Interest Activity (Interest Activity) (Details) (USD $) In Thousands	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2010
Interest Activity
Corporate and homebuilding segments	$ 18,084	$ 18,158	$ 36,270	$ 35,089
Financial Services and Other	60	127	123	206
Total interest incurred	18,144	18,285	36,393	35,295
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	43,762	31,773	38,446	28,339
Interest capitalized	10,750	8,849	20,269	15,485
Previously capitalized interest included in home cost of sales	(5,454)	(8,202)	(9,657)	(11,404)
Interest capitalized, end of period	49,058	32,420	49,058	32,420
Interest Expense on Senior Notes	$ 7,394	$ 9,436	$ 16,124	$ 19,810

Total interest costs incurred by the Company's corporate and homebuilding segments during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings.

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Total interest costs incurred by the Company's financial services and other segment during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings.

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Total interest costs incurred during the period and either capitalized or charged against earnings.

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Represents the portion of interest incurred in the period on debt arrangements that was charged against earnings.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest costs that were capitalized to properties under development during the land development and construction period of a project, and which are included in inventory.

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The amount of interest costs that had been capitalized to inventory which were charged to cost of sales during the period.

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The amount of interest capitalized to an operative builder's inventory during the period.

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