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Lease Commitments | 12 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Lease Commitments [Abstract] |
Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Text Block] | Lease Commitments Operating Leases. The Company leases various office facilities, automobiles, model furnishings, and model homes under operating leases with remaining terms of one to nine years. The Company sells model homes to investors with the express purpose of leasing the homes back as sales models for a specified period of time. The Company records the sale of the home at the time of the home delivery, and defers profit on the sale, which is subsequently recognized over the lease term. At December 31, 2017, the future minimum rental commitments totaled $25.0 million under non-cancelable operating leases with initial terms in excess of one year as follows: 2018 - $5.8 million; 2019 - $4.3 million; 2020 - $3.9 million; 2021 - $3.7 million; 2022 - $3.5 million; and $3.8 million thereafter. The Company’s total rental expense was $7.1 million, $6.3 million, and $5.3 million for 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for lessee entity's leasing arrangements including, but not limited to, all of the following: (a.) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (b.) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (c.) Restrictions imposed by lease agreements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 842 -SubTopic 20 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/subtopic&trid=77888251 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 840 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2208923 + Details
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