Consolidated Statements of Operations - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2023	Dec. 31, 2022	Dec. 31, 2021
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 3,692,185	$ 4,505,916	$ 4,216,314
Selling, general and administrative	(447,311)	(430,742)	(389,610)
Loss on debt extinguishment			(14,458)
Inventory impairment	(1,877)	(10,149)	(41)
Other expense	(2,924)	(17,856)	(3,142)
Income before income tax expense	350,830	676,900	641,122
Income tax expense	(91,606)	(151,774)	(142,618)
Net income	$ 259,224	$ 525,126	$ 498,504
Earnings per share:
Basic	$ 8.12	$ 16.12	$ 14.79
Diluted	$ 8.05	$ 15.92	$ 14.47
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	31,918,942	32,578,967	33,706,782
Diluted	32,209,359	32,977,935	34,444,918
Homebuilding [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	$ 3,611,962	$ 4,410,483	$ 4,092,576
Cost of revenues	(2,840,583)	(3,315,994)	(3,095,363)
Home Sales [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	3,604,434	4,393,786	4,032,969
Cost of revenues	(2,838,436)	(3,305,366)	(3,056,048)
Land Sales And Other [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	7,528	16,697	59,607
Cost of revenues	(2,147)	(10,628)	(39,315)
Financial Services [Member]
Revenues
Total revenues	80,223	95,433	123,738
Cost of revenues	$ (48,660)	$ (54,275)	$ (72,578)