10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2012

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Commission File No. 1-8951

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	84-0622967
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. employer identification no.)

4350 South Monaco Street, Suite 500
Denver, Colorado	80237
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip code)

(303) 773-1100

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the Registrant was required to file such reports) and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large Accelerated Filer	x	Accelerated Filer	¨
Non-Accelerated Filer	¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller Reporting Company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  x

As of July 30, 2012, 47,993,316 shares of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. common stock were outstanding.

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED JUNE 30, 2012

INDEX

			Page No.
Part I. Financial Information:
	Item 1.	Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements:
		Consolidated Balance Sheets at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011		1
		Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011		2
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011		3
		Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements		4
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		23
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		37
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures		37
Part II. Other Information:
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings		38
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors		38
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds		39
	Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities		39
	Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures		39
	Item 5.	Other Information		39
	Item 6.	Exhibits		40
	Signature			40

(i)

ITEM 1. Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statement

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	298,274		$	316,418
Marketable securities		454,775			485,434
Restricted cash		2,260			667
Trade and other receivables		40,341			21,593
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		437,287			300,714
Land and land under development		414,466			505,338
Property and equipment, net		34,471			36,277
Deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance of $273,828 and $281,178 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively		—			—
Prepaid expenses and other assets		44,272			50,423
Total homebuilding assets		1,726,146			1,716,864
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		27,850			26,943
Marketable securities		32,256			34,509
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		65,687			78,335
Prepaid expenses and other assets		3,975			2,074
Total financial services assets		129,768			141,861
Total Assets	$	1,855,914		$	1,858,725
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	42,829		$	25,645
Accrued liabilities		111,730			119,188
Senior notes, net		744,470			744,108
Total homebuilding liabilities		899,029			888,941
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		52,965			52,446
Mortgage repurchase facility		32,660			48,702
Total financial services liabilities		85,625			101,148
Total Liabilities		984,654			990,089
Stockholders’ Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		—			—
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 47,990,975 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and 48,017,108 and 47,957,196 issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2011		480			480
Additional paid-in-capital		870,331			863,128
Retained earnings		1,839			12,927
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)		(1,390	)		(7,240	)
Treasury stock, at cost; no shares at June 30, 2012 and 59,912 at December 31, 2011		—			(659	)
Total Stockholders’ Equity		871,260			868,636
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	1,855,914		$	1,858,725

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
				(Unaudited)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues	$	256,532		$	206,163		$	441,210		$	369,546
Land sale revenues		1,815			2,565			3,405			2,769
Total home sale and land revenues		258,347			208,728			444,615			372,315
Home cost of sales		(220,220	)		(179,097	)		(378,874	)		(320,078	)
Land cost of sales		(1,718	)		(1,741	)		(3,208	)		(1,758	)
Inventory impairments		—			(8,633	)		—			(8,633	)
Total cost of sales		(221,938	)		(189,471	)		(382,082	)		(330,469	)
Gross margin		36,409			19,257			62,533			41,846
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(39,223	)		(49,158	)		(73,347	)		(96,811	)
Interest income		5,373			6,986			11,286			13,474
Interest expense		—			(7,334	)		(808	)		(16,001	)
Other income (expense)		418			(2,643	)		576			(884	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		2,977			(32,892	)		240			(58,376	)
Financial Services:
Revenues		10,587			6,731			18,306			12,434
Expenses		(3,909	)		(3,642	)		(6,766	)		(7,565	)
Financial services pretax income		6,678			3,089			11,540			4,869
Income (loss) before income taxes		9,655			(29,803	)		11,780			(53,507	)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes		983			1,823			1,123			5,648
Net income (loss)	$	10,638		$	(27,980	)	$	12,903		$	(47,859	)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) related to available-for-sale securities		(698	)		(1,971	)		5,850			1,332
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	9,940		$	(29,951	)	$	18,753		$	(46,527	)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.27		$	(1.03	)
Diluted	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.26		$	(1.03	)
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic		47,398,088			46,719,233			47,367,051			46,717,408
Diluted		47,752,729			46,719,233			47,677,067			46,717,408
Dividends declared per share	$	0.25		$	0.25		$	0.50		$	0.50

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
	(Unaudited)
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$	12,903		$	(47,859	)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense		7,721			6,680
Depreciation and amortization		2,656			3,217
Inventory impairments and write-offs of land option deposits		311			12,305
Amortization of (premium) discount on marketable debt securities		(151	)		912
Net changes in assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		(1,593	)		(184	)
Trade and other receivables		(18,345	)		18,935
Mortgage loans held-for-sale		12,648			25,914
Housing completed or under construction		(136,387	)		51,590
Land and land under development		91,048			(108,622	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		3,956			(1,376	)
Accounts payable		17,169			(5,910	)
Accrued liabilities		(7,526	)		(24,859	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		(15,590	)		(69,257	)
Investing Activities:
Purchase of marketable securities		(292,788	)		(258,423	)
Maturity of marketable securities		106,000			451,000
Sale of marketable securities		225,701			129,677
Purchase of property and equipment and other		(668	)		(29,295	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		38,245			292,959
Financing Activities:
Payments on mortgage repurchase facility		(90,409	)		(47,115	)
Advances on mortgage repurchase facility		74,367			30,669
Dividend payments		(23,990	)		(23,692	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		140			46
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(39,892	)		(40,092	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(17,237	)		183,610
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		343,361			572,225
End of period	$	326,124		$	755,835

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation

The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (“MDC” or the “Company,” which refers to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries) have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of MDC at June 30, 2012 and for all periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with MDC’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in MDC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Certain prior year amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2012 presentation.

Refer to the economic conditions described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors Relating to our Business” in Item 1A of the Company’s December 31, 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

2. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, (“ASC 820”), providing a consistent definition and measurement of fair value, as well as similar disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-04 changes certain fair value measurement principles, clarifies the application of existing fair value measurement and expands the ASC 820 disclosure requirements, particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2011-04 was effective for the Company’s interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2012. The adoption of ASU 2011-04 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, (“ASU 2011-05”), which improves the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and increases the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) by eliminating the option to present components of OCI as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments in this standard require that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The amendments in this standard do not change the items that must be reported in OCI, when an item of OCI must be reclassified to net income, or change the option for an entity to present components of OCI gross or net of the effect of income taxes. The amendments in ASU 2011-05 were effective for our interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2012 and were applied retrospectively. The adoption of the provisions of ASU 2011-05 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In September 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), which simplifies how entities test goodwill for impairment. Previous guidance under ASC 350 required an entity to test goodwill for impairment using a two-step process on at least an annual basis. First, the fair value of a reporting unit was calculated and compared to its carrying amount, including goodwill. Second, if the fair value of a reporting unit was less than its carrying amount, the amount of impairment loss, if any, was required to be measured. Under the amendments in this update, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads the entity to determine that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. If the entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to test goodwill for impairment under the two-step process as described under ASC 350. The amendments are effective for us for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning January 1, 2012, and early adoption is permitted. We adopted this standard in the 2012 first quarter. The adoption of the provisions of ASC 350 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

3. Segment Reporting

The Company’s operating segments are defined as a component of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed regularly by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision-making group, to evaluate performance and make operating decisions. The Company has identified its chief operating decision-makers (“CODMs”) as two key executives—the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer.

The Company has identified each homebuilding subdivision as an operating segment as each homebuilding subdivision engages in business activities from which it earns revenue, primarily from the sale of single-family detached homes, generally to first-time and first-time move-up homebuyers. Subdivisions in the reportable segments noted below have been aggregated because they are similar in the following regards: (1) economic characteristics; (2) housing products; (3) class of homebuyer; (4) regulatory environments; and (5) methods used to construct and sell homes. The Company’s homebuilding reportable segments are as follows:

(1) West (Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington)

(2) Mountain (Colorado and Utah)

(3) East (Virginia and Maryland, which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey)

(4) Other (Florida and Illinois)

The Company’s Financial Services reportable segment consists of the operations of the following operating segments: (1) HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation (“HomeAmerican”); (2) Allegiant Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group (“Allegiant”); (3) StarAmerican Insurance Ltd. (“StarAmerican”); (4) American Home Insurance Agency, Inc.; and (5) American Home Title and Escrow Company. These operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment because they do not individually exceed 10 percent of: (1) consolidated revenue; (2) the greater of (A) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or (B) the positive value of the combined reported loss of all operating segments that reported losses; or (3) consolidated assets.

Corporate is a non-operating segment that develops and implements strategic initiatives and supports our operating divisions by centralizing key administrative functions such as finance and treasury, information technology, insurance and risk management, litigation and human resources. Corporate also provides the necessary administrative functions to support MDC as a publicly traded company. A portion of the expenses incurred by Corporate are allocated to the homebuilding operating segments based on their respective percentages of assets, and to a lesser degree, a portion of Corporate expenses are allocated to the financial services segment. A majority of Corporate’s personnel and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to the homebuilding segments, and, therefore, the balance of any unallocated Corporate expenses is included in the homebuilding segment.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table summarizes home and land sale revenues and homebuilding pretax income (loss) for the Company’s homebuilding operations. Intercompany adjustments noted in the table below relate to mortgage-related costs that were paid by the homebuilding segments to HomeAmerican as a part of home purchase incentives provided to certain homebuyers.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Home and land sale revenues:
West	$	117,424		$	68,844		$	186,965		$	110,453
Mountain		79,699			78,158			140,290			147,934
East		51,948			50,839			96,897			93,277
Other		9,276			10,887			20,463			20,651
Total home and land sale revenues	$	258,347		$	208,728		$	444,615		$	372,315
Homebuilding pretax income (loss):
West	$	2,677		$	(11,837	)	$	2,844		$	(16,397	)
Mountain		4,640			(1,204	)		6,795			(2,436	)
East		480			(2,345	)		2,300			(4,301	)
Other		(346	)		(916	)		(64	)		(1,692	)
Corporate		(4,474	)		(16,590	)		(11,635	)		(33,550	)
Total homebuilding pretax income (loss)	$	2,977		$	(32,892	)	$	240		$	(58,376	)

The following table summarizes total assets for the Company’s homebuilding operations. The assets in the Company’s Corporate segment primarily include cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and property and equipment, net.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets:
West	$	363,759	$	346,442
Mountain		299,793		262,787
East		234,495		223,606
Other		30,545		31,468
Corporate		797,554		852,561
Total homebuilding assets	$	1,726,146	$	1,716,864

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

4. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

A company that has participating security holders (for example, unvested restricted stock that has non-forfeitable dividend rights) is required to utilize the two-class method for purposes of calculating earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”). The two-class method is an allocation of earnings/(loss) between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders. Under the two-class method, earnings/(loss) for the reporting period are allocated between common shareholders and other security holders, based on their respective rights to receive distributed earnings (i.e., dividends) and undistributed earnings (i.e., net income or loss). Currently, the Company has one class of security and has participating security holders consisting of shareholders of unvested restricted stock. The following table shows basic and diluted EPS calculations

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share:
Net income (loss)	$	10,638		$	(27,980	)	$	12,903		$	(47,859	)
Less: distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(149	)		(206	)		(308	)		(365	)
Earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	10,489		$	(28,186	)	$	12,595		$	(48,224	)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		47,398,088			46,719,233			47,367,051			46,717,408
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents		354,641			—			310,016			—
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding, assuming conversion of common stock equivalents		47,752,729			46,719,233			47,677,067			46,717,408
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.27		$	(1.03	)
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.26		$	(1.03	)

Diluted EPS includes the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents and is computed using the weighted-average number of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the reporting period. Common stock equivalents include most types of stock options and unvested restricted stock. A total of 1.0 million unvested performance-based stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 as the performance-based conditions were not met at June 30, 2012. Diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 also excluded options to purchase approximately 4.8 million shares and 5.1 million shares, respectively, of common stock because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For the same reason, diluted EPS for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 excluded options to purchase approximately 5.2 million shares of common stock. In addition, diluted EPS for the three and six months ending June 30, 2011 excluded common stock equivalents because the effect of their inclusion would decrease the reported loss per share. Using the treasury stock method, the weighted-average common stock equivalents excluded from diluted EPS was 0.4 million shares for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

5. Fair Value Measurements

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), as updated and amended by ASU 2011-04, defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table sets forth the fair values and methods used for measuring the fair values of financial instruments on a recurring basis:

			Fair Value
Financial Instrument	Hierarchy		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
			(Dollars in thousands)
Marketable Securities (available-for-sale)
Equity securities		Level 1	$	178,846	$	160,021
Debt securities		Level 2		308,185		359,922
Total available-for-sale securities			$	487,031	$	519,943
Mortgage Loans Held-For-Sale, net		Level 2	$	65,687	$	78,335

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. For cash and cash equivalents, the fair value approximates carrying value.

Marketable Securities. The Company’s marketable securities consist of fixed rate and floating rate interest earning securities, primarily: (1) debt securities, which may include, among others, United States government and government agency debt and corporate debt; (2) holdings in mutual fund equity securities and (3) deposit securities, which may include, among others, certificates of deposit and time deposits. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, all of the Company’s marketable securities were treated as available-for-sale investments and, as such, the Company has recorded all of its marketable securities at fair value with changes in fair value being recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.

The following tables set forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities.

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Equity security	$	183,736	$	178,846	$	169,565	$	160,021
Debt securities		272,797		275,929		323,454		325,413
Total available-for-sale securities	$	456,533	$	454,775	$	493,019	$	485,434
Financial Services:
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$	31,888	$	32,256	$	34,164	$	34,509

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company’s marketable securities (homebuilding and financial services in aggregate) were in an unrealized loss position of $1.4 million and $7.2 million, respectively. The equity securities, which consist of four mutual funds which primarily invest in bonds, have a combined unrealized loss of $4.9 million as of June 30, 2012. Management currently does not have the intent to sell any of its securities that are currently in an unrealized loss position, and it is currently not likely that the Company will be required to sell these marketable securities before the recovery of their cost basis. Additionally, due to the short period of time that the Company’s marketable securities have been in an unrealized loss position, and that the decline in market value occurred during a period of overall decline in market values, the decline is believed to be temporary.

Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale, Net. As of June 30, 2012, the primary components of the Company’s mortgage loans held-for-sale that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are: (1) mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell; and (2) mortgage loans held-for-sale not under commitments to sell. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $61.0 million and $77.5 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell for which fair value was based upon Level 2 inputs, which were the quoted market prices for those mortgage loans. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $4.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell, and as such, the fair value was based upon Level 2 fair value inputs, primarily the estimated market price received from an outside party.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Inventories. The Company’s inventories consist of housing completed or under construction and land and land under development. The Company’s inventories are primarily associated with subdivisions where the Company intends to construct and sell homes on the land, including model and unsold started homes. Components of housing completed or under construction primarily include: (1) land costs transferred from land and land under development; (2) hard costs associated with the construction of a house; (3) overhead costs, which include real property taxes, engineering fees and permits and fees; (4) capitalized interest; and (5) indirect construction costs. Land costs are transferred from land and land under development to housing completed or under construction at the point in time that the Company begins construction of a home on an owned lot. Costs capitalized to land and land under development primarily include: (1) land costs; (2) development costs for the land; (3) entitlement costs; (4) capitalized interest; and (5) title insurance, taxes and closing costs directly related to the purchase of the land parcel.

Homebuilding inventories are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable. The Company determines impairments on a subdivision level basis as each such subdivision represents the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. In making this determination, the Company reviews, among other things, the following for each subdivision:

• actual and trending “Operating Profit” (which is defined as home sales revenue less home cost of sales and all direct incremental costs associated with the home closing) for homes closed;

• estimated future undiscounted cash flows and Operating Profit;

• forecasted Operating Profit for homes in Backlog (as defined);

• actual and trending net and gross home orders;

• base sales price and home sales incentive information for homes closed and homes in Backlog;

• market information for each sub-market; and

• known or probable events indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the Company’s inventory may not be recoverable, assets are reviewed for impairment by comparing the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from an individual subdivision to its carrying value. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the subdivision’s carrying value, the carrying value of the subdivision is written down to its then estimated fair value. The Company generally determines the estimated fair value of each subdivision by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at discount rates that are commensurate with the risk of the subdivision under evaluation. For both the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized inventory impairment charges of $8.6 million. The discount rates used in the Company’s estimated discounted cash flows ranged from 12% to 18% during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011. The Company did not record any inventory impairments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

Related Party Assets. Related party assets are included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s related party assets are debt security bonds that it acquired from a quasi-municipal corporation in the state of Colorado. The Company has estimated the fair value of the related party assets based upon discounted cash flows as the Company does not believe there is a readily available market for such assets. The estimated cash flows from the bonds are ultimately based upon the Company’s estimated cash flows associated with the building, selling and closing of homes in one of its Colorado subdivisions. The estimated fair values of these assets are based upon Level 3 cash flow inputs. Based upon this evaluation, the estimated fair value of the related party assets approximates its carrying value.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The Company’s Mortgage Repurchase Facility is at floating rates or at fixed rates that approximate current market rates and have relatively short-term maturities. The fair value approximates carrying value.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Senior Notes: The estimated values of the senior notes in the following table are based on Level 2 inputs, including market prices of bonds in the homebuilding sector.

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
5.375% Senior Notes due 2014	$	249,528	$	263,275	$	249,438	$	254,667
5.375% Senior Notes due 2015		249,876		266,058		249,857		252,083
5.625% Senior Notes due 2020		245,066		250,600		244,813		227,467
Total	$	744,470	$	779,933	$	744,108	$	734,217

6. Inventories

The following table sets forth, by reportable segment, information relating to our homebuilding inventories:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction
West	$	178,425	$	121,343
Mountain		142,118		80,964
East		97,774		81,623
Other Homebuilding		18,970		16,784
Subtotal		437,287		300,714
Land and Land Under Development
West		149,579		199,941
Mountain		134,172		164,961
East		120,657		127,291
Other Homebuilding		10,058		13,145
Subtotal		414,466		505,338
Total Inventories	$	851,753	$	806,052

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”), homebuilding inventories are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable. The Company evaluates its inventories for impairment at each quarter end. Please see “Inventories” in Note 5 for more detail on the methods and assumptions that were used to estimate the fair value of the Company’s inventories. Based on the impairment review, we did not record any inventory impairments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The inventory impairments recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are shown in the table below:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011		Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction
West	$	954	$	954
Mountain		239		239
East		—		—
Other Homebuilding		—		—
Subtotal		1,193		1,193
Land and Land Under Development
West		5,919		5,919
Mountain		1,236		1,236
East		285		285
Other Homebuilding		—		—
Subtotal		7,440		7,440
Consolidated Inventory Impairments	$	8,633	$	8,633

The inventory impairments recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 resulted from a decline in the market value of land and homes primarily in our California, Nevada and Utah markets.

7. Capitalization of Interest

The Company capitalizes interest on its senior notes associated with its qualified assets, which includes land and land under development that is actively being developed, homes under construction through the completion of construction. When construction of an unsold home is complete, such home is no longer considered to be a qualified asset and interest is no longer capitalized on that home. The Company expensed no interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and expensed $7.4 million and $16.1 million of interest primarily associated with interest incurred on its homebuilding debt during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. The table set forth below summarizes homebuilding interest activity.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred	$	10,573		$	18,144		$	21,136		$	36,393
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	63,633		$	43,762		$	58,742		$	38,446
Interest capitalized during period		10,573			10,750			20,358			20,269
Less: previously capitalized interest included in home cost of sales		(7,105	)		(5,454	)		(11,999	)		(9,657	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	67,101		$	49,058		$	67,101		$	49,058

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

8. Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

The following table sets forth the information relating to prepaid expenses and other assets.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred marketing costs	$	18,112	$	20,786
Land option deposits		4,850		6,952
Deferred debt issuance costs, net		2,942		3,235
Prepaid expenses		3,156		4,376
Related party assets		6,663		6,663
Goodwill and intangible assets, net		6,196		6,308
Other		2,353		2,103
Total	$	44,272	$	50,423

9. Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities

The following table sets forth information relating to accrued liabilities.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Warranty reserves	$	24,036	$	25,525
Accrued interest payable		13,698		13,698
Accrued executive deferred compensation		25,806		24,136
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits		3,121		3,303
Legal accruals		1,750		9,360
Land development and home construction accruals		10,114		10,619
Accrued compensation and related expenses		12,504		11,350
Customer and escrow deposits		9,545		5,468
Other accrued liabilities		11,156		15,729
Total accrued liabilities	$	111,730	$	119,188

10. Warranty Accrual

The Company records expenses and warranty accruals for general and structural warranty claims, as well as reserves for known, unusual warranty-related expenditures. The Company’s management estimates the warranty reserves based on the Company’s trends in historical warranty payment levels and warranty payments for claims not considered to be normal and recurring. Warranty payments incurred for an individual house may differ from the related accrual established for the home at the time it was closed. The actual disbursements for warranty claims are evaluated in the aggregate. The table set forth below summarizes warranty accrual activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
				(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	25,076		$	33,615		$	25,525		$	34,704
Expense provisions		878			1,034			1,643			1,875
Cash payments		(1,918	)		(1,617	)		(3,132	)		(3,116	)
Adjustments		—			(1,832	)		—			(2,263	)
Balance at end of period	$	24,036		$	31,200		$	24,036		$	31,200

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The cash payments for the six months ended June 30, 2012 are shown net of $1.3 million of reimbursements received from a third party vendor during the 2012 first quarter for amounts that were or will be paid from the Company’s warranty reserves. Excluding the reimbursement, cash payments for the six months ended June 30, 2012 were significantly higher than the previous year primarily due to payments made on a specific warranty reserve related to several subdivisions in the Texas market, which we exited in 2006.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we experienced lower warranty payments on previously closed homes as compared to the prior year periods. We believe the lower warranty payment experience rate in the 2011 periods were driven by, among other things, tighter focus and controls over our warranty expenditures, a significant drop in sales volumes over the last several years, which resulted in fewer homes under warranty, and better quality controls and construction practices. As a result of favorable warranty payment experience relative to our estimates at the time of home closing, partially offset by increases in specific warranty reserves established for warranty-related issues in a limited number of subdivisions, we recorded adjustments to reduce our warranty reserve by $1.8 million and $2.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

11. Insurance Reserves

The Company records expenses and liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses for claims associated with: (1) insurance policies with Allegiant and re-insurance agreements issued by StarAmerican; (2) self-insurance, including workers compensation; and (3) deductible amounts under the Company’s insurance policies. The establishment of the provisions for outstanding losses and loss adjustment expenses is based on actuarial studies that include known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including the Company’s experience with similar cases and historical trends involving claim payment patterns, pending levels of unpaid claims, product mix or concentration, claim severity, frequency patterns such as those caused by natural disasters, fires, or accidents, depending on the business conducted, and changing regulatory and legal environments.

