Guarantees and Indemnifications Guarantees and Indemnifications (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Warranty Accrual Rollforward [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

A summary of warranty activity for the three months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2014			2013
Warranty reserves, beginning of period	$	12,291		$	10,438
Warranty expense on homes delivered during the period	1,359			1,338
Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties	238			—
Settlements made during the period	(2,119		)	(1,376		)
Warranty reserves, end of period	$	11,769		$	10,400