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Cash and Restricted Cash | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2012
Cash and Restricted Cash [Abstract] |
Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block] | Cash and Restricted Cash The table below is a summary of our cash balances at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
(In thousands) | March 31, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Homebuilding | $ | 51,878 |  |  | $ | 43,539 |
Financial services | 15,100 |  |  | 16,254 |
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents | $ | 66,978 |  |  | $ | 59,793 |
Restricted cash | 13,733 |  |  | 41,334 |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 80,711 |  |  | $ | 101,127 |
Restricted cash at March 31, 2012 consists of homebuilding cash the Company had pledged as collateral in accordance with the five secured Letter of Credit Facilities. The reduction in restricted cash at March 31, 2012 compared to December 31, 2011 was primarily the result of an amendment dated January 31, 2012 (the "2012 Amendment") to the Company's $140 million secured revolving credit facility (the "Credit Facility"). As a result of the 2012 Amendment, the Company was able to release $25.0 million of restricted cash that had been pledged to the lenders under the Credit Facility. Please see Note 11 for more information regarding the 2012 Amendment. Restricted cash also includes cash held in escrow of $0.2 million and less than $0.1 million at March 31, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6367179&loc=d3e4273-108586 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 95 -Paragraph 7 -Footnote 1 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS) -Number 95 -Paragraph 8, 9, 10 -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (SAB TOPIC 6.H.3) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13728-122682 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 1 -Article 5 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.1) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 7: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6506951 Reference 8: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 6 -Section H -Subsection 3 Reference 9: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Glossary Cash Equivalents -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6507016 + Details
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