 429,575,000 376,980,000 282,461,000 499,992,000 450,638,000 444,739,000 377,649,000 434,745,000 371,676,000 345,301,000 266,655,000 337,785,000 243,567,000 220,696,000 178,360,000 218,963,000 186,117,000 159,118,000 116,462,000 189,513,000 158,592,000 159,515,000 124,330,000 168,303,000 145,658,000 140,910,000 107,268,000 156,770,000 130,979,000 137,746,000 103,347,000 146,578,000 125,617,000 114,237,000 95,487,000 139,917,000 111,238,000 109,961,000 92,599,000 123,574,000 110,375,000 93,605,000 64,360,000 68,763,000 62,154,000 51,946,000 35,113,000   39,587,000 30,380,000 34,001,000 42,561,000 52,896,000 37,998,000 17,244,000 23,183,000  17,350,000 7,783,750 6,786,000 23,268,000 1,081,000 9,364,000  9,588,000 90,151,000 100,671,000 177,787,000 219,467,000 214,063,000 256,414,000 178,011,000 152,703,000 119,325 -257,238,713 95,409,000 79,067,000 83,163,000    
      land closing gross profit
    -269,000 -826,000 192,000 -719,000 3,165,000 3,330,000 680,000  7,000 2,578,000 248,000 177,000 1,440,000 -272,000 412,000 650,000 10,793,000 244,750 764,000 -332,000 547,000 -138,750 510,000  383,000    366,000 -825,000 -75,000 -687,000 -1,210,000 2,922,000 -1,057,000  2,495,000 668,000 895,000 358,000 449,000 5,497,000 627,000 512,000 154,000 364,000 -477,000 42,000 -1,027,000 75,000 2,807,000 1,447,000 175,000 210,000 270,000 -380,000 123,000    9,000 -18,000           86,000   171,000 189,000 -708,000 221,000 1,151,000  9,000 57,000 462,000 -8,080,817 7,160,000 929,000     
      total closing gross profit
    193,529,000 231,431,000 267,149,000 340,609,000 298,815,000 373,144,000 393,245,000 439,506,000 377,965,000 415,675,000 429,823,000 377,157,000 283,901,000 499,720,000 451,050,000 445,389,000 388,442,000 432,683,000 372,440,000 344,969,000 267,202,000 317,546,000 244,077,000 219,248,000 178,743,000 219,320,000 186,091,000 157,376,000 116,828,000 188,688,000 158,517,000 158,828,000 123,120,000 171,225,000 144,601,000 140,910,000 109,763,000 157,438,000 131,874,000 138,104,000 103,796,000 152,075,000 126,244,000 114,749,000 95,641,000 140,281,000 110,761,000 110,003,000 91,572,000 123,649,000 113,182,000 95,052,000 64,535,000 68,973,000 62,424,000 51,566,000 35,236,000   39,587,000 30,389,000 33,983,000 42,561,000 52,896,000 38,256,000 3,052,000 22,902,000  17,322,000 2,879,750  16,616,000 1,167,000 9,264,250  9,759,000 90,340,000 99,963,000 178,008,000 220,618,000 214,041,000            
      yoy
    -35.23% -37.98% -32.07% -22.50% -20.94% -10.23% -8.51% 16.53% 33.13% -16.82% -4.71% -15.32% -26.91% 15.49% 21.11% 29.11% 45.37% 36.26% 52.59% 57.34% 49.49% 44.79% 31.16% 39.31% 53.00% 16.23% 17.39% -0.91% -5.11% 10.20% 9.62% 12.72% 12.17% 8.76% 9.65% 2.03% 5.75% 3.53% 4.46% 20.35% 8.53% 8.41% 13.98% 4.31% 4.44% 13.45% -2.14% 15.73% 41.90% 79.27% 81.31% 84.33% 83.15%   30.26% 15.95%   -25.16% -20.56% 1013.47% 85.84%  120.85% 5.98%   1384.32% -68.92%  70.26% -98.71% -90.73%  -95.58% -57.79%                
      qoq
    -16.38% -13.37% -21.57% 13.99% -19.92% -5.11% -10.53% 16.28% -9.07% -3.29% 13.96% 32.85% -43.19% 10.79% 1.27% 14.66% -10.22% 16.18% 7.96% 29.10% -15.85% 30.10% 11.32% 22.66% -18.50% 17.86% 18.25% 34.71% -38.08% 19.03% -0.20% 29.00% -28.09% 18.41% 2.62% 28.38% -30.28% 19.39% -4.51% 33.05% -31.75% 20.46% 10.02% 19.98% -31.82% 26.65% 0.69% 20.13% -25.94% 9.25% 19.07% 47.29% -6.43% 10.49% 21.06% 46.34%    30.27% -10.58% -20.15% -19.54% 38.27% 1153.47% -86.67%   501.51%   1323.82% -87.40%   -89.20% -9.63% -43.84% -19.31% 3.07%             
      gross margin %
    17.32% 16.21% 18.87% 20.97% 22.01% 23.13% 24.76% 25.95% 25.74% 25.14% 26.65% 24.06% 22.19% 25.09% 28.58% 31.53% 30.18% 28.87% 29.56% 27.00% 24.65% 22.52% 21.45% 21.22% 19.84% 19.29% 19.78% 18.20% 16.50% 18.70% 17.92% 18.10% 16.58% 18.09% 17.95% 17.57% 16.32% 17.88% 17.52% 17.31% 17.36% 19.46% 18.84% 19.20% 18.44% 20.07% 19.89% 21.76% 22.43% 23.06% 23.00% 21.13% 19.18% 18.92% 18.22% 18.28% 17.24%  NaN% 17.98% 17.11% 15.83% 18.20% 18.15% 18.96% 1.07% 9.88% 0% 7.49% 0.72% 0% 4.43% 0.31% 1.50% 0% 1.72% 15.64% 12.17% 20.27% 24.12% 25.26% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% NaN% 
      financial services:
                                                                                                
      revenue
    6,285,000 8,235,000 8,460,000 9,425,000 7,082,000 8,429,000 8,070,000 8,311,000 6,353,000 7,200,000 6,109,000 6,210,000 5,731,000 7,357,000 6,308,000 5,139,000 4,672,000 5,583,000 5,208,000 5,665,000 4,751,000 5,768,000 4,939,000 4,478,000 3,912,000 4,756,000 4,317,000 4,160,000 3,228,000 4,412,000 3,832,000 3,870,000 3,048,000 4,061,000 3,549,000 3,649,000 2,944,000 3,392,000 3,139,000 3,476,000 2,500,000 3,101,000 3,000,000 2,741,000 2,535,000 3,022,000 2,749,000 2,451,000 1,899,000 2,077,000 1,684,000 1,434,000 842,000                                        
      expense
    -3,623,000 -4,403,000 -4,311,000 -4,656,000 -4,192,000 -4,024,000 -3,706,000 -3,924,000 -3,003,000 -3,218,000 -2,871,000 -2,972,000 -3,067,000 -3,236,000 -2,804,000 -2,581,000 -2,512,000 -2,336,000 -2,308,000 -2,367,000 -2,171,000 -2,278,000 -2,026,000 -1,758,000 -1,735,000 -1,832,000 -1,725,000 -1,720,000 -1,504,000 -1,618,000 -1,659,000 -1,693,000 -1,484,000 -1,552,000 -1,524,000 -1,551,000 -1,379,000 -1,435,000 -1,398,000 -1,508,000 -1,246,000 -1,289,000 -1,253,000 -1,362,000 -1,299,000 -1,368,000 -1,238,000 -1,131,000 -1,075,000 -557,250 -901,000 -755,000 -573,000                                        
      earnings from financial services unconsolidated entities and other
    831,000 1,132,000 331,000 842,000 673,000 2,757,000 -1,263,000 450,000 -4,040,000 2,418,000 2,462,000 -5,795,000 259,000 1,918,000 1,338,000 1,521,000 1,174,000 2,188,000 1,324,000 1,317,000 1,180,000 1,956,000 1,402,000 1,069,000 661,000 1,340,000 2,990,000 3,591,000 2,978,000 5,058,000 4,148,000 3,474,000 2,656,000 4,185,000 3,489,000 3,459,000 2,725,000 4,180,000 4,215,000 3,795,000 2,792,000 3,942,000 3,854,000 2,757,000 2,544,000 3,588,000 2,783,000 2,297,000 2,201,000 3,399,000 3,511,000 3,486,000 2,787,000                                        
      financial services profit
    3,493,000 4,964,000 4,480,000 5,611,000 3,563,000 7,162,000 3,101,000 4,837,000 -690,000 6,400,000 5,700,000 -2,557,000 2,923,000 6,039,000 4,842,000 4,079,000 3,334,000 5,435,000 4,224,000 4,615,000 3,760,000 5,446,000 4,315,000 3,789,000 2,838,000 4,264,000 5,582,000 6,031,000 4,702,000 7,852,000 6,321,000 5,651,000 4,220,000 6,694,000 5,514,000 5,557,000 4,290,000 6,137,000 5,956,000 5,763,000 4,046,000 5,754,000 5,601,000 4,136,000 3,780,000 5,242,000 4,294,000 3,617,000 3,025,000 4,439,000 4,294,000 4,165,000 3,056,000                                        
      commissions and other sales costs
    -79,472,000 -101,133,000 -99,722,000 -108,830,000 -94,720,000 -104,956,000 -97,898,000 -104,665,000 -101,550,000 -107,145,000 -99,122,000 -95,798,000 -82,846,000 -110,459,000 -77,884,000 -69,383,000 -65,540,000 -74,818,000 -68,952,000 -73,889,000 -67,744,000 -83,038,000 -73,282,000 -70,408,000 -61,173,000 -70,598,000 -63,450,000 -60,125,000 -52,555,000 -68,040,000 -60,282,000 -60,823,000 -52,752,000 -62,781,000 -55,845,000 -54,701,000 -48,320,000 -60,058,000 -52,478,000 -56,379,000 -46,177,000 -53,542,000 -48,097,000 -45,167,000 -41,612,000 -49,492,000 -40,211,000 -36,105,000 -30,934,000 -36,190,000 -33,467,000 -31,180,000 -25,879,000 -26,883,000 -25,855,000 -23,118,000 -18,977,000   -18,853,000 -15,315,000 -18,346,000 -19,624,000 -21,606,000 -17,222,000                           -21,328 
      general and administrative expenses
    -51,402,000 -47,795,000 -51,787,000 -55,183,000 -56,997,000 -67,742,000 -59,198,000 -53,184,000 -50,732,000 -68,972,000 -63,091,000 -52,140,000 -47,519,000 -56,614,000 -48,443,000 -47,932,000 -39,995,000 -53,152,000 -47,192,000 -43,156,000 -37,949,000 -47,937,000 -40,737,000 -36,176,000 -34,170,000 -40,557,000 -37,191,000 -34,779,000 -33,566,000 -37,474,000 -35,906,000 -34,205,000 -30,893,000 -33,192,000 -31,636,000 -29,591,000 -29,622,000 -32,029,000 -33,258,000 -28,898,000 -29,618,000 -26,775,000 -28,774,000 -27,650,000 -29,650,000 -29,138,000 -29,218,000 -24,571,000 -21,671,000 -24,923,000 -24,412,000 -22,451,000 -19,724,000 -17,739,000 -19,209,000 -16,516,000 -14,721,000   -14,990,000 -15,126,000 -12,684,000 -15,678,000 -16,729,000 -14,693,000                            
      interest expense
    -587,000                -41,000 -72,000 -79,000 -77,000 -90,000 -1,000 -55,000 -2,105,000 -16,000 -20,000 -1,068,000 -3,197,000 -4,085,000 -552,000 -53,000 -44,000 -136,000 -292,000 -1,116,000 -1,620,000 -825,000 -45,000 -167,000 -1,672,000 -3,288,000 -4,003,000 -4,187,000 -4,621,000 -3,154,000 -594,000 -460,000 -1,396,000 -2,713,000 -1,979,000 -3,462,000 -4,523,000 -5,128,000 -5,526,000 -5,009,000 -6,338,000 -7,371,000   -7,496,000 -8,023,000 -8,449,000 -8,425,000 -8,553,000 -8,295,000                            
      other income
    6,963,000 15,666,000 8,128,000 10,853,000 9,498,000 13,954,000 10,682,000 11,498,000 9,022,000 12,911,000 13,331,000 12,862,000 8,844,000 3,563,000 -74,000 -458,000 -317,000 1,421,000 1,268,000 1,377,000 798,000 3,349,000 1,188,000 1,514,000 611,000 3,761,000 2,402,000 2,368,000 1,046,000 1,393,000 1,918,000 1,934,000 5,371,000 1,187,000 2,028,000 2,080,000 1,110,000 1,690,000 1,435,000 1,545,000 283,000 2,499,000 -3,996,000 136,000 415,000 177,000 1,998,000 3,749,000 648,000 1,032,000 605,000 685,000 470,000 1,168,000 -8,340,000 792,000 -164,000   1,273,000 723,000 -1,334,000 654,000 51,000 3,932,000 -403,000 1,862,000 3,099,000 1,551,000 824,000 3,770,000 973,000 2,297,000    3,133,000 3,966,000 2,482,000 3,474,000 1,911,000 1,143,000 2,369,000 4,369,000 4,135 -8,522,928 3,366,000 2,980,000 2,189,000 1,865 1,839 863 
      earnings before income taxes
    72,524,000 103,133,000 128,248,000 193,060,000 160,159,000 221,562,000 249,932,000 297,361,000 234,015,000 258,869,000 285,734,000 239,524,000 165,303,000 342,249,000 329,491,000 331,695,000 285,883,000 311,497,000 261,709,000 215,651,000 165,977,000 195,365,000 135,506,000 115,862,000 86,833,000 110,535,000 92,366,000 67,674,000 32,370,000 91,776,000 71,409,000 71,185,000 48,884,000 84,090,000 63,455,000 63,205,000 36,769,000 76,337,000 53,802,000 59,036,000 28,885,000 76,085,000 46,668,000 41,414,000 25,297,000 66,393,000 47,030,000 55,236,000 39,758,000 65,879,000 56,786,000 38,532,000 16,475,000            2,781,000                        43,463,000 51,076 40,714 34,064 
      provision for income taxes
    -17,215,000 -19,102,000 -28,951,000 -46,181,000 -37,353,000 -48,913,000 -53,966,000 -65,806,000 -47,999,000 -60,018,000 -63,974,000 -52,688,000 -34,002,000 -79,884,000 -67,002,000 -81,611,000 -68,629,000 -74,037,000 -60,957,000 -48,262,000 -34,134,000 -42,838,000 -26,388,000 -25,184,000 -15,681,000 -6,921,000 -22,557,000 -16,846,000 -6,958,000 -16,291,000 -17,274,000 -17,347,000 -5,010,000 -48,537,000 -20,905,000 -21,625,000 -13,197,000 -24,530,000 -16,915,000 -19,158,000 -7,916,000 -23,188,000 -16,360,000 -12,281,000 -8,897,000 -12,247,750 -14,453,000 -20,157,000 -14,381,000    -4,434,000    -180,000   -185,000 -215,000   -225,000 -121,000                            
      net earnings
    55,309,000 84,031,000 99,297,000 146,879,000 122,806,000 172,649,000 195,966,000 231,555,000 186,016,000 198,851,000 221,760,000 186,836,000 131,301,000 262,365,000 262,489,000 250,084,000 217,254,000 237,460,000 200,752,000 167,389,000 131,843,000 152,527,000 109,118,000 90,678,000 71,152,000 103,614,000 69,809,000 50,828,000 25,412,000 75,485,000 54,135,000 53,838,000 43,874,000 35,553,000 42,550,000 41,580,000 23,572,000 51,807,000 36,887,000 39,878,000 20,969,000 52,897,000 30,308,000 29,133,000 16,400,000 49,208,000 32,577,000 35,079,000 25,377,000 46,089,000 38,191,000 28,143,000 12,041,000            2,660,000        -45,305,000   -56,576,000 15,116,000 9,024,000 59,539,000 77,055,000 79,736,000 101,977,000 70,253,000 59,239,000 24,196 -87,017,032 35,600,000 24,637,000 26,919,000 31,566 25,755 21,312 
      yoy
    -54.96% -51.33% -49.33% -36.57% -33.98% -13.18% -11.63% 23.93% 41.67% -24.21% -15.52% -25.29% -39.56% 10.49% 30.75% 49.40% 64.78% 55.68% 83.98% 84.60% 85.30% 47.21% 56.31% 78.40% 179.99% 37.26% 28.95% -5.59% -42.08% 112.32% 27.23% 29.48% 86.13% -31.37% 15.35% 4.27% 12.41% -2.06% 21.71% 36.88% 27.86% 7.50% -6.97% -16.95% -35.37% 6.77% -14.70% 24.65% 110.75%                        -399.72%   -173.42% -81.04% -91.15% -15.25% 30.07% 329442.07% -217.19% 97.34% 140.45% -99.91% -275766.96% 138125.59% 115501.54%     
      qoq
    -34.18% -15.37% -32.40% 19.60% -28.87% -11.90% -15.37% 24.48% -6.45% -10.33% 18.69% 42.30% -49.95% -0.05% 4.96% 15.11% -8.51% 18.29% 19.93% 26.96% -13.56% 39.78% 20.34% 27.44% -31.33% 48.42% 37.34% 100.02% -66.34% 39.44% 0.55% 22.71% 23.40% -16.44% 2.33% 76.40% -54.50% 40.45% -7.50% 90.18% -60.36% 74.53% 4.03% 77.64% -66.67% 51.05% -7.13% 38.23% -44.94% 20.68% 35.70% 133.73%                        -474.28% 67.51% -84.84% -22.73% -3.36% -21.81% 45.16% 18.59% 244729.72% -100.03% -344.43% 44.50% -8.48% 85178.46% 22.56% 20.85%  
      net income margin %
    4.95% 5.89% 7.02% 9.04% 9.05% 10.70% 12.34% 13.67% 12.67% 12.03% 13.75% 11.92% 10.26% 13.17% 16.63% 17.71% 16.88% 15.84% 15.93% 13.10% 12.17% 10.82% 9.59% 8.78% 7.90% 9.11% 7.42% 5.88% 3.59% 7.48% 6.12% 6.14% 5.91% 3.76% 5.28% 5.18% 3.50% 5.88% 4.90% 5.00% 3.51% 6.77% 4.52% 4.87% 3.16% 7.04% 5.85% 6.94% 6.21% 8.60% 7.76% 6.25% 3.58% 0% 0% 0% 0%  NaN% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 1.32% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% -12.13% 0% 0% -9.95% 2.62% 1.10% 6.78% 8.42% 9.41% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% -Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% Infinity% 
      earnings per common share:
                                                                                                
