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Real Estate and Capitalized Interest (Details Textual) (USD $) | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013
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Real Estate and Capitalized Interest (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Capitalized interest related to joint venture investments | $ 511,000 | $ 511,000
Central [Member] | Mothballed [Member] |  |
Real Estate and Capitalized Interest [Line Items] |  |
Carrying value of the community | 2,800,000 |
Number of mothball communities | 1 |
West [Member] | Mothballed [Member] |  |
Real Estate and Capitalized Interest [Line Items] |  |
Number of mothball communities | 4 |
Inventory, Homes under Construction | 21,000,000 |
Las Vegas Wind-down [Member] |  |
Real Estate and Capitalized Interest [Line Items] |  |
Real estate held for development or sale | 174 |
Real Estate and Capitalized Interest (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Value of Remaining Lots and Associated Home Inventory | $ 10,100,000 |

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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized construction costs of homes for future sale. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a -Article 5 + Details
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