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Capitalized Interest Capitalized Interest (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2014

Capitalized Interest [Abstract]

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The summary of capitalized interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands)	2014				2013				2014				2013
Capitalized interest, beginning of period	$	13,944			$	14,625			$	13,802			$	15,376
Interest capitalized to inventory	4,730				3,328				7,980				6,105
Capitalized interest charged to land and housing costs and expenses	(3,843		)		(3,693		)		(6,951		)		(7,221		)
Capitalized interest, end of period	$	14,831			$	14,260			$	14,831			$	14,260
Interest incurred	$	7,460			$	7,725			$	14,880			$	14,842

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- Definition

Tabular disclosure of the amounts paid in advance for capitalized costs that will be expensed with the passage of time or the occurrence of a triggering event, and will be charged against earnings within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer; the aggregate carrying amount of current assets, not separately presented elsewhere in the balance sheet; and other deferred costs.

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Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 210

-SubTopic 10

-Section S99

-Paragraph 1

-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.17)

-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682

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