      basic
    820 1,230 1,400 2,060 1,710 -6,060 5,410 6,380 5,120 5,450 6,060 5,080 3,580 7,170 7,180 6,820 5,870 6,350 5,330 4,430 3,500 4,060 2,900 2,410 1,870 2,720 1,820 1,330 660 1,920 1,340 1,320 1,080 890 1,060 1,030 590 1,290 920 1,000 530 1,330 760 730 420 1,260 830 900 660 1,280 1,050 780 340        -210    80        -1,720 -1,525 -4,520 -2,160 580 2,037.5 2,280 2,900 2,960 1,430 2,570   1,665 2,760      
      diluted
    820 1,220 1,390 2,040 1,690 -6,000 5,340 6,310 5,060 5,380 5,980 5,020 3,540 7,090 7,100 6,770 5,790 6,230 5,250 4,360 3,440 3,960 2,840 2,380 1,830 2,660 1,790 1,310 650 1,890 1,330 1,310 1,070 860 1,020 980 560 1,220 880 950 500 1,260 730 700 400 1,190 790 850 620 1,200 990 740 320        -210    80        -1,720 -1,525 -4,520 -2,160 570 1,985 2,250 2,820 2,860 1,337.5 2,400   1,570 2,610      
      weighted-average number of shares:
                                                                                                
      basic
    67,367,000 70,819,000 70,680,000 71,456,000 71,915,000 72,476,000 36,226,000 36,322,000 36,311,000 36,619,000 36,603,000 36,765,000 36,664,000 36,694,000 36,569,000 36,647,000 36,996,000 37,610,000 37,647,000 37,818,000 37,644,000 37,718,000 37,607,000 37,599,000 38,085,000 38,100,000 38,296,000 38,266,000 38,215,000 40,107,000 40,283,000 40,647,000 40,488,000 40,287,000 40,323,000 40,317,000 40,178,000 39,976,000 40,022,000 40,012,000 39,839,000 39,593,000 39,663,000 39,648,000 39,390,000 39,017,000 39,123,000 39,118,000 38,687,000 36,105,000 36,226,000 36,151,000 35,798,000 34,057 35,216,000 32,755,000   32,382 32,395,000 32,260,000 32,060 32,095,000 32,077,000 31,940,000       29,594,000 26,313,000  26,249,000 26,232,000 26,165,000 26,448 26,087,000 26,609,000 26,974,000 26,977 27,311,000    12,894,000 13,146,000 13,234,000  13,033 12,985 
      diluted
    67,806,000 71,348,000 71,188,000 71,900,000 72,650,000 73,332,000 36,669,000 36,718,000 36,779,000 37,069,000 37,078,000 37,191,000 37,121,000 37,101,000 36,946,000 36,962,000 37,527,000 38,233,000 38,229,000 38,377,000 38,339,000 38,484,000 38,405,000 38,169,000 38,817,000 38,891,000 39,079,000 38,889,000 38,849,000 40,728,000 40,855,000 41,164,000 41,140,000 42,228,000 42,011,000 42,781,000 42,808,000 42,585,000 42,608,000 42,533,000 42,363,000 42,164,000 42,192,000 42,145,000 41,948,000 41,614,000 41,656,000 41,598,000 41,308,000 38,801,000 38,865,000 38,758,000 38,440,000 35,172 35,761,000 33,104,000   32,382 32,638,000 32,260,000 32,322 32,297,000 32,287,000 32,197,000       29,594,000 26,313,000  26,249,000 26,232,000 26,543,000 27,102 26,490,000 27,362,000 27,876,000 28,787 29,217,000    13,644,000 13,912,000 14,052,000  13,837 13,747 
      loss on early extinguishment of debt
           -631,000   -907,000         -18,188,000                                -3,096,000 -700,000                                        
      land closing gross loss
                           -1,448,000  -350,500 -26,000 -1,742,000                                                                 
      earnings from other unconsolidated entities
                                 -91,000 894,000 -156,000 -46,000 1,249,000 -91,000 570,000 373,000 3,204,000 440,000 573,000      -91,000 -134,000   -57,250 46,000                                          
      loss from other unconsolidated entities
                                            -157,000 77,000 -123,000 -169,000 -123,000   -61,000 -169,000   -120,000 -155,000                                        
      benefit from income taxes
                                                     -19,790,000 -18,595,000 -10,389,000  71,528,000 -202,000 5,163,000      35,500 488,000                              
      real estate impairments
                                                         -436,000 -417,000 -194,000 -293,000   -590,000 -664,000 -381,500 -680,000 -304,000                             
      land impairments
                                                           -669,000                                     
      total cost of closings and impairments
                                                         -295,613,000 -280,219,000 -230,529,000 -169,114,000   -180,544,000 -147,200,000 -180,661,000 -191,242,000 -238,509,000 -163,548,000                            
      earnings from unconsolidated entities
                                                         3,607,000 2,975,000 2,228,000 1,423,000   1,226,000 908,000 1,411,000 1,243,000 1,786,000 803,000 2,663,000  852,000 1,397,000  1,322,000     1,800,000 3,146,000 5,287,000 4,238,000 5,251,000 5,588,000 8,229,000 3,594,000          
      loss on extinguishment of debt
                                                           -5,772,000                                     
      income before income taxes
                                                         1,313,500 6,986,000 2,842,000 -4,574,000   747,000 -6,444,000 1,975,750 731,000 4,391,000                             
      net income
                                                         95,128,000 6,784,000 8,005,000 -4,754,000   562,000 -6,659,000 -895,000 1,219,000 4,166,000  43,286,000 -17,785,000 -73,602,000 -18,355,000 -53,196,500 -144,013,000 -23,468,000                     
      income per common share:
                                                                                                
      basic
                                                         75 190 240    20  62.5 40 130                             
      diluted
                                                         75 190 240    20  62.5 40 130                             
      loss per common share:
                                                                                                
      basic and diluted
                                                            -150         -880 -560 -2,370 -600 -1,842.5 -4,690                      
      weighted-average number of shares:
                                                                                                
      basic and diluted
                                                            32,634,000         31,350  31,055,000 30,808,000  30,690,000                      
      gain on extinguishment of debt
                                                                   -3,454,000    6,585,000 2,805,000                        
      home impairments
                                                                    -542,000                            
      land closing profit
                                                                    258,000                            
      land closing loss
                                                                                                
