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Fair Value Measurements Fair Value Measurements (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Fair Value Measurements [Abstract] |
Schedule of Notional Amounts of Outstanding Derivative Positions [Table Text Block] | The table below shows the notional amounts of our financial instruments at December 31, 2014 and 2013:
| December 31,
Description of Financial Instrument (in thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013
Best efforts contracts and related committed IRLCs | $ | 3,072 |  |  | $ | 2,494 |
Uncommitted IRLCs | 28,028 |  |  | 49,710 |
FMBSs related to uncommitted IRLCs | 41,000 |  |  | 48,000 |
Best efforts contracts and related mortgage loans held for sale | 61,233 |  |  | 63,386 |
FMBSs related to mortgage loans held for sale | 27,000 |  |  | 20,000 |
Mortgage loans held for sale covered by FMBSs | 26,825 |  |  | 19,884 |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |
Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block] | The table below shows the level and measurement of assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis at December 31, 2014 and 2013:
Description of Financial Instrument (in thousands) | Fair Value Measurements December 31, 2014 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Mortgage loans held for sale | $ | 92,794 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 92,794 |  |  | $ | — |
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities | (182 | ) |  | — |  |  | (182 | ) |  | — |
Interest rate lock commitments | 288 |  |  | — |  |  | 288 |  |  | — |
Best-efforts contracts | 53 |  |  | — |  |  | 53 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 92,953 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 92,953 |  |  | $ | — |
Description of Financial Instrument (in thousands) | Fair Value Measurements December 31, 2013 |  | Quoted Prices in Active Markets for Identical Assets (Level 1) |  | Significant Other Observable Inputs (Level 2) |  | Significant Unobservable Inputs (Level 3)
Mortgage loans held for sale | $ | 81,810 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 81,810 |  |  | $ | — |
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities | 745 |  |  | — |  |  | 745 |  |  | — |
Interest rate lock commitments | (319 | ) |  | — |  |  | (319 | ) |  | — |
Best-efforts contracts | 479 |  |  | — |  |  | 479 |  |  | — |
Total | $ | 82,715 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 82,715 |  |  | $ | — |
Schedule of Derivative Instruments, (Loss) Gain in Statement of Financial Performance [Table Text Block] | The following table sets forth the amount of gain (loss) recognized, within our revenue in the Consolidated Statements of Income, on assets and liabilities measured on a recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012:
| Year Ended December 31,
Description (in thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2012
Mortgage loans held for sale | $ | 3,191 |  |  | $ | (2,094 | ) |  | $ | (1,494 | )
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities | (927 | ) |  | 492 |  |  | 723 |
Interest rate lock commitments | 607 |  |  | (320 | ) |  | (357 | )
Best-efforts contracts | (426 | ) |  | 482 |  |  | 128 |
Total gain (loss) recognized | $ | 2,445 |  |  | $ | (1,440 | ) |  | $ | (1,000 | )
Schedule of Derivative Instruments in Statement of Financial Position, Fair Value [Table Text Block] | The following tables set forth the fair value of the Company’s derivative instruments and their location within the Consolidated Balance Sheets for the periods indicated (except for mortgage loans held for sale which is disclosed as a separate line item):
|  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2014
Description of Derivatives |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (in thousands) |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (in thousands)
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities |  | Other assets |  | $ | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  | $ | 182 |
Interest rate lock commitments |  | Other assets |  | 288 |  |  | Other liabilities |  | — |
Best-efforts contracts |  | Other assets |  | 58 |  |  | Other liabilities |  | 5 |
Total fair value measurements |  |  |  | $ | 346 |  |  |  |  | $ | 187 |
|  | Asset Derivatives |  | Liability Derivatives
|  | December 31, 2013 |  | December 31, 2013
Description of Derivatives |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (in thousands) |  | Balance Sheet Location |  | Fair Value (in thousands)
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities |  | Other assets |  | $ | 745 |  |  | Other liabilities |  | $ | — |
Interest rate lock commitments |  | Other assets |  | — |  |  | Other liabilities |  | 319 |
Best-efforts contracts |  | Other assets |  | 479 |  |  | Other liabilities |  | — |
Total fair value measurements |  |  |  | $ | 1,224 |  |  |  |  | $ | 319 |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Nonrecurring Basis [Table Text Block] | The tables below show the level and measurement of assets measured on a non-recurring basis for the years ended December 31, 2014 and 2013:
|  | Year Ended December 31,
Description (in thousands) | Hierarchy | 2014 |  | 2013 (2) |  | 2012 (2)
Adjusted basis of inventory (1) | Level 3 | $ | 3,730 |  |  | $ | 5,494 |  |  | $ | 6,658 |
Total losses |  | 3,457 |  |  | 5,805 |  |  | 3,502 |
Initial basis of inventory (3) |  | $ | 7,187 |  |  | $ | 11,299 |  |  | $ | 10,160 |
(1) | The fair values in the table above represent only assets whose carrying values were adjusted in the respective period.
(2) | The carrying values for these assets may have subsequently increased or decreased from the fair value reported due to activities that have occurred since the measurement date.
(3) | This amount is inclusive of our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures. The total loss for these unconsolidated joint ventures was $1.0 million for 2014 and $0.4 million for 2012. There were no losses on our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures in 2013. The fair value of our investments in unconsolidated joint ventures for 2012 was $1.1 million.
Fair Value, by Balance Sheet Grouping [Table Text Block] | The following table presents the carrying amounts and fair values of the Company’s financial instruments at December 31, 2014 and 2013. Fair value is defined as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date (an exit price).
|  | December 31, 2014 |  | December 31, 2013
(In thousands) |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value |  | Carrying Amount |  | Fair Value
Assets: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash |  | $ | 22,486 |  |  | $ | 22,486 |  |  | $ | 142,627 |  |  | $ | 142,627 |
Mortgage loans held for sale |  | 92,794 |  |  | 92,794 |  |  | 81,810 |  |  | 81,810 |
Split dollar life insurance policies |  | 187 |  |  | 187 |  |  | 171 |  |  | 171 |
Notes receivable |  | 4,288 |  |  | 3,793 |  |  | 3,151 |  |  | 2,784 |
Commitments to extend real estate loans |  | 289 |  |  | 289 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Best-efforts contracts for committed IRLCs and mortgage loans held for sale |  | 58 |  |  | 58 |  |  | 479 |  |  | 479 |
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 745 |  |  | 745 |
Liabilities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Notes payable - homebuilding operations |  | 30,000 |  |  | 30,000 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Notes payable - financial services operations |  | 85,379 |  |  | 85,379 |  |  | 80,029 |  |  | 80,029 |
Notes payable - other |  | 9,518 |  |  | 9,089 |  |  | 7,790 |  |  | 7,452 |
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 |  | 57,500 |  |  | 67,634 |  |  | 57,500 |  |  | 74,391 |
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 |  | 86,250 |  |  | 87,544 |  |  | 86,250 |  |  | 95,845 |
Senior notes due 2018 |  | 228,469 |  |  | 239,488 |  |  | 228,070 |  |  | 248,975 |
Commitments to extend real estate loans |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 319 |  |  | 319 |
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities |  | 182 |  |  | 182 |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Off-Balance Sheet Financial Instruments: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Letters of credit |  | — |  |  | 881 |  |  | — |  |  | 413 |

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