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Business Segments Business Segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 263,159us-gaap_Revenues	$ 234,841us-gaap_Revenues
Operating Income (Loss)	19,956us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss	16,593us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss
Interest	4,462us-gaap_InterestExpense	4,170us-gaap_InterestExpense
Equity in loss (income) of unconsolidated joint ventures	(198)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments	(62)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments
Income (loss) before income taxes	15,692us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic	12,485us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Midwest Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Homebuilding revenue	85,217us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidwestHomebuildingMember	79,604us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidwestHomebuildingMember
Operating Income (Loss)	7,796us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidwestHomebuildingMember	7,243us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidwestHomebuildingMember
Interest	1,324us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidwestHomebuildingMember	1,269us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidwestHomebuildingMember
Southern Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Homebuilding revenue	98,555us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_SouthernHomebuildingMember	80,200us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_SouthernHomebuildingMember
Operating Income (Loss)	8,591us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_SouthernHomebuildingMember	5,877us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_SouthernHomebuildingMember
Interest	1,774us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_SouthernHomebuildingMember	1,591us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_SouthernHomebuildingMember
Mid-Atlantic Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Homebuilding revenue	71,289us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidAtlanticHomebuildingMember	67,172us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidAtlanticHomebuildingMember
Operating Income (Loss)	4,760us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidAtlanticHomebuildingMember	4,793us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidAtlanticHomebuildingMember
Interest	1,033us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidAtlanticHomebuildingMember	995us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_MidAtlanticHomebuildingMember
Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Financial services revenue	8,098us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_FinancialServicesMember	7,865us-gaap_FinancialServicesRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_FinancialServicesMember
Operating Income (Loss)	5,324us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_FinancialServicesMember	5,026us-gaap_OperatingIncomeLoss / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_FinancialServicesMember
Interest	331us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_FinancialServicesMember	315us-gaap_InterestExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = mho_FinancialServicesMember
Corporate and Other [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Selling, general and administrative expenses	$ (6,515)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember	$ (6,346)us-gaap_SellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember

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The aggregate financial services revenue and operating interest income earned during the reporting period.

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