      weighted average number of shares:
                                                                                                
      basic and diluted
                                                                      31,718,000                          
      land closing gross
                                                                                                
      benefit for income taxes
                                                                           10,692,000 25,479,000 24,747,750 73,865,000                  
      goodwill and related impairments
                                                                                                
      loss before benefit for income taxes
                                                                                                
      loss per common share:
                                                                                                
      basic
                                                                           -790                     
      diluted
                                                                           -790                     
      earnings before benefit for income taxes
                                                                                                
      interest expense and other income
                                                                             1,943,750 972,000 3,670,000                 
      net/earnings
                                                                             -40,003,000 -118,552,000                  
      earnings before provision for income taxes
                                                                                22,618,000 13,621,000 94,447,000 125,150,000 130,791,000 170,206,000 112,502,000 94,796,000 38,721 -140,576,242 57,512,000 39,826,000     
      (benefit) provision for income taxes
                                                                               32,628,000                 
      earnings per common share:
                                                                                                
      basic *
                                                                                       2,190 0.92        
      diluted *
                                                                                       2,050 0.86        
      net earnings per common share:
                                                                                                
      general and administrative costs
                                                                                               -12,076 
      net earnings per common share:
                                                                                                
      basic
                                                                                           1,870 2,030 1.208 1.98 1.64 
      diluted
                                                                                           1,770 1,920 1.143 1.86 1.55 
      income taxes
                                                                                               -12,752 
      home sales revenue
                                                                                             247,473,750 380,752,000 325,733,000 
      land sales revenue
                                                                                             2,025,000  8,100,000 
      cost of home sales
                                                                                               -260,369 
      cost of land sales
                                                                                               -6,859 
      home sales gross profit
                                                                                             49,614.25 76,739 65,364 
      land sales gross profit
                                                                                             310.25  1,241 
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        assets
                                                                                                  
        cash and cash equivalents
      766,632,000 775,157,000 728,937,000 930,463,000 1,011,652,000 651,555,000 831,559,000 992,921,000 905,298,000 921,227,000 1,048,755,000 1,163,243,000 957,210,000 861,561,000 299,387,000 272,147,000 520,395,000 618,335,000 562,291,000 684,374,000 716,433,000 745,621,000 609,979,000 484,622,000 797,321,000 319,466,000 454,812,000 407,427,000 327,499,000 311,466,000 205,762,000 169,426,000 172,552,000 170,746,000 115,167,000 216,739,000 85,689,000 131,702,000 107,915,000 128,171,000 172,175,000 262,208,000 235,409,000 217,021,000 89,245,000 103,333,000 84,105,000 230,630,000 260,956,000 274,136,000 177,584,000 218,019,000 325,021,000 170,457,000 305,049,000 81,826,000 90,603,000 173,612,000 157,104,000 167,568,000 103,508,000 103,953,000 145,324,000 156,669,000 242,680,000 249,331,000 346,951,000 385,310,000 344,399,000 205,923,000 119,027,000 115,153,000 26,140,000 27,677,000 45,297,000 51,678,000 38,919,000 56,710,000 75,436,000 47,465,000 41,662,000 65,812,000 40,185,000  44,828,000 47,876,000 19,340,000 11,735,000 11,690,000 4,799,000 6,910,000 26,555,000 
        other receivables
      280,922,000 306,956,000 321,762,000 270,836,000 262,103,000 256,282,000 286,939,000 258,137,000 243,322,000 266,972,000 228,852,000 210,068,000 209,315,000 215,019,000 193,307,000 171,408,000 155,380,000 147,548,000 148,743,000 131,104,000 102,860,000 98,573,000 96,702,000 93,872,000 82,170,000 88,492,000 85,962,000 82,057,000 79,990,000 77,285,000 79,573,000 78,395,000 74,380,000 79,317,000 78,933,000 73,109,000 86,232,000 70,355,000 76,371,000 68,837,000 60,491,000 57,296,000 59,617,000 64,659,000 61,515,000 56,763,000 56,178,000 50,695,000 54,165,000 38,983,000 35,711,000 30,246,000 23,885,000 20,290,000 16,681,000 15,778,000 14,884,000 14,932,000 19,617,000 16,080,000 19,516,000 20,835,000 20,782,000 35,591,000 21,633,000 22,934,000 27,063,000 25,864,000 27,065,000 31,046,000 38,010,000 46,532,000 52,179,000 56,079,000                   
        real estate
      5,962,075,000 5,987,120,000 6,140,687,000 5,963,674,000 5,800,954,000 5,728,775,000 5,457,103,000 5,175,084,000 4,914,512,000 4,721,291,000 4,501,358,000 4,348,600,000 4,355,178,000 4,358,263,000 4,726,262,000 4,474,062,000 4,027,950,000 3,734,408,000 3,593,007,000 3,251,787,000 2,975,121,000 2,778,039,000 2,741,016,000 2,733,428,000 2,789,790,000 2,744,361,000 2,853,933,000 2,735,883,000 2,744,578,000 2,742,621,000 2,887,293,000 2,870,047,000 2,802,798,000 2,731,380,000 2,762,269,000 2,638,407,000 2,512,853,000 2,422,063,000 2,429,014,000 2,301,305,000 2,219,169,000 2,098,302,000 2,088,690,000 2,027,064,000 1,943,055,000 1,877,682,000 1,865,051,000 1,638,028,000 1,538,218,000 1,405,299,000 1,345,214,000 1,227,229,000 1,152,139,000 1,113,187,000 1,004,825,000 955,233,000 868,034,000 815,425,000 798,057,000 776,228,000 757,653,000 738,928,000 744,808,000 714,248,000 724,722,000 675,037,000 718,438,000 710,129,000 772,872,000 859,305,000 1,049,530,000 1,120,311,000 1,163,872,000 1,267,879,000 1,504,137,000 1,619,705,000 1,563,022,000 1,530,602,000 1,577,169,000 1,548,822,000 1,502,109,000 1,390,803,000 1,409,433,000 1,184,793,000 1,002,078,000 867,218,000 854,317,000 747,780,000 696,375,000 678,011,000 668,495,000 611,318,000 
        deposits on real estate under option or contract
      166,236,000 174,170,000 198,158,000 221,359,000 254,546,000 192,405,000 207,461,000 156,698,000 122,813,000 111,364,000 93,501,000 70,984,000 65,841,000 76,729,000 88,428,000 97,967,000 93,432,000 90,679,000 77,987,000 74,397,000 64,355,000 59,534,000 62,967,000 47,832,000 54,167,000 50,901,000 45,643,000 46,320,000 44,827,000 51,410,000 49,893,000 48,880,000 52,539,000 59,945,000 67,547,000 74,750,000 78,526,000 85,556,000 91,053,000 91,444,000 91,991,000 87,839,000 91,526,000 92,085,000 91,922,000 94,989,000 80,263,000 58,881,000 54,666,000 51,595,000 34,911,000 21,712,000 11,321,000 14,351,000 12,983,000 14,759,000 15,028,000 15,208,000 13,318,000 11,810,000 10,388,000 10,359,000 10,887,000 12,152,000 10,772,000 8,636,000 12,309,000 16,436,000 49,771,000 51,658,000 69,032,000 71,003,000 76,757,000 87,191,000 106,768,000 126,095,000 150,202,000 167,132,000 194,644,000 172,636,000 163,620,000 167,040,000 174,764,000 145,020,000 140,425,000 129,072,000 123,222,000 118,019,000 109,994,000 105,870,000 100,475,000 90,542,000 
        investments in unconsolidated entities
      60,762,000 57,268,000 45,714,000 34,676,000 31,288,000 28,735,000 18,217,000 23,630,000 18,743,000 17,170,000 15,062,000 12,451,000 11,280,000 11,753,000 11,356,000 11,223,000 5,631,000 5,764,000 3,905,000 3,943,000 4,001,000 4,350,000 3,819,000 3,646,000 3,279,000 4,443,000 7,908,000 7,555,000 15,661,000 17,480,000 16,294,000 16,639,000 16,441,000 17,068,000 16,378,000 16,678,000 16,928,000 17,097,000 11,831,000 11,188,000 10,592,000 11,370,000 10,374,000 10,303,000 10,271,000 10,780,000 9,900,000 9,903,000 9,756,000 11,638,000 10,662,000 10,698,000 10,949,000 12,085,000 12,008,000 12,180,000 11,389,000 11,088,000 10,783,000 10,939,000 10,900,000 10,987,000 11,196,000 11,768,000 11,524,000 11,882,000 12,311,000 14,416,000 15,729,000 17,288,000 20,788,000 21,429,000 21,881,000 26,563,000 57,387,000 95,880,000 119,268,000 114,250,000 108,149,000 87,320,000 78,971,000 88,714,000 57,632,000 50,056,000 52,285,000 50,944,000 39,348,000 33,974,000 27,991,000 23,528,000 21,161,000 15,079,000 
        property and equipment
      46,064,000 46,647,000 47,976,000 46,449,000 47,015,000 47,285,000 47,231,000 46,585,000 47,868,000 48,953,000 50,822,000 47,312,000 41,702,000 38,635,000 39,437,000 39,030,000 38,299,000 37,340,000 36,595,000 36,224,000 37,308,000 38,933,000 42,730,000 46,299,000 49,180,000 50,606,000 53,111,000 54,157,000 53,798,000 54,596,000 53,371,000 52,122,000 49,761,000 33,631,000 32,080,000 32,620,000 32,700,000 33,202,000 33,983,000 34,009,000 34,544,000 33,970,000 34,403,000 33,741,000 33,826,000 32,403,000 31,979,000 28,828,000 26,726,000 22,099,000 18,690,000 17,013,000 16,352,000 15,718,000 14,112,000 13,955,000 13,733,000 13,491,000 14,750,000 14,781,000 14,175,000 14,602,000 15,064,000 15,440,000 15,310,000 15,251,000 17,454,000 19,217,000 21,015,000 22,692,000 26,378,000 28,932,000 29,028,000 30,973,000 37,143,000 39,655,000 40,940,000 40,712,000 40,416,000 41,639,000 41,811,000 36,239,000 34,038,000 32,605,000 31,086,000 27,742,000 28,083,000 27,495,000 25,708,000 23,669,000 24,521,000 16,171,000 
        deferred tax assets
      51,211,000 53,293,000 47,222,000 52,397,000 54,145,000 54,524,000 51,146,000 60,167,000 47,000,000 47,573,000 45,932,000 45,036,000 44,801,000 45,452,000 41,060,000 41,271,000 40,515,000 40,672,000 38,850,000 33,502,000 33,329,000 36,040,000                            70,404,000    77,974,000                                       
        prepaids, other assets and goodwill
      220,709,000 221,676,000 228,054,000 236,515,000 238,515,000 203,093,000 203,796,000 210,758,000 189,749,000 218,584,000 197,588,000 167,947,000 185,819,000 164,689,000 171,853,000 192,604,000 168,548,000 124,776,000 104,071,000 106,222,000 105,009,000 103,308,000 101,680,000 105,561,000 112,739,000 114,063,000 108,010,000 108,307,000 103,575,000 84,156,000 82,837,000 84,227,000 84,560,000 85,145,000 83,121,000 83,112,000 79,749,000 75,396,000 65,436,000 67,361,000 66,562,000 80,390,000 77,017,000 76,145,000 71,913,000 71,052,000 64,942,000 42,481,000 37,885,000 39,231,000 36,693,000                                          
        total assets
      7,554,611,000 7,622,287,000 7,758,510,000 7,756,369,000 7,700,218,000 7,162,654,000 7,103,452,000 6,923,980,000 6,489,305,000 6,353,134,000 6,181,870,000 6,065,641,000 5,871,146,000 5,772,101,000 5,571,090,000 5,307,723,000 5,058,161,000 4,807,533,000 4,565,449,000 4,321,553,000 4,038,416,000 3,864,398,000 3,687,318,000 3,541,728,000 3,914,456,000 3,398,249,000 3,635,035,000 3,466,876,000 3,395,867,000 3,365,479,000 3,448,259,000 3,394,894,000 3,327,164,000 3,251,258,000 3,252,158,000 3,200,692,000 2,956,547,000 2,888,691,000 2,873,155,000 2,761,155,000 2,714,513,000 2,690,522,000 2,663,886,000 2,586,669,000 2,366,458,000 2,316,138,000 2,272,812,000 2,192,678,000 2,129,353,000 2,003,361,000 1,874,086,000 1,767,477,000 1,770,985,000 1,575,562,000 1,481,202,000 1,243,838,000 1,217,614,000 1,221,378,000 1,233,543,000 1,225,769,000 1,218,934,000 1,224,938,000 1,240,661,000 1,255,586,000 1,240,638,000 1,242,667,000 1,183,639,000 1,200,650,000 1,265,392,000 1,326,249,000 1,453,744,000 1,619,810,000 1,581,683,000 1,748,381,000 2,075,468,000 2,229,595,000 2,184,129,000 2,170,525,000 2,243,777,000 2,128,352,000 2,043,826,000 1,971,357,000 1,888,637,000 1,603,197,000 1,422,935,000 1,265,394,000 1,200,111,000 1,080,928,000 1,020,412,000 954,539,000 956,729,000 887,414,000 
        liabilities
                                                                                                  
