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Estimated Development Liability (Details) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended |
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Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home | Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) | Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Estimated Development Liability |  |  |  |  |
Cash expenditures for obligations related to prior sales | $ 100 | $ 200 | $ 400 | $ 300 |
Estimated development liability | $ 31,700 |  | $ 31,700 |  | $ 32,102
Minimum |  |  |  |  |
Estimated Development Liability |  |  |  |  |
Number of estimated homes the estimated liability covers (homesites) | home | 8,000 |  | 8,000 |  |

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