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Cash and Restricted Cash Cash and Restricted Cash (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash [Abstract] |
Schedule of Cash and Cash Equivalents [Table Text Block] | The table below is a summary of our cash balances at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011:
(In thousands) | September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Homebuilding | $ | 141,043 |  |  | $ | 43,539 |
Financial services | 18,722 |  |  | 16,254 |
Unrestricted cash and cash equivalents | $ | 159,765 |  |  | $ | 59,793 |
Restricted cash | 8,980 |  |  | 41,334 |
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash | $ | 168,745 |  |  | $ | 101,127 |

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