Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2011

Income Taxes [Abstract]

Provision for Income Taxes

	Year Ended December 31, 2011		Year Ended December 31, 2010		Year Ended December 31, 2009
Current:
Federal	$	45,112	$	96,449	$	69,911
State		8,004		12,468		8,556
Deferred:
Federal		21,492		6,352		23,474
State		3,548		1,119		4,293
	$	78,156	$	116,388	$	106,234

Income Tax Benefits in Shareholders' Equity

	Year Ended December 31, 2011		Year Ended December 31, 2010		Year Ended December 31, 2009
Income tax benefits arising from compensation expense for tax purposes in excess of amounts recognized for financial statement purposes	$	22,835	$	63,558	$	66,448

Deferred Income Taxes on Consolidated Balance Sheet

	December 31,
	2011		2010
Deferred tax assets:
Other accrued expenses and contract land deposit reserve	$	83,744	$	96,459
Deferred compensation		10,939		11,642
Equity-based compensation expense		35,417		49,469
Inventory		6,622		5,495
Unrecognized tax benefit		25,594		24,514
Other		4,228		5,856
Total deferred tax assets		166,544		193,435
Less: deferred tax liabilities		2,128		948
Net deferred tax position	$	164,416	$	192,487

Income Tax Expense Reconciliation

	Year Ended December 31, 2011			Year Ended December 31, 2010			Year Ended December 31, 2009
Income taxes computed at the Federal statutory rate	$	72,652		$	112,838		$	104,445
State income taxes, net of Federal income tax benefit		8,071			7,731			7,467
Other, net		(2,567	)		(4,181	)		(5,678	)
	$	78,156		$	116,388		$	106,234

Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits

	Year Ended December 31, 2011			Year Ended December 31, 2010
Balance at beginning of year	$	44,722		$	48,669
Additions for tax positions for prior years		—			—
Additions based on tax positions related to the current year		3,291			4,092
Reductions for tax positions of prior years		(2,964	)		(8,039	)
Settlements		—			—
Balance at end of year	$	45,049		$	44,722