        accounts payable
      199,943,000 200,679,000 217,875,000 242,081,000 229,845,000 212,477,000 287,403,000 299,780,000 306,150,000 271,650,000 294,183,000 276,123,000 263,655,000 273,267,000 322,227,000 341,717,000 280,114,000 216,009,000 214,575,000 215,221,000 199,667,000 175,250,000 167,788,000 167,235,000 163,060,000 155,024,000 180,069,000 141,194,000 124,562,000 128,169,000 156,772,000 154,819,000 140,557,000 140,516,000 140,492,000 139,957,000 136,804,000 140,682,000 148,260,000 126,028,000 122,289,000 106,440,000 113,869,000 103,145,000 91,474,000 83,619,000 105,068,000 83,960,000 76,192,000 68,018,000 76,647,000 68,662,000 60,283,000 49,801,000 52,069,000 53,616,000 39,214,000 37,735,000 38,903,000 31,302,000 27,662,000 23,589,000 29,501,000 35,177,000 36,576,000 30,296,000 29,956,000 25,501,000 21,157,000 31,655,000 48,185,000 51,446,000 46,683,000 59,680,000 79,641,000 85,254,000 92,515,000 117,443,000 119,488,000 132,213,000 140,771,000 140,789,000 139,073,000 146,018,000 92,280,000 77,799,000 106,793,000 75,628,000 76,453,000 80,737,000 65,214,000 59,379,000 
        accrued and other liabilities
      408,718,000                                                                                            
        home sale deposits
      10,907,000 9,213,000 9,420,000 10,949,000 17,650,000 20,513,000 32,133,000 39,380,000 42,796,000 36,605,000 48,133,000 49,779,000 47,892,000 37,961,000 57,767,000 60,820,000 48,278,000 42,610,000 40,002,000 33,958,000 30,973,000 25,074,000 25,509,000 23,247,000 26,102,000 24,246,000 31,444,000 32,249,000 29,171,000 28,636,000 34,159,000 37,130,000 33,761,000 34,059,000 39,446,000 36,197,000 32,797,000 28,348,000 36,988,000 39,646,000 42,639,000 36,197,000 39,587,000 38,728,000 32,771,000 29,379,000 33,535,000 27,533,000 23,835,000 21,996,000 28,183,000 25,566,000 17,744,000 12,377,000 14,027,000 12,746,000 11,240,000 8,858,000 10,033,000 7,600,000 8,459,000 6,897,000 7,839,000 8,729,000 10,421,000 9,501,000 11,641,000 10,561,000 8,245,000 8,486,000 14,430,000 17,615,000 16,808,000 19,484,000 29,698,000 35,807,000 39,269,000 42,022,000 57,281,000 68,075,000 74,229,000 76,299,000 79,885,000 61,998,000 52,863,000 41,537,000 45,366,000 38,452,000 28,709,000 25,352,000 28,948,000 24,875,000 
        loans payable and other borrowings
      34,990,000 24,328,000 25,811,000 26,120,000 35,183,000 29,343,000 9,306,000 9,711,000 6,604,000 13,526,000 11,008,000 11,204,000 6,889,000 7,057,000 12,460,000 15,613,000 22,561,000 17,552,000 18,985,000 19,534,000 23,344,000 23,094,000 23,031,000 20,889,000 521,867,000 22,876,000 13,992,000 12,224,000 13,785,000 14,773,000 16,669,000 16,552,000 16,854,000 17,354,000 38,082,000 17,256,000 75,820,000 32,195,000 45,183,000 19,889,000 25,734,000 23,867,000 41,898,000 34,654,000 61,406,000 30,722,000                         792,000 6,091,000 16,938,000 101,073,000 255,167,000 274,611,000 181,687,000 254,640,000 309,416,000 243,013,000 168,646,000 112,398,000 192,096,000 81,857,000 46,870,000 54,419,000       
        senior and convertible senior notes
      1,806,284,000 1,804,726,000 1,803,167,000 1,801,609,000 1,800,085,000 1,306,535,000 1,304,949,000 1,303,600,000                          1,266,450,000 1,266,160,000 1,340,274,000 1,095,606,000 1,095,119,000 1,094,632,000 1,094,146,000 1,093,659,000 1,103,918,000 1,104,060,000 1,104,202,000 904,344,000 904,486,000                                               
        total liabilities
      2,460,842,000 2,426,644,000 2,470,990,000 2,487,195,000 2,505,474,000 2,021,081,000 2,073,662,000 2,041,446,000 1,768,732,000 1,741,234,000 1,760,828,000 1,817,346,000 1,803,936,000 1,822,490,000 1,889,280,000 1,895,254,000 1,889,846,000 1,763,144,000 1,740,179,000 1,693,409,000 1,561,723,000 1,516,530,000 1,487,469,000 1,457,127,000 1,923,690,000 1,424,259,000 1,761,469,000 1,668,776,000 1,652,796,000 1,644,724,000 1,735,775,000 1,711,954,000 1,701,832,000 1,674,433,000 1,713,050,000 1,708,253,000 1,508,182,000 1,467,196,000 1,505,750,000 1,434,352,000 1,430,204,000 1,431,585,000 1,461,217,000 1,418,331,000 1,231,170,000 1,206,649,000 1,216,115,000 1,172,359,000 1,146,759,000 1,161,969,000 1,081,760,000 1,016,796,000 1,059,348,000 881,352,000 885,135,000 747,180,000 730,748,000 732,466,000 735,834,000 726,972,000 722,367,000 724,943,000 741,359,000 759,330,000 749,961,000 757,242,000 743,080,000 746,155,000 751,853,000 799,043,000 848,853,000 873,016,000 894,849,000 1,018,217,000 1,222,570,000 1,260,658,000 1,161,068,000 1,163,693,000 1,248,896,000 1,194,614,000 1,152,286,000 1,120,352,000 1,126,715,000 914,538,000 802,340,000 742,639,000 731,686,000 633,490,000 579,544,000 542,644,000 573,446,000  
        stockholders’ equity
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2026 and december 31, 2025
                                                                                                  
        common stock
      667,000 682,000 704,000 712,000 718,000 360,000 362,000 363,000 363,000 364,000 364,000 368,000 368,000 366,000 366,000 366,000 367,000 373,000 376,000 376,000 378,000 375,000 377,000 377,000 376,000 382,000 383,000 383,000 383,000 381,000 400,000 406,000 406,000 403,000 403,000 403,000 403,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 397,000 397,000 397,000 396,000 391,000 391,000 391,000 391,000 362,000 362,000 362,000 360,000 356,000 356,000 407,000 406,000 404,000 403,000 403,000 403,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 400,000 397,000 397,000 396,000 389,000 386,000 386,000 386,000 343,000 341,000 341,000 341,000 341,000 340,000 340,000 338,000 334,000 331,000 331,000 330,000 327,000 315,000 157,000 156,000 156,000 155,000 154,000  
        additional paid-in capital
        11,416,000 62,084,000 103,930,000 143,036,000 176,929,000 198,503,000 240,852,000 290,955,000 289,109,000 328,277,000 324,101,000 327,878,000 322,442,000 315,590,000 321,519,000 414,841,000 433,179,000 436,805,000 452,741,000 455,762,000 460,268,000 454,138,000 450,982,000 505,352,000 508,541,000 502,884,000 498,683,000 501,781,000 568,976,000 593,561,000 589,791,000 584,578,000 582,414,000 578,295,000 575,801,000 572,506,000 570,223,000 566,508,000 563,892,000 559,492,000 556,121,000 552,098,000 548,182,000 538,788,000 535,204,000 531,403,000 528,757,000 412,961,000 409,984,000 406,530,000 395,631,000 390,249,000 387,234,000 483,331,000 481,545,000 478,839,000 475,863,000 473,716,000 472,048,000 468,820,000 467,232,000 465,405,000 463,992,000 461,403,000 459,823,000 455,975,000 441,424,000 436,739,000 435,267,000 433,157,000 349,772,000 347,796,000 341,691,000 339,178,000 336,726,000 332,652,000 329,725,000 326,147,000 306,899,000 296,804,000 295,292,000 292,283,000 283,461,000 209,630,000 207,364,000 206,518,000 204,731,000 202,678,000 198,594,000 198,153,000 
        retained earnings
      5,093,102,000 5,194,961,000 5,275,400,000 5,206,378,000 5,090,096,000 4,998,177,000 4,852,499,000 4,683,668,000 4,479,358,000 4,320,581,000 4,131,569,000 3,919,650,000 3,742,741,000 3,621,367,000 3,359,002,000 3,096,513,000 2,846,429,000 2,629,175,000 2,391,715,000 2,190,963,000 2,023,574,000 1,891,731,000 1,739,204,000 1,630,086,000 1,539,408,000 1,468,256,000 1,364,642,000 1,294,833,000 1,244,005,000 1,218,593,000 1,143,108,000 1,088,973,000 1,035,135,000 991,844,000 956,291,000 913,741,000 872,161,000 848,589,000 796,782,000 759,895,000 720,017,000 699,048,000 646,151,000 615,843,000 586,710,000 570,310,000 521,102,000 488,525,000 453,446,000 428,069,000 381,980,000 343,789,000 315,646,000 303,605,000 208,477,000 201,693,000 193,688,000 198,442,000 210,216,000 213,451,000 212,889,000 219,548,000 220,443,000 219,224,000 215,058,000 212,398,000 169,112,000 186,897,000 260,499,000 278,854,000 358,003,000 502,016,000 525,484,000 570,789,000 699,628,000 818,180,000 874,756,000 862,602,000 853,578,000 794,039,000 716,983,000 637,248,000 535,270,000 465,017,000 405,778,000 381,583,000 329,771,000 294,170,000 269,534,000 242,615,000 211,050,000 185,294,000 
        total stockholders’ equity
      5,093,769,000 5,195,643,000 5,287,520,000 5,269,174,000 5,194,744,000 5,141,573,000 5,029,790,000 4,882,534,000 4,720,573,000 4,611,900,000 4,421,042,000 4,248,295,000 4,067,210,000 3,949,611,000 3,681,810,000 3,412,469,000 3,168,315,000 3,044,389,000 2,825,270,000 2,628,144,000 2,476,693,000 2,347,868,000 2,199,849,000 2,084,601,000 1,990,766,000 1,973,990,000 1,873,566,000 1,798,100,000 1,743,071,000 1,720,755,000 1,712,484,000 1,682,940,000 1,625,332,000 1,576,825,000 1,539,108,000 1,492,439,000 1,448,365,000 1,421,495,000 1,367,405,000 1,326,803,000 1,284,309,000 1,258,937,000 1,202,669,000 1,168,338,000 1,135,288,000 1,109,489,000 1,056,697,000 1,020,319,000 982,594,000 841,392,000 792,326,000 750,681,000 711,637,000 694,210,000 596,067,000 496,658,000 486,866,000 488,912,000 497,709,000 498,797,000 496,567,000 499,995,000 499,302,000 496,256,000 490,677,000 485,425,000 440,559,000 454,495,000 513,539,000 527,206,000 604,891,000 746,794,000 686,834,000 730,164,000 852,898,000 968,937,000 1,023,061,000 1,006,832,000 994,881,000 933,738,000 891,540,000 851,005,000 761,922,000 688,659,000 620,595,000 522,555,000 468,321,000 447,438,000 440,868,000 411,895,000 376,246,000  
        total liabilities and stockholders’ equity
      7,554,611,000 7,622,287,000 7,758,510,000 7,756,369,000 7,700,218,000 7,162,654,000 7,103,452,000 6,923,980,000 6,489,305,000 6,353,134,000 6,181,870,000 6,065,641,000 5,871,146,000 5,772,101,000 5,571,090,000 5,307,723,000 5,058,161,000 4,807,533,000 4,565,449,000 4,321,553,000 4,038,416,000 3,864,398,000 3,687,318,000 3,541,728,000 3,914,456,000 3,398,249,000 3,635,035,000 3,466,876,000 3,395,867,000 3,365,479,000 3,448,259,000 3,394,894,000 3,327,164,000 3,251,258,000 3,252,158,000 3,200,692,000 2,956,547,000 2,888,691,000 2,873,155,000 2,761,155,000 2,714,513,000 2,690,522,000 2,663,886,000 2,586,669,000 2,366,458,000 2,316,138,000 2,272,812,000 2,192,678,000 2,129,353,000 2,003,361,000 1,874,086,000 1,767,477,000 1,770,985,000 1,575,562,000 1,481,202,000 1,243,838,000 1,217,614,000 1,221,378,000 1,233,543,000 1,225,769,000 1,218,934,000 1,224,938,000 1,240,661,000 1,255,586,000 1,240,638,000 1,242,667,000 1,183,639,000 1,200,650,000 1,265,392,000 1,326,249,000 1,453,744,000 1,619,810,000 1,581,683,000 1,748,381,000 2,075,468,000 2,229,595,000 2,184,129,000 2,170,525,000 2,243,777,000 2,128,352,000 2,043,826,000 1,971,357,000 1,888,637,000 1,603,197,000 1,422,935,000 1,265,394,000 1,200,111,000 1,080,928,000 1,020,412,000 954,539,000 956,729,000 887,414,000 
        accrued liabilities
       387,698,000 414,717,000 406,436,000 422,711,000 452,213,000 439,871,000 388,975,000 418,216,000 424,764,000 413,092,000 336,098,000 341,634,000 360,615,000 353,512,000 326,856,000 388,921,000 337,277,000 324,407,000 282,762,000 310,527,000 296,121,000 274,371,000 249,208,000 216,334,000 226,008,000 240,102,000 187,411,000 189,763,000 177,862,000 200,445,000 173,770,000 181,188,000 181,076,000 193,102,000 166,080,000 158,666,000 170,852,000 180,687,000 154,643,000 145,883,000 161,163,000 161,803,000 137,602,000 141,175,000 154,144,000 168,584,000 151,796,000 141,771,000 166,611,000 178,247,000 124,353,000 100,102,000 96,377,000 96,364,000 84,548,000 72,775,000 79,464,000 79,348,000 80,677,000 80,309,000 87,811,000 94,369,000 103,720,000 93,883,000 103,236,000 86,463,000 98,298,000 92,791,000 125,101,000 150,153,000 162,514,000 178,741,000 202,790,000 206,729,000 213,066,000 206,904,000 266,683,000 265,242,000 253,465,000 268,643,000 289,307,000 211,012,000 138,073,000 120,060,000 135,590,000 89,819,000 63,032,000 61,181,000 67,411,000 70,836,000 51,615,000 
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2025 and 2024
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2025 and december 31, 2024
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2025 and december 31, 2024
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2024 and 2023
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2024 and december 31, 2023
                                                                                                  
