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Real Estate and Capitalized Interest (Details Textual) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
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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Real estate held for development or sale

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Real estate inventory capitalized interest costs related to joint venture investments.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized construction costs of homes for future sale.

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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

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