The table set forth below summarizes the insurance reserve activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. The insurance reserve is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Financial Services segment of the accompanying balance sheets.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011			2012			2011
			(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	44,922	$	52,031		$	50,459		$	52,901
Expense provisions		909		587			1,553			1,067
Cash payments		—		(656	)		(6,181	)		(2,006	)
Adjustments		—		348			—			348
Balance at end of period	$	45,831	$	52,310		$	45,831		$	52,310

In the ordinary course of business, the Company makes payments from its insurance reserves to settle litigation claims arising primarily from its homebuilding activities. These payments are irregular in both their timing and their magnitude. As a result, the cash payments shown for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of what future cash payments will be for subsequent periods.

12. Income Taxes

The Company is required, at the end of each interim period, to estimate its annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year and use that rate to provide for income taxes for the current year-to-date reporting period. Due to the effects of the deferred tax valuation allowance and changes in unrecognized tax benefits, the Company’s effective tax rates in 2012 and 2011 are not meaningful as the income tax benefit is not directly correlated to the amount of pretax income or loss. The income tax benefits of $1.0 million and $1.1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, resulted primarily from the release of reserves related to settlements with various taxing authorities. The income tax benefits of $1.8 million and $5.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, resulted primarily from the Company’s 2011 second quarter settlement of various state income tax matters and the Company’s 2011 first quarter settlement with the IRS on the audit of its 2004 and 2005 federal income tax returns.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is recorded against a deferred tax asset if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not (a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had a full valuation allowance recorded against its net deferred tax asset. The Company’s future realization of its deferred tax assets ultimately depends upon the existence of sufficient taxable income in the carryforward periods under the tax laws. The Company will continue analyzing, in subsequent reporting periods, the positive and negative evidence in determining the expected realization of its deferred tax assets.

The components of our net deferred tax asset are as follows.

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Federal net operating loss carryforwards	$	137,736		$	133,454
State net operating loss carryforwards		53,815			53,350
Stock-based compensation expense		27,775			26,771
Accrued liabilities		26,299			29,600
Asset impairment charges		24,665			31,137
Alternative minimum tax and other tax credit carryforwards		10,296			10,296
Inventory, additional costs capitalized for tax		3,466			3,466
Unrealized loss on marketable securities		535			2,787
Other		1,593			1,522
Total deferred tax assets		286,180			292,383
Valuation allowance		(273,828	)		(281,178	)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		12,352			11,205
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred revenue		6,420			5,589
Property, equipment and other assets		1,013			706
Inventory, additional costs capitalized for financial statement purposes		537			542
Accrued liabilities		32			32
Other, net		4,350			4,336
Total deferred tax liabilities		12,352			11,205
Net deferred tax asset	$	—		$	—

13. Senior Notes

The Company’s senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. The Company’s senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of its homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The following table sets forth the carrying amount of the Company’s senior notes as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, net of applicable discounts:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
5.375% Senior Notes due 2014	$	249,528	$	249,438
5.375% Senior Notes due 2015		249,876		249,857
5.625% Senior Notes due 2020		245,066		244,813
Total	$	744,470	$	744,108

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

14. Stock Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires the fair value of stock-based compensation awards to be amortized as an expense over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation awards are valued at the fair value on the date of grant.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized $3.6 million and $4.7 million, respectively, for option grants, compared to $2.2 million and $4.1 million, respectively, during the same periods in the prior year. The Company recognized $1.5 million and $3.0 million for restricted stock awards during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $1.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively, during the same periods in the prior year.

On March 8, 2012, the Company granted a long term performance-based non-qualified stock option to each of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer for 500,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. The terms of the performance-based options provide that, over a three year period, one third of the option shares will vest as of March 1 following any fiscal year in which, in addition to the Company achieving a Home Gross Margin of at least 16.7% (as calculated in the Company’s 2011 Form 10-K, excluding warranty adjustments and interest), the Company achieves: (1) at least a 10% increase in total revenue over 2011 (166,667 option shares vest); (2) at least a 15% increase in total revenue over 2011 (166,667 option shares vest); or (3) at least a 20% increase in total revenue over 2011 (166,666 option shares vest). Any of the three tranches of option shares that are not performance vested by March 1, 2015 shall be forfeited. ASC 718 prohibits recognition of expense associated with performance based stock awards until achievement of the performance targets are probable of occurring. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had concluded that achievement of all the performance targets had met the level of probability required to record compensation expense at that time, and as such, $2.5 million of compensation expense was recognized related to the grant of these awards during the 2012 second quarter.

In accordance with ASC 718, the performance-based awards are valued at the fair value on the date of grant. The grant date fair value of these awards was $7.42 per share. The maximum potential expense that would be recognized by the Company if all of the performance targets were met would be approximately $7.4 million.

15. Commitments and Contingencies

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. The Company is required to obtain surety bonds and letters of credit in support of its obligations for land development and subdivision improvements, homeowner association dues, warranty work, contractor license fees and earnest money deposits. At June 30, 2012, the Company had issued and outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $60.7 million and $17.9 million, respectively, including $7.1 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit was approximately $33 million. In the event any such surety bonds or letters of credit issued by third parties are called, MDC could be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the bond or letter of credit.

Mortgage Loan Loss Reserves. In the normal course of business, the Company establishes reserves for potential losses associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans to third-parties. These reserves are created to address repurchase and indemnity claims by third-party purchasers of the mortgage loans, which claims arise primarily out of allegations of homebuyer fraud at the time of origination of the loan. These reserves are based upon, among other things: (1) pending claims received from third-party purchasers associated with previously sold mortgage loans; and (2) a current assessment of the potential exposure associated with future claims of fraud in mortgage loans originated in prior periods. The Company’s mortgage loan reserves are reflected as a component of accrued liabilities in the Financial Services Segment of the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the associated expenses are included in expenses in the Financial Services segment of the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table summarizes the mortgage loan loss reserve activity for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)					(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	639	$	7,636		$	442		$	6,881
Expense provisions		160		335			455			1,297
Cash payments		—		(3,871	)		(98	)		(4,078	)
Balance at end of period	$	799	$	4,100		$	799		$	4,100

During 2011, HomeAmerican reached settlements with third parties concerning claims and potential claims to repurchase certain previously sold mortgage loans, including a comprehensive settlement with Bank of America. The Company believes that the settlements substantially reduce its future exposure to liabilities associated with previously sold mortgage loans, as our experience was significantly worse for the mortgage loans sold that were covered by the Bank of America settlement when compared to the mortgage loans sold that were not covered by the settlement.

Legal Accruals. Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

For the three and six months ended June 30 2012, the Company had legal recoveries of $3.8 million and $7.6 million, respectively, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Lot Option Contracts. In the normal course of business, the Company enters into lot option purchase contracts (“Option Contracts”), generally through a deposit of cash or a letter of credit, for the right to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. The use of such land option and other contracts generally allows the Company to reduce the risks associated with direct land ownership and development, reduces the Company’s capital and financial commitments and minimizes the amount of the Company’s land inventories on its consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s obligation with respect to Option Contracts generally is limited to forfeiture of the related cash deposits and/or letters of credit. At June 30, 2012 the Company had cash deposits and letters of credit of $3.9 million and $3.6 million, respectively, at risk associated with the option to purchase 1,546 lots.

16. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company utilizes certain derivative instruments in the normal course of business, which primarily include commitments to originate mortgage loans (interest rate lock commitments or locked pipeline) and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities commitments, both of which typically are short-term in nature. Forward sales securities commitments and private investor sales commitments are utilized to hedge changes in fair value of mortgage loan inventory and commitments to originate mortgage loans. At June 30, 2012, the Company had $49.1 million in interest rate lock commitments and $36.0 million in forward sales of mortgage-backed securities.

The Company records its mortgage loans held-for-sale at fair value to achieve matching of the changes in the fair value of its derivative instruments with the changes in fair values of the loans it is hedging, without having to designate its derivatives as hedging instruments. For forward sales commitments, as well as commitments to originate mortgage loans that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, the Company records the fair value of the derivatives in Financial Services revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income with an offset to Financial Services prepaid expenses and other assets or accounts payable or accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, depending on the nature of the change.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

17. Mortgage Repurchase Facility

Mortgage Lending. HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement, (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”), with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”) which matures on September 27, 2012. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. As of June 30, 2012, the Mortgage Repurchase Facility had a maximum aggregate commitment of $50 million. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had $32.7 million and $48.7 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that we are obligated to repurchase under our Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that we are obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Advances under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a Pricing Rate equal to the greater of (i) the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility) plus 2.5%, or (ii) 3.75%. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) an Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth Ratio, (iii) an Adjusted Net Income requirement, (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement; and (v) a requirement that HomeAmerican’s HUD Compare Ratio may be no more than 1.50 to 1.00. The foregoing terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe we are in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility and we are not aware of any covenant violations.

18. Supplemental Guarantor Information

The Company’s senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by the following subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), which are 100% owned by the Company.

• M.D.C. Land Corporation

• RAH of Florida, Inc.

• Richmond American Construction, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Colorado, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Delaware, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP

• Richmond American Homes of Illinois, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of New Jersey, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Utah, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Virginia, Inc.

Subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Company’s senior notes (collectively, the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) primarily include:

• American Home Insurance

• American Home Title

• HomeAmerican

• StarAmerican

• Allegiant

• Richmond American Homes of West Virginia, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Washington, Inc.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The Company has determined that separate, full financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries would not be material to investors and, accordingly, supplemental financial information for the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries is presented below.

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheets

	June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	294,862		$	3,322	$	90		$	—		$	298,274
Marketable securities		454,775			—		—			—			454,775
Restricted cash		—			2,260		—			—			2,260
Trade and other receivables		6,713			31,934		1,694			—			40,341
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		—			410,656		26,631			—			437,287
Land and land under development		—			398,860		15,606			—			414,466
Investment in subsidiaries		146,691			—		—			(146,691	)		—
Other assets, net		41,204			29,070		8,469			—			78,743
Total homebuilding assets		944,245			876,102		52,490			(146,691	)		1,726,146
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		—			—		27,850			—			27,850
Marketable securities		—			—		32,256			—			32,256
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—			—		65,687			—			65,687
Prepaid expenses and other assets		—			—		5,675			(1,700	)		3,975
Total financial services assets		—			—		131,468			(1,700	)		129,768
Total Assets	$	944,245		$	876,102	$	183,958		$	(148,391	)	$	1,855,914
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	(4	)	$	42,382	$	451		$	—		$	42,829
Accrued liabilities		58,214			49,114		4,402			—			111,730
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		(729,695	)		710,170		28,480			(8,955	)		—
Senior notes, net		744,470			—		—			—			744,470
Total homebuilding liabilities		72,985			801,666		33,333			(8,955	)		899,029
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and other liabilities		—			—		52,965			—			52,965
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		—			—		(7,255	)		7,255			—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—		32,660			—			32,660
Total financial services liabilities		—			—		78,370			7,255			85,625
Total Liabilities		72,985			801,666		111,703			(1,700	)		984,654
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity		871,260			74,436		72,255			(146,691	)		871,260
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	944,245		$	876,102	$	183,958		$	(148,391	)	$	1,855,914

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheets

	December 31, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	313,566		$	2,771	$	81		$	—		$	316,418
Marketable securities		485,434			—		—			—			485,434
Restricted cash		—			667		—			—			667
Trade and other receivables		8,368			12,740		485			—			21,593
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		—			280,932		19,782			—			300,714
Land and land under development		—			489,305		16,033			—			505,338
Investment in subsidiaries		126,768			—		—			(126,768	)		—
Other assets, net		45,287			33,074		8,435			(96	)		86,700
Total homebuilding assets		979,423			819,489		44,816			(126,864	)		1,716,864
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		—			—		26,943			—			26,943
Marketable securities		—			—		34,509			—			34,509
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—			—		78,335			—			78,335
Prepaid expenses and other assets		—			—		3,774			(1,700	)		2,074
Total financial services assets		—			—		143,561			(1,700	)		141,861
Total Assets	$	979,423		$	819,489	$	188,377		$	(128,564	)	$	1,858,725
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	—		$	23,409	$	2,236		$	—		$	25,645
Accrued liabilities		67,199			50,271		1,814			(96	)		119,188
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		(700,520	)		682,088		21,998			(3,566	)		—
Senior notes, net		744,108			—		—			—			744,108
Total homebuilding liabilities		110,787			755,768		26,048			(3,662	)		888,941
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and other liabilities		—			—		52,446			—			52,446
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		—			—		(1,866	)		1,866			—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—		48,702			—			48,702
Total financial services liabilities		—			—		99,282			1,866			101,148
Total Liabilities		110,787			755,768		125,330			(1,796	)		990,089
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity		868,636			63,721		63,047			(126,768	)		868,636
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	979,423		$	819,489	$	188,377		$	(128,564	)	$	1,858,725

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Operations

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	241,323		$	18,707		$	(1,683	)	$	258,347
Cost of Sales		—			(207,681	)		(15,940	)		1,683			(221,938	)
Inventory impairments		—			—			—			—			—
Gross margin		—			33,642			2,767			—			36,409
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(10,261	)		(26,378	)		(2,584	)		—			(39,223	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		12,415			—			—			(12,415	)		—
Interest income		5,368			5			—			—			5,373
Interest expense		—			—			—			—			—
Other income (expense)		420			(41	)		39			—			418
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		7,942			7,228			222			(12,415	)		2,977
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			6,678			—			6,678
Income (loss) before income taxes		7,942			7,228			6,900			(12,415	)		9,655
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		2,696			765			(2,478	)		—			983
Net income (loss)	$	10,638		$	7,993		$	4,422		$	(12,415	)	$	10,638
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	196,119		$	13,783		$	(1,174	)	$	208,728
Cost of Sales		—			(169,741	)		(12,271	)		1,174			(180,838	)
Inventory impairments		—			(8,633	)		—			—			(8,633	)
Gross margin		—			17,745			1,512			—			19,257
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(15,982	)		(31,252	)		(1,924	)		—			(49,158	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		(13,221	)		—			—			13,221			—
Interest income		6,979			7			—			—			6,986
Interest expense		(7,334	)		—			—			—			(7,334	)
Other income (expense)		(251	)		(2,453	)		61			—			(2,643	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		(29,809	)		(15,953	)		(351	)		13,221			(32,892	)
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			3,089			—			3,089
Income (loss) before income taxes		(29,809	)		(15,953	)		2,738			13,221			(29,803	)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		1,829			1,208			(1,214	)		—			1,823
Net income (loss)	$	(27,980	)	$	(14,745	)	$	1,524		$	13,221		$	(27,980	)

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Operations

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	416,855		$	30,713		$	(2,953	)	$	444,615
Cost of Sales		—			(358,755	)		(26,280	)		2,953			(382,082	)
Inventory impairments		—			—			—			—			—
Gross margin		—			58,100			4,433			—			62,533
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(22,569	)		(48,371	)		(2,407	)		—			(73,347	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		20,120			—			—			(20,120	)		—
Interest income		11,278			8			—			—			11,286
Interest expense		(778	)		(30	)		—			—			(808	)
Other income (expense)		438			76			62			—			576
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		8,489			9,783			2,088			(20,120	)		240
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			11,540			—			11,540
Income (loss) before income taxes		8,489			9,783			13,628			(20,120	)		11,780
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		4,414			933			(4,224	)		—			1,123
Net income (loss)	$	12,903		$	10,716		$	9,404		$	(20,120	)	$	12,903
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	362,220		$	13,783		$	(3,688	)	$	372,315
Cost of Sales		—			(313,253	)		(12,271	)		3,688			(321,836	)
Asset impairments		—			(8,633	)		—			—			(8,633	)
Gross margin		—			40,334			1,512			—			41,846
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(33,064	)		(61,823	)		(1,924	)		—			(96,811	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		(19,273	)		—			—			19,273			—
Interest income		13,455			19			—			—			13,474
Interest expense		(16,001	)		—			—			—			(16,001	)
Other income (expense)		2,063			(3,014	)		67			—			(884	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		(52,820	)		(24,484	)		(345	)		19,273			(58,376	)
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			4,869			—			4,869
Income (loss) before income taxes		(52,820	)		(24,484	)		4,524			19,273			(53,507	)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		4,961			2,584			(1,897	)		—			5,648
Net income (loss)	$	(47,859	)	$	(21,900	)	$	2,627		$	19,273		$	(47,859	)

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Cash Flows

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	16,882		$	(26,747	)	$	14,395		$	(20,120	)	$	(15,590	)
Net cash used in investing activities		36,475			(494	)		2,264			—			38,245
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		(48,211	)		27,792			299			20,120			—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—			(16,042	)		—			(16,042	)
Dividend payments		(23,990	)		—			—			—			(23,990	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		140			—			—			—			140
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(72,061	)		27,792			(15,743	)		20,120			(39,892	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(18,704	)		551			916			—			(17,237	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		313,566			2,771			27,024			—			343,361
End of period	$	294,862		$	3,322		$	27,940		$	—		$	326,124
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(25,813	)	$	(83,489	)	$	20,772		$	19,273		$	(69,257	)
Net cash used in investing activities		321,930			(11	)		(28,960	)		—			292,959
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		(89,496	)		82,235			26,534			(19,273	)		—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—			(16,446	)		—			(16,446	)
Dividend payments		(23,692	)		—			—			—			(23,692	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		46			—			—			—			46
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(113,142	)		82,235			10,088			(19,273	)		(40,092	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		182,975			(1,265	)		1,900			—			183,610
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		535,035			4,287			32,903			—			572,225
End of period	$	718,010		$	3,022		$	34,803		$	—		$	755,835

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ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in “Item 1A: Risk Factors Relating to our Business” of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

M.D.C. HOLDINGS , INC.

Selected Financial Information (unaudited)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues	$	256,532		$	206,163		$	441,210		$	369,546
Land sale revenues		1,815			2,565			3,405			2,769
Total home sale and land revenues		258,347			208,728			444,615			372,315
Home cost of sales		(220,220	)		(179,097	)		(378,874	)		(320,078	)
Land cost of sales		(1,718	)		(1,741	)		(3,208	)		(1,758	)
Inventory impairments		—			(8,633	)		—			(8,633	)
Total cost of sales		(221,938	)		(189,471	)		(382,082	)		(330,469	)
Gross margin		36,409			19,257			62,533			41,846
Gross margin %		14.1	%		9.2	%		14.1	%		11.2	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(39,223	)		(49,158	)		(73,347	)		(96,811	)
Interest income		5,373			6,986			11,286			13,474
Interest expense		—			(7,334	)		(808	)		(16,001	)
Other income (expense)		418			(2,643	)		576			(884	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		2,977			(32,892	)		240			(58,376	)
Financial Services:
Revenues		10,587			6,731			18,306			12,434
Expenses		(3,909	)		(3,642	)		(6,766	)		(7,565	)
Financial services pretax income		6,678			3,089			11,540			4,869
Income (loss) before income taxes		9,655			(29,803	)		11,780			(53,507	)
Benefit from income taxes		983			1,823			1,123			5,648
Net income (loss)	$	10,638		$	(27,980	)	$	12,903		$	(47,859	)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.27		$	(1.03	)
Diluted	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.26		$	(1.03	)
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic		47,398,088			46,719,233			47,367,051			46,717,408
Diluted		47,752,729			46,719,233			47,677,067			46,717,408
Dividends declared per share	$	0.25		$	0.25		$	0.50		$	0.50
Cash provided by (used in) Provided by :
Operating Activities	$	3,223		$	(11,556	)	$	(15,590	)	$	(69,257	)
Investing Activities	$	42,198		$	187,918		$	38,245		$	292,959
Financing Activities	$	(5,036	)	$	(9,570	)	$	(39,892	)	$	(40,092	)

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Overview

Our results have improved by many measures for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. We believe that the improvement is largely the result of implementing a series of strategic initiatives over the past few quarters, designed to help the Company achieve a goal of generating full-year profitability in 2012. These initiatives were previously discussed in detail under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” in the Company’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. In addition, we believe that we have benefited from recovering homebuilding activity in most of our markets and that better overall economic conditions have contributed to our improved results.

