Reporting Segments (Schedule of Total Revenue and Pretax Income (loss) by Segment) (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022	Jun. 30, 2023	Jun. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 844,191	$ 1,166,142	$ 1,597,181	$ 2,182,492
Total income before income tax expense	68,748	213,648	112,757	402,424
West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	139,292	293,839	268,373	556,548
Total income before income tax expense	14,966	77,945	22,939	149,187
Mountain [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	230,103	283,002	476,378	564,362
Total income before income tax expense	24,689	51,500	52,497	108,503
Texas [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	126,618	153,389	216,150	291,953
Total income before income tax expense	11,452	30,664	15,125	53,500
Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	117,320	180,556	204,446	330,157
Total income before income tax expense	17,992	38,782	29,958	69,647
Century Complete [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	206,581	232,559	391,702	390,370
Total income before income tax expense	16,348	34,797	30,298	57,219
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenue	24,277	22,797	40,132	49,102
Total income before income tax expense	12,507	8,611	17,581	19,762
Corporate [Member] | Operating Segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total income before income tax expense	$ (29,206)	$ (28,651)	$ (55,641)	$ (55,394)