        senior notes
              994,966,000 994,689,000 994,412,000 1,144,142,000 1,143,866,000 1,143,590,000 1,143,314,000 1,143,038,000 1,142,762,000 1,142,486,000 1,142,210,000 1,141,934,000 997,212,000 996,991,000 996,770,000 996,548,000 996,327,000 996,105,000 1,295,862,000 1,295,698,000 1,295,515,000 1,295,284,000 1,295,054,000 1,294,705,000 1,294,494,000                                         628,802,000    478,636,000 478,594,000 478,553,000 479,767,000 479,726,000 479,686,000 479,645,000 481,654,000 416,996,000 417,268,000 417,539,000 287,721,000 287,991,000 288,260,000 206,625,000 
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2024 and december 31, 2023
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2023 and 2022
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2023 and december 31, 2022
                                                                                                  
        real estate not owned
                     8,011,000 8,011,000 8,011,000             36,562,000 38,864,000 38,864,000 38,864,000 39,793,000 9,987,000 9,987,000         4,999,000 4,999,000 4,999,000 48,000 289,000 481,000     233,000 1,025,000  1,398,000 1,398,000  866,000 4,105,000 6,839,000 4,283,000 10,527,000 11,588,000 8,043,000 8,534,000 5,762,000 14,228,000 14,636,000 14,903,000 13,629,000 34,062,000 29,581,000 13,016,000 5,269,000    1,464,000 2,557,000 6,272,000 8,185,000 18,344,000       
        liabilities related to real estate not owned
                     7,210,000 7,210,000 7,210,000             32,676,000 34,978,000 34,978,000 34,978,000 35,768,000 8,489,000 8,489,000         4,299,000 4,299,000 4,299,000 48,000 289,000 346,000     216,000 952,000  1,298,000 1,298,000  866,000 4,027,000 6,238,000 4,030,000 9,200,000 10,052,000 6,869,000 7,239,000 4,833,000 6,367,000 6,465,000 6,836,000 6,388,000 22,575,000 23,201,000 12,016,000 4,269,000    968,000 2,143,000 5,429,000 7,096,000 14,780,000       
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2022 and 2021
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2022 and december 31, 2021
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2021 and 2020
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2021 and december 31, 2020
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2020 and 2019
                                                                                                  
        deferred tax asset
                            28,425,000 26,468,000 25,810,000 25,917,000 25,656,000 25,170,000 25,939,000 26,465,000 36,674,000 36,294,000 35,269,000 35,162,000 56,870,000 55,290,000 53,883,000 53,320,000 57,552,000 58,840,000 58,989,000 59,147,000 66,850,000 65,651,000 64,711,000 64,137,000 65,538,000 68,289,000 69,235,000  80,390,000 77,279,000 74,407,000  7,709,000 7,705,000               31,336,000 148,080,000 147,618,000 139,057,000 110,390,000 61,422,000 28,711,000 28,119,000         1,443,000 1,443,000 1,443,000 1,204,000 3,060,000 2,791,000 
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2020 and december 31, 2019
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2019 and 2018
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2019 and december 31, 2018
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2019 and december 31, 2018
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2018 and 2017
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2018 and december 31, 2017
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2018 and december 31, 2017
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2017 and 2016
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2017 and december 31, 2016
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2016 and 2015
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2016 and december 31, 2015
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2015 and 2014
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2015 and december 31, 2014
                                                                                                  
        investments and securities
                                                    9,857,000 59,944,000 77,698,000 89,687,000 92,846,000 91,988,000 88,901,000 86,074,000 66,549,000 103,753,000 173,955,000 147,429,000 188,996,000 199,215,000 273,944,000 299,345,000 265,571,000 270,666,000 175,723,000 125,699,000                           
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2014 and 2013
                                                                                                  
        assets:
                                                                                                  
        liabilities:
                                                                                                  
        senior, convertible senior notes and other borrowings
                                                    904,629,000 904,771,000 904,913,000                                            
        stockholders’ equity:
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2014 and december 31, 2013
                                                                                                  
        restricted cash
                                                        40,904,000 43,265,000 38,938,000 38,938,000 15,254,000 19,108,000 12,229,000 12,146,000 11,109,000 10,270,000 10,270,000 9,344,000 8,948,000 14,766,000 16,244,000 16,348,000 18,604,000                          
        senior, senior subordinated and convertible notes
                                                       905,055,000    722,797,000                                       
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2013 and 2012
                                                                                                  
        senior, senior subordinated, convertible senior notes and other borrowings
                                                        798,337,000 798,215,000 881,219,000  722,675,000                                      
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                                                                  
        prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                         30,028,000 29,072,000 26,488,000 26,032,000 17,897,000 15,169,000 16,476,000 16,895,000 15,673,000 16,739,000 13,576,000 11,465,000 12,655,000 12,466,000 10,923,000 12,854,000 14,739,000 17,451,000 16,044,000 18,378,000 19,422,000 21,818,000 23,728,000 21,074,000 21,744,000 22,664,000 19,855,000 31,004,000 26,791,000 17,246,000 16,289,000 16,026,000 15,976,000 14,654,000 16,749,000 15,253,000 14,468,000 17,470,000 14,525,000 14,102,000 9,822,000 
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2013 and december 31, 2012
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2012 and 2011
                                                                                                  
        treasury stock
                                                             -188,773,000 -188,773,000 -188,773,000 -188,773,000 -188,773,000 -188,773,000 -188,773,000 -188,773,000 -188,773,000 -188,773,000                            
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                                                                  
        intangibles
                                                             1,411,000 1,565,000 1,571,000 1,516,000 1,807,000 1,841,000 2,143,000 2,511,000 3,101,000 3,428,000 3,590,000 3,942,000 4,350,000 4,745,000 5,023,000 6,622,000 7,137,000 7,706,000 8,181,000 8,099,000 8,049,000 9,091,000 9,492,000 13,055,000 14,075,000 13,689,000 14,029,000 10,516,000 2,278,000 2,569,000        
        senior and senior subordinated notes
                                                             596,054,000 606,567,000 606,409,000 606,252,000 606,095,000 605,937,000 605,780,000 605,623,000 605,466,000 605,051,000 605,009,000 604,968,000 604,926,000 622,421,000 628,968,000 628,926,000 628,885,000 628,843,000  628,760,000 628,719,000 628,677,000                
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2012 and december 31, 2011
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2011 and 2010
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2011 and december 31, 2010
                                                                                                  
        income tax receivable
                                                                     1,691,000 1,853,000 92,509,000    111,508,000    67,424,000                   
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2010 and 2009
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2010 and december 31, 2009
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2009 and 2008
                                                                                                  
        income tax receivables
                                                                        2,125,000 2,146,000 3,811,000  60,415,000 27,175,000 19,781,000                    
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2009 and december 31, 2008
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at march 31, 2009 and december 31, 2008
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at december 31, 2008 and 2007
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at september 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007
                                                                                                  
        preferred stock, par value 0.01. authorized 10,000,000 shares; none issued and outstanding at june 30, 2008 and december 31, 2007
                                                                                                  
        goodwill
                                                                                57,538,000 102,585,000 129,519,000 129,659,000 129,800,000 129,940,000 130,081,000 130,222,000 124,062,000 113,907,000 114,313,000 91,475,000 89,650,000 88,664,000 87,800,000 75,645,000 75,329,000 74,509,000 
        receivables
                                                                                93,573,000 73,201,000 68,777,000 68,725,000 74,104,000 59,664,000 54,637,000 60,745,000 19,424,000 18,186,000 12,512,000 15,974,000 7,776,000 9,014,000 9,638,000 8,716,000 7,961,000 9,560,000 
        deferred tax liability
                                                                                    18,875,000 19,295,000 20,230,000 20,865,000 22,820,000 1,518,000 1,517,000 1,518,000       
        deferred stock compensation
                                                                                                  
        minority interests
                                                                                           200,000       
        cash and equivalents
                                                                                         34,104,000         
        consolidated real estate not owned
                                                                                            21,679,000 28,336,000 32,303,000 18,572,000 34,715,000 31,067,000 
        obligations related to consolidated real estate not owned
                                                                                            17,040,000 21,839,000     
        loans payable
                                                                                            55,400,000 17,000,000 94,000,000 63,500,000 95,550,000 165,250,000 
        minority interest
                                                                                            104,000      
        commitments and contingencies
                                                                                                  
        liabilities related to consolidated real estate not owned
                                                                                              31,480,000 17,653,000 24,638,000 29,357,000 
        minority interest related to consolidated real estate not owned
                                                                                                7,037,000 265,000 
      Cashflow Statements:
      Quarterly
      Annual
        Unit: USD2026-03-31 2025-12-31 2025-09-30 2025-06-30 2025-03-31 2024-12-31 2024-09-30 2024-06-30 2024-03-31 2023-12-31 2023-09-30 2023-06-30 2023-03-31 2022-12-31 2022-09-30 2022-06-30 2022-03-31 2021-12-31 2021-09-30 2021-06-30 2021-03-31 2020-12-31 2020-09-30 2020-06-30 2020-03-31 2019-12-31 2019-09-30 2019-06-30 2019-03-31 2018-12-31 2018-09-30 2018-06-30 2018-03-31 2017-12-31 2017-09-30 2017-06-30 2017-03-31 2016-12-31 2016-09-30 2016-06-30 2016-03-31 2015-12-31 2015-09-30 2015-06-30 2015-03-31 2014-12-31 2014-09-30 2014-06-30 2014-03-31 2013-12-31 2013-09-30 2013-06-30 2013-03-31 2012-12-31 2012-09-30 2012-06-30 2012-03-31 2011-12-31 2011-09-30 2011-06-30 2011-03-31 2010-12-31 2010-09-30 2010-06-30 2010-03-31 2009-12-31 2009-09-30 2009-06-30 2009-03-31 2008-12-31 2008-09-30 2008-06-30 2008-03-31 2007-12-31 2007-09-30 2007-06-30 2007-03-31 2006-12-31 2006-09-30 2006-06-30 2006-03-31 2005-12-31 2005-09-30 2005-06-30 2005-03-31 2004-12-31 2004-09-30 2004-06-30 2004-03-31 2003-12-31 2003-09-30 
                                                                                                   