For the 2012 second quarter, the Company reported net income of $10.6 million, or $0.22 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $28.0 million, or $0.60 per diluted share for the year earlier period. The improvement in quarterly performance was driven primarily by a 24% increase in home sale revenues, a $9.9 million decrease in our homebuilding selling, general and administrative (“SG&A”) expenses, an $8.6 million reduction in impairments and a $7.3 million decrease in interest expense.

For the six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company reported net income of $12.9 million, or $0.26 per diluted share, compared to a net loss of $47.9 million, or $1.03 per diluted share for the year earlier period. The improvement in our performance was driven primarily by a 19% increase in home sale revenues, a $23.5 million decrease in our homebuilding SG&A expenses, a $15.2 million decrease in interest expense and an $8.6 million reduction in impairments.

As the overall housing market has continued to show signs of recovery over the last several quarters, our efforts to improve our sales process, product offering and cancellation rate have helped us to drive significantly improved sales results. During the 2012 second quarter, net new orders increased 32% year-over-year to a five-year high of 1,402 homes, driven by a 24% improvement in our absorption pace per community and a 900 basis point reduction in our cancellation rate. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, our net orders were up 39% year-over-year to 2,465 homes. With our quarter-end backlog up 42% over the prior year, coupled with the positive net income recorded to date in 2012, we believe we are well-positioned to achieve our goal of reaching profitability for 2012.

Our financial position remained strong at the end of the quarter, as evidenced by our total cash and marketable securities of $813 million, which exceeded the amount of our senior note debt by $69 million. We believe that our strong financial position gives us a competitive advantage as we pursue attractive land acquisition opportunities as the housing market improves, which can help us further grow our operations in the future.

Homebuilding

	Three Months Ended June 30,								Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			Change		2012			2011			Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss):
West	$	2,677		$	(11,837	)	$	14,514	$	2,844		$	(16,397	)	$	19,241
Mountain		4,640			(1,204	)		5,844		6,795			(2,436	)		9,231
East		480			(2,345	)		2,825		2,300			(4,301	)		6,601
Other		(346	)		(916	)		570		(64	)		(1,692	)		1,628
Corporate		(4,474	)		(16,590	)		12,116		(11,635	)		(33,550	)		21,915
Total homebuilding pretax income (loss)	$	2,977		$	(32,892	)	$	35,869	$	240		$	(58,376	)	$	58,616

For the 2012 second quarter, we reported homebuilding pretax income of $3.0 million, compared to a pretax loss of $32.9 million for the second quarter of 2011. The $35.9 million improvement in our homebuilding financial performance was driven primarily by a 24% increase in home sale revenues, a $9.9 million decrease in our homebuilding SG&A expenses, an $8.6 million reduction in impairments and a $7.3 million decrease in interest expense.

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For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we reported homebuilding pretax income of $0.2 million, compared to a pretax loss of $58.4 million for the same period in 2011. The $58.6 million improvement in our homebuilding financial performance was driven primarily by a 19% increase in home sale revenues, a $23.5 million decrease in our homebuilding SG&A expenses, an $8.6 million reduction in impairments and a $15.2 million decrease in interest expense.

The pretax results for our West segment improved $14.5 million and $19.2 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 due to an increase in homebuilding revenues resulting from a 63% and a 59% jump in new home deliveries as well as a reduction in impairment charges. For our Mountain segment, pretax results improved $5.8 million and $9.2 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 due to an increase in our gross margin percentage, a reduction of SG&A expenses, and a decrease in impairment charges. For the six month period, these improvements were partially offset by a decrease in homebuilding revenues. Pretax results for our East segment improved $2.8 million and $6.6 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, primarily related to a decrease in our SG&A expenses, including a benefit from a sizable legal recovery during the 2012 first quarter, and an increase in our gross margin percentage. For our Other homebuilding segment, pretax results increased $0.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 due almost entirely to a reduction of SG&A expenses. Our pretax results for our non-operating Corporate segment improved $12.1 million and $21.9 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30 2012 due to a reduction in both interest and SG&A expenses, which included legal recoveries of $3.8 million and $7.6 million, respectively.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets:
West	$	363,759	$	346,442
Mountain		299,793		262,787
East		234,495		223,606
Other		30,545		31,468
Corporate		797,554		852,561
Total homebuilding assets	$	1,726,146	$	1,716,864

Homebuilding assets did not change significantly from December 31, 2011 to June 30, 2012, as small increases in the West, Mountain and East segments were mostly offset by a decrease in our non-operating Corporate segment.

Revenues

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Change						Six Months Ended June 30,				Change
	2012		2011		Amount			%			2012		2011		Amount			%
	(Dollars in thousands)
Home and land sale revenues:
West	$	117,424	$	68,844	$	48,580			71	%	$	186,965	$	110,453	$	76,512			69	%
Mountain		79,699		78,158		1,541			2	%		140,290		147,934		(7,644	)		-5	%
East		51,948		50,839		1,109			2	%		96,897		93,277		3,620			4	%
Other		9,276		10,887		(1,611	)		-15	%		20,463		20,651		-188			-1	%
Total home and land sale revenues	$	258,347	$	208,728	$	49,619			24	%	$	444,615	$	372,315	$	72,300			19	%

Total home and land sale revenues for the 2012 second quarter increased 24% to $258.3 million compared to $208.7 million for the prior year period. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, total home and land sales revenues increased 19% to $444.6 million compared to $372.3 million for the prior year period. The increase in revenues for both periods was driven primarily by changes to the number and average price of new home deliveries as shown in the table below.

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New Home Deliveries

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2012						2011						% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
Arizona		127	$	27,086	$	213.3		98	$	18,299	$	186.7		30	%		48	%		14	%
California		133		43,195		324.8		62		19,704		317.8		115	%		119	%		2	%
Nevada		155		28,460		183.6		80		14,731		184.1		94	%		93	%		0	%
Washington		59		17,170		291.0		51		13,779		270.2		16	%		25	%		8	%
West		474		115,911		244.5		291		66,513		228.6		63	%		74	%		7	%
Colorado		185		66,254		358.1		182		60,047		329.9		2	%		10	%		9	%
Utah		46		13,142		285.7		66		17,876		270.8		-30	%		-26	%		5	%
Mountain		231		79,396		343.7		248		77,923		314.2		-7	%		2	%		9	%
Maryland		47		19,777		420.8		49		20,267		413.6		-4	%		-2	%		2	%
Virginia		70		32,171		459.6		72		30,573		424.6		-3	%		5	%		8	%
East		117		51,948		444.0		121		50,840		420.2		-3	%		2	%		6	%
Florida		37		8,726		235.8		48		10,594		220.7		-23	%		-18	%		7	%
Illinois		2		551		275.5		1		293		293.0		100	%		88	%		-6	%
Other Homebuilding		39		9,277		237.9		49		10,887		222.2		-20	%		-15	%		7	%
Total		861	$	256,532	$	297.9		709	$	206,163	$	290.8		21	%		24	%		2	%
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012						2011						% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
Arizona		215	$	45,043	$	209.5		175	$	31,911	$	182.3		23	%		41	%		15	%
California		188		61,188		325.5		110		34,671		315.2		71	%		76	%		3	%
Nevada		261		50,056		191.8		146		27,763		190.2		79	%		80	%		1	%
Washington		103		29,166		283.2		51		13,777		270.1		102	%		112	%		5	%
West		767		185,453		241.8		482		108,122		224.3		59	%		72	%		8	%
Colorado		310		111,217		358.8		348		115,022		330.5		-11	%		-3	%		9	%
Utah		98		27,242		278.0		120		32,473		270.6		-18	%		-16	%		3	%
Mountain		408		138,459		339.4		468		147,495		315.2		-13	%		-6	%		8	%
Maryland		91		38,571		423.9		106		44,486		419.7		-14	%		-13	%		1	%
Virginia		129		58,326		452.1		115		48,791		424.3		12	%		20	%		7	%
East		220		96,897		440.4		221		93,277		422.1		0	%		4	%		4	%
Florida		83		19,850		239.2		91		20,359		223.7		-9	%		-3	%		7	%
Illinois		2		551		275.5		1		293		293.0		100	%		88	%		-6	%
Other Homebuilding		85		20,401		240.0		92		20,652		224.5		-8	%		-1	%		7	%
Total		1,480	$	441,210	$	298.1		1,263	$	369,546	$	292.6		17	%		19	%		2	%

The increase in new home deliveries for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to increases of 50% and 24%, respectively, in the number of homes in backlog to start those periods as compared to the prior year. The West segment was the primary driver of the increase, as beginning backlog rose 113% and 91% year-over-year for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 due to increased demand, particularly in our Arizona, California and Nevada markets. In addition, our results for the 2012 periods benefited from our entry into the Washington market in April of 2011.

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Average selling price increased year-over-year in all of our segments for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, primarily due to a shift in the concentration of closings to higher-priced markets within each segment or to more desirable communities within individuals markets. However, our consolidated average selling price increased only 2% due to the shift in the mix of closings to our West segment, where our average selling price was below the Company average.

Gross Margin

Gross margin from home sales for the 2012 second quarter was 14.2% versus 8.9% for the year earlier period. The primary reason for the increase was a reduction in impairment charges from $8.6 million in the 2011 second quarter to no impairments in the 2012 second quarter. The 2011 second quarter also included a $1.8 million benefit related to a warranty accrual reduction, while the 2012 quarter did not include any warranty accrual adjustments, partially offsetting the decrease in impairments. Interest in cost of sales for the 2012 second quarter was $7.1 million, or 2.8% of home sales revenue, compared to $5.5 million, or 2.6% of home sales revenue, for the 2011 second quarter.

Gross margin from home sales for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was 14.1% versus 11.1% for the year earlier period. The primary reason for the increase was a reduction in impairment charges from $8.6 million in the six months ended June 30, 2011 to no impairment in the same period in 2012. The six months ended June 30, 2011 included a $2.3 million benefit related to a warranty accrual reduction, while the 2012 six months did not include any warranty accrual adjustments, partially offsetting the decrease in impairments. Interest in cost of sales for the six months ended June 30, 2012 was $12.0 million, or 2.7% of home sales revenue, compared to $9.7 million, or 2.6% of home sales revenue, for the six months ended June 30, 2011.

Excluding inventory impairments, warranty accrual adjustments and interest in cost of sales, adjusted gross margin percentage from home sales was 16.9% for the 2012 second quarter, compared to 14.9% for the 2011 second quarter (please see table set forth below reconciling this non-GAAP measure to our gross margin from home sales). Our adjusted gross margin percentage from home sales was 16.8% for the six months ended June 30, 2012 versus 15.4% for the same period in 2011. The year-over-year improvement in our adjusted gross margin percentage from home sales for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was driven by delivering a significantly higher percentage of homes started with a buyer under contract, which historically have been more profitable than homes that are started without a buyer under contract. In addition, our gross margin percentage benefited from a year-over-year reduction in incentives, partially offset by reduced spending on home upgrades, consistent with a change we made in the first quarter of 2012 to the way we sell home upgrades to our customers by including a higher level of upgrades in our base home price in communities across the country.

The table set forth below is a reconciliation of our gross margin and gross margin percentage, as reported, to gross margin from home sales and gross margins from home sales excluding inventory impairments, warranty adjustments and interest in home cost of sales.

	Three Months Ended												Six Months Ended
	June 30, 2012			Gross Margin %			June 30, 2011			Gross Margin %			June 30, 2012			Gross Margin %			June 30, 2011			Gross Margin %
	(Dollars in thousands)												(Dollars in thousands)
Gross Margin	$	36,409			14.1	%	$	19,257			9.2	%	$	62,533			14.1	%	$	41,846			11.2	%
Less: Land Sales Revenue		(1,815	)					(2,565	)					(3,405	)					(2,769	)
Add: Land Cost of Sales		1,718						1,741						3,208						1,758
Gross Margin from Home Sales	$	36,312			14.2	%	$	18,433			8.9	%	$	62,336			14.1	%	$	40,835			11.1	%
Add: Inventory Impairments		—						8,633						—						8,633
Add: Interest in Cost of Sales		7,105						5,454						11,999						9,657
Less: Warranty Adjustments		—						(1,832	)					—						(2,263	)
Adjusted Gross Margin from Home Sales (1)	$	43,417			16.9	%	$	30,688			14.9	%	$	74,335			16.8	%	$	56,862			15.4	%

(1) Adjusted gross margin from home sales is a non-GAAP financial measure. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that inventory impairments, warranty adjustments and interest have on our Gross Margin from Home Sales and permits investors to make better comparisons with our competitiors, who also break out and adjust gross margins in a similar fashion.

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Inventory Impairments

We did not recognize any impairments for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. The impairments recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are shown in the table below:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011		Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and Land Under Development
West	$	5,919	$	5,919
Mountain		1,236		1,236
East		285		285
Other Homebuilding		—		—
Subtotal		7,440		7,440
Housing Completed or Under Construction
West		954		954
Mountain		239		239
East		—		—
Other Homebuilding		—		—
Subtotal		1,193		1,193
Consolidated Inventory Impairments	$	8,633	$	8,633

The impairments resulted from a decline in the market value of land and homes, primarily in our California, Nevada and Utah markets.

The following table shows the number of subdivisions and carrying value of the inventory we tested for impairment during the first and second quarters of 2011 and 2012. The table also includes impairments that we recorded during those periods, as well as the quarter-end fair value, number of lots and number of subdivisions for the impaired inventories:

Three Months Ended	Total Subdivisions Tested for Impairment During Quarter		Carrying Value of Inventory Tested for Impairment During Quarter		Carrying Value of  Impaired Inventory Before Impairment at Quarter End		Inventory Impairments		Fair Value of Impaired Inventory at Quarter End		Number of Subdivisions Impaired During the Quarter		Number  of Lots Impaired During the Quarter
	(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2012		33	$	81,492	$	—	$	—	$	—		—		—
June 30, 2012		27		63,616		—		—		—		—		—
Six Month Total		60	$	145,108	$	—	$	—	$	—		—		—
March 31, 2011		10	$	80,915	$	—	$	—	$	—		—		—
June 30, 2011		49		95,407		29,205		8,633		20,572		9		392
Six Month Total		59	$	176,322	$	29,205	$	8,633	$	20,572		9		392

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Selling, General and Administrative Expenses

Our 2012 second quarter SG&A expenses (includes Corporate general and administrative expense) decreased 20% to $39.2 million, or $9.9 million, compared to $49.1 million for 2011 second quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, SG&A expenses decreased 24%, or $23.5 million, to $73.3 million, compared to $96.8 million for same period in 2011. The decreases in SG&A expenses related partly to lower compensation-related expenses of $3.9 million and $10.9 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, resulting from the decline in our employee headcount made to adjust our business to the overall level of homebuilding activity. The 2012 second quarter compensation-related expenses included $5.1 million of stock-based compensation, of which $2.5 million related to performance-based stock options granted to our CEO and COO in 2012, as compared to $3.5 million of stock-based compensation expense in the 2011 second quarter. SG&A also benefited from legal recoveries of $3.8 million and $7.6 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

The decreased SG&A expenses, combined with increased revenues, resulted in better operating leverage, with SG&A expenses as a percentage of home sales revenues decreasing to 15.3% and 16.6%, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, versus 23.8% and 26.2%, respectively, for the same periods in 2011.

Interest Income

Our interest income for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was $5.4 million and $11.3 million, respectively, compared to $7.0 million and $13.5 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2011. The decreases were attributable to a year-over-year decline in our cash and cash equivalents and marketable securities balance resulting from the repayment of $500 million of senior notes during the second half of 2011, which was partially offset by an increase in the overall rate of return earned by us on those balances.

Interest Expense

We expensed no interest and $0.8 million of interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, related to the portion of our homebuilding debt that exceeded our qualified assets, compared to $7.3 million and $16.0 million, respectively for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. The significant year-over-year decreases in interest expense related primarily to our repayment of $500 million of senior debt during the last half of 2011, which significantly reduced the amount by which our homebuilding debt exceeds our qualified assets. Starting in the second quarter of 2012, qualified assets exceeded homebuilding debt, resulting in no interest charge for the 2012 second quarter.

Other Income (Expense)

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Other revenues	$	716		$	282		$	960		$	775
Other expenses		(298	)		(2,925	)		(384	)		(1,659	)
Other income (expense)	$	418		$	(2,643	)	$	576		$	(884	)

For the three months ended June 30, 2012, we had other income of $0.4 million, a $3.1 million improvement compared to other expense of $2.6 million during the three months ended June 30, 2011. The other expense in the 2011 second quarter related primarily to $2.1 million in write-offs of land option deposits and pre-acquisition costs associated with lot option contracts that we elected not to exercise. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, we had other income of $0.6 million, compared with other expense of $0.9 million for the six months ended June 30, 2011. The 2011 six month period included $3.5 million in other expenses related to pre-acquisition costs and deposits on lot option contracts that we elected not to exercise and due diligence costs associated with our acquisition of assets from a Washington homebuilding company, largely offset by the release of a $2.7 million employment tax contingency reserve as a result of the finalization of an IRS examination.

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Other Homebuilding Operating Data

Net New Orders:

	Three Months Ended June 30,
	2012						2011						% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
Arizona		246	$	56,108	$	228.1		164	$	32,465	$	198.0		50	%		73	%		15	%
California		217		78,895		363.6		117		34,358		293.7		85	%		130	%		24	%
Nevada		225		50,163		222.9		154		29,138		189.2		46	%		72	%		18	%
Washington		69		19,346		280.4		26		6,727		258.7		165	%		188	%		8	%
West		757		204,512		270.2		461		102,688		222.8		64	%		99	%		21	%
Colorado		311		108,045		347.4		232		76,945		331.7		34	%		40	%		5	%
Utah		69		21,467		311.1		109		30,948		283.9		-37	%		-31	%		10	%
Mountain		380		129,512		340.8		341		107,893		316.4		11	%		20	%		8	%
Maryland		113		50,441		446.4		74		29,011		392.0		53	%		74	%		14	%
Virginia		98		52,828		539.1		95		41,429		436.1		3	%		28	%		24	%
East		211		103,269		489.4		169		70,440		416.8		25	%		47	%		17	%
Florida		53		12,450		234.9		91		19,813		217.7		-42	%		-37	%		8	%
Illinois		1		315		315.0		2		580		290.0		-50	%		-46	%		9	%
Other		54		12,765		236.4		93		20,393		219.3		-42	%		-37	%		8	%
Total		1,402	$	450,058	$	321.0		1,064	$	301,414	$	283.3		32	%		49	%		13	%
	Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012						2011						% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
Arizona		433	$	94,282	$	217.7		286	$	54,880	$	191.9		51	%		72	%		13	%
California		338		119,026		352.2		194		56,815		292.9		74	%		109	%		20	%
Nevada		391		83,879		214.5		242		46,036		190.2		62	%		82	%		13	%
Washington		145		42,042		289.9		26		6,727		258.7		458	%		525	%		12	%
West		1,307		339,229		259.5		748		164,458		219.9		75	%		106	%		18	%
Colorado		546		192,192		352.0		413		138,748		336.0		32	%		39	%		5	%
Utah		137		40,271		293.9		176		48,550		275.9		-22	%		-17	%		7	%
Mountain		683		232,463		340.4		589		187,298		318.0		16	%		24	%		7	%
Maryland		196		85,048		433.9		120		50,448		420.4		63	%		69	%		3	%
Virginia		188		94,186		501.0		163		70,083		430.0		15	%		34	%		17	%
East		384		179,234		466.8		283		120,531		425.9		36	%		49	%		10	%
Florida		89		20,584		231.3		142		31,960		225.1		-37	%		-36	%		3	%
Illinois		2		550		275.0		7		2,041		291.6		-71	%		-73	%		-6	%
Other		91		21,134		232.2		149		34,001		228.2		-39	%		-38	%		2	%
Total		2,465	$	772,060	$	313.2		1,769	$	506,288	$	286.2		39	%		52	%		9	%

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Active Subdivisions:

	June 30,
	2012		2011		% Change
Arizona		17		30		-43	%
California		19		16		19	%
Nevada		19		17		12	%
Washington		11		9		22	%
West		66		72		-8	%
Colorado		47		40		18	%
Utah		17		21		-19	%
Mountain		64		61		5	%
Maryland		19		13		46	%
Virginia		12		12		0	%
East		31		25		24	%
Florida		12		17		-29	%
Illinois		—		1		-100	%
Other Homebuilding		12		18		-33	%
Total		173		176		-2	%
Average for quarter ended		180		167		8	%

Net new orders for the 2012 second quarter increased 32% to 1,402 homes, compared with 1,064 homes during the 2011 second quarter. For the six months ended June 30, 2012, net new orders increased 39% to 2,465 homes, compared with 1,769 homes during the same period in 2011. Our monthly sales absorption rates for the three and six month ended June 30, 2012 were 2.6 and 2.2 per community, respectively, compared to 2.1 and 1.8 per community for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011. We experienced substantial order growth in most of our segments due to a combination of increased year-over-year average community count, a change in our sales processes and procedures, and the overall improvement in housing market conditions. Our West segment experienced the most significant increases, due to particularly strong demand in our California, Arizona and Nevada markets, as well as our entry into the Washington market in April of 2011. However, net new orders for our Other homebuilding segment decreased for both the three and six month periods, in part due to recent management changes in our Florida market.

