v3.26.3
Reporting Segments (Schedule of Total Revenue and Pretax Income (loss) by Segment) (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Sep. 30, 2026
Sep. 30, 2025
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues $ 864,467 $ 980,284 $ 2,581,367 $ 2,884,240
Selling, general and administrative expense (118,837) (119,895) (362,335) (369,491)
Other segment items 1,249 (12,434) (20,796) (21,031)
Income before income tax expense 15,835 47,838 98,234 147,439
Home Sales [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 842,493 955,162 2,474,127 2,815,365
Cost of revenues (716,082) (783,746) (2,054,741) (2,296,184)
Financial Services Costs [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 21,151 19,358 68,991 61,666
Cost of revenues (14,962) (16,371) (45,261) (50,095)
Operating Segments [Member] | West [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 153,134 218,149 493,990 601,763
Selling, general and administrative expense (16,467) (17,999) (49,581) (52,104)
Other segment items (215) (1,224) (993) (3,389)
Income before income tax expense (13,454) 21,206 6,621 67,590
Operating Segments [Member] | West [Member] | Home Sales [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Cost of revenues (149,906) (177,720) (436,795) (478,680)
Operating Segments [Member] | Mountain [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 180,338 208,058 538,799 639,476
Selling, general and administrative expense (19,599) (18,653) (58,825) (57,400)
Other segment items (962) (6,608) (1,497) (9,418)
Income before income tax expense 6,722 14,803 28,933 53,363
Operating Segments [Member] | Mountain [Member] | Home Sales [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Cost of revenues (153,055) (167,994) (449,544) (519,295)
Operating Segments [Member] | Texas [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 154,563 135,150 417,153 419,252
Selling, general and administrative expense (19,444) (14,590) (54,233) (49,121)
Other segment items (406) (196) (2,066) (470)
Income before income tax expense 6,923 5,097 20,238 23,574
Operating Segments [Member] | Texas [Member] | Home Sales [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Cost of revenues (127,790) (115,267) (340,616) (346,087)
Operating Segments [Member] | Southeast [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 120,885 175,162 416,327 482,082
Selling, general and administrative expense (13,312) (15,679) (42,903) (46,404)
Other segment items (561) (1,347) (23,465) (2,180)
Income before income tax expense 9,035 13,192 39,863 38,559
Operating Segments [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Home Sales [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Cost of revenues (97,977) (144,944) (310,096) (394,939)
Operating Segments [Member] | Century Complete [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 234,396 224,407 646,107 680,001
Selling, general and administrative expense (23,019) (22,953) (68,963) (70,412)
Other segment items (47) (426) (849) (2,249)
Income before income tax expense 20,899 20,129 55,277 48,947
Operating Segments [Member] | Century Complete [Member] | Home Sales [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Cost of revenues (190,431) (180,899) (521,018) (558,393)
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Revenues 21,151 19,358 68,991 61,666
Income before income tax expense 6,189 2,987 23,730 11,571
Operating Segments [Member] | Financial Services [Member] | Financial Services Costs [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Cost of revenues (14,962) (16,371) (45,261) (50,095)
Operating Segments [Member] | Century Living [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Selling, general and administrative expense (279) (488) (852) (869)
Other segment items 124 190 649 605
Income before income tax expense (155) (298) (203) (264)
Corporate [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Selling, general and administrative expense (26,717) (29,533) (86,978) (93,181)
Other segment items 3,316 (2,823) 7,425 (3,930)
Income before income tax expense (20,324) (29,278) (76,225) (95,901)
Corporate [Member] | Home Sales [Member]        
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]        
Cost of revenues $ 3,077 $ 3,078 $ 3,328 $ 1,210