          cash flows from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          net earnings
        55,309,000 84,031,000 99,297,000 146,879,000 122,806,000 172,649,000 195,966,000 231,555,000 186,016,000 198,851,000 221,760,000 186,836,000 131,301,000 262,365,000 262,489,000 250,084,000 217,254,000 237,460,000 200,752,000 167,389,000 131,843,000 152,527,000 109,118,000 90,678,000 71,152,000 103,614,000 69,809,000 50,828,000 25,412,000 75,485,000 54,135,000 53,838,000 43,874,000 35,553,000 42,550,000 41,580,000 23,572,000 51,807,000 36,887,000 39,878,000 20,969,000 52,897,000 30,308,000 29,133,000 16,400,000 49,208,000 32,577,000 35,079,000 25,377,000 46,089,000 38,191,000 28,143,000 12,041,000            2,660,000        -45,305,000 -128,839,000 -118,552,000 -56,576,000 15,116,000 9,024,000 59,539,000 77,055,000 79,736,000 101,977,000 70,253,000 59,239,000 24,196,000 51,812,000 35,600,000 24,637,000 26,919,000 31,566,000 25,755,000 
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          depreciation and amortization
        5,373,000 6,682,000 5,991,000 6,663,000 5,949,000 6,601,000 6,546,000 6,774,000 6,038,000 7,758,000 6,380,000 5,988,000 5,208,000 7,203,000 5,822,000 5,964,000 5,759,000 6,353,000 6,478,000 6,879,000 6,535,000 8,556,000 7,945,000 7,540,000 7,011,000 8,370,000 7,172,000 6,549,000 5,832,000 7,508,000 6,850,000 6,742,000 5,866,000 4,633,000 4,199,000 4,202,000 3,670,000 4,508,000 3,870,000 4,198,000 3,402,000 3,947,000 3,565,000 3,518,000 3,211,000 3,460,000 2,972,000 2,669,000 2,513,000 2,765,000 2,511,000 2,500,000 2,158,000 2,283,000 2,299,000 1,921,000 1,693,000 1,911,000 1,694,000 1,817,000 1,756,000 1,835,000 2,111,000 2,081,000 1,947,000 2,296,000 2,003,000 2,119,000 2,425,000 5,884,000 3,221,000 3,216,000 3,348,000 4,361,000 4,413,000 4,775,000 4,269,000 8,457,000 5,095,000 5,304,000 4,873,000 4,455,000 4,728,000 4,270,000 3,754,000 4,264,000 3,205,000 3,017,000 2,747,000 2,805,000  
          real estate and land impairments
        2,427,000 8,826,000                                                                                          
          write-off of terminated land deals
        1,373,000                                                                                           
          stock-based compensation
        5,860,000 4,903,000 4,858,000 3,597,000 6,325,000 6,504,000 8,473,000 4,718,000 6,114,000 5,954,000 6,156,000 4,176,000 6,225,000 5,436,000 6,852,000 4,070,000 5,975,000 5,634,000 5,845,000 3,223,000 5,367,000 4,271,000 6,130,000 3,157,000 6,437,000 3,888,000 5,657,000 4,201,000 5,861,000 3,433,000 4,761,000 3,767,000 5,209,000 2,158,000 4,113,000 2,490,000 3,295,000 2,699,000 3,729,000 2,555,000 4,758,000 3,363,000 3,953,000 3,835,000 4,630,000 3,176,000 3,771,000 2,853,000 2,411,000 2,443,000 3,099,000 2,097,000 1,844,000 2,224,000 2,822,000 1,620,000 1,653,000 2,195,000 2,114,000 1,388,000 1,713,000 1,296,000 1,566,000 1,239,000 1,257,000 1,692,000 2,219,000 1,229,000 1,064,000 1,461,000 1,988,000 638,000 1,419,000 2,231,000 2,513,000 1,958,000 2,264,000 2,148,000 2,068,000 4,650,000 2,679,000           
          equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities
        -656,000 -840,000 -969,000 -1,538,000 -626,000 -5,300,000 -1,298,000 -1,655,000 -972,000 -1,720,000 -1,769,000 -1,536,000 -1,346,000 -2,390,000 -1,558,000 -1,209,000 -936,000 -1,779,000 -1,071,000 -1,057,000 -750,000 -1,675,000 -1,130,000 -1,007,000 -684,000 -3,011,000 -3,106,000 -3,654,000 -2,174,000 -5,173,000 -5,182,000 -3,368,000 -2,610,000 -5,434,000 -3,398,000 -4,029,000 -3,098,000 -7,384,000 -4,655,000 -4,368,000 -2,635,000 -4,019,000 -3,731,000 -2,588,000 -2,421,000 -3,505,000 -2,649,000 -2,236,000 -2,032,000  -3,557,000 -3,366,000 -2,632,000  -2,975,000 -2,228,000 -1,423,000  -1,797,000 -1,226,000 -908,000  -1,243,000                             
          distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities
        673,000 411,000 1,616,000 1,528,000 588,000 3,456,000 1,227,000 1,793,000 985,000 1,634,000 1,740,000 1,642,000 1,776,000 2,115,000 1,446,000 1,270,000 1,069,000 1,627,000 1,109,000 1,115,000 1,100,000 1,145,000 958,000 642,000 849,000 2,177,000 2,753,000 4,512,000 3,996,000 4,244,000 5,064,000 3,590,000 3,244,000 4,927,000 3,698,000 3,432,000 3,280,000 5,520,000 4,096,000 3,866,000 3,477,000 3,204,000 3,677,000 2,734,000 3,035,000 2,829,000 2,665,000 2,164,000 3,955,000 2,217,000 3,560,000 3,514,000 3,722,000 3,530,000 3,123,000 1,743,000 1,252,000 1,888,000 1,955,000 1,466,000 1,188,000 2,027,000 1,880,000 2,016,000 1,340,000 2,945,000 1,436,000 1,550,000 2,355,000 2,325,000 2,363,000 2,094,000 3,267,000 3,700,000 3,461,000 3,815,000 4,953,000 3,168,000 6,122,000 4,570,000 3,266,000 6,132,000          
          other
        2,074,000 -17,520,000 11,025,000 5,905,000 1,922,000 -633,000 10,396,000 3,696,000 1,001,000 2,707,000 -740,000 1,220,000 928,000 -291,000 11,755,000 -809,000 208,000 174,000 -5,351,000 -385,000 2,651,000 12,525,000 -667,000 2,384,000 164,000 5,371,000 -403,000 2,478,000 1,827,000 13,650,000 -210,000 106,000 2,301,000 4,584,000 1,255,000 28,000 -18,000 4,597,000 1,680,000 2,214,000 1,048,000 10,284,000 822,000 914,000 -490,000 1,788,000 4,406,000 2,112,000 1,843,000 13,526,000 -2,684,000 390,000 3,632,000                                       
          changes in assets and liabilities:
                                                                                                   
          decrease in real estate
        34,049,000       -257,120,000 -193,431,000   11,951,000 2,999,000     -137,324,000 -340,998,000   -49,169,000 -575,000                                       1,973,000 -31,089,000 10,126,000 -49,920,000 10,864,000 -16,608,000 27,030,000 77,167,000 108,553,000 12,520,000 10,890,000 63,796,000                   
          decrease in deposits on real estate under option or contract
        7,389,000       -34,127,000 -11,449,000 -19,113,000 -22,518,000 -5,395,000 10,886,000 10,287,000        3,433,000 -15,135,000 5,491,000 -3,266,000 -5,320,000 677,000 -1,487,000 6,583,000 2,364,000 -1,013,000 3,687,000 7,406,000 7,722,000 4,325,000 3,776,000 5,532,000 5,497,000 391,000 495,000 -4,046,000 3,597,000 -885,000 -163,000 3,767,000    -3,071,000 -16,549,000 -13,064,000 -10,391,000 3,030,000 -1,368,000 1,768,000 325,000 99,000     -16,000 1,788,000 -1,764,000 -1,062,000 3,044,000 1,255,000 5,195,000 681,000 7,033,000 2,052,000 4,211,000 2,349,000    11,852,000    3,916,000           
          decrease in other receivables, prepaids and other assets
        29,018,000  -34,576,000 -5,628,000 -37,636,000  -16,930,000 -29,532,000 53,769,000          -15,221,000 -29,272,000 -7,118,000  1,464,000 -4,088,000 7,557,000  -3,080,000 1,626,000 -1,654,000  52,000 -3,792,000 5,426,000                                                           
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued and other liabilities
        -43,274,000                                                                                           
          increase in home sale deposits
        1,694,000   -6,701,000 -2,863,000  -7,247,000 -3,416,000 6,191,000 -11,528,000 -1,646,000 1,887,000 9,931,000 -19,806,000 -3,053,000 12,542,000 5,668,000 2,608,000 6,044,000 2,985,000 5,899,000 -435,000 2,262,000 -2,855,000 1,856,000 -7,198,000 -805,000 3,078,000 535,000 -5,523,000 -2,971,000 3,369,000 -298,000 -5,387,000 3,249,000 3,400,000 4,449,000 -8,640,000 -2,658,000 -2,993,000 6,442,000 -3,390,000 859,000 5,957,000 3,392,000 -4,156,000 3,478,000 3,698,000 1,839,000 -6,187,000 2,395,000 7,822,000 5,367,000 -1,650,000 1,281,000 1,506,000 2,382,000 -1,175,000 2,433,000 -859,000 1,562,000 -942,000   920,000 -2,140,000 1,080,000               -3,585,000 10,301,000 9,135,000 6,103,000 -3,829,000 6,914,000 9,744,000 3,269,000 -3,596,000  
          net cash from operating activities
        101,309,000 243,673,000 -96,510,000 13,701,000 -42,576,000 -99,563,000 -91,996,000 -117,947,000 81,930,000 -104,520,000 104,207,000 231,413,000 124,472,000 575,079,000 37,018,000 -219,015,000 12,188,000 96,614,000 -105,234,000 -129,526,000 -13,946,000 157,278,000 135,637,000 193,532,000 43,913,000 179,460,000 54,011,000 81,095,000 32,254,000 188,548,000 84,107,000 6,874,000 -17,329,000 87,294,000 -43,678,000 -45,982,000 -84,766,000 44,943,000 -37,726,000 -28,802,000 -81,817,000 49,911,000 23,702,000 -38,757,000 -38,191,000 24,905,000 -61,503,000 -42,983,000 -131,667,000 -46,750,000 -20,005,000 -19,402,000 -119,000 -88,235,000 -27,345,000 -49,545,000 -55,362,000 -22,923,000 -18,478,000 -8,172,000 -24,563,000 -5,612,000 -20,682,000 14,908,000 43,937,000  -20,820,000 39,635,000 138,619,000  4,396,000 20,633,000 81,123,000                8,662,000   
          capital expenditures
        -4,308,000 -5,577,000 -7,786,000 -6,767,000 -5,592,000 -7,484,000 -8,016,000 -6,900,000 -6,258,000 -6,971,000 -10,087,000 -12,235,000 -8,899,000 -7,434,000 -6,685,000 -6,429,000 -6,423,000 -7,754,000 -6,940,000 -5,977,000 -4,993,000 -5,161,000 -4,428,000 -5,012,000 -5,331,000 -6,009,000 -6,244,000 -6,892,000 -5,240,000 -9,661,000 -8,028,000 -9,343,000 -6,383,000 -6,058,000 -3,716,000 -5,084,000 -3,238,000 -4,406,000 -4,686,000 -3,630,000 -3,940,000 -3,758,000 -4,505,000 -3,240,000 -4,589,000 -4,421,000 -4,503,000 -4,869,000 -6,995,000 -6,066,000 -3,930,000 -3,083,000 -2,704,000 -3,724,000 -2,756,000 -2,047,000 -2,336,000 -1,653,000 -1,468,000 -2,530,000 -1,431,000 -1,350,000 -1,153,000 -1,931,000 -1,955,000                    
          free cash flows
        97,001,000 238,096,000 -104,296,000 6,934,000 -48,168,000 -107,047,000 -100,012,000 -124,847,000 75,672,000 -111,491,000 94,120,000 219,178,000 115,573,000 567,645,000 30,333,000 -225,444,000 5,765,000 88,860,000 -112,174,000 -135,503,000 -18,939,000 152,117,000 131,209,000 188,520,000 38,582,000 173,451,000 47,767,000 74,203,000 27,014,000 178,887,000 76,079,000 -2,469,000 -23,712,000 81,236,000 -47,394,000 -51,066,000 -88,004,000 40,537,000 -42,412,000 -32,432,000 -85,757,000 46,153,000 19,197,000 -41,997,000 -42,780,000 20,484,000 -66,006,000 -47,852,000 -138,662,000 -52,816,000 -23,935,000 -22,485,000 -2,823,000 -91,959,000 -30,101,000 -51,592,000 -57,698,000 -24,576,000 -19,946,000 -10,702,000 -25,994,000 -6,962,000 -21,835,000 12,977,000 41,982,000  -20,820,000 39,635,000 138,619,000  4,396,000 20,633,000 81,123,000                8,662,000   
          cash flows from investing activities:
                                                                                                   