At June 30, 2012, we had 173 active subdivisions, down 2% from 176 active subdivisions at June 30, 2011, which was our first year-over-year decrease in two years. The decrease was caused by our decision to slow the pace of new community acquisitions during the second half of 2011 in light of weaker economic conditions at that time.

Cancellation Rate:

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Change in Percentage			Six Months Ended June  30,						Change in Percentage
	2012			2011						2012			2011
Arizona		16	%		26	%		-10	%		15	%		27	%		-12	%
California		21	%		33	%		-12	%		20	%		33	%		-13	%
Nevada		13	%		28	%		-15	%		15	%		27	%		-12	%
Washington		23	%		21	%		2	%		19	%		25	%		-6	%
West		18	%		29	%		-11	%		17	%		29	%		-12	%
Colorado		22	%		31	%		-9	%		22	%		34	%		-12	%
Utah		21	%		29	%		-8	%		21	%		32	%		-11	%
Mountain		22	%		31	%		-9	%		22	%		34	%		-12	%
Maryland		24	%		35	%		-11	%		25	%		38	%		-13	%
Virginia		29	%		25	%		4	%		29	%		22	%		7	%
East		27	%		29	%		-2	%		27	%		30	%		-3	%
Florida		21	%		27	%		-6	%		19	%		28	%		-9	%
Illinois		0	%		50	%		-50	%		0	%		36	%		-36	%
Other		21	%		27	%		-6	%		19	%		28	%		-9	%
Total		20	%		29	%		-9	%		20	%		31	%		-11	%

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Our cancellation rate for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was 20%, compared to 29% and 31%, respectively, for the same periods in the prior year. The improvement in our cancellation rate reflects overall improvement in housing market conditions and the implementation of more strict underwriting standards for recognizing new home orders as a part of our efforts to improve our sales processes. Cancellation rates improved in every segment for both periods. We experienced our highest cancellation rate in the East segment, due to a year-over-year increase in our Virginia market, and our lowest cancellation rate in the West segment, due to strong demand in our California, Arizona and Nevada markets.

Backlog:

	June 30,
	2012						2011						% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
Arizona		346	$	76,564	$	221.3		195	$	39,644	$	203.3		77	%		93	%		9	%
California		268		92,161		343.9		163		48,420		297.1		64	%		90	%		16	%
Nevada		286		63,283		221.3		172		35,382		205.7		66	%		79	%		8	%
Washington		96		30,438		317.1		51		13,778		270.2		88	%		121	%		17	%
West		996		262,446		263.5		581		137,224		236.2		71	%		91	%		12	%
Colorado		469		171,862		366.4		338		118,124		349.5		39	%		45	%		5	%
Utah		107		30,116		281.5		125		34,518		276.1		-14	%		-13	%		2	%
Mountain		576		201,978		350.7		463		152,642		329.7		24	%		32	%		6	%
Maryland		218		90,570		415.5		140		61,170		436.9		56	%		48	%		-5	%
Virginia		162		82,723		510.6		118		53,098		450.0		37	%		56	%		13	%
East		380		173,293		456.0		258		114,268		442.9		47	%		52	%		3	%
Florida		76		19,734		259.7		115		27,203		236.5		-34	%		-27	%		10	%
Illinois		—		—		N/A		7		2,138		305.4		-100	%		-100	%		N/A
Other Homebuilding		76		19,734		259.7		122		29,341		240.5		-38	%		-33	%		8	%
Total		2,028	$	657,451	$	324.2		1,424	$	433,475	$	304.4		42	%		52	%		7	%

We ended the 2012 second quarter with 2,028 homes in backlog, with an estimated sales value of $657.5 million, compared with a backlog of 1,424 homes with an estimated sales value of $433.5 million at June 30, 2011. The 42% increase in the number of homes in our backlog was primarily the result of the increase in net orders during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, as well as a shift to more presold homes versus speculative home sales, which generally remain in backlog for a longer period of time versus speculative homes. Our West segment experienced the strongest growth in backlog due to improved market conditions, particularly in Arizona, California and Nevada.

Homes Completed or Under Construction (WIP lots):

	June 30,
	2012		2011		% Change
Unsold
Completed		138		42		229	%
Under construction - frame		264		353		-25	%
Under construction - foundation		215		101		113	%
Total unsold started homes		617		496		24	%
Sold homes under construction or completed		1,392		843		65	%
Model homes		221		231		-4	%
Total homes completed or under construction		2,230		1,570		42	%

Our total homes completed or under construction increased to 2,230 at June 30, 2012 from 1,570 at June 30, 2011, primarily relating to a higher number of sold homes started in light of our year-over-year increase in backlog.

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Lots Owned and Optioned (including homes completed or under construction):

	June 30, 2012						June 30, 2011
	Lots Owned		Lots Optioned		Total		Lots Owned		Lots Optioned		Total
Arizona		774		108		882		1,292		108		1,400
California		1,196		—		1,196		1,568		—		1,568
Nevada		966		27		993		1,366		398		1,764
Washington		397		161		558		324		42		366
West		3,333		296		3,629		4,550		548		5,098
Colorado		3,236		584		3,820		3,626		602		4,228
Utah		492		13		505		689		298		987
Mountain		3,728		597		4,325		4,315		900		5,215
Maryland		607		399		1,006		514		795		1,309
Virginia		596		121		717		713		234		947
East		1,203		520		1,723		1,227		1,029		2,256
Florida		285		133		418		381		480		861
Illinois		123		—		123		133		—		133
Other		408		133		541		514		480		994
Total		8,672		1,546		10,218		10,606		2,957		13,563

Our land acquisition activities in 2010 and the first half of 2011 provided us with enough lots to increase our active community count by 26% year-over-year at the start of 2012. However, consistent with our strategy to maintain a two to three year supply of land and in light of difficult homebuilding conditions, we reduced our land acquisition activities and terminated options to purchase lots in certain markets starting in the last half of 2011, as we determined we had a sufficient lot supply to satisfy existing demand. As a result, our supply of lots owned and optioned at June 30, 2012 decreased 25% year-over-year, and active community count declined by 2% over the same period. In nearly every market, we experienced a year-over-year decline in lots owned and under option, with the most significant percentage decreases occurring in the Arizona and Nevada markets in our West segment, the Utah market in our Mountain segment, and the Florida market in our Other segment. Given the recent improvement in industry conditions, we are actively looking for new subdivisions in all of our markets with ongoing operations.

Financial Services

Pretax income from our financial services segment for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 was $6.7 million and $11.5 million, respectively, compared to $3.1 million and $4.9 million, respectively, for the same periods in 2011 The increase in pretax income primarily reflected increases in our mortgage operations pretax income of $4.4 million and $6.7 million, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. The improvement in our mortgage subsidiary’s profitability was driven largely by year-over-year increases in the gains on sales of mortgage loans for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 of $4.1 million and $5.3 million, respectively, due to favorable mortgage market conditions and a decrease in the level of special financing programs that we offered our homebuyers. The balance of our financial services pretax income, which consisted of income from our insurance and title operations, was $1.0 million and $2.5 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, as compared with $1.7 million and $2.5 million, respectively for the same periods in the prior year.

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The following table sets forth information relating to the sources of revenues for our Financial Services segment.

	Three Months Ended June 30,				Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Financial services revenue:
Gains on sales of mortgage loans and broker origination fees, net	$	8,434	$	4,293	$	13,889	$	8,615
Insurance revenue		1,667		1,992		3,560		2,981
Title and other revenue		486		446		857		838
Total financial services revenue	$	10,587	$	6,731	$	18,306	$	12,434

The following table sets forth information relating to mortgage loans originated by our HomeAmerican operations, mortgage loans brokered and HomeAmerican’s capture rate. The “Capture Rate” is defined as the number of mortgage loans originated by HomeAmerican for our homebuyers as a percent of our total home closings, excluding closings with cash buyers.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Total Originations (including transfer loans):
Loans		596			553			1,006			976
Principal	$	161,797		$	148,452		$	274,477		$	264,551
Capture Rate		71	%		87	%		71	%		85	%
Loans Sold to Third Parties:
Loans		568			548			1066			1069
Principal	$	151,791		$	145,343		$	286,683		$	288,617
Mortgage Loan Origination Product Mix:
FHA loans		37	%		41	%		36	%		42	%
Other government loans (VA & USDA)		27	%		32	%		28	%		29	%
Total government loans		64	%		73	%		64	%		71	%
Conventional loans		36	%		27	%		36	%		29	%
Jumbo loans		0	%		0	%		0	%		0	%
		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%
Loan Type:
Fixed rate		98	%		96	%		98	%		96	%
ARM		2	%		4	%		2	%		4	%
Credit Quality:
Average FICO Score		730			724			729			725
Other Data:
Average Combined LTV ratio		90	%		91	%		90	%		91	%
Full documentation loans		100	%		100	%		100	%		100	%
Non-full documentation loans		0	%		0	%		0	%		0	%

Income Taxes

We had income tax benefits of $1.0 million and $1.1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, resulted primarily from the release of reserves related to the Company’s 2011 settlements with various taxing authorities. For the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we had income tax benefits of $1.8 million and $5.6 million, respectively, resulting primarily from the Company’s 2011 second quarter settlement of various state income tax matters and the Company’s 2011 first quarter settlement with the IRS on the audit of its 2004 and 2005 federal income tax returns.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting policies generally accepted in the United States of America (“GAAP”) requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting periods. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management evaluates such estimates and judgments on an on-going basis and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates if conditions are significantly different in the future. Additionally, using different estimates or assumptions in our critical accounting estimates and policies could have a material impact to our consolidated financial statements. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.

Our critical accounting estimates and policies have not changed from those reported in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We use our liquidity and capital resources to (1) support our operations, including the purchase of land, land development and construction of homes; (2) provide working capital; and (3) provide mortgage loans for our homebuyers. Our liquidity includes our cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and Mortgage Repurchase Facility (as defined below). Additionally, we have an existing effective shelf registration statement that allows us to issue equity, debt or hybrid securities up to $1.0 billion.

The Company’s marketable securities consist of fixed rate and floating rate interest earning securities, primarily: (1) debt securities, which may include, among others, United States government and government agency debt and corporate debt; (2) holdings in equity securities consisting of four mutual funds which primarily invest in bonds; and (3) deposit securities, which may include, among others, certificates of deposit and time deposits.

Capital Resources

Our capital structure is primarily a combination of (1) permanent financing, represented by stockholders’ equity; (2) long-term financing, represented by our publicly traded 5.375% senior notes due 2014 and 2015 and 5.625% senior notes due 2020; and (3) our Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Because of our current balance of cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and available capacity under our Mortgage Repurchase Facility, we believe that our capital resources are adequate to satisfy our short and long-term capital requirements, including meeting future payments on our senior notes as they become due. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.

Senior Notes and Mortgage Repurchase Facility

Senior Notes. Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The Company believes that it is in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants in the senior note indentures, and the Company is not aware of any covenant violations.

Mortgage Lending. HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement, (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”), with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”) which matures on September 27, 2012. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. As of June 30, 2012, the Mortgage Repurchase Facility has a maximum aggregate commitment of $50 million.

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At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had $32.7 million and $48.7 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that we were obligated to repurchase under our Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that we are obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Advances under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a Pricing Rate equal to the greater of (i) the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility) plus 2.5%, or (ii) 3.75%. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) an Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth Ratio, (iii) an Adjusted Net Income requirement, (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement; and (v) a requirement that HomeAmerican’s HUD Compare Ratio may be no more than 1.50 to 1.00. The foregoing terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe we are in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility and we are not aware of any covenant violations.

MDC Common Stock Repurchase Program

At June 30, 2012, we were authorized to repurchase up to 4,000,000 shares of our common stock. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the three months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

Consolidated Cash Flow

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we used $15.6 million of cash in operating activities; $45.3 million was used to increase our inventory levels during the six months ended 2012, partially offset by the sale and closing of homes, and $18.3 million was used due to an increase in accounts receivable related to home closings that occurred at the end of the 2012 second quarter. These uses of cash were partially offset by generating $17.2 million in cash through the increase of accounts payable and $12.6 million in cash associated with our sales of mortgage loan inventory.

Investing activities provided $38.2 million of cash during the six months ended June 30, 2012, primarily attributable to the maturity or sale of $331.7 million of marketable securities, partially offset by the purchase of $292.8 million of marketable securities.

During the six months ended June 30, 2012, we used $39.9 million in cash for financing activities primarily attributable to $16.0 million used for payment on our mortgage repurchase facility, net of advances received from the mortgage repurchase facility, and $24.0 million associated with cash dividends that were paid during the first six months of 2012.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In the ordinary course of business, we enter into lot option purchase contracts in order to procure lots for the construction of homes. Lot option contracts enable us to control lot positions with a minimal capital investment, which substantially reduces the risks associated with land ownership and development. At June 30, 2012, we had deposits of $3.9 million in the form of cash and $3.6 million in the form of letters of credit that were at risk to secure option contracts to purchase 1,546 lots.

At June 30, 2012, we had outstanding performance bonds and letters of credit totaling approximately $60.7 million and $17.9 million, respectively, including $7.1 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican, with the remaining bonds and letters of credit issued by third-parties, to secure our performance under various contracts. The estimated cost to complete the obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit was approximately $33 million. We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit.

We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.

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IMPACT OF INFLATION, CHANGING PRICES AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

The impact of inflation and changing prices have not changed materially from the disclosure in our December 31, 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

OTHER

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as statements made by us in periodic press releases, oral statements made by our officials in the course of presentations about the Company and conference calls in connection with quarterly earnings releases, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operation, cash flows, strategies and prospects. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as “likely,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this Report are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be consulted. Additionally, information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance and risk factors that have the potential to affect us is contained under the caption “Risk Factors Relating to our Business” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

At June 30, 2012, we had approximately $487.0 million invested in marketable securities. Because these marketable securities are accounted for as available-for-sale, changes in the market value are reported as a component of other comprehensive income each quarter. During the 2012 second quarter, we experienced a $0.7 million net decrease in the market value of these securities, while for the six months ended June 30, 2012 we experienced a net increase of approximately $5.9 million in the market value of these securities. While we believe that the ultimate cost basis of these investments will be recovered in the future, there can be no assurances to that effect. In the event we elect to sell, or are otherwise required to sell these securities, we may be required to record losses in the event the market value does not increase prior to any sale. Such losses, if any, would be recorded as a component of our results of operations and comprehensive income.

Item 4. Controls and Procedures

(a) Conclusion regarding the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures - An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures was performed under the supervision, and with the participation, of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Financial Officer. Based on that evaluation, the Company’s management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at June 30, 2012.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting - In several of our homebuilding divisions, we began operating under our new enterprise resource planning (“ERP”) system during 2011 and 2010. As a result, our financial and operating transactions in these divisions now utilize the functionality provided by the new ERP system with oversight as to the completeness and accuracy of the information being performed through the ERP system. The full implementation of the ERP system in the remaining homebuilding divisions is scheduled to take place over the course of the next year. There was no other change in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during 2012 that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

PART II

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of our homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

There have been no significant changes in the risk factors previously identified as being attendant to our business in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011. For a more complete discussion of other risk factors that affect our business, see “Risk Factors Relating to our Business” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011, which include the following:

• The homebuilding industry has experienced a significant downturn, and its duration and ultimate severity are uncertain. A continuation or further deterioration in industry conditions or in the broader economic conditions could have additional adverse effects on our business and financial results.

• Our strategies in responding to the adverse conditions in the homebuilding industry and in the U.S. economy have had limited success, and the continued implementation of these and other strategies may not be successful.

• Increased competition levels in the homebuilding and mortgage lending industries could result in lower net home orders, closings and decreases in the average selling prices of sold and closed homes, which would have a negative impact on our home sales revenue and results of operations.

• Further decline in the market value of our homes or carrying value of our land would have a negative impact on our results of operations and financial position.

• Increases in our cancellations could have a negative impact on our Home Gross Margins and home sales revenue.

• If land is not available at reasonable prices or terms, our homes sales revenue and results of operations could be negatively impacted and/or we could be required to scale back our operations in a given market.

• If mortgage interest rates rise or if mortgage financing otherwise becomes less affordable, it could adversely affect our sales and business, and the duration and ultimate severity of the effects are uncertain.

• We have financial needs that we meet through the capital markets, including the debt and secondary mortgage markets, and continued disruptions in these markets could have an adverse impact on our results of operations, financial position and/or cash flows.

• In the ordinary course of business, we are required to obtain performance bonds, the unavailability of which could adversely affect our results of operations and/or cash flows.

• Further uncertainty in the mortgage lending industry, including repurchase requirements associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans, could negatively impact our results of operations.

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• Decreases in the market value of our investments in marketable securities could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.

• As of December 31, 2011, we are utilizing a new Enterprise Resource Planning (“ERP”) system in all but two of our homebuilding divisions, and, if we encounter significant problems with this implementation or implementation throughout our remaining homebuilding divisions, it could have an adverse impact on our operating activities and/or financial reporting capabilities.

• Our financial services operations have concentration risks that could impact our results of operations.

• Our business is subject to numerous federal, local and state laws and regulations concerning land development, construction of homes, sales, mortgage lending, environmental and other aspects of our business. These laws and regulations could give rise to additional liabilities or expenditures, or restrictions on our business.

• Product liability litigation and warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of business may be costly.

• Our income tax provision or benefit and other tax liabilities may be insufficient if taxing authorities are successful in asserting tax positions that are contrary to our position.

• The homebuilding industry is cyclical and affected by changes in general economic, real estate or other business conditions that could adversely affect our business or financial results.

• Because of the seasonal nature of our business, our quarterly operating results can fluctuate.

• Supply shortages and other risks related to the demand for skilled labor and building materials could increase costs and delay deliveries.

• Natural disasters could cause an increase in home construction costs, as well as delays, and could negatively impact our results of operations.

• We are dependent on the services of key employees, and the loss of their services could hurt our business.

• The interests of certain controlling shareholders may be adverse to investors.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

The Company did not repurchase any shares during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012. Additionally, there were no sales of unregistered equity securities during either period.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures

None.

Item 5. Other Information

On July 23, 2012, MDC’s Board of Directors declared a quarterly cash dividend of twenty five cents ($0.25) per share. The dividend will be paid on August 22, 2012 to shareowners of record on August 8, 2012.

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Item 6. Exhibits

10.1	Fourth Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. Amended Executive Officer Performance-Based Compensation Plan, executed May 21, 2012 effective as of January 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 22, 2012).*
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	The following financial statements, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011; and (iv) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. The information in Exhibit 101 is “furnished” and not “filed,” as provided in Rule 402 of Regulation S-T.

* Incorporated by reference.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

Date: July 31, 2012	M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC. (Registrant)
	By:	/s/    JOHN M. STEPHENS
		John M. Stephens Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (principal financial officer and duly authorized officer)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Fourth Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. Amended Executive Officer Performance-Based Compensation Plan, executed May 21, 2012 effective as of January 1, 2012 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed May 22, 2012).*
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	The following financial statements, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011; and (iv) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text. The information in Exhibit 101 is “furnished” and not “filed,” as provided in Rule 402 of Regulation S-T.

* Incorporated by reference.

EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Larry A. Mizel, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 31, 2012	/s/ Larry A. Mizel
	Chairman of the Board of Directors
	and Chief Executive Officer
	(principal executive officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, John M. Stephens, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: July 31, 2012	/s/ John M. Stephens
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	and Principal Accounting Officer
	(principal financial officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned Chief Executive Officer of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies that the Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2012, accompanying this certification, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: July 31, 2012.	/s/ Larry A. Mizel
	Larry A. Mizel
	Chief Executive Officer
	(principal executive officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Title 18, United States Code, and is not being filed as part of the report or as a separate disclosure document.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned principal financial officer of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies that the Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended June 30, 2012, accompanying this certification, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: July 31, 2012.	/s/ John M. Stephens
	John M. Stephens
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	and Principal Accounting Officer
	(principal financial officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Title 18, United States Code, and is not being filed as part of the report or as a separate disclosure document.

