Inventory Inventory (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Inventory [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

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

	December 31,
(In thousands)	2012		2011
Single-family lots, land and land development costs	$	257,397	$	242,372
Land held for sale	8,442		—
Homes under construction	221,432		181,483
Model homes and furnishings - at cost (less accumulated depreciation: December 31, 2012 - $4,883;    December 31, 2011 - $4,340)	37,080		27,662
Community development district infrastructure	4,634		5,983
Land purchase deposits	8,727		2,676
Consolidated inventory not owned	19,105		6,596
Total inventory	$	556,817	$	466,772