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Variable Interest Entities and Consolidated Real Estate Not Owned (Details) - Jun. 30, 2015 $ in Thousands | USD ($) Lot
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Projected Number of Lots |  |
Land under purchase contracts and options, recorded, number of lots | Lot |  | 0
Land under options, not recorded, non-refundable, committed, number of lots | Lot | [1] | 6,706
Land under purchase contracts, not recorded, non-refundable, committed, number of lots | Lot | [1] | 2,516
Land under purchase contracts, not recorded, refundable, committed, number of lots | Lot |  | 907
Land under purchase contracts and options, committed, number of lots | Lot |  | 10,129
Land under purchase contracts and options, not recorded, refundable, uncommitted, number of lots | Lot | [2] | 5,576
Land under purchase contracts and options, number of lots | Lot |  | 15,705
Land under options, not recorded, number of lots | Lot | [3] | 15,705
Purchase Price |  |
Land under purchase contracts and options, recorded |  | $ 0
Land under options, not recorded, non-refundable, committed | [1] | 537,038
Land under purchase contracts, not recorded, non-refundable, committed | [1] | 125,952
Land under purchase contracts, not recorded, refundable, committed |  | 31,835
Land under purchase contracts and options, committed |  | 694,825
Land under purchase contracts and options, not recorded, refundable, uncommitted | [2] | 281,864
Land under purchase contracts and options |  | 976,689
Land under options, not recorded | [3] | 976,689
Option/ Earnest Money Deposits–Cash |  |
Land under purchase contracts and options, recorded, cash deposits |  | 0
Land under options, not recorded, non-refundable, committed, cash deposits | [1] | 73,925
Land under purchase contracts, not recorded, non-refundable, committed, cash deposits | [1] | 13,321
Land under purchase contracts, not recorded, refundable, committed, cash deposits |  | 748
Land under purchase contracts and options, committed, cash deposits |  | 87,994
Land under purchase contracts and options, not recorded, refundable, uncommitted, cash deposits | [2] | 4,091
Land under purchase contracts and options, cash deposits |  | 92,085
Land under options, not recorded, cash deposits | [3],[4] | $ 92,085
[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] | Except for our specific performance contracts recorded on our balance sheet as Real estate not owned, if any, none of our option agreements require us to purchase lots.
[4] | Amount is reflected in our consolidated balance sheet in the line item Deposits on real estate under option or contract as of June 30, 2015.

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