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Basic And Diluted Loss Per Share (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share:
Net income (loss)	$ 10,638	$ (27,980)	$ 12,903	$ (47,859)
Less: distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities	(149)	(206)	(308)	(365)
Earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$ 10,489	$ (28,186)	$ 12,595	$ (48,224)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding	47,398,088	46,719,233	47,367,051	46,717,408
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents	354,641		310,016
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding, assuming conversion of common stock equivalents	47,752,729	46,719,233	47,677,067	46,717,408
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	$ 0.22	$ (0.60)	$ 0.27	$ (1.03)
Diluted	$ 0.22	$ (0.60)	$ 0.26	$ (1.03)

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized [Line Items]
Income tax benefit	$ 983	$ 1,823	$ 1,123	$ 5,648
Recognized tax effect on financial statements, percent			50.00%

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Summary of Homebuilding Interest Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items]
Interest incurred	$ 10,573	$ 18,144	$ 21,136	$ 36,393
Beginning Balance	63,633	43,762	58,742	38,446
Interest capitalized during period	10,573	10,750	20,358	20,269
Less: previously capitalized interest included in home cost of sales	(7,105)	(5,454)	(11,999)	(9,657)
Ending Balance	$ 67,101	$ 49,058	$ 67,101	$ 49,058

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Components of Tax Effects of Significant Temporary Differences that give Rise to the Net Deferred Tax Asset (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Deferred Tax Liability Not Recognized [Line Items]
Federal net operating loss carryforwards	$ 137,736	$ 133,454
State net operating loss carryforwards	53,815	53,350
Stock-based compensation expense	27,775	26,771
Accrued liabilities	26,299	29,600
Asset impairment charges	24,665	31,137
Alternative minimum tax and other tax credit carryforwards	10,296	10,296
Inventory, additional costs capitalized for tax	3,466	3,466
Unrealized loss on marketable securities	535	2,787
Other	1,593	1,522
Total deferred tax assets	286,180	292,383
Valuation allowance	(273,828)	(281,178)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance	12,352	11,205
Deferred revenue	6,420	5,589
Property, equipment and other assets	1,013	706
Inventory, additional costs capitalized for financial statement purposes	537	542
Accrued liabilities	32	32
Other, net	4,350	4,336
Total deferred tax liabilities	12,352	11,205
Net deferred tax asset

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Summary Of Impairment Of Inventory (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	$ 851,753	$ 8,633	$ 8,633	$ 806,052
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member] | West [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	178,425	954	954	121,343
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member] | Mountain [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	142,118	239	239	80,964
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member] | East [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	97,774			81,623
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member] | Subtotal [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	437,287	1,193	1,193	300,714
Land And Land Under Development [Member] | West [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	149,579	5,919	5,919	199,941
Land And Land Under Development [Member] | Mountain [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	134,172	1,236	1,236	164,961
Land And Land Under Development [Member] | East [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	120,657	285	285	127,291
Land And Land Under Development [Member] | Subtotal [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	$ 414,466	$ 7,440	$ 7,440	$ 505,338

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Income Taxes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities

The components of our net deferred tax asset are as follows.

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Federal net operating loss carryforwards	$	137,736		$	133,454
State net operating loss carryforwards		53,815			53,350
Stock-based compensation expense		27,775			26,771
Accrued liabilities		26,299			29,600
Asset impairment charges		24,665			31,137
Alternative minimum tax and other tax credit carryforwards		10,296			10,296
Inventory, additional costs capitalized for tax		3,466			3,466
Unrealized loss on marketable securities		535			2,787
Other		1,593			1,522
Total deferred tax assets		286,180			292,383
Valuation allowance		(273,828	)		(281,178	)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		12,352			11,205
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred revenue		6,420			5,589
Property, equipment and other assets		1,013			706
Inventory, additional costs capitalized for financial statement purposes		537			542
Accrued liabilities		32			32
Other, net		4,350			4,336
Total deferred tax liabilities		12,352			11,205
Net deferred tax asset	$	—		$	—

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Stock Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 08, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Recognized option awards		$ 3.6	$ 2.2	$ 4.7	$ 4.1
Recognized restricted stock grants		1.5	1.4	3.0	2.5
Options vesting per year	One third
Vesting date every year	Mar. 01, 2012
Compensation expense recognized	2.5
Grant date fair value	$ 7.42
Year 1 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Option shares vest	166,667
Year 2 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Option shares vest	166,667
Year 3 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Option shares vest	166,666
Chief Executive Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Long term performance-based non-qualified stock option grants	500,000
Chief Operating Officer [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Long term performance-based non-qualified stock option grants	500,000
Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Potential expense that would be recognized if all of the performance targets are met	$ 7.4
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Home gross margin	16.70%
Minimum [Member] | Year 1 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase in total revenue over 2011	10.00%
Minimum [Member] | Year 2 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase in total revenue over 2011	15.00%
Minimum [Member] | Year 3 [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Increase in total revenue over 2011	20.00%

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Basic And Diluted Loss Per Share

The following table shows basic and diluted EPS calculations

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share:
Net income (loss)	$	10,638		$	(27,980	)	$	12,903		$	(47,859	)
Less: distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(149	)		(206	)		(308	)		(365	)
Earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	10,489		$	(28,186	)	$	12,595		$	(48,224	)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		47,398,088			46,719,233			47,367,051			46,717,408
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents		354,641			—			310,016			—
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding, assuming conversion of common stock equivalents		47,752,729			46,719,233			47,677,067			46,717,408
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.27		$	(1.03	)
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.26		$	(1.03	)

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Information Related to Accrued Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Mar. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Mar. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Servicing Liabilities at Fair Value [Line Items]
Warranty reserves	$ 24,036	$ 25,076	$ 25,525	$ 31,200	$ 33,615	$ 34,704
Accrued interest payable	13,698		13,698
Accrued executive deferred compensation	25,806		24,136
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits	3,121		3,303
Legal accruals	1,750		9,360
Land development and home construction accruals	10,114		10,619
Accrued compensation and related expenses	12,504		11,350
Customer and escrow deposits	9,545		5,468
Other accrued liabilities	11,156		15,729
Total accrued liabilities	$ 111,730		$ 119,188

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Amortized Cost And Estimated Fair Value Of Available-For-Sale Marketable Securities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Measurements Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$ 487,031	$ 519,943
Amortized Cost [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Fair Value Measurements Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Equity security	183,736	169,565
Debt securities	272,797	323,454
Total available-for-sale debt securities	456,533	493,019
Amortized Cost [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value Measurements Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total available-for-sale debt securities	31,888	34,164
Fair Value [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Fair Value Measurements Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Equity security	178,846	160,021
Debt securities	275,929	325,413
Total available-for-sale debt securities	454,775	485,434
Fair Value [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Fair Value Measurements Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$ 32,256	$ 34,509

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Reconciliation Of Revenue And Operating Profit (Loss) From Segments To Consolidated (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 258,347	$ 208,728	$ 444,615	$ 372,315
Income before income taxes	9,655	(29,803)	11,780	(53,507)
West [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	117,424	68,844	186,965	110,453
Income before income taxes	2,677	(11,837)	2,844	(16,397)
Mountain [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	79,699	78,158	140,290	147,934
Income before income taxes	4,640	(1,204)	6,795	(2,436)
East [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	51,948	50,839	96,897	93,277
Income before income taxes	480	(2,345)	2,300	(4,301)
Other Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	9,276	10,887	20,463	20,651
Income before income taxes	(346)	(916)	(64)	(1,692)
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	(4,474)	(16,590)	(11,635)	(33,550)
Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenues	258,347	208,728	444,615	372,315
Income before income taxes	$ 2,977	$ (32,892)	$ 240	$ (58,376)

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Warranty Accrual - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Offset included in cash payments		$ 1,300,000
Adjustments to warranty reserve	$ 1.8		$ 2.3

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Mortgage Repurchase Facility - Additional information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Lines Of Credit And Debt Obligations [Line Items]
Mortgage repurchase facility	$ 32,700,000	$ 32,700,000	$ 48,700,000
HomeAmerican's HUD Compare Ratio		1.50
Mortgage repurchase facility pricing rate	Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a Pricing Rate equal to the greater of (i) the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility) plus 2.5%, or (ii) 3.75%. At HomeAmerican’s option the Balance Funded Rate (equal to 3.75%) may be applied to advances under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility provided the applicable Buyer is holding sufficient Qualifying Balances. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) an Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth Ratio, (iii) an Adjusted Net Income requirement, (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement; and (v) a requirement that HomeAmerican’s HUD Compare Ratio may be no more than 1.50 to 1.00.
Maximum [Member]
Lines Of Credit And Debt Obligations [Line Items]
Maximum aggregate commitment	$ 50,000,000	$ 50,000,000
LIBOR basis spread	3.75%	3.75%
Minimum [Member]
Lines Of Credit And Debt Obligations [Line Items]
LIBOR basis spread	2.50%	2.50%

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Capitalization of Interest - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Component of Other Income, Nonoperating [Line Items]
Interest expense	$ 0	$ 7.4	$ 0	$ 16.1

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Earnings (Loss) Per Share

4. Earnings (Loss) Per Share

A company that has participating security holders (for example, unvested restricted stock that has non-forfeitable dividend rights) is required to utilize the two-class method for purposes of calculating earnings (loss) per share (“EPS”). The two-class method is an allocation of earnings/(loss) between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders. Under the two-class method, earnings/(loss) for the reporting period are allocated between common shareholders and other security holders, based on their respective rights to receive distributed earnings (i.e., dividends) and undistributed earnings (i.e., net income or loss). Currently, the Company has one class of security and has participating security holders consisting of shareholders of unvested restricted stock. The following table shows basic and diluted EPS calculations

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Basic and Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share:
Net income (loss)	$	10,638		$	(27,980	)	$	12,903		$	(47,859	)
Less: distributed and undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(149	)		(206	)		(308	)		(365	)
Earnings (loss) attributable to common stockholders	$	10,489		$	(28,186	)	$	12,595		$	(48,224	)
Basic weighted-average shares outstanding		47,398,088			46,719,233			47,367,051			46,717,408
Dilutive effect of common stock equivalents		354,641			—			310,016			—
Diluted weighted-average common shares outstanding, assuming conversion of common stock equivalents		47,752,729			46,719,233			47,677,067			46,717,408
Basic Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.27		$	(1.03	)
Diluted Earnings (Loss) Per Common Share	$	0.22		$	(0.60	)	$	0.26		$	(1.03	)

Diluted EPS includes the dilutive effect of common stock equivalents and is computed using the weighted-average number of common stock and common stock equivalents outstanding during the reporting period. Common stock equivalents include most types of stock options and unvested restricted stock. A total of 1.0 million unvested performance-based stock options were excluded from the calculation of diluted EPS for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 as the performance-based conditions were not met at June 30, 2012. Diluted EPS for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 also excluded options to purchase approximately 4.8 million shares and 5.1 million shares, respectively, of common stock because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive. For the same reason, diluted EPS for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 excluded options to purchase approximately 5.2 million shares of common stock. In addition, diluted EPS for the three and six months ending June 30, 2011 excluded common stock equivalents because the effect of their inclusion would decrease the reported loss per share. Using the treasury stock method, the weighted-average common stock equivalents excluded from diluted EPS was 0.4 million shares for both the three and six months ended June 30, 2011.

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Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 326,124	$ 343,361	$ 755,835	$ 572,225
Prepaid expenses and other assets	44,272	50,423
Inventories:
Total Assets	1,855,914	1,858,725
Senior notes, net	744,470	744,108
Mortgage repurchase facility	32,700	48,700
Total liabilities	984,654	990,089
Total Stockholder's Equity	871,260	868,636
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	1,855,914	1,858,725
Homebuilding [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	298,274	316,418
Marketable securities	454,775	485,434
Restricted cash	2,260	667
Trade and other receivables	40,341	21,593
Prepaid expenses and other assets	44,272	50,423
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction	437,287	300,714
Land and land under development	414,466	505,338
Other assets, net	78,743	86,700
Total Assets	1,726,146	1,716,864
Accounts payable	42,829	25,645
Accrued liabilities	111,730	119,188
Senior notes, net	744,470	744,108
Total liabilities	899,029	888,941
Financial Services [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	27,850	26,943
Accounts payable and other liabilities	52,965	52,446
Marketable securities	32,256	34,509
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	65,687	78,335
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3,975	2,074
Inventories:
Total Assets	129,768	141,861
Mortgage repurchase facility	32,660	48,702
Total liabilities	85,625	101,148
M D C Holdings [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	294,862	313,566	718,010	535,035
Inventories:
Total Assets	944,245	979,423
Total liabilities	72,985	110,787
Total Stockholder's Equity	871,260	868,636
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	944,245	979,423
M D C Holdings [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	294,862	313,566
Marketable securities	454,775	485,434
Trade and other receivables	6,713	8,368
Inventories:
Investment in subsidiaries	146,691	126,768
Other assets, net	41,204	45,287
Total Assets	944,245	979,423
Accounts payable	(4)
Accrued liabilities	58,214	67,199
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	(729,695)	(700,520)
Senior notes, net	744,470	744,108
Total liabilities	72,985	110,787
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	3,322	2,771	3,022	4,287
Inventories:
Total Assets	876,102	819,489
Total liabilities	801,666	755,768
Total Stockholder's Equity	74,436	63,721
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	876,102	819,489
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	3,322	2,771
Restricted cash	2,260	667
Trade and other receivables	31,934	12,740
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction	410,656	280,932
Land and land under development	398,860	489,305
Other assets, net	29,070	33,074
Total Assets	876,102	819,489
Accounts payable	42,382	23,409
Accrued liabilities	49,114	50,271
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	710,170	682,088
Total liabilities	801,666	755,768
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	27,940	27,024	34,803	32,903
Inventories:
Total Assets	183,958	188,377
Total liabilities	111,703	125,330
Total Stockholder's Equity	72,255	63,047
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	183,958	188,377
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	90	81
Trade and other receivables	1,694	485
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction	26,631	19,782
Land and land under development	15,606	16,033
Other assets, net	8,469	8,435
Total Assets	52,490	44,816
Accounts payable	451	2,236
Accrued liabilities	4,402	1,814
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	28,480	21,998
Total liabilities	33,333	26,048
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Cash and cash equivalents	27,850	26,943
Accounts payable and other liabilities	52,965	52,446
Marketable securities	32,256	34,509
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	65,687	78,335
Prepaid expenses and other assets	5,675	3,774
Inventories:
Total Assets	131,468	143,561
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	(7,255)	(1,866)
Mortgage repurchase facility	32,660	48,702
Total liabilities	78,370	99,282
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Inventories:
Total Assets	(148,391)	(128,564)
Total liabilities	(1,700)	(1,796)
Total Stockholder's Equity	(146,691)	(126,768)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	(148,391)	(128,564)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Inventories:
Investment in subsidiaries	(146,691)	(126,768)
Other assets, net		(96)
Total Assets	(146,691)	(126,864)
Accrued liabilities		(96)
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	(8,955)	(3,566)
Total liabilities	(8,955)	(3,662)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Prepaid expenses and other assets	(1,700)	(1,700)
Inventories:
Total Assets	(1,700)	(1,700)
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	7,255	1,866
Total liabilities	$ 7,255	$ 1,866

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Fair Value Measurements - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Minimum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2011 Maximum [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Under Commitment To Sell [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Under Commitment To Sell [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Under Commitment To Sell [Member] Mutual Fund [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Under Commitment To Sell [Member] Mutual Fund [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Not Under Commitment To Sell [Member] Level 2 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Not Under Commitment To Sell [Member] Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Measurements Of Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Marketable Securities, Unrealized Gain (Loss)											$ 1,400,000	$ 7,200,000
Held-to-maturity Securities, Transferred to Trading Securities, Unrealized Gain (Loss)											4,900,000
Mortgage loans held-for-sale									61,000,000	77,500,000			4,700,000	800,000
Inventory impairments	$ 851,753,000	$ 8,633,000	$ 8,633,000	$ 806,052,000
Discount rate used in estimated discounted cash flows					12.00%	12.00%	18.00%	18.00%

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Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Prepaid Expenses And Other Assets

The following table sets forth the information relating to prepaid expenses and other assets.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred marketing costs	$	18,112	$	20,786
Land option deposits		4,850		6,952
Deferred debt issuance costs, net		2,942		3,235
Prepaid expenses		3,156		4,376
Related party assets		6,663		6,663
Goodwill and intangible assets, net		6,196		6,308
Other		2,353		2,103
Total	$	44,272	$	50,423

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Capitalization of Interest (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Interest Activity

The table set forth below summarizes homebuilding interest activity.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred	$	10,573		$	18,144		$	21,136		$	36,393
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	63,633		$	43,762		$	58,742		$	38,446
Interest capitalized during period		10,573			10,750			20,358			20,269
Less: previously capitalized interest included in home cost of sales		(7,105	)		(5,454	)		(11,999	)		(9,657	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	67,101		$	49,058		$	67,101		$	49,058

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Carrying Amount of the Company's Senior Notes (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule Of Carrying Amount Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 744,470	$ 744,108
5.375% Senior Notes Due 2014 [Member]
Schedule Of Carrying Amount Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	249,528	249,438
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.375%
Senior Notes, maturity date	2014
5.375% Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]
Schedule Of Carrying Amount Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	249,876	249,857
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.375%
Senior Notes, maturity date	2015
5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Schedule Of Carrying Amount Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 245,066	$ 244,813
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.625%
Senior Notes, maturity date	2020

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Estimated Fair Value Of Senior Notes (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 744,470	$ 744,108
5.375% Senior Notes Due 2014 [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	249,528	249,438
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.375%
5.375% Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	249,876	249,857
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.375%
5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	245,066	244,813
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.625%
Carrying Amount [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	744,470	744,108
Carrying Amount [Member] | 5.375% Senior Notes Due 2014 [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	249,528	249,438
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.375%
Senior Notes, maturity date	2014
Carrying Amount [Member] | 5.375% Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	249,876	249,857
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.375%
Senior Notes, maturity date	2015
Carrying Amount [Member] | 5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	245,066	244,813
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.625%
Senior Notes, maturity date	2020
Fair Value [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	779,933	734,217
Fair Value [Member] | 5.375% Senior Notes Due 2014 [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	263,275	254,667
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.375%
Senior Notes, maturity date	2014
Fair Value [Member] | 5.375% Senior Notes Due 2015 [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	266,058	252,083
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.375%
Senior Notes, maturity date	2015
Fair Value [Member] | 5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Schedule Of Fair Value Of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 250,600	$ 227,467
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.625%
Senior Notes, maturity date	2020

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Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Accrued Liabilities

The following table sets forth information relating to accrued liabilities.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Warranty reserves	$	24,036	$	25,525
Accrued interest payable		13,698		13,698
Accrued executive deferred compensation		25,806		24,136
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits		3,121		3,303
Legal accruals		1,750		9,360
Land development and home construction accruals		10,114		10,619
Accrued compensation and related expenses		12,504		11,350
Customer and escrow deposits		9,545		5,468
Other accrued liabilities		11,156		15,729
Total accrued liabilities	$	111,730	$	119,188

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Warranty Accrual (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Warranty Accrual Activity

The table set forth below summarizes warranty accrual activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
				(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	25,076		$	33,615		$	25,525		$	34,704
Expense provisions		878			1,034			1,643			1,875
Cash payments		(1,918	)		(1,617	)		(3,132	)		(3,116	)
Adjustments		—			(1,832	)		—			(2,263	)
Balance at end of period	$	24,036		$	31,200		$	24,036		$	31,200

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Segment Reporting

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Segment Reporting

3. Segment Reporting

The Company’s operating segments are defined as a component of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed regularly by the chief operating decision-maker, or decision-making group, to evaluate performance and make operating decisions. The Company has identified its chief operating decision-makers (“CODMs”) as two key executives—the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer.

The Company has identified each homebuilding subdivision as an operating segment as each homebuilding subdivision engages in business activities from which it earns revenue, primarily from the sale of single-family detached homes, generally to first-time and first-time move-up homebuyers. Subdivisions in the reportable segments noted below have been aggregated because they are similar in the following regards: (1) economic characteristics; (2) housing products; (3) class of homebuyer; (4) regulatory environments; and (5) methods used to construct and sell homes. The Company’s homebuilding reportable segments are as follows:

(1) West (Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington)

(2) Mountain (Colorado and Utah)

(3) East (Virginia and Maryland, which includes Pennsylvania, Delaware and New Jersey)

(4) Other (Florida and Illinois)

The Company’s Financial Services reportable segment consists of the operations of the following operating segments: (1) HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation (“HomeAmerican”); (2) Allegiant Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group (“Allegiant”); (3) StarAmerican Insurance Ltd. (“StarAmerican”); (4) American Home Insurance Agency, Inc.; and (5) American Home Title and Escrow Company. These operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment because they do not individually exceed 10 percent of: (1) consolidated revenue; (2) the greater of (A) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or (B) the positive value of the combined reported loss of all operating segments that reported losses; or (3) consolidated assets.