          investments in unconsolidated entities
        -3,517,000 -11,648,000 -11,703,000 -3,527,000 -5,850,000 -8,103,000 -3,831,000 -5,025,000 -1,586,000 -2,132,000 -2,582,000   -122,000 -21,000   -1,707,000 -1,000 -1,000 -1,000 -2,000 -1,000 -1,000 -2,000 -1,110,000 -257,000 -134,000   -266,000 4,000 -398,000 -10,000 -7,002,000 -83,000 -96,000 -63,000 -181,000 -18,000 -178,000 -104,000 -270,000 -12,000     -88,000 -28,000 -1,000 -1,000 -275,000 -130,000 -275,000 -1,000 -288,000 -138,000 -488,000 -113,000 -338,000 -95,000                           
          purchases of property and equipment
        -4,308,000 -5,577,000 -7,786,000 -6,767,000 -5,592,000 -7,484,000 -8,016,000 -6,900,000 -6,258,000 -6,971,000 -10,087,000 -12,235,000 -8,899,000 -7,434,000 -6,685,000 -6,429,000 -6,423,000 -7,754,000 -6,940,000 -5,977,000 -4,993,000 -5,161,000 -4,428,000 -5,012,000 -5,331,000 -6,009,000 -6,244,000 -6,892,000 -5,240,000 -9,661,000 -8,028,000 -9,343,000 -6,383,000 -6,058,000 -3,716,000 -5,084,000 -3,238,000 -4,406,000 -4,686,000 -3,630,000 -3,940,000 -3,758,000 -4,505,000 -3,240,000 -4,589,000 -4,421,000 -4,503,000 -4,869,000 -6,995,000 -6,066,000 -3,930,000 -3,083,000 -2,704,000 -3,724,000 -2,756,000 -2,047,000 -2,336,000 -1,653,000 -1,468,000 -2,530,000 -1,431,000 -1,350,000 -1,153,000 -1,931,000 -1,955,000                           
          proceeds from sales of property and equipment
        94,000 67,000 58,000 97,000 29,000 83,000 49,000 51,000 79,000 89,000 106,000 100,000 128,000 153,000 81,000 69,000 178,000 147,000 112,000 208,000 84,000 175,000 269,000 163,000 96,000 192,000 75,000 118,000 74,000 -8,000 15,000 62,000 30,000 105,000 165,000 37,000 49,000 56,000 57,000 52,000 35,000 -6,000 30,000 18,000 44,000 89,000 27,000     -1,000 33,000 33,000 106,000 14,000 350,000 14,000 33,000 4,000 3,000 56,000 15,000 19,000 31,000 23,000 14,000 69,000 45,000 69,000 599,000 70,000 35,000 89,000 372,000 148,000 212,000 74,000 794,000 204,000 8,000 4,000 42,000 389,000 57,000       
          net cash from investing activities
        -7,731,000 -16,658,000 -19,431,000 -10,197,000 -11,413,000 -12,637,000 -11,798,000 -11,874,000 -7,765,000 -8,920,000 -12,563,000 -13,412,000 -8,728,000 -7,403,000 -6,625,000 -12,013,000 -6,245,000 -9,314,000 -6,828,000 -5,769,000 -4,910,000 -4,987,000 -4,160,000 -4,851,000 -4,236,000 -1,518,000 -6,169,000 474,000 -6,276,000 -9,926,000 -7,550,000 -9,698,000 -6,353,000 -6,131,000 -3,547,000 -4,195,000 -3,199,000 -7,752,000 -4,712,000 -3,674,000 -3,968,000 -3,945,000 -4,493,000 -3,400,000 -4,649,000 4,362,000 -85,052,000 12,750,000 5,073,000 37,854,000 -20,785,000 -10,586,000 -5,452,000 -46,900,000 38,431,000 61,015,000 -28,702,000 38,649,000 7,981,000 71,952,000 22,600,000 -36,051,000 9,174,000 -95,715,000 -51,923,000                           
          cash flows from financing activities:
                                                                                                   
          repayment of loans payable and other borrowings
        -33,000 -1,483,000 -309,000 -9,063,000 -2,150,000 -1,083,000 -405,000 -523,000 -6,922,000 -182,000 -407,000 -2,041,000 -168,000 -5,502,000 -3,153,000 -7,220,000 -4,580,000 -7,281,000 -550,000 -3,811,000 -1,947,000 -7,870,000 -6,120,000 -1,380,000 -1,009,000 -590,000 -457,000 -1,641,000 -988,000 -2,271,000 -10,985,000 -302,000 -2,197,000 -479,000 -4,766,000 -2,677,000 -3,048,000 -2,988,000 -2,804,000 -11,589,000 -3,893,000 -19,182,000 -833,000 -194,000 -3,017,000                                               
          proceeds from issuance of senior notes
           497,195,000                       206,000,000             106,699,000 175,000,000                            -1,000 -4,414,000 348,250,000 88,000   115,000 81,635,000 
          payment of debt issuance costs
         -33,000 -5,073,000 250,000 -29,000                     117,000 -3,315,000 -105,000 12,000                                                         
          proceeds from liabilities related to consolidated real estate not owned
        59,947,000                                                                                           
          dividends paid
        -32,017,000 -29,313,000 -30,275,000 -30,597,000 -30,887,000 -26,971,000 -27,135,000 -27,245,000 -27,239,000 -9,839,000 -9,841,000 -9,927,000 -9,927,000                                                                               
          repurchase of shares
        -130,000,000 -149,999,000 -55,001,000 -45,000,000 -44,999,000 -40,000,000 -29,999,000 -55,933,000 -4,067,000 -45,000,000 -10,000,000 -10,000,000 -99,303,000 -23,975,000 -9,471,000 -19,161,000 -8,385,000 -8,779,000 -60,813,000 -7,078,000 -8,957,000 -70,647,000                                                              
          net cash from financing activities
        -102,103,000 -180,795,000 -85,585,000 -84,693,000 414,086,000 -67,804,000 -57,568,000 217,444,000 -90,094,000 -14,088,000 -206,132,000 -11,968,000 -20,095,000 -5,502,000 -3,153,000 -17,220,000 -103,883,000 -31,256,000 -10,021,000 103,236,000 -10,332,000 -16,649,000 -6,120,000 -501,380,000 438,178,000 -313,288,000 -457,000 -1,641,000 -9,945,000 -72,918,000 -40,221,000 -302,000 25,488,000 -25,584,000 -54,347,000 181,227,000 41,952,000 -13,404,000 22,182,000 -11,528,000 -4,248,000 -19,167,000 -821,000 169,933,000 28,752,000 -10,039,000 30,000 -93,000 113,414,000 105,448,000 355,000 -77,014,000 160,135,000 543,000 212,137,000 -20,247,000 1,055,000 782,000 33,000 280,000 1,518,000 292,000 163,000 -5,204,000 1,335,000 490,000 1,630,000   3,000 122,000    -19,385,000 95,766,000 77,087,000    16,623,000 -78,769,000    -24,641,000 23,574,000 34,127,000 31,650,000 -30,661,000  
          net increase in cash and cash equivalents
        -8,525,000 46,220,000 -201,526,000 -81,189,000 360,097,000 -180,004,000 -161,362,000 87,623,000 -15,929,000 -127,528,000 -114,488,000 206,033,000 95,649,000     56,044,000 -122,083,000 -32,059,000 -29,188,000 135,642,000 125,357,000 -312,699,000 477,855,000 -135,346,000 47,385,000 79,928,000 16,033,000 105,704,000 36,336,000 -3,126,000 1,806,000     23,787,000 -20,256,000   26,799,000 18,388,000   19,228,000 -146,525,000 -30,326,000 -13,180,000 96,552,000 -40,435,000 -107,002,000 154,564,000 -134,592,000 223,223,000   16,508,000 -10,464,000   -41,371,000 -11,345,000 -86,011,000 -6,651,000 -97,620,000 -38,359,000 40,911,000 138,476,000 86,896,000 3,874,000               28,536,000 7,605,000 45,000 6,891,000  -19,645,000 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period
        775,157,000  651,555,000  921,227,000  861,561,000  618,335,000  745,621,000  319,466,000  311,466,000  170,746,000  131,702,000  262,208,000  103,333,000                                        47,876,000    4,799,000   
          cash and cash equivalents, end of period
        766,632,000  -201,526,000 -81,189,000 1,011,652,000  -161,362,000 87,623,000 905,298,000  -114,488,000 206,033,000 957,210,000  27,240,000 -248,248,000 520,395,000  -122,083,000 -32,059,000 716,433,000  125,357,000 -312,699,000 797,321,000  47,385,000 79,928,000 327,499,000  36,336,000 -3,126,000 172,552,000  -101,572,000 131,050,000 85,689,000  -20,256,000 -44,004,000 172,175,000  18,388,000 127,776,000 89,245,000                                        44,828,000    11,690,000   
          loss on early extinguishment of debt
                                                     3,096,000 700,000                                      
          increase in real estate
         139,172,000 -188,607,000 -163,796,000 -60,821,000 -255,419,000    -219,865,000    365,584,000 -260,656,000 -445,565,000 -283,885,000    -193,395,000    -45,207,000    -1,753,000 142,390,000 -6,007,000 -68,077,000 -87,732,000 34,592,000 -124,685,000 -122,162,000 -89,222,000 7,064,000 -124,509,000 -77,946,000 -116,035,000 -10,887,000 -54,070,000 -85,544,000 -58,906,000 12,274,000 -115,984,000 -100,077,000 -134,807,000 -60,276,000 -107,676,000 -75,116,000 -38,876,000 -108,676,000 -49,847,000 -87,940,000 -52,722,000  -22,645,000 -18,908,000 -19,232,000                               
          increase in deposits on real estate under option or contract
         3,302,000 21,405,000 31,764,000 -62,179,000           -4,535,000 -2,753,000    -4,821,000                          -19,566,000            -1,508,000 -1,524,000 -29,000                               
          decrease in receivables, prepaids and other assets
                                                                                                   
          increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
         -47,044,000   -16,041,000 -63,320,000   27,668,000 -14,476,000 64,839,000 3,933,000 -31,687,000 -41,651,000 5,215,000 -2,506,000 115,927,000 8,857,000 40,769,000 -12,211,000 38,743,000 28,903,000 25,267,000   -41,978,000 91,071,000   -48,445,000 28,628,000   -13,173,000 26,795,000 10,567,000 -16,064,000 -17,829,000 48,262,000 12,489,000 455,000 -8,066,000 34,953,000   -19,813,000 31,211,000 18,987,000 -15,697,000 -20,258,000 58,147,000 34,044,000 14,671,000 -1,819,000 10,270,000   -1,252,000 6,270,000                       81,175,000    16,410,000    12,098,000  
          decrease in home sale deposits
         -207,000                                                                                          
          distributions of capital from unconsolidated entities
                 94,000 43,000         1,000,000 4,300,000      88,000                 74,000 1,000    1,000   80,000 136,000 16,000 217,000 44,000 -600,000 1,709,000 -3,000 464,000 29,000 1,833,000 -1,435,000 16,700,000 14,154,000 2,056,000 3,396,000 206,000 1,018,000 14,339,000 8,303,000          
          maturities/sales of investments and securities
         1,000,000       -1,181,000 2,213,000 98,000 131,000 2,566,000 1,857,000 549,000 83,000 79,000 109,000 566,000 116,000 47,000 1,018,000 105,000 39,000 32,000 1,226,000 101,000 645,000                                                   
          payments to purchase investments and securities
         -1,000,000       1,181,000 -2,213,000 -98,000 -131,000 -2,566,000 -1,857,000 -549,000 -83,000 -79,000 -109,000 -566,000 -116,000 -47,000 -1,018,000 -105,000 -39,000 -32,000 -1,226,000 -101,000 -645,000     -116,000 -83,000 -100,000 -35,514,000 -26,947,000 -62,734,000 -30,112,000 -46,826,000 -27,025,000 -33,296,000 1,000 -76,503,000 17,495,000 -84,745,000 -69,243,000 -59,908,000                               
          repayment of senior notes
                                   -175,000,000                                                           
          proceeds from issuance of senior and convertible senior notes
                                                                                                  
