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Capitalized Interest Capitalized Interest (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Sep. 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 nine months ended September 30, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:
| Three Months Ended September 30, |  | Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Capitalized interest, beginning of period | $ | 14,831 |  |  | $ | 14,260 |  |  | $ | 13,802 |  |  | $ | 15,376 |
Interest capitalized to inventory | 5,161 |  |  | 3,940 |  |  | 13,141 |  |  | 10,045 |
Capitalized interest charged to land and housing costs and expenses | (4,281 | ) |  | (4,074 | ) |  | (11,232 | ) |  | (11,295 | )
Capitalized interest, end of period | $ | 15,711 |  |  | $ | 14,126 |  |  | $ | 15,711 |  |  | $ | 14,126 |
Interest incurred | $ | 7,810 |  |  | $ | 7,389 |  |  | $ | 22,690 |  |  | $ | 22,231 |

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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. + References 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 + Details
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