Corporate is a non-operating segment that develops and implements strategic initiatives and supports our operating divisions by centralizing key administrative functions such as finance and treasury, information technology, insurance and risk management, litigation and human resources. Corporate also provides the necessary administrative functions to support MDC as a publicly traded company. A portion of the expenses incurred by Corporate are allocated to the homebuilding operating segments based on their respective percentages of assets, and to a lesser degree, a portion of Corporate expenses are allocated to the financial services segment. A majority of Corporate’s personnel and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to the homebuilding segments, and, therefore, the balance of any unallocated Corporate expenses is included in the homebuilding segment.

The following table summarizes home and land sale revenues and homebuilding pretax income (loss) for the Company’s homebuilding operations. Intercompany adjustments noted in the table below relate to mortgage-related costs that were paid by the homebuilding segments to HomeAmerican as a part of home purchase incentives provided to certain homebuyers.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Home and land sale revenues:
West	$	117,424		$	68,844		$	186,965		$	110,453
Mountain		79,699			78,158			140,290			147,934
East		51,948			50,839			96,897			93,277
Other		9,276			10,887			20,463			20,651
Total home and land sale revenues	$	258,347		$	208,728		$	444,615		$	372,315
Homebuilding pretax income (loss):
West	$	2,677		$	(11,837	)	$	2,844		$	(16,397	)
Mountain		4,640			(1,204	)		6,795			(2,436	)
East		480			(2,345	)		2,300			(4,301	)
Other		(346	)		(916	)		(64	)		(1,692	)
Corporate		(4,474	)		(16,590	)		(11,635	)		(33,550	)
Total homebuilding pretax income (loss)	$	2,977		$	(32,892	)	$	240		$	(58,376	)

The following table summarizes total assets for the Company’s homebuilding operations. The assets in the Company’s Corporate segment primarily include cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and property and equipment, net.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets:
West	$	363,759	$	346,442
Mountain		299,793		262,787
East		234,495		223,606
Other		30,545		31,468
Corporate		797,554		852,561
Total homebuilding assets	$	1,726,146	$	1,716,864

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Insurance Reserves (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Insurance Reserve Activity

The table set forth below summarizes the insurance reserve activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. The insurance reserve is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Financial Services segment of the accompanying balance sheets.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011			2012			2011
			(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	44,922	$	52,031		$	50,459		$	52,901
Expense provisions		909		587			1,553			1,067
Cash payments		—		(656	)		(6,181	)		(2,006	)
Adjustments		—		348			—			348
Balance at end of period	$	45,831	$	52,310		$	45,831		$	52,310

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Earnings (Loss) Per Share - Additional Information (Detail) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Unvested performance-based stock options excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings per share	1.0		1.0
Common stock equivalents excluded in diluted earnings per share	4.8	5.2	5.1	5.2
Stock Options [Member]
Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Weighted-average common stock using treasury stock method		0.4		0.4

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Summary of Insurance Reserve Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Schedule of Insured Financial Obligations with Credit Deterioration [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 44,922	$ 52,031	$ 50,459	$ 52,901
Expense provisions	909	587	1,553	1,067
Cash payments		(656)	(6,181)	(2,006)
Adjustments		348		348
Ending Balance	$ 45,831	$ 52,310	$ 45,831	$ 52,310

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 326,124	$ 343,361
Inventories:
Deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance of $273,828 and $281,178 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
Prepaid expenses and other assets	44,272	50,423
Total Assets	1,855,914	1,858,725
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accrued liabilities	111,730	119,188
Mortgage repurchase facility	32,700	48,700
Senior notes, net	744,470	744,108
Total liabilities	984,654	990,089
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 47,990,975 issued and outstanding at June 30, 2012 and 48,017,108 and 47,957,196 issued and outstanding, respectively, at December 31, 2011	480	480
Additional paid-in-capital	870,331	863,128
Retained earnings	1,839	12,927
Accumulated other comprehensive income (loss)	(1,390)	(7,240)
Treasury stock, at cost; no shares at June 30, 2012 and 59,912 at December 31, 2011		(659)
Total Stockholders' Equity	871,260	868,636
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	1,855,914	1,858,725
Homebuilding [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	298,274	316,418
Marketable securities	454,775	485,434
Restricted cash	2,260	667
Trade and other receivables	40,341	21,593
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction	437,287	300,714
Land and land under development	414,466	505,338
Property and equipment, net	34,471	36,277
Deferred tax asset, net of valuation allowance of $273,828 and $281,178 at June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively
Prepaid expenses and other assets	44,272	50,423
Total Assets	1,726,146	1,716,864
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	42,829	25,645
Accrued liabilities	111,730	119,188
Senior notes, net	744,470	744,108
Total liabilities	899,029	888,941
Financial Services [Member]
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	27,850	26,943
Marketable securities	32,256	34,509
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	65,687	78,335
Inventories:
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3,975	2,074
Total Assets	129,768	141,861
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	52,965	52,446
Mortgage repurchase facility	32,660	48,702
Total liabilities	$ 85,625	$ 101,148

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Summary Of Inventory By Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	$ 851,753	$ 8,633	$ 8,633	$ 806,052
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member] | West [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	178,425	954	954	121,343
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member] | Mountain [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	142,118	239	239	80,964
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member] | East [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	97,774			81,623
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member] | Other Homebuilding [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	18,970			16,784
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member] | Subtotal [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	437,287	1,193	1,193	300,714
Land And Land Under Development [Member] | West [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	149,579	5,919	5,919	199,941
Land And Land Under Development [Member] | Mountain [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	134,172	1,236	1,236	164,961
Land And Land Under Development [Member] | East [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	120,657	285	285	127,291
Land And Land Under Development [Member] | Other Homebuilding [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	10,058			13,145
Land And Land Under Development [Member] | Subtotal [Member]
Inventories [Line Items]
Asset impairment	$ 414,466	$ 7,440	$ 7,440	$ 505,338

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Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Basis of Presentation

1. Basis of Presentation

The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (“MDC” or the “Company,” which refers to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries) have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of MDC at June 30, 2012 and for all periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with MDC’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in MDC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011.

Certain prior year amounts in the consolidated financial statements have been reclassified to conform with the 2012 presentation.

Refer to the economic conditions described under the caption “Risk Factors” in Part II, Item 1A of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and “Risk Factors Relating to our Business” in Item 1A of the Company’s December 31, 2011 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Summary of Mortgage Loan Reserve Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Mortgage Loans on Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 639	$ 7,636	$ 442	$ 6,881
Expense provisions	160	335	455	1,297
Cash payments		(3,871)	(98)	(4,078)
Ending Balance	$ 799	$ 4,100	$ 799	$ 4,100

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Mortgage Loan Loss Reserve Activity

The following table summarizes the mortgage loan loss reserve activity for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)					(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	639	$	7,636		$	442		$	6,881
Expense provisions		160		335			455			1,297
Cash payments		—		(3,871	)		(98	)		(4,078	)
Balance at end of period	$	799	$	4,100		$	799		$	4,100

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Mortgage Repurchase Facility

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Mortgage Repurchase Facility

17. Mortgage Repurchase Facility

Mortgage Lending. HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement, (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”), with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”) which matures on September 27, 2012. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. As of June 30, 2012, the Mortgage Repurchase Facility had a maximum aggregate commitment of $50 million. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had $32.7 million and $48.7 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that we are obligated to repurchase under our Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that we are obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. Advances under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a Pricing Rate equal to the greater of (i) the LIBOR Rate (as defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility) plus 2.5%, or (ii) 3.75%. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) an Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth Ratio, (iii) an Adjusted Net Income requirement, (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement; and (v) a requirement that HomeAmerican’s HUD Compare Ratio may be no more than 1.50 to 1.00. The foregoing terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe we are in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility and we are not aware of any covenant violations.

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Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheets

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheets

	June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	294,862		$	3,322	$	90		$	—		$	298,274
Marketable securities		454,775			—		—			—			454,775
Restricted cash		—			2,260		—			—			2,260
Trade and other receivables		6,713			31,934		1,694			—			40,341
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		—			410,656		26,631			—			437,287
Land and land under development		—			398,860		15,606			—			414,466
Investment in subsidiaries		146,691			—		—			(146,691	)		—
Other assets, net		41,204			29,070		8,469			—			78,743
Total homebuilding assets		944,245			876,102		52,490			(146,691	)		1,726,146
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		—			—		27,850			—			27,850
Marketable securities		—			—		32,256			—			32,256
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—			—		65,687			—			65,687
Prepaid expenses and other assets		—			—		5,675			(1,700	)		3,975
Total financial services assets		—			—		131,468			(1,700	)		129,768
Total Assets	$	944,245		$	876,102	$	183,958		$	(148,391	)	$	1,855,914
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	(4	)	$	42,382	$	451		$	—		$	42,829
Accrued liabilities		58,214			49,114		4,402			—			111,730
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		(729,695	)		710,170		28,480			(8,955	)		—
Senior notes, net		744,470			—		—			—			744,470
Total homebuilding liabilities		72,985			801,666		33,333			(8,955	)		899,029
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and other liabilities		—			—		52,965			—			52,965
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		—			—		(7,255	)		7,255			—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—		32,660			—			32,660
Total financial services liabilities		—			—		78,370			7,255			85,625
Total Liabilities		72,985			801,666		111,703			(1,700	)		984,654
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity		871,260			74,436		72,255			(146,691	)		871,260
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	944,245		$	876,102	$	183,958		$	(148,391	)	$	1,855,914

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheets

	December 31, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	313,566		$	2,771	$	81		$	—		$	316,418
Marketable securities		485,434			—		—			—			485,434
Restricted cash		—			667		—			—			667
Trade and other receivables		8,368			12,740		485			—			21,593
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		—			280,932		19,782			—			300,714
Land and land under development		—			489,305		16,033			—			505,338
Investment in subsidiaries		126,768			—		—			(126,768	)		—
Other assets, net		45,287			33,074		8,435			(96	)		86,700
Total homebuilding assets		979,423			819,489		44,816			(126,864	)		1,716,864
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		—			—		26,943			—			26,943
Marketable securities		—			—		34,509			—			34,509
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—			—		78,335			—			78,335
Prepaid expenses and other assets		—			—		3,774			(1,700	)		2,074
Total financial services assets		—			—		143,561			(1,700	)		141,861
Total Assets	$	979,423		$	819,489	$	188,377		$	(128,564	)	$	1,858,725
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	—		$	23,409	$	2,236		$	—		$	25,645
Accrued liabilities		67,199			50,271		1,814			(96	)		119,188
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		(700,520	)		682,088		21,998			(3,566	)		—
Senior notes, net		744,108			—		—			—			744,108
Total homebuilding liabilities		110,787			755,768		26,048			(3,662	)		888,941
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and other liabilities		—			—		52,446			—			52,446
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		—			—		(1,866	)		1,866			—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—		48,702			—			48,702
Total financial services liabilities		—			—		99,282			1,866			101,148
Total Liabilities		110,787			755,768		125,330			(1,796	)		990,089
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity		868,636			63,721		63,047			(126,768	)		868,636
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	979,423		$	819,489	$	188,377		$	(128,564	)	$	1,858,725

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Operations

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Operations

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	241,323		$	18,707		$	(1,683	)	$	258,347
Cost of Sales		—			(207,681	)		(15,940	)		1,683			(221,938	)
Inventory impairments		—			—			—			—			—
Gross margin		—			33,642			2,767			—			36,409
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(10,261	)		(26,378	)		(2,584	)		—			(39,223	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		12,415			—			—			(12,415	)		—
Interest income		5,368			5			—			—			5,373
Interest expense		—			—			—			—			—
Other income (expense)		420			(41	)		39			—			418
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		7,942			7,228			222			(12,415	)		2,977
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			6,678			—			6,678
Income (loss) before income taxes		7,942			7,228			6,900			(12,415	)		9,655
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		2,696			765			(2,478	)		—			983
Net income (loss)	$	10,638		$	7,993		$	4,422		$	(12,415	)	$	10,638
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	196,119		$	13,783		$	(1,174	)	$	208,728
Cost of Sales		—			(169,741	)		(12,271	)		1,174			(180,838	)
Inventory impairments		—			(8,633	)		—			—			(8,633	)
Gross margin		—			17,745			1,512			—			19,257
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(15,982	)		(31,252	)		(1,924	)		—			(49,158	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		(13,221	)		—			—			13,221			—
Interest income		6,979			7			—			—			6,986
Interest expense		(7,334	)		—			—			—			(7,334	)
Other income (expense)		(251	)		(2,453	)		61			—			(2,643	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		(29,809	)		(15,953	)		(351	)		13,221			(32,892	)
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			3,089			—			3,089
Income (loss) before income taxes		(29,809	)		(15,953	)		2,738			13,221			(29,803	)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		1,829			1,208			(1,214	)		—			1,823
Net income (loss)	$	(27,980	)	$	(14,745	)	$	1,524		$	13,221		$	(27,980	)

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Operations

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	416,855		$	30,713		$	(2,953	)	$	444,615
Cost of Sales		—			(358,755	)		(26,280	)		2,953			(382,082	)
Inventory impairments		—			—			—			—			—
Gross margin		—			58,100			4,433			—			62,533
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(22,569	)		(48,371	)		(2,407	)		—			(73,347	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		20,120			—			—			(20,120	)		—
Interest income		11,278			8			—			—			11,286
Interest expense		(778	)		(30	)		—			—			(808	)
Other income (expense)		438			76			62			—			576
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		8,489			9,783			2,088			(20,120	)		240
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			11,540			—			11,540
Income (loss) before income taxes		8,489			9,783			13,628			(20,120	)		11,780
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		4,414			933			(4,224	)		—			1,123
Net income (loss)	$	12,903		$	10,716		$	9,404		$	(20,120	)	$	12,903
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	362,220		$	13,783		$	(3,688	)	$	372,315
Cost of Sales		—			(313,253	)		(12,271	)		3,688			(321,836	)
Asset impairments		—			(8,633	)		—			—			(8,633	)
Gross margin		—			40,334			1,512			—			41,846
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(33,064	)		(61,823	)		(1,924	)		—			(96,811	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		(19,273	)		—			—			19,273			—
Interest income		13,455			19			—			—			13,474
Interest expense		(16,001	)		—			—			—			(16,001	)
Other income (expense)		2,063			(3,014	)		67			—			(884	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		(52,820	)		(24,484	)		(345	)		19,273			(58,376	)
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			4,869			—			4,869
Income (loss) before income taxes		(52,820	)		(24,484	)		4,524			19,273			(53,507	)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		4,961			2,584			(1,897	)		—			5,648
Net income (loss)	$	(47,859	)	$	(21,900	)	$	2,627		$	19,273		$	(47,859	)

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Cash Flows

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	16,882		$	(26,747	)	$	14,395		$	(20,120	)	$	(15,590	)
Net cash used in investing activities		36,475			(494	)		2,264			—			38,245
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		(48,211	)		27,792			299			20,120			—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—			(16,042	)		—			(16,042	)
Dividend payments		(23,990	)		—			—			—			(23,990	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		140			—			—			—			140
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(72,061	)		27,792			(15,743	)		20,120			(39,892	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(18,704	)		551			916			—			(17,237	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		313,566			2,771			27,024			—			343,361
End of period	$	294,862		$	3,322		$	27,940		$	—		$	326,124
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(25,813	)	$	(83,489	)	$	20,772		$	19,273		$	(69,257	)
Net cash used in investing activities		321,930			(11	)		(28,960	)		—			292,959
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		(89,496	)		82,235			26,534			(19,273	)		—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—			(16,446	)		—			(16,446	)
Dividend payments		(23,692	)		—			—			—			(23,692	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		46			—			—			—			46
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(113,142	)		82,235			10,088			(19,273	)		(40,092	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		182,975			(1,265	)		1,900			—			183,610
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		535,035			4,287			32,903			—			572,225
End of period	$	718,010		$	3,022		$	34,803		$	—		$	755,835

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Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Reconciliation Of Revenue And Operating Profit (Loss) From Segments To Consolidated

Intercompany adjustments noted in the table below relate to mortgage-related costs that were paid by the homebuilding segments to HomeAmerican as a part of home purchase incentives provided to certain homebuyers.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Home and land sale revenues:
West	$	117,424		$	68,844		$	186,965		$	110,453
Mountain		79,699			78,158			140,290			147,934
East		51,948			50,839			96,897			93,277
Other		9,276			10,887			20,463			20,651
Total home and land sale revenues	$	258,347		$	208,728		$	444,615		$	372,315
Homebuilding pretax income (loss):
West	$	2,677		$	(11,837	)	$	2,844		$	(16,397	)
Mountain		4,640			(1,204	)		6,795			(2,436	)
East		480			(2,345	)		2,300			(4,301	)
Other		(346	)		(916	)		(64	)		(1,692	)
Corporate		(4,474	)		(16,590	)		(11,635	)		(33,550	)
Total homebuilding pretax income (loss)	$	2,977		$	(32,892	)	$	240		$	(58,376	)

Total Assets

The following table summarizes total assets for the Company’s homebuilding operations. The assets in the Company’s Corporate segment primarily include cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities and property and equipment, net.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets:
West	$	363,759	$	346,442
Mountain		299,793		262,787
East		234,495		223,606
Other		30,545		31,468
Corporate		797,554		852,561
Total homebuilding assets	$	1,726,146	$	1,716,864

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Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

2. Recently Adopted Accounting Standards

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements, (“ASC 820”), providing a consistent definition and measurement of fair value, as well as similar disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-04 changes certain fair value measurement principles, clarifies the application of existing fair value measurement and expands the ASC 820 disclosure requirements, particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. ASU 2011-04 was effective for the Company’s interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2012. The adoption of ASU 2011-04 did not have a material effect on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In June 2011, the FASB issued ASU 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income, (“ASU 2011-05”), which improves the comparability, consistency, and transparency of financial reporting and increases the prominence of items reported in other comprehensive income (“OCI”) by eliminating the option to present components of OCI as part of the statement of changes in stockholders’ equity. The amendments in this standard require that all non-owner changes in stockholders’ equity be presented either in a single continuous statement of comprehensive income or in two separate but consecutive statements. The amendments in this standard do not change the items that must be reported in OCI, when an item of OCI must be reclassified to net income, or change the option for an entity to present components of OCI gross or net of the effect of income taxes. The amendments in ASU 2011-05 were effective for our interim and annual periods beginning January 1, 2012 and were applied retrospectively. The adoption of the provisions of ASU 2011-05 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

In September 2011, the FASB issued an amendment to ASC 350, Intangibles—Goodwill and Other (“ASC 350”), which simplifies how entities test goodwill for impairment. Previous guidance under ASC 350 required an entity to test goodwill for impairment using a two-step process on at least an annual basis. First, the fair value of a reporting unit was calculated and compared to its carrying amount, including goodwill. Second, if the fair value of a reporting unit was less than its carrying amount, the amount of impairment loss, if any, was required to be measured. Under the amendments in this update, an entity has the option to first assess qualitative factors to determine whether the existence of events or circumstances leads the entity to determine that it is more likely than not that its fair value is less than its carrying amount. If, after assessing the totality of events or circumstances, an entity determines that it is not more likely than not that the fair value of the reporting unit is less than its carrying amount, then the two-step impairment test is unnecessary. If the entity concludes otherwise, then it is required to test goodwill for impairment under the two-step process as described under ASC 350. The amendments are effective for us for annual and interim goodwill impairment tests performed for fiscal years beginning January 1, 2012, and early adoption is permitted. We adopted this standard in the 2012 first quarter. The adoption of the provisions of ASC 350 did not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Preferred stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred stock, issued	0	0
Preferred stock, outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	250,000,000	250,000,000
Common stock, issued	47,990,975	48,017,108
Common stock, outstanding	47,990,975	47,957,196
Treasury stock shares	0	59,912
Homebuilding [Member]
Deferred tax asset, valuation allowance	$ 273,828	$ 281,178

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Income Taxes

12. Income Taxes

The Company is required, at the end of each interim period, to estimate its annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year and use that rate to provide for income taxes for the current year-to-date reporting period. Due to the effects of the deferred tax valuation allowance and changes in unrecognized tax benefits, the Company’s effective tax rates in 2012 and 2011 are not meaningful as the income tax benefit is not directly correlated to the amount of pretax income or loss. The income tax benefits of $1.0 million and $1.1 million during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, resulted primarily from the release of reserves related to settlements with various taxing authorities. The income tax benefits of $1.8 million and $5.6 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively, resulted primarily from the Company’s 2011 second quarter settlement of various state income tax matters and the Company’s 2011 first quarter settlement with the IRS on the audit of its 2004 and 2005 federal income tax returns.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of the assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. A valuation allowance is recorded against a deferred tax asset if, based on the weight of available evidence, it is more-likely-than-not (a likelihood of more than 50%) that some portion, or all, of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had a full valuation allowance recorded against its net deferred tax asset. The Company’s future realization of its deferred tax assets ultimately depends upon the existence of sufficient taxable income in the carryforward periods under the tax laws. The Company will continue analyzing, in subsequent reporting periods, the positive and negative evidence in determining the expected realization of its deferred tax assets.

The components of our net deferred tax asset are as follows.

