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Note 18 - Concentration of Third-Party Mortgage Purchasers (Details) - Percent of Mortgage Loans Sold to Third-Party Purchasers (Customer Concentration Risk [Member])
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Wells Fargo Funding Inc [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Customer 37.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_WellsFargoFundingIncMember
40.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_WellsFargoFundingIncMember
58.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_WellsFargoFundingIncMember
PennyMac Loan Services, LLC [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Customer 23.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_PennyMacLoanServicesLLCMember
7.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_PennyMacLoanServicesLLCMember
0.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_PennyMacLoanServicesLLCMember
JP Morgan Chase Bank NA [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Customer 20.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_JPMorganChaseBankNAMember
46.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_JPMorganChaseBankNAMember
36.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_JPMorganChaseBankNAMember
Fannie Mae [Member]      
Concentration Risk [Line Items]      
Customer 10.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_FannieMaeMember
4.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_FannieMaeMember
4.00%us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskPercentage1
/ us-gaap_ConcentrationRiskByTypeAxis
= us-gaap_CustomerConcentrationRiskMember
/ us-gaap_MajorCustomersAxis
= mdc_FannieMaeMember