Guarantees and Indemnifications Guarantees and Indemnifications (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Warranty Accrual Rollforward [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

A summary of warranty activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Warranty reserves, beginning of period	$	12,671		$	12,291
Warranty expense on homes delivered during the period	1,539			1,359
Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties	263			238
Settlements made during the period	(2,922		)	(2,119		)
Warranty reserves, end of period	$	11,551		$	11,769