Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Statement of Operations [Abstract]
Revenue	$ 190,727	$ 131,125
Land and housing	151,513	107,330
Impairment of inventory and investment in Unconsolidated LLCs	900	95
General and administrative	15,979	12,457
Selling	13,109	11,011
Interest	4,340	4,606
Total costs and expenses	185,841	135,499
Income (loss) before income taxes	4,886	(4,374)
Provision (benefit) for income taxes	299	(1,188)
Net income (loss)	4,587	(3,186)
Excess of fair value over book value of preferred shares subject to redemption	2,190	0
Net income (loss) to common shareholders	$ 2,397	$ (3,186)
Earnings (loss) per common share:
Basic	$ 0.11	$ (0.17)
Diluted	$ 0.11	$ (0.17)
Weighted Average Number of Shares Outstanding [Abstract]
Basic	22,273	18,772
Diluted	22,688	18,772