	June 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred tax assets:
Federal net operating loss carryforwards	$	137,736		$	133,454
State net operating loss carryforwards		53,815			53,350
Stock-based compensation expense		27,775			26,771
Accrued liabilities		26,299			29,600
Asset impairment charges		24,665			31,137
Alternative minimum tax and other tax credit carryforwards		10,296			10,296
Inventory, additional costs capitalized for tax		3,466			3,466
Unrealized loss on marketable securities		535			2,787
Other		1,593			1,522
Total deferred tax assets		286,180			292,383
Valuation allowance		(273,828	)		(281,178	)
Total deferred tax assets, net of valuation allowance		12,352			11,205
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred revenue		6,420			5,589
Property, equipment and other assets		1,013			706
Inventory, additional costs capitalized for financial statement purposes		537			542
Accrued liabilities		32			32
Other, net		4,350			4,336
Total deferred tax liabilities		12,352			11,205
Net deferred tax asset	$	—		$	—

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jul. 30, 2012
Entity Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2012
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2012
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	MDC
Entity Registrant Name	MDC HOLDINGS INC
Entity Central Index Key	0000773141
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		47,993,316

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Senior Notes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Senior Notes

13. Senior Notes

The Company’s senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. The Company’s senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of its homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The following table sets forth the carrying amount of the Company’s senior notes as of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, net of applicable discounts:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
5.375% Senior Notes due 2014	$	249,528	$	249,438
5.375% Senior Notes due 2015		249,876		249,857
5.625% Senior Notes due 2020		245,066		244,813
Total	$	744,470	$	744,108

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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Total home sale and land revenues	$ 258,347	$ 208,728	$ 444,615	$ 372,315
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)	9,655	(29,803)	11,780	(53,507)
Benefit (provision) for income taxes	983	1,823	1,123	5,648
Net income (loss)	10,638	(27,980)	12,903	(47,859)
Other comprehensive income (loss):
Unrealized gain (loss) related to available-for-sale securities	(698)	(1,971)	5,850	1,332
Comprehensive income (loss)	9,940	(29,951)	18,753	(46,527)
Earnings (loss) per share:
Basic	$ 0.22	$ (0.60)	$ 0.27	$ (1.03)
Diluted	$ 0.22	$ (0.60)	$ 0.26	$ (1.03)
Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding:
Basic	47,398,088	46,719,233	47,367,051	46,717,408
Diluted	47,752,729	46,719,233	47,677,067	46,717,408
Dividends declared per share	$ 0.25	$ 0.25	$ 0.50	$ 0.50
Homebuilding [Member]
Home sale revenues	256,532	206,163	441,210	369,546
Land sale revenues	1,815	2,565	3,405	2,769
Total home sale and land revenues	258,347	208,728	444,615	372,315
Home cost of sales	(220,220)	(179,097)	(378,874)	(320,078)
Land cost of sales	(1,718)	(1,741)	(3,208)	(1,758)
Inventory impairments		(8,633)		(8,633)
Total cost of sales	(221,938)	(189,471)	(382,082)	(330,469)
Gross margin	36,409	19,257	62,533	41,846
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(39,223)	(49,158)	(73,347)	(96,811)
Interest income	5,373	6,986	11,286	13,474
Interest expense		(7,334)	(808)	(16,001)
Other income (expense)	418	(2,643)	576	(884)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)	2,977	(32,892)	240	(58,376)
Financial Services [Member]
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)	6,678	3,089	11,540	4,869
Revenues	10,587	6,731	18,306	12,434
Expenses	(3,909)	(3,642)	(6,766)	(7,565)
Financial services pretax income	$ 6,678	$ 3,089	$ 11,540	$ 4,869

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Capitalization of Interest

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Capitalization of Interest

7. Capitalization of Interest

The Company capitalizes interest on its senior notes associated with its qualified assets, which includes land and land under development that is actively being developed, homes under construction through the completion of construction. When construction of an unsold home is complete, such home is no longer considered to be a qualified asset and interest is no longer capitalized on that home. The Company expensed no interest for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and expensed $7.4 million and $16.1 million of interest primarily associated with interest incurred on its homebuilding debt during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively. The table set forth below summarizes homebuilding interest activity.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Interest incurred	$	10,573		$	18,144		$	21,136		$	36,393
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	63,633		$	43,762		$	58,742		$	38,446
Interest capitalized during period		10,573			10,750			20,358			20,269
Less: previously capitalized interest included in home cost of sales		(7,105	)		(5,454	)		(11,999	)		(9,657	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	67,101		$	49,058		$	67,101		$	49,058

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Inventories

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Inventories

6. Inventories

The following table sets forth, by reportable segment, information relating to our homebuilding inventories:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction
West	$	178,425	$	121,343
Mountain		142,118		80,964
East		97,774		81,623
Other Homebuilding		18,970		16,784
Subtotal		437,287		300,714
Land and Land Under Development
West		149,579		199,941
Mountain		134,172		164,961
East		120,657		127,291
Other Homebuilding		10,058		13,145
Subtotal		414,466		505,338
Total Inventories	$	851,753	$	806,052

In accordance with ASC Topic 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”), homebuilding inventories are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable. The Company evaluates its inventories for impairment at each quarter end. Please see “Inventories” in Note 5 for more detail on the methods and assumptions that were used to estimate the fair value of the Company’s inventories. Based on the impairment review, we did not record any inventory impairments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

The inventory impairments recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are shown in the table below:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011		Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction
West	$	954	$	954
Mountain		239		239
East		—		—
Other Homebuilding		—		—
Subtotal		1,193		1,193
Land and Land Under Development
West		5,919		5,919
Mountain		1,236		1,236
East		285		285
Other Homebuilding		—		—
Subtotal		7,440		7,440
Consolidated Inventory Impairments	$	8,633	$	8,633

The inventory impairments recorded during the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 resulted from a decline in the market value of land and homes primarily in our California, Nevada and Utah markets.

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Supplemental Guarantor Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Supplemental Guarantor Information

18. Supplemental Guarantor Information

The Company’s senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by the following subsidiaries (collectively, the “Guarantor Subsidiaries”), which are 100% owned by the Company.

• M.D.C. Land Corporation

• RAH of Florida, Inc.

• Richmond American Construction, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Colorado, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Delaware, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP

• Richmond American Homes of Illinois, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of New Jersey, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Utah, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Virginia, Inc.

Subsidiaries that do not guarantee the Company’s senior notes (collectively, the “Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries”) primarily include:

• American Home Insurance

• American Home Title

• HomeAmerican

• StarAmerican

• Allegiant

• Richmond American Homes of West Virginia, Inc.

• Richmond American Homes of Washington, Inc.

The Company has determined that separate, full financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries would not be material to investors and, accordingly, supplemental financial information for the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries is presented below.

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheets

	June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	294,862		$	3,322	$	90		$	—		$	298,274
Marketable securities		454,775			—		—			—			454,775
Restricted cash		—			2,260		—			—			2,260
Trade and other receivables		6,713			31,934		1,694			—			40,341
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		—			410,656		26,631			—			437,287
Land and land under development		—			398,860		15,606			—			414,466
Investment in subsidiaries		146,691			—		—			(146,691	)		—
Other assets, net		41,204			29,070		8,469			—			78,743
Total homebuilding assets		944,245			876,102		52,490			(146,691	)		1,726,146
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		—			—		27,850			—			27,850
Marketable securities		—			—		32,256			—			32,256
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—			—		65,687			—			65,687
Prepaid expenses and other assets		—			—		5,675			(1,700	)		3,975
Total financial services assets		—			—		131,468			(1,700	)		129,768
Total Assets	$	944,245		$	876,102	$	183,958		$	(148,391	)	$	1,855,914
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	(4	)	$	42,382	$	451		$	—		$	42,829
Accrued liabilities		58,214			49,114		4,402			—			111,730
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		(729,695	)		710,170		28,480			(8,955	)		—
Senior notes, net		744,470			—		—			—			744,470
Total homebuilding liabilities		72,985			801,666		33,333			(8,955	)		899,029
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and other liabilities		—			—		52,965			—			52,965
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		—			—		(7,255	)		7,255			—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—		32,660			—			32,660
Total financial services liabilities		—			—		78,370			7,255			85,625
Total Liabilities		72,985			801,666		111,703			(1,700	)		984,654
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity		871,260			74,436		72,255			(146,691	)		871,260
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	944,245		$	876,102	$	183,958		$	(148,391	)	$	1,855,914

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheets

	December 31, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	313,566		$	2,771	$	81		$	—		$	316,418
Marketable securities		485,434			—		—			—			485,434
Restricted cash		—			667		—			—			667
Trade and other receivables		8,368			12,740		485			—			21,593
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		—			280,932		19,782			—			300,714
Land and land under development		—			489,305		16,033			—			505,338
Investment in subsidiaries		126,768			—		—			(126,768	)		—
Other assets, net		45,287			33,074		8,435			(96	)		86,700
Total homebuilding assets		979,423			819,489		44,816			(126,864	)		1,716,864
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		—			—		26,943			—			26,943
Marketable securities		—			—		34,509			—			34,509
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		—			—		78,335			—			78,335
Prepaid expenses and other assets		—			—		3,774			(1,700	)		2,074
Total financial services assets		—			—		143,561			(1,700	)		141,861
Total Assets	$	979,423		$	819,489	$	188,377		$	(128,564	)	$	1,858,725
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	—		$	23,409	$	2,236		$	—		$	25,645
Accrued liabilities		67,199			50,271		1,814			(96	)		119,188
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		(700,520	)		682,088		21,998			(3,566	)		—
Senior notes, net		744,108			—		—			—			744,108
Total homebuilding liabilities		110,787			755,768		26,048			(3,662	)		888,941
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and other liabilities		—			—		52,446			—			52,446
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		—			—		(1,866	)		1,866			—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—		48,702			—			48,702
Total financial services liabilities		—			—		99,282			1,866			101,148
Total Liabilities		110,787			755,768		125,330			(1,796	)		990,089
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity		868,636			63,721		63,047			(126,768	)		868,636
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$	979,423		$	819,489	$	188,377		$	(128,564	)	$	1,858,725

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Operations

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	241,323		$	18,707		$	(1,683	)	$	258,347
Cost of Sales		—			(207,681	)		(15,940	)		1,683			(221,938	)
Inventory impairments		—			—			—			—			—
Gross margin		—			33,642			2,767			—			36,409
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(10,261	)		(26,378	)		(2,584	)		—			(39,223	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		12,415			—			—			(12,415	)		—
Interest income		5,368			5			—			—			5,373
Interest expense		—			—			—			—			—
Other income (expense)		420			(41	)		39			—			418
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		7,942			7,228			222			(12,415	)		2,977
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			6,678			—			6,678
Income (loss) before income taxes		7,942			7,228			6,900			(12,415	)		9,655
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		2,696			765			(2,478	)		—			983
Net income (loss)	$	10,638		$	7,993		$	4,422		$	(12,415	)	$	10,638
	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	196,119		$	13,783		$	(1,174	)	$	208,728
Cost of Sales		—			(169,741	)		(12,271	)		1,174			(180,838	)
Inventory impairments		—			(8,633	)		—			—			(8,633	)
Gross margin		—			17,745			1,512			—			19,257
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(15,982	)		(31,252	)		(1,924	)		—			(49,158	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		(13,221	)		—			—			13,221			—
Interest income		6,979			7			—			—			6,986
Interest expense		(7,334	)		—			—			—			(7,334	)
Other income (expense)		(251	)		(2,453	)		61			—			(2,643	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		(29,809	)		(15,953	)		(351	)		13,221			(32,892	)
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			3,089			—			3,089
Income (loss) before income taxes		(29,809	)		(15,953	)		2,738			13,221			(29,803	)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		1,829			1,208			(1,214	)		—			1,823
Net income (loss)	$	(27,980	)	$	(14,745	)	$	1,524		$	13,221		$	(27,980	)

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Operations

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	416,855		$	30,713		$	(2,953	)	$	444,615
Cost of Sales		—			(358,755	)		(26,280	)		2,953			(382,082	)
Inventory impairments		—			—			—			—			—
Gross margin		—			58,100			4,433			—			62,533
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(22,569	)		(48,371	)		(2,407	)		—			(73,347	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		20,120			—			—			(20,120	)		—
Interest income		11,278			8			—			—			11,286
Interest expense		(778	)		(30	)		—			—			(808	)
Other income (expense)		438			76			62			—			576
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		8,489			9,783			2,088			(20,120	)		240
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			11,540			—			11,540
Income (loss) before income taxes		8,489			9,783			13,628			(20,120	)		11,780
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		4,414			933			(4,224	)		—			1,123
Net income (loss)	$	12,903		$	10,716		$	9,404		$	(20,120	)	$	12,903
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	—		$	362,220		$	13,783		$	(3,688	)	$	372,315
Cost of Sales		—			(313,253	)		(12,271	)		3,688			(321,836	)
Asset impairments		—			(8,633	)		—			—			(8,633	)
Gross margin		—			40,334			1,512			—			41,846
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(33,064	)		(61,823	)		(1,924	)		—			(96,811	)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries		(19,273	)		—			—			19,273			—
Interest income		13,455			19			—			—			13,474
Interest expense		(16,001	)		—			—			—			(16,001	)
Other income (expense)		2,063			(3,014	)		67			—			(884	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		(52,820	)		(24,484	)		(345	)		19,273			(58,376	)
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income (loss)		—			—			4,869			—			4,869
Income (loss) before income taxes		(52,820	)		(24,484	)		4,524			19,273			(53,507	)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		4,961			2,584			(1,897	)		—			5,648
Net income (loss)	$	(47,859	)	$	(21,900	)	$	2,627		$	19,273		$	(47,859	)

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Cash Flows

	Six Months Ended June 30, 2012
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	16,882		$	(26,747	)	$	14,395		$	(20,120	)	$	(15,590	)
Net cash used in investing activities		36,475			(494	)		2,264			—			38,245
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		(48,211	)		27,792			299			20,120			—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—			(16,042	)		—			(16,042	)
Dividend payments		(23,990	)		—			—			—			(23,990	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		140			—			—			—			140
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(72,061	)		27,792			(15,743	)		20,120			(39,892	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(18,704	)		551			916			—			(17,237	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		313,566			2,771			27,024			—			343,361
End of period	$	294,862		$	3,322		$	27,940		$	—		$	326,124
	Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	MDC			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non- Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated MDC
				(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(25,813	)	$	(83,489	)	$	20,772		$	19,273		$	(69,257	)
Net cash used in investing activities		321,930			(11	)		(28,960	)		—			292,959
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		(89,496	)		82,235			26,534			(19,273	)		—
Mortgage repurchase facility		—			—			(16,446	)		—			(16,446	)
Dividend payments		(23,692	)		—			—			—			(23,692	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		46			—			—			—			46
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(113,142	)		82,235			10,088			(19,273	)		(40,092	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		182,975			(1,265	)		1,900			—			183,610
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		535,035			4,287			32,903			—			572,225
End of period	$	718,010		$	3,022		$	34,803		$	—		$	755,835

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Stock Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Stock Based Compensation

14. Stock Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards in accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires the fair value of stock-based compensation awards to be amortized as an expense over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation awards are valued at the fair value on the date of grant.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, the Company recognized $3.6 million and $4.7 million, respectively, for option grants, compared to $2.2 million and $4.1 million, respectively, during the same periods in the prior year. The Company recognized $1.5 million and $3.0 million for restricted stock awards during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012, respectively, compared to $1.4 million and $2.5 million, respectively, during the same periods in the prior year.

On March 8, 2012, the Company granted a long term performance-based non-qualified stock option to each of the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer for 500,000 shares of common stock under the Company’s 2011 Equity Incentive Plan. The terms of the performance-based options provide that, over a three year period, one third of the option shares will vest as of March 1 following any fiscal year in which, in addition to the Company achieving a Home Gross Margin of at least 16.7% (as calculated in the Company’s 2011 Form 10-K, excluding warranty adjustments and interest), the Company achieves: (1) at least a 10% increase in total revenue over 2011 (166,667 option shares vest); (2) at least a 15% increase in total revenue over 2011 (166,667 option shares vest); or (3) at least a 20% increase in total revenue over 2011 (166,666 option shares vest). Any of the three tranches of option shares that are not performance vested by March 1, 2015 shall be forfeited. ASC 718 prohibits recognition of expense associated with performance based stock awards until achievement of the performance targets are probable of occurring. As of June 30, 2012, the Company had concluded that achievement of all the performance targets had met the level of probability required to record compensation expense at that time, and as such, $2.5 million of compensation expense was recognized related to the grant of these awards during the 2012 second quarter.

In accordance with ASC 718, the performance-based awards are valued at the fair value on the date of grant. The grant date fair value of these awards was $7.42 per share. The maximum potential expense that would be recognized by the Company if all of the performance targets were met would be approximately $7.4 million.

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Warranty Accrual

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Warranty Accrual

10. Warranty Accrual

The Company records expenses and warranty accruals for general and structural warranty claims, as well as reserves for known, unusual warranty-related expenditures. The Company’s management estimates the warranty reserves based on the Company’s trends in historical warranty payment levels and warranty payments for claims not considered to be normal and recurring. Warranty payments incurred for an individual house may differ from the related accrual established for the home at the time it was closed. The actual disbursements for warranty claims are evaluated in the aggregate. The table set forth below summarizes warranty accrual activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,						Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
				(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	25,076		$	33,615		$	25,525		$	34,704
Expense provisions		878			1,034			1,643			1,875
Cash payments		(1,918	)		(1,617	)		(3,132	)		(3,116	)
Adjustments		—			(1,832	)		—			(2,263	)
Balance at end of period	$	24,036		$	31,200		$	24,036		$	31,200

The cash payments for the six months ended June 30, 2012 are shown net of $1.3 million of reimbursements received from a third party vendor during the 2012 first quarter for amounts that were or will be paid from the Company’s warranty reserves. Excluding the reimbursement, cash payments for the six months ended June 30, 2012 were significantly higher than the previous year primarily due to payments made on a specific warranty reserve related to several subdivisions in the Texas market, which we exited in 2006.

During the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, we experienced lower warranty payments on previously closed homes as compared to the prior year periods. We believe the lower warranty payment experience rate in the 2011 periods were driven by, among other things, tighter focus and controls over our warranty expenditures, a significant drop in sales volumes over the last several years, which resulted in fewer homes under warranty, and better quality controls and construction practices. As a result of favorable warranty payment experience relative to our estimates at the time of home closing, partially offset by increases in specific warranty reserves established for warranty-related issues in a limited number of subdivisions, we recorded adjustments to reduce our warranty reserve by $1.8 million and $2.3 million for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011, respectively.

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Derivative Financial Instruments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012
Derivative [Line Items]
Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities	$ 36.5
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Derivative [Line Items]
Derivative financial instruments	$ 49.1

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Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

8. Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

The following table sets forth the information relating to prepaid expenses and other assets.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Deferred marketing costs	$	18,112	$	20,786
Land option deposits		4,850		6,952
Deferred debt issuance costs, net		2,942		3,235
Prepaid expenses		3,156		4,376
Related party assets		6,663		6,663
Goodwill and intangible assets, net		6,196		6,308
Other		2,353		2,103
Total	$	44,272	$	50,423

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Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities

9. Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities

The following table sets forth information relating to accrued liabilities.

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Warranty reserves	$	24,036	$	25,525
Accrued interest payable		13,698		13,698
Accrued executive deferred compensation		25,806		24,136
Liability for unrecognized tax benefits		3,121		3,303
Legal accruals		1,750		9,360
Land development and home construction accruals		10,114		10,619
Accrued compensation and related expenses		12,504		11,350
Customer and escrow deposits		9,545		5,468
Other accrued liabilities		11,156		15,729
Total accrued liabilities	$	111,730	$	119,188

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Insurance Reserves

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Insurance Reserves

11. Insurance Reserves

The Company records expenses and liabilities for losses and loss adjustment expenses for claims associated with: (1) insurance policies with Allegiant and re-insurance agreements issued by StarAmerican; (2) self-insurance, including workers compensation; and (3) deductible amounts under the Company’s insurance policies. The establishment of the provisions for outstanding losses and loss adjustment expenses is based on actuarial studies that include known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including the Company’s experience with similar cases and historical trends involving claim payment patterns, pending levels of unpaid claims, product mix or concentration, claim severity, frequency patterns such as those caused by natural disasters, fires, or accidents, depending on the business conducted, and changing regulatory and legal environments.

The table set forth below summarizes the insurance reserve activity for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011. The insurance reserve is included in accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the Financial Services segment of the accompanying balance sheets.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011			2012			2011
			(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	44,922	$	52,031		$	50,459		$	52,901
Expense provisions		909		587			1,553			1,067
Cash payments		—		(656	)		(6,181	)		(2,006	)
Adjustments		—		348			—			348
Balance at end of period	$	45,831	$	52,310		$	45,831		$	52,310

In the ordinary course of business, the Company makes payments from its insurance reserves to settle litigation claims arising primarily from its homebuilding activities. These payments are irregular in both their timing and their magnitude. As a result, the cash payments shown for the three and six months ended June 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of what future cash payments will be for subsequent periods.

