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Inventory and Capitalized Interest Inventory Parentheticals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jun. 30, 2015 | Dec. 31, 2014
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Parantheticals - Inventory [Abstract] |  |
Model Home Accumulated Depreciation | $ 7,082 | $ 7,010

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- Definition Accumulated depreciation related to our model homes in inventory. + References No definition available. + Details
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