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Variable Interest Entities and Consolidated Real Estate Not Owned (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entities and Consolidated Real Estate Not Owned [Abstract] |
Summary of lots under option or contract |
|  | Number of Lots |  | Purchase Price |  | Option/ Earnest Money Deposits–Cash |  |
Purchase and option contracts recorded on balance sheet as real estate not owned |  | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  |
Purchase and option contracts not recorded on balance sheet — non-refundable deposits, committed (1) |  | 2,471 |  |  | 115,902 |  |  | 9,442 |  |  |
Purchase and option contracts not recorded on balance sheet —refundable deposits, committed |  | 850 |  |  | 21,870 |  |  | 2,934 |  |  |
Total committed (on and off balance sheet) |  | 3,321 |  |  | 137,772 |  |  | 12,376 |  |  |
Total purchase and option contracts not recorded on balance sheet — refundable deposits, uncommitted (2) |  | 1,514 |  |  | 46,128 |  |  | 1,975 |  |  |
Total lots under contract or option |  | 4,835 |  |  | 183,900 |  |  | 14,351 |  |  |
Total option contracts not recorded on balance sheet |  | 4,835 |  |  | $ | 183,900 |  |  | $ | 14,351 |  |  | (3)
(1) | Deposits are non-refundable except if certain contractual conditions are not performed by the selling party.
(2) | Deposits are refundable at our sole discretion. We have not completed our acquisition evaluation process and we have not internally committed to purchase these lots.
(3) | Amount is reflected in our consolidated balance sheet in the line item “Deposits on real estate under option or contract” as of December 31, 2012.

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- Definition The tabular disclosure of the Company's real estate lots currently under option or contract with a third party including a detailed description of the number of lots, the purchase price and the amount of earnest money (if any)as of the balance sheet date. + References No definition available. + Details
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