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Inventory and Capitalized Interest | 3 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2016
Inventory [Abstract] |
Inventory Disclosure [Text Block] | Inventory and Capitalized Interest Inventory Inventory is recorded at cost, unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the land is impaired, at which point the inventory is written down to fair value (see Note 4 for additional details relating to our procedures for evaluating our inventories for impairment). Inventory includes the costs of land acquisition, land development and home construction, capitalized interest, real estate taxes, direct overhead costs incurred during development and home construction, and common costs that benefit the entire community, less impairments, if any. A summary of the Company’s inventory as of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015 is as follows:
(In thousands) | March 31, 2016 |  | December 31, 2015
Single-family lots, land and land development costs | $ | 596,072 |  |  | $ | 584,542 |
Land held for sale | 13,801 |  |  | 12,630 |
Homes under construction | 439,328 |  |  | 420,206 |
Model homes and furnishings - at cost (less accumulated depreciation: March 31, 2016 - $9,432; December 31, 2015 - $8,296) | 69,243 |  |  | 63,929 |
Community development district infrastructure | 832 |  |  | 1,018 |
Land purchase deposits | 29,340 |  |  | 23,710 |
Consolidated inventory not owned | 4,921 |  |  | 6,007 |
Total inventory | $ | 1,153,537 |  |  | $ | 1,112,042 |
Single-family lots, land and land development costs include raw land that the Company has purchased to develop into lots, costs incurred to develop the raw land into lots, and lots for which development has been completed, but which have not yet been used to start construction of a home. Homes under construction include homes that are in various stages of construction. As of March 31, 2016 and December 31, 2015, we had 801 homes (with a carrying value of $152.6 million) and 872 homes (with a carrying value of $184.3 million), respectively, included in homes under construction that were not subject to a sales contract. Model homes and furnishings include homes that are under construction or have been completed and are being used as sales models. The amount also includes the net book value of furnishings included in our model homes. Depreciation on model home furnishings is recorded using an accelerated method over the estimated useful life of the assets, typically three years. Land purchase deposits include both refundable and non-refundable amounts paid to third party sellers relating to the purchase of land. On an ongoing basis, the Company evaluates the land option agreements relating to the land purchase deposits. In the period during which the Company makes the decision not to proceed with the purchase of land under an agreement, the Company expenses any deposits and accumulated pre-acquisition costs relating to such agreement. Capitalized Interest The Company capitalizes interest during land development and home construction. Capitalized interest is charged to land and housing costs and expensed as the related inventory is delivered to a third party. The summary of capitalized interest for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:
| Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands) | 2016 |  | 2015
Capitalized interest, beginning of period | $ | 16,740 |  |  | $ | 15,296 |
Interest capitalized to inventory | 3,756 |  |  | 3,785 |
Capitalized interest charged to land and housing costs and expenses | (3,544 | ) |  | (3,539 | )
Capitalized interest, end of period | $ | 16,952 |  |  | $ | 15,542 |
Interest incurred | $ | 9,021 |  |  | $ | 8,247 |

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- Definition The entire disclosure for inventory. This may include, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the major classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. If inventory is stated above cost, accrued net losses on firm purchase commitments for inventory and losses resulting from valuing inventory at the lower-of-cost-or-market may also be included. For LIFO inventory, may disclose the amount and basis for determining the excess of replacement or current cost over stated LIFO value and the effects of a LIFO quantities liquidation that impacts net income. + 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 210.5-02.6) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6361739&loc=d3e7789-107766 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 6 -Subparagraph a, b, c -Article 5 + Details
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