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Inventory Inventory (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Inventory [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block] | A summary of the Company's inventory as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:
(In thousands) | September 30, 2012 |  | December 31, 2011
Single-family lots, land and land development costs | $ | 230,040 |  |  | $ | 242,372 |
Land held for sale | 8,448 |  |  | — |
Homes under construction | 252,325 |  |  | 181,483 |
Model homes and furnishings - at cost (less accumulated depreciation: September 30, 2012 - $4,390; December 31, 2011 - $4,340) | 35,314 |  |  | 27,662 |
Community development district infrastructure | 4,988 |  |  | 5,983 |
Land purchase deposits | 6,204 |  |  | 2,676 |
Consolidated inventory not owned | 6,552 |  |  | 6,596 |
Total inventory | $ | 543,871 |  |  | $ | 466,772 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of merchandise, goods, commodities, or supplies held for future sale or to be used in manufacturing, servicing or production process. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Topic -SubTopic -Publisher SEC -Number 210 -Article 5 -Subparagraph a,b,c -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Paragraph 6 -Section 2 + Details
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