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Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements Of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (15,590)	$ (69,257)
Net cash used in investing activities	38,245	292,959
Mortgage repurchase facility	(16,042)	(16,446)
Dividend payments	(23,990)	(23,692)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	140	46
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(39,892)	(40,092)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(17,237)	183,610
Beginning of period	343,361	572,225
End of period	326,124	755,835
M D C Holdings [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	16,882	(25,813)
Net cash used in investing activities	36,475	321,930
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries	(48,211)	(89,496)
Dividend payments	(23,990)	(23,692)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options	140	46
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(72,061)	(113,142)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(18,704)	182,975
Beginning of period	313,566	535,035
End of period	294,862	718,010
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(26,747)	(83,489)
Net cash used in investing activities	(494)	(11)
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries	27,792	82,235
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	27,792	82,235
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	551	(1,265)
Beginning of period	2,771	4,287
End of period	3,322	3,022
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	14,395	20,772
Net cash used in investing activities	2,264	(28,960)
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries	299	26,534
Mortgage repurchase facility	(16,042)	(16,446)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(15,743)	10,088
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	916	1,900
Beginning of period	27,024	32,903
End of period	27,940	34,803
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(20,120)	19,273
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries	20,120	(19,273)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	$ 20,120	$ (19,273)

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Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements Of Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 258,347	$ 208,728	$ 444,615	$ 372,315
Asset impairments	(851,753)	(8,633)		(8,633)	(806,052)
Financial services pretax income (loss)	9,655	(29,803)	11,780	(53,507)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	983	1,823	1,123	5,648
Net income (loss)	10,638	(27,980)	12,903	(47,859)
Homebuilding [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Revenues	258,347	208,728	444,615	372,315
Cost of Sales	(221,938)	(189,471)	(382,082)	(330,469)
Asset impairments		(8,633)		(8,633)
Gross margin	36,409	19,257	62,533	41,846
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(39,223)	(49,158)	(73,347)	(96,811)
Interest income	5,373	6,986	11,286	13,474
Interest expense		(7,334)	(808)	(16,001)
Other income (expense)	418	(2,643)	576	(884)
Financial services pretax income (loss)	2,977	(32,892)	240	(58,376)
Financial Services [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Financial services pretax income (loss)	6,678	3,089	11,540	4,869
M D C Holdings [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Financial services pretax income (loss)	7,942	(29,809)	8,489	(52,820)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	2,696	1,829	4,414	4,961
Net income (loss)	10,638	(27,980)	12,903	(47,859)
M D C Holdings [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Revenues
Cost of Sales
Asset impairments
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(10,261)	(15,982)	(22,569)	(33,064)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries	12,415	(13,221)	20,120	(19,273)
Interest income	5,368	6,979	11,278	13,455
Interest expense		(7,334)	(778)	(16,001)
Other income (expense)	420	(251)	438	2,063
Financial services pretax income (loss)	7,942	(29,809)	8,489	(52,820)
M D C Holdings [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Financial services pretax income (loss)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Financial services pretax income (loss)	7,228	(15,953)	9,783	(24,484)
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	765	1,208	933	2,584
Net income (loss)	7,993	(14,745)	10,716	(21,900)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Revenues	241,323	196,119	416,855	362,220
Cost of Sales	(207,681)	(169,741)	(358,755)	(313,253)
Asset impairments		(8,633)		(8,633)
Gross margin	33,642	17,745	58,100	40,334
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(26,378)	(31,252)	(48,371)	(61,823)
Interest income	5	7	8	19
Interest expense			(30)
Other income (expense)	(41)	(2,453)	76	(3,014)
Financial services pretax income (loss)	7,228	(15,953)	9,783	(24,484)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Financial services pretax income (loss)	6,900	2,738	13,628	4,524
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(2,478)	(1,214)	(4,224)	(1,897)
Net income (loss)	4,422	1,524	9,404	2,627
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Revenues	18,707	13,783	30,713	13,783
Cost of Sales	(15,940)	(12,271)	(26,280)	(12,271)
Asset impairments
Gross margin	2,767	1,512	4,433	1,512
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(2,584)	(1,924)	(2,407)	(1,924)
Other income (expense)	39	61	62	67
Financial services pretax income (loss)	222	(351)	2,088	(345)
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Financial services pretax income (loss)	6,678	3,089	11,540	4,869
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Financial services pretax income (loss)	(12,415)	13,221	(20,120)	19,273
Net income (loss)	(12,415)	13,221	(20,120)	19,273
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Guarantor Obligations [Line Items]
Revenues	(1,683)	(1,174)	(2,953)	(3,688)
Cost of Sales	1,683	1,174	2,953	3,688
Asset impairments
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries	(12,415)	13,221	(20,120)	19,273
Financial services pretax income (loss)	$ (12,415)	$ 13,221	$ (20,120)	$ 19,273

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Senior Notes (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Carrying Amount Of Senior Notes

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
5.375% Senior Notes due 2014	$	249,528	$	249,438
5.375% Senior Notes due 2015		249,876		249,857
5.625% Senior Notes due 2020		245,066		244,813
Total	$	744,470	$	744,108

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Summary of Warranty Accrual Activity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Product Liability Contingency [Line Items]
Beginning Balance	$ 25,076	$ 33,615	$ 25,525	$ 34,704
Expense provisions	878	1,034	1,643	1,875
Cash payments	(1,918)	(1,617)	(3,132)	(3,116)
Adjustments		(1,832)		(2,263)
Ending Balance	$ 24,036	$ 31,200	$ 24,036	$ 31,200

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Derivative Financial Instruments

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Derivative Financial Instruments

16. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Company utilizes certain derivative instruments in the normal course of business, which primarily include commitments to originate mortgage loans (interest rate lock commitments or locked pipeline) and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities commitments, both of which typically are short-term in nature. Forward sales securities commitments and private investor sales commitments are utilized to hedge changes in fair value of mortgage loan inventory and commitments to originate mortgage loans. At June 30, 2012, the Company had $49.1 million in interest rate lock commitments and $36.0 million in forward sales of mortgage-backed securities.

The Company records its mortgage loans held-for-sale at fair value to achieve matching of the changes in the fair value of its derivative instruments with the changes in fair values of the loans it is hedging, without having to designate its derivatives as hedging instruments. For forward sales commitments, as well as commitments to originate mortgage loans that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, the Company records the fair value of the derivatives in Financial Services revenues in the Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income with an offset to Financial Services prepaid expenses and other assets or accounts payable or accrued liabilities in the Consolidated Balance Sheets, depending on the nature of the change.

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Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value Methods Used For Measuring The Fair Values Of Financial Instruments on Recurring Basis

The following table sets forth the fair values and methods used for measuring the fair values of financial instruments on a recurring basis:

			Fair Value
Financial Instrument	Hierarchy		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
			(Dollars in thousands)
Marketable Securities (available-for-sale)
Equity securities		Level 1	$	178,846	$	160,021
Debt securities		Level 2		308,185		359,922
Total available-for-sale securities			$	487,031	$	519,943
Mortgage Loans Held-For-Sale, net		Level 2	$	65,687	$	78,335

Amortized Cost And Estimated Fair Value Of Available-For-Sale Marketable Securities

The following tables set forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities.

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Equity security	$	183,736	$	178,846	$	169,565	$	160,021
Debt securities		272,797		275,929		323,454		325,413
Total available-for-sale securities	$	456,533	$	454,775	$	493,019	$	485,434
Financial Services:
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$	31,888	$	32,256	$	34,164	$	34,509

Estimated Fair Value Of Senior Notes

Senior Notes: The estimated values of the senior notes in the following table are based on Level 2 inputs, including market prices of bonds in the homebuilding sector.

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
5.375% Senior Notes due 2014	$	249,528	$	263,275	$	249,438	$	254,667
5.375% Senior Notes due 2015		249,876		266,058		249,857		252,083
5.625% Senior Notes due 2020		245,066		250,600		244,813		227,467
Total	$	744,470	$	779,933	$	744,108	$	734,217

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Information Related to Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Deferred marketing costs	$ 18,112	$ 20,786
Land option deposits	4,850	6,952
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	2,942	3,235
Prepaid expenses	3,156	4,376
Related party assets	6,663	6,663
Goodwill and intangible assets, net	6,196	6,308
Other	2,353	2,103
Total	$ 44,272	$ 50,423

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Fair Value Methods Used For Measuring The Fair Values Of Financial Instruments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value Assumption, Date of Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Transferor's Continuing Involvement, Servicing Assets or Liabilities [Line Items]
Total available-for-sale securities	$ 487,031	$ 519,943
Level 1 [Member]
Fair Value Assumption, Date of Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Transferor's Continuing Involvement, Servicing Assets or Liabilities [Line Items]
Equity securities	178,846	160,021
Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value Assumption, Date of Securitization or Asset-backed Financing Arrangement, Transferor's Continuing Involvement, Servicing Assets or Liabilities [Line Items]
Debt securities	308,185	359,922
Mortgage Loans Held-For-Sale, net	$ 65,687	$ 78,335

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011
Operating Activities:
Net income (loss)	$ 12,903	$ (47,859)
Adjustments to reconcile net income (loss) to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Stock-based compensation expense	7,721	6,680
Depreciation and amortization	2,656	3,217
Inventory impairments and write-offs of land option deposits	311	12,305
Amortization of (premium) discount on marketable debt securities	(151)	912
Net changes in assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(1,593)	(184)
Trade and other receivables	(18,345)	18,935
Mortgage loans held-for-sale	12,648	25,914
Housing completed or under construction	(136,387)	51,590
Land and land under development	91,048	(108,622)
Prepaid expenses and other assets	3,956	(1,376)
Accounts payable	17,169	(5,910)
Accrued liabilities	(7,526)	(24,859)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(15,590)	(69,257)
Investing Activities:
Purchase of marketable securities	(292,788)	(258,423)
Maturity of marketable securities	106,000	451,000
Sale of marketable securities	225,701	129,677
Purchase of property and equipment and other	(668)	(29,295)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	38,245	292,959
Financing Activities:
Payments on mortgage repurchase facility	(90,409)	(47,115)
Advances on mortgage repurchase facility	74,367	30,669
Dividend payments	(23,990)	(23,692)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	140	46
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(39,892)	(40,092)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(17,237)	183,610
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	343,361	572,225
End of period	$ 326,124	$ 755,835

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Fair Value Measurements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Fair Value Measurements

5. Fair Value Measurements

Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) ASC 820 “Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures” (“ASC 820”), as updated and amended by ASU 2011-04, defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The following table sets forth the fair values and methods used for measuring the fair values of financial instruments on a recurring basis:

			Fair Value
Financial Instrument	Hierarchy		June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
			(Dollars in thousands)
Marketable Securities (available-for-sale)
Equity securities		Level 1	$	178,846	$	160,021
Debt securities		Level 2		308,185		359,922
Total available-for-sale securities			$	487,031	$	519,943
Mortgage Loans Held-For-Sale, net		Level 2	$	65,687	$	78,335

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.

Cash and Cash Equivalents. For cash and cash equivalents, the fair value approximates carrying value.

Marketable Securities. The Company’s marketable securities consist of fixed rate and floating rate interest earning securities, primarily: (1) debt securities, which may include, among others, United States government and government agency debt and corporate debt; (2) holdings in mutual fund equity securities and (3) deposit securities, which may include, among others, certificates of deposit and time deposits. As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, all of the Company’s marketable securities were treated as available-for-sale investments and, as such, the Company has recorded all of its marketable securities at fair value with changes in fair value being recorded as a component of accumulated other comprehensive income.

The following tables set forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of the Company’s available-for-sale marketable securities.

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Equity security	$	183,736	$	178,846	$	169,565	$	160,021
Debt securities		272,797		275,929		323,454		325,413
Total available-for-sale securities	$	456,533	$	454,775	$	493,019	$	485,434
Financial Services:
Total available-for-sale debt securities	$	31,888	$	32,256	$	34,164	$	34,509

As of June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company’s marketable securities (homebuilding and financial services in aggregate) were in an unrealized loss position of $1.4 million and $7.2 million, respectively. The equity securities, which consist of four mutual funds which primarily invest in bonds, have a combined unrealized loss of $4.9 million as of June 30, 2012. Management currently does not have the intent to sell any of its securities that are currently in an unrealized loss position, and it is currently not likely that the Company will be required to sell these marketable securities before the recovery of their cost basis. Additionally, due to the short period of time that the Company’s marketable securities have been in an unrealized loss position, and that the decline in market value occurred during a period of overall decline in market values, the decline is believed to be temporary.

Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale, Net. As of June 30, 2012, the primary components of the Company’s mortgage loans held-for-sale that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are: (1) mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell; and (2) mortgage loans held-for-sale not under commitments to sell. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $61.0 million and $77.5 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell for which fair value was based upon Level 2 inputs, which were the quoted market prices for those mortgage loans. At June 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company had $4.7 million and $0.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell, and as such, the fair value was based upon Level 2 fair value inputs, primarily the estimated market price received from an outside party.

Inventories. The Company’s inventories consist of housing completed or under construction and land and land under development. The Company’s inventories are primarily associated with subdivisions where the Company intends to construct and sell homes on the land, including model and unsold started homes. Components of housing completed or under construction primarily include: (1) land costs transferred from land and land under development; (2) hard costs associated with the construction of a house; (3) overhead costs, which include real property taxes, engineering fees and permits and fees; (4) capitalized interest; and (5) indirect construction costs. Land costs are transferred from land and land under development to housing completed or under construction at the point in time that the Company begins construction of a home on an owned lot. Costs capitalized to land and land under development primarily include: (1) land costs; (2) development costs for the land; (3) entitlement costs; (4) capitalized interest; and (5) title insurance, taxes and closing costs directly related to the purchase of the land parcel.

Homebuilding inventories are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable. The Company determines impairments on a subdivision level basis as each such subdivision represents the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. In making this determination, the Company reviews, among other things, the following for each subdivision:

• actual and trending “Operating Profit” (which is defined as home sales revenue less home cost of sales and all direct incremental costs associated with the home closing) for homes closed;

• estimated future undiscounted cash flows and Operating Profit;

• forecasted Operating Profit for homes in Backlog (as defined);

• actual and trending net and gross home orders;

• base sales price and home sales incentive information for homes closed and homes in Backlog;

• market information for each sub-market; and

• known or probable events indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the Company’s inventory may not be recoverable, assets are reviewed for impairment by comparing the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from an individual subdivision to its carrying value. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the subdivision’s carrying value, the carrying value of the subdivision is written down to its then estimated fair value. The Company generally determines the estimated fair value of each subdivision by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at discount rates that are commensurate with the risk of the subdivision under evaluation. For both the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011, the Company recognized inventory impairment charges of $8.6 million. The discount rates used in the Company’s estimated discounted cash flows ranged from 12% to 18% during the three months and six months ended June 30, 2011. The Company did not record any inventory impairments during the three and six months ended June 30, 2012.

Related Party Assets. Related party assets are included in prepaid expenses and other assets in the Company’s Consolidated Balance Sheets. The Company’s related party assets are debt security bonds that it acquired from a quasi-municipal corporation in the state of Colorado. The Company has estimated the fair value of the related party assets based upon discounted cash flows as the Company does not believe there is a readily available market for such assets. The estimated cash flows from the bonds are ultimately based upon the Company’s estimated cash flows associated with the building, selling and closing of homes in one of its Colorado subdivisions. The estimated fair values of these assets are based upon Level 3 cash flow inputs. Based upon this evaluation, the estimated fair value of the related party assets approximates its carrying value.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The Company’s Mortgage Repurchase Facility is at floating rates or at fixed rates that approximate current market rates and have relatively short-term maturities. The fair value approximates carrying value.

Senior Notes: The estimated values of the senior notes in the following table are based on Level 2 inputs, including market prices of bonds in the homebuilding sector.

	June 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
5.375% Senior Notes due 2014	$	249,528	$	263,275	$	249,438	$	254,667
5.375% Senior Notes due 2015		249,876		266,058		249,857		252,083
5.625% Senior Notes due 2020		245,066		250,600		244,813		227,467
Total	$	744,470	$	779,933	$	744,108	$	734,217

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Commitment and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Surety bonds, issued and outstanding	$ 60,700,000	$ 60,700,000
Letters of credit, issued and outstanding	17,900,000	17,900,000
Option Contracts [Member]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Letters of credit, issued and outstanding	3,900,000	3,900,000
Cash deposits	3,600,000	3,600,000
Right to acquire lots under options contracts, number of lots	1,546	1,546
Legal Recoveries [Member]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Legal recoveries	3,800,000	7,600,000
Homeamerican [Member]
Financial Instruments Owned and Pledged as Collateral [Line Items]
Letters of credit, issued and outstanding	7,100,000	7,100,000
Estimated cost to related to bonds and letters of credit	$ 33,000,000	$ 33,000,000

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Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Schedule Of Inventory Table

The following table sets forth, by reportable segment, information relating to our homebuilding inventories:

	June 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction
West	$	178,425	$	121,343
Mountain		142,118		80,964
East		97,774		81,623
Other Homebuilding		18,970		16,784
Subtotal		437,287		300,714
Land and Land Under Development
West		149,579		199,941
Mountain		134,172		164,961
East		120,657		127,291
Other Homebuilding		10,058		13,145
Subtotal		414,466		505,338
Total Inventories	$	851,753	$	806,052

Summary Of Impairment Of Inventory

The inventory impairments recognized for the three and six months ended June 30, 2011 are shown in the table below:

	Three Months Ended June 30, 2011		Six Months Ended June 30, 2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction
West	$	954	$	954
Mountain		239		239
East		—		—
Other Homebuilding		—		—
Subtotal		1,193		1,193
Land and Land Under Development
West		5,919		5,919
Mountain		1,236		1,236
East		285		285
Other Homebuilding		—		—
Subtotal		7,440		7,440
Consolidated Inventory Impairments	$	8,633	$	8,633

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Total Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 1,855,914	$ 1,858,725
West [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	363,759	346,442
Mountain [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	299,793	262,787
East [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	234,495	223,606
Other Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	30,545	31,468
Corporate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	797,554	852,561
Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 1,726,146	$ 1,716,864

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies

15. Commitments and Contingencies

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. The Company is required to obtain surety bonds and letters of credit in support of its obligations for land development and subdivision improvements, homeowner association dues, warranty work, contractor license fees and earnest money deposits. At June 30, 2012, the Company had issued and outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $60.7 million and $17.9 million, respectively, including $7.1 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit was approximately $33 million. In the event any such surety bonds or letters of credit issued by third parties are called, MDC could be obligated to reimburse the issuer of the bond or letter of credit.

Mortgage Loan Loss Reserves. In the normal course of business, the Company establishes reserves for potential losses associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans to third-parties. These reserves are created to address repurchase and indemnity claims by third-party purchasers of the mortgage loans, which claims arise primarily out of allegations of homebuyer fraud at the time of origination of the loan. These reserves are based upon, among other things: (1) pending claims received from third-party purchasers associated with previously sold mortgage loans; and (2) a current assessment of the potential exposure associated with future claims of fraud in mortgage loans originated in prior periods. The Company’s mortgage loan reserves are reflected as a component of accrued liabilities in the Financial Services Segment of the Consolidated Balance Sheets, and the associated expenses are included in expenses in the Financial Services segment of the accompanying Consolidated Statements of Operations.

The following table summarizes the mortgage loan loss reserve activity for the three months and six months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011.

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2012		2011			2012			2011
	(Dollars in thousands)					(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of year	$	639	$	7,636		$	442		$	6,881
Expense provisions		160		335			455			1,297
Cash payments		—		(3,871	)		(98	)		(4,078	)
Balance at end of period	$	799	$	4,100		$	799		$	4,100

During 2011, HomeAmerican reached settlements with third parties concerning claims and potential claims to repurchase certain previously sold mortgage loans, including a comprehensive settlement with Bank of America. The Company believes that the settlements substantially reduce its future exposure to liabilities associated with previously sold mortgage loans, as our experience was significantly worse for the mortgage loans sold that were covered by the Bank of America settlement when compared to the mortgage loans sold that were not covered by the settlement.

Legal Accruals. Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, the Company and certain of its subsidiaries and affiliates have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon the Company’s financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

For the three and six months ended June 30 2012, the Company had legal recoveries of $3.8 million and $7.6 million, respectively, which were included in selling, general and administrative expenses.

Lot Option Contracts. In the normal course of business, the Company enters into lot option purchase contracts (“Option Contracts”), generally through a deposit of cash or a letter of credit, for the right to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. The use of such land option and other contracts generally allows the Company to reduce the risks associated with direct land ownership and development, reduces the Company’s capital and financial commitments and minimizes the amount of the Company’s land inventories on its consolidated balance sheets. The Company’s obligation with respect to Option Contracts generally is limited to forfeiture of the related cash deposits and/or letters of credit. At June 30, 2012 the Company had cash deposits and letters of credit of $3.9 million and $3.6 million, respectively, at risk associated with the option to purchase 1,546 lots.