Inventory Inventory (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Inventory [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

A summary of the Company's inventory as of September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 is as follows:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Single-family lots, land and land development costs	$	230,040	$	242,372
Land held for sale	8,448		—
Homes under construction	252,325		181,483
Model homes and furnishings - at cost (less accumulated depreciation: September 30, 2012 - $4,390;    December 31, 2011 - $4,340)	35,314		27,662
Community development district infrastructure	4,988		5,983
Land purchase deposits	6,204		2,676
Consolidated inventory not owned	6,552		6,596
Total inventory	$	543,871	$	466,772