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Business Segments Business Segments (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2012
Business Segments [Abstract] |
Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block] | The following table shows, by segment, revenue, operating income (loss) and interest expense for 2012, 2011 and 2010, as well as the Company’s loss before income taxes for such periods:
| Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Revenue: |  |  |  |  |
Midwest homebuilding | $ | 281,959 |  |  | $ | 228,191 |  |  | $ | 295,096 |
Southern homebuilding | 189,714 |  |  | 123,061 |  |  | 89,896 |
Mid-Atlantic homebuilding | 266,976 |  |  | 200,706 |  |  | 217,148 |
Financial services | 23,256 |  |  | 14,466 |  |  | 14,237 |
Total revenue | $ | 761,905 |  |  | $ | 566,424 |  |  | $ | 616,377 |
Operating income (loss): |  |  |  |  |
Midwest homebuilding (a) | $ | 11,443 |  |  | $ | (6,396 | ) |  | $ | 3,294 |
Southern homebuilding (a) | 14,530 |  |  | (5,314 | ) |  | (3,593 | )
Mid-Atlantic homebuilding (a) | 15,130 |  |  | 7,039 |  |  | 7,004 |
Financial services | 12,436 |  |  | 6,641 |  |  | 6,508 |
Less: Corporate selling, general and administrative expenses | (24,709 | ) |  | (20,867 | ) |  | (22,824 | )
Total operating income (loss) | $ | 28,830 |  |  | $ | (18,897 | ) |  | $ | (9,611 | )
Interest expense: |  |  |  |  |
Midwest homebuilding | $ | 5,502 |  |  | $ | 6,154 |  |  | $ | 3,689 |
Southern homebuilding | 3,742 |  |  | 2,798 |  |  | 1,520 |
Mid-Atlantic homebuilding | 5,406 |  |  | 5,099 |  |  | 3,262 |
Financial services | 1,421 |  |  | 954 |  |  | 944 |
Total interest expense | $ | 16,071 |  |  | $ | 15,005 |  |  | $ | 9,415 |
Other loss (b) | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | (8,378 | )
Income (loss) before income taxes | $ | 12,759 |  |  | $ | (33,902 | ) |  | $ | (27,404 | )
Depreciation and amortization: |  |  |  |  |
Midwest homebuilding | $ | 2,834 |  |  | $ | 1,179 |  |  | $ | 1,036 |
Southern homebuilding | 968 |  |  | 601 |  |  | 498 |
Mid-Atlantic homebuilding | 975 |  |  | 844 |  |  | 763 |
Financial services | 140 |  |  | 282 |  |  | 390 |
Corporate | 4,825 |  |  | 4,668 |  |  | 2,507 |
Total depreciation and amortization | $ | 9,742 |  |  | $ | 7,574 |  |  | $ | 5,194 |
(a) | For 2012, 2011 and 2010, the impact of charges relating to the impairment of inventory and investment in Unconsolidated LLCs and the write-off of abandoned land transaction costs was $3.8 million, $23.0 million and $13.2 million, respectively. These charges reduced operating income by $3.5 million, $13.9 million and $3.9 million in the Midwest region, $0.1 million, $6.8 million and $4.5 million in the Southern region, and $0.1 million, $2.3 million and $4.8 million in the Mid-Atlantic region for 2012, 2011 and 2010, respectively.
(b) | Other loss is comprised of the loss on the early extinguishment of debt in the fourth quarter of 2010.
The following tables show total assets by segment at December 31, 2012 and 2011:
| December 31, 2012
(In thousands) | Midwest |  | Southern |  | Mid-Atlantic |  | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated |  | Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 1,462 |  |  | $ | 4,612 |  |  | $ | 2,653 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 8,727 |
Inventory (a) | 196,554 |  |  | 157,302 |  |  | 194,234 |  |  | — |  |  | 548,090 |
Investments in Unconsolidated LLCs | 5,121 |  |  | 6,611 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 11,732 |
Other assets | 4,421 |  |  | 8,436 |  |  | 7,759 |  |  | 242,135 |  |  | 262,751 |
Total assets | $ | 207,558 |  |  | $ | 176,961 |  |  | $ | 204,646 |  |  | $ | 242,135 |  |  | $ | 831,300 |
| December 31, 2011
(In thousands) | Midwest |  | Southern |  | Mid-Atlantic |  | Corporate, Financial Services and Unallocated |  | Total
Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ | 252 |  |  | $ | 1,516 |  |  | $ | 907 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,675 |
Inventory (a) | 200,760 |  |  | 89,586 |  |  | 173,751 |  |  | — |  |  | 464,097 |
Investments in Unconsolidated LLCs | 5,157 |  |  | 5,200 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 10,357 |
Other assets | 3,865 |  |  | 2,858 |  |  | 9,861 |  |  | 170,772 |  |  | 187,356 |
Total assets | $ | 210,034 |  |  | $ | 99,160 |  |  | $ | 184,519 |  |  | $ | 170,772 |  |  | $ | 664,485 |
(a) | Inventory includes single-family lots, land and land development costs; land held for sale; homes under construction; model homes and furnishings; community development district infrastructure; and consolidated inventory not owned.

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