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The reserve account established to account for expected but unspecified losses related to contract land deposits.

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Amount of currency on hand as well as demand deposits with banks or financial institutions. Includes other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits. Also includes short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Excludes cash and cash equivalents within disposal group and discontinued operation.

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Amount, after allocation of valuation allowances and deferred tax liability, of deferred tax asset attributable to deductible differences and carryforwards, with jurisdictional netting.

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Carrying amount of finite-lived intangible assets, indefinite-lived intangible assets and goodwill. Goodwill is an asset representing the future economic benefits arising from other assets acquired in a business combination that are not individually identified and separately recognized. Intangible assets are assets, not including financial assets, lacking physical substance.

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Segment Information, Nature of Operations, and Certain Concentrations - Assets (Detail) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	$ 3,165,933	$ 2,989,279
Cash and cash equivalents	732,248	689,557	$ 416,037	$ 450,794
Contract land deposit reserve	(29,216)	(29,999)
Homebuilding:
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	2,641,511	2,584,880
Cash and cash equivalents	688,783	645,087
Deferred taxes	112,333	111,953
Mortgage Banking:
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	524,422	404,399
Cash and cash equivalents	23,092	21,707
Profit before taxes:
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	2,303,723	2,160,009
Profit before taxes: \| Homebuilding: \| Mid Atlantic
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	1,018,953	1,079,225
Profit before taxes: \| Homebuilding: \| North East
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	144,412	143,008
Profit before taxes: \| Homebuilding: \| Mid East
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	290,815	263,019
Profit before taxes: \| Homebuilding: \| South East
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	332,468	277,705
Profit before taxes: \| Mortgage Banking:
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	517,075	397,052
Reconciling items:
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Assets	862,210	829,270
Cash and cash equivalents	688,783	645,087
Deferred taxes	112,333	111,953
Intangible assets and goodwill	49,989	50,144
Contract land deposit reserve	(29,216)	(29,999)
Consolidation adjustments and other	$ 40,321	$ 52,085