Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Summary Of Significant Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Concentration Of Credit Risk

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Wells Fargo Funding, Inc.		52%		44%		45%
Bank of America, N.A.		17%		38%		34%
JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A.		29%		16%		18%

Schedule Of Asset Impairment Charges

	Year Ended December 31,
Land and Land Under Development	2011		2010		2009
West	$	7,270	$	14,808	$	9,576
Mountain		1,850		555		8,913
East		285		421		1,600
Other Homebuilding		1,519		121		610
Subtotal		10,924		15,905		20,699
Housing Completed or Under Construction
West		1,499		3,163		5,379
Mountain		449		964		1,646
East		-		569		875
Other Homebuilding		93		594		537
Subtotal		2,041		5,290		8,437
Other asset impairments		1,936		452		1,850
Total	$	14,901	$	21,647	$	30,986

Schedule Of Cost And Carrying Value Of Property And Equipment

December 31, 2011	Cost		Accumulated Depreciation		Carrying Value
Airplane	$	28,997	$	5,506	$	23,491
Computer software and equipment		19,719		8,586		11,133
Leasehold improvements		6,902		5,483		1,419
Other		1,936		1,691		245
Total	$	57,554	$	21,266	$	36,288
December 31, 2010
Airplane	$	28,997	$	4,957	$	24,040
Computer software and equipment		18,483		4,109		14,374
Leasehold improvements		8,025		5,889		2,136
Other		2,320		2,044		276
Total	$	57,825	$	16,999	$	40,826

Information Relating To Prepaid Expenses And Other Assets

	December 31,
	2011		2010
Deferred marketing costs	$	20,786	$	22,736
Land option deposits		6,952		11,606
Related party assets		6,663		7,393
Goodwill		6,308		-
Prepaid expenses		4,454		5,935
Deferred debt issue costs, net		3,235		5,021
Other		3,012		4,533
IRS Deposit		-		35,562
Total	$	51,410	$	92,786

Warranty Reserves

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Balance at beginning of period	$	34,704		$	59,022		$	89,318
Expense provisions		4,224			5,320			7,188
Cash payments		(7,925	)		(8,793	)		(9,701	)
Adjustments		(5,478	)		(20,845	)		(27,783	)
Balance at end of period	$	25,525		$	34,704		$	59,022

Insurance Reserve Activity

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011			2010			2009
Balance at beginning of period	$	52,901		$	51,606		$	59,171
Expense provisions		2,305			3,602			3,771
Cash payments		(7,545	)		(6,451	)		(6,213	)
Adjustments		2,798			4,144			(5,123	)
Balance at end of period	$	50,459		$	52,901		$	51,606

Basic And Diluted Loss Per Share

	Year Ended December 31,
	2011		2010		2009
Basic and Diluted (Loss) Earnings Per Common Share
Net (loss) income	$	(98,390)	$	(64,770)	$	24,679
Less: distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(711)		(523)		(393)
Net (loss) income attributable to common stockholders	$	(99,101)	$	(65,293)	$	24,286
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		46,796		46,628		46,537
Unvested restricted stock and stock options, net		-		-		382
Dilutive weighted-average shares outstanding		46,796		46,628		46,919
Basic (Loss) Earnings Per Common Share	$	(2.12)	$	(1.40)	$	0.52
Dilutive (Loss) Earnings Per Common Share	$	(2.12)	$	(1.40)	$	0.52