Guarantees and Indemnifications Guarantees and Indemnifications (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Warranty Accrual Rollforward [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

A summary of warranty activity for the three months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2013			2012
Warranty reserves, beginning of period	$	10,438		$	9,025
Warranty expense on homes delivered during the period	1,338			1,042
Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties	—			(57		)
Settlements made during the period	(1,376		)	(1,462		)
Warranty reserves, end of period	$	10,400		$	8,548