          purchase of capped calls related to issuance of convertible senior notes
                                                                                                 
          cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year
                                                                                                   
          cash and cash equivalents, end of year
                                                                                                   
          decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                -1,956,000    -12,211,000    -15,000            -3,179,000            -5,210,000    -3,484,000    -3,438,000                           
          proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes
                                                                                                 
          increase in receivables, prepaids and other assets
                                                -168,000 -1,016,000 4,279,000 -4,651,000 -5,695,000                                               
          increase in other receivables, prepaids and other assets
                    -11,749,000  1,242,000 -38,321,000 -52,098,000                  -5,779,000 10,734,000 -20,162,000  -4,833,000                                                     
          net decrease in cash and cash equivalents
                      27,240,000 -248,248,000 -97,940,000                    -46,013,000    -90,033,000    -14,088,000            -83,009,000    -445,000                               
          proceeds from credit facility
                                500,000,000            45,000,000 -10,000,000       27,000,000                                               
          deferred tax asset revaluation
                                                                                                   
          repayment of senior notes and senior convertible notes
                                                                                                 
          (repayment of)/proceeds from credit facility
                                                                                                   
          (increase) in real estate
                                                                                                   
          excess income tax benefit from stock-based awards
                                             -416,000 -14,000 -10,000 -516,000 -3,000 -28,000 -77,000 -1,935,000 -100,000 -3,000     -1,223,000 -464,000                     25,000 321,000               
          excess income tax provision from stock-based awards
                                             416,000 14,000 10,000 516,000                                                   
          proceeds from stock option exercises
                                             71,000 161,000 5,000 42,000 5,000 2,834,000 308,000 27,000     7,838,000 3,078,000 367,000 2,678,000 167,000 1,055,000 782,000 33,000 280,000 1,518,000 292,000 261,000 174,000 1,335,000 490,000 1,630,000   14,000 122,000 16,000 767,000 33,000 469,000 1,390,000 622,000 2,475,000 7,982,000 2,456,000 842,000 1,360,000 3,291,000 1,498,000 1,250,000 739,000 980,000 1,150,000 1,275,000 437,000 
          repayment of credit facility
                                                                                                   
          repurchase/redemption of convertible senior notes
                                                                                                   
          repurchase of convertible senior notes
                                          -74,593,000                                                         
          cash paid for acquisitions
                                                        -245,000                                          
          debt issuance costs
                                                 7,000 -58,000         -260,000 -1,143,000 188,000 -4,166,000       -98,000                             
          proceeds from issuance of common stock
                                                     -12,000 110,432,000                                           
          deferred tax asset valuation benefit
                                                          -1,557,000    -4,000                                     
          decrease in restricted cash
                                                                 -1,037,000 -839,000 -926,000 -396,000 5,818,000 1,478,000 104,000                           
          repayment of senior subordinated notes
                                                         -85,558,000 -17,264,000                                       
          non-controlling interest acquisition
                                                                                                   
          maturities of investments and securities
                                                     9,015,000 50,196,000 17,855,000 47,533,000 30,112,000 61,876,000 27,025,000 43,999,000  70,500,000 70,201,000 50,000,000  95,000,000 144,000,000 85,000,000                               
          increase in receivables and prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                      -4,381,000 -1,123,000 -13,998,000                                           
          increase in restricted cash
                                                              3,854,000 -6,879,000 -83,000                                   
          cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period
                                                      274,136,000  170,457,000  173,612,000  103,953,000  249,331,000  205,923,000  27,677,000  56,710,000  65,812,000         
          cash and cash equivalents at end of period
                                                      -146,525,000 -30,326,000 260,956,000  -40,435,000 -107,002,000 325,021,000  223,223,000 -8,777,000 90,603,000  -10,464,000 64,060,000 103,508,000  -11,345,000 -86,011,000 242,680,000  -38,359,000 40,911,000 344,399,000  3,874,000 89,013,000 26,140,000  -6,381,000 12,759,000 38,919,000  27,971,000 5,803,000 41,662,000      7,605,000    -19,645,000 
          real estate-related impairments
                                                                               35,142,000 44,349,000                   
          equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities
                                                                                                   
          deferred tax asset valuation reversal
                                                                                                   
          decrease in receivables and prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                           -7,855,000 -5,312,000   403,000 1,355,000 5,044,000 -4,759,000 4,502,000 -1,540,000 -2,164,000 17,750,000 -11,606,000 90,494,000 19,378,000 1,513,000 5,658,000 2,405,000  -24,482,000 -1,601,000 53,300,000    63,000    7,712,000           
          net income
                                                             95,128,000 6,784,000   -11,774,000 -3,235,000 562,000 -6,659,000 -895,000 1,219,000                             
          adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          other assets-related impairments
                                                                                                   
          loss on early extinguishment of senior subordinated debt
                                                                                                   
          other operating expenses
                                                             -32,000 357,000 26,000 20,000 138,000 -47,000 12,000 406,000 229,000 622,000                             
          proceeds from sales and maturities of investment securities
                                                                     149,970,000 49,992,000                             
          proceeds from issuance of senior and senior subordinated notes
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from sale of common stock
                                                                                         10,000 5,000 69,694,000       
          real-estate-related impairments
                                                              417,000 863,000 293,000  1,047,000 590,000 664,000  680,000                             
          repayments of senior notes
                                                                                                 
          proceeds from issuance of senior and senior convertible notes
                                                                                                   
          net loss
                                                                -4,754,000         43,286,000 -17,785,000 -73,602,000 -18,355,000  -144,013,000                     
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash from operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          loss on early extinguishment of debt, net of transaction costs
                                                                                                  
          goodwill and tangible asset impairments
                                                                                                   
          decrease in deferred taxes
                                                                                                   
          deferred tax asset valuation allowance
                                                                             12,338,000                      
          equity in losses of unconsolidated entities
                                                                                                   
          (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                                                   
          net repayments under credit facility
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from issuance of common stock, net of transaction fees
                                                                             -3,000                     
          purchase of treasury stock
                                                                                                   
          purchase of investment securities
                                                                      -45,521,000                             
          real estate related impairments
                                                                        542,000   66,380,000 10,468,000      146,145,000                 
          gain on early extinguishment of senior subordinated debt, net of transaction costs
                                                                                                   
          equity in losses from unconsolidated entities
                                                                        -803,000      -1,322,000 2,089,000 13,529,000                   
          increase in investment and securities
                                                                        -50,024,000                           
          tender offer stock compensation expense
                                                                                                   
          gain on early extinguishment of senior subordinated debt
                                                                                                   
          net cash from by operating activities
                                                                                                   
          payments for stock option tender offer
                                                                                                   
          decrease in income tax receivables
                                                                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash provided by operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          increase in deferred taxes
                                                                                                   
          decrease in income tax receivable
                                                                           107,660,000                       
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions:
                                                                                                   
          (increase) in receivables and prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                                                   
          (decrease) in home sale deposits
                                                                                                   
          net (repayments)/borrowings under credit facility
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from loans payable and other borrowings
                                                                                     -367,000 359,000 -967,645,000 968,500,000 1,033,462,000 900,100,000 763,000,000 587,600,000       
          payments for repurchase of senior notes
                                                                                                   
          goodwill-related impairments
                                                                                 57,538,000 45,000,000                 
          net (repayments)/borrowing under credit facility
                                                                                                   
          repayments of loan payable and other borrowings
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from issuance of senior subordinated notes
                                                                                  150,000,000               
          net borrowings/(repayments) under credit facility
                                                                                                   
          repayments of loans payable and other borrowings
                                                                                                   
          net cash (used in)/provided by financing activities
                                                                                                   
          write-off of senior note issuance cost
                                                                                                 
          income tax benefit from stock option exercises
                                                                                                   
          decrease (increase) in real estate
                                                                                                   
          decrease (increase) in deposits on real estate under option or contract
                                                                                                   
          (decrease) increase in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                                                   
          (decrease) increase in home sale deposits
                                                                                                   
          net cash (used in) provided by operating activities
                                                                                                   
          cash paid for earn-out agreements
                                                                                                   
          net cash provided by financing activities
                                                                                           36,235,000 124,055,000       
          net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                   
          loss from earnings from unconsolidated entities
                                                                                                   
          net borrowings under line of credit agreement
                                                                                  -17,000,000    71,400,000             
          payments of senior notes
                                                                                                   
          equity in earnings from unconsolidated entities, includes 1,120 of impairments to joint venture investments in 2007
                                                                                                   
          senior subordinated notes issuance costs
                                                                                                   
          adjustments to reconcile net earnings to net cash used in operating activities:
                                                                                                   
          write-off of deposits and land acquisition costs
                                                                                    17,037,000  8,938,000             
          net borrowings (payments) under line of credit agreement
                                                                                                   
          inventory impairments and land option deposit and land pre-acquisition cost write-offs
                                                                                                   
          increase (decrease) in deferred taxes
                                                                                                   
          increase (decrease) in accounts payable and accrued liabilities
                                                                                                   
          increase (decrease) in home sale deposits
                                                                                                   
          increase in deferred tax liability
                                                                                                   
          excess tax benefit from stock-based compensation
                                                                                      1,069,000 5,147,000 4,974,000           
          tax benefit from stock option exercises
                                                                                         654,000 1,643,000 5,525,000 2,643,000 1,271,000 801,000 900,000   
          purchases of treasury stock
                                                                                                   
          net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents
                                                                                                   
          decrease in deferred tax liability
                                                                                                   
          increase in deferred tax asset
                                                                                                   
          distributions of income from unconsolidated entities
                                                                                                   
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition:
                                                                                                   
          cash paid for earnout agreements
                                                                                                   
          net increase in cash and equivalents
                                                                                                   
          cash and equivalents at beginning of period
                                                                                                   
          cash and equivalents at end of period
                                                                                                   
          see supplemental disclosures of cash flow information at note 10.
                                                                                                   
          see accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements
                                                                                                   
          write-off of senior note issuance costs
                                                                                            4,942,000       
          net increase in liabilities over assets not owned
                                                                                                96,000   
          decrease (increase) in receivables and prepaid expenses and other assets
                                                                                            5,441,000       
          distributions from unconsolidated entities
                                                                                            1,932,000 -4,447,000 6,170,000 1,059,000 916,000   
          senior note issuance costs
                                                                                                   
          deferred income taxes
                                                                                                   
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions in 2004 and 2002:
                                                                                                   
          deferred tax asset
                                                                                                   
          net increase in assets not owned
                                                                                                   
          cash paid for acquisition
                                                                                                   
          increase in goodwill
                                                                                                   
          proceeds from loans payable
                                                                                              581,279,000 301,800,000 466,800,000 521,200,000 345,800,000 
          repayments of loans payable
                                                                                                   
          deferred income tax provision
                                                                                                   
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisition in 2004:
                                                                                                   
          decrease in deferred tax asset
                                                                                                   
          changes in assets and liabilities, net of effect of acquisitions in 2002 and 2001:
                                                                                                   
          changes in operating assets and liabilities, excluding the effects of 2002 acquisitions:
                                                                                                   
          investments in and distributions from unconsolidated entities
                                                                                                   
          supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:
                                                                                                   
          cash paid during the period for:
                                                                                                   
          interest
                                                                                                   
          income taxes
                                                                                                   
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash flow activity:
                                                                                                   
          increase in consolidated real estate not owned
                                                                                                  -61,297,000 
          supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity: