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Self-Insurance (Details) (USD $)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
General Liability Insurance Deductible $ 7,500,000mho_GeneralLiabilityInsuranceDeductible    
Aggregate General Liability Deductible 20,000,000mho_AggregateGeneralLiabilityDeductible    
Self Insurance Reserve 1,300,000us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserve 1,000,000us-gaap_SelfInsuranceReserve  
General Insurance Expense 7,800,000us-gaap_GeneralInsuranceExpense 5,400,000us-gaap_GeneralInsuranceExpense 4,000,000us-gaap_GeneralInsuranceExpense
Employee Health Care [Member]      
Self-Insurance Limit 250,000mho_SelfInsuranceLimit
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= mho_EmployeeHealthCareMember
   
Employee Health Care Limit / Stop Loss coverage [Member]      
Self-Insurance Limit 250,000mho_SelfInsuranceLimit
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= mho_EmployeeHealthCareLimitStopLossCoverageMember
   
Workers Compensation Deductible [Member]      
Workers Compensation 500,000mho_WorkersCompensation
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= mho_WorkersCompensationDeductibleMember
   
Maximum Incurred Losses not to Exceed - Ohio [Member]      
Workers Compensation 500,000mho_WorkersCompensation
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= mho_MaximumIncurredLossesNotToExceedOhioMember
   
Deductible for all other types of claims [Member]      
General Liability Insurance Deductible $ 500,000mho_GeneralLiabilityInsuranceDeductible
/ us-gaap_ReinsurancePremiumsForInsuranceCompaniesByProductSegmentAxis
= mho_DeductibleforallothertypesofclaimsMember