Supplemental Guarantor Information Supplemental Guarantor Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - Portion at Fair Value Measurement [Member] - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Jun. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 21,773	$ 15,535	$ 33,643	$ 128,725
Restricted cash	5,174	6,951
Mortgage loans held for sale	75,063	92,794
Inventory	1,040,944	918,589
Property and equipment - net	11,819	11,490
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	28,357	27,769
Deferred Income taxes	81,054	94,412
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	50,805	43,870
TOTAL ASSETS	1,314,989	1,211,410
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	90,643	75,338
Customer deposits	18,438	11,759
Intercompany liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	67,194	79,723
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	1,496	2,571
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	14,115	608
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	105,600	30,000
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	69,681	85,379
Notes payable - other	8,230	9,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017	57,500	57,500
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018	86,250	86,250
Senior notes	228,669	228,469
TOTAL LIABILITIES	747,816	667,115
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	567,173	544,295
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,314,989	1,211,410
Parent [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Deferred Income taxes	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	597,385	576,468
Intercompany	334,304	330,786
Other assets	7,903	9,260
TOTAL ASSETS	939,592	916,514
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0	0
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	0	0
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	0	0
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	0	0
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017	57,500	57,500
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018	86,250	86,250
Senior notes	228,669	228,469
TOTAL LIABILITIES	372,419	372,219
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	567,173	544,295
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	939,592	916,514
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	9,210	3,872	19,707	113,407
Restricted cash	$ 5,174	6,951
Mortgage loans held for sale		0
Inventory	$ 1,040,944	918,589
Property and equipment - net	11,514	11,189
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	13,594	15,033
Deferred Income taxes	80,962	94,088
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	29,249	24,378
TOTAL ASSETS	1,190,647	1,074,100
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	90,379	74,344
Customer deposits	18,438	11,759
Intercompany liabilities	317,567	314,946
Other liabilities	62,196	74,413
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	1,496	2,571
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	14,115	608
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	105,600	30,000
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	8,230	9,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018	0	0
Senior notes	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	618,021	518,159
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	572,626	555,941
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,190,647	1,074,100
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	12,563	11,663	13,936	15,318
Restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	75,063	92,794
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	305	301
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	14,763	12,736
Deferred Income taxes	92	324
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	13,653	10,232
TOTAL ASSETS	116,439	128,050
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	264	994
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	16,737	15,840
Other liabilities	4,998	5,310
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	0	0
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	0	0
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	0	0
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	69,681	85,379
Notes payable - other	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018	0	0
Senior notes	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	91,680	107,523
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	24,759	20,527
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	116,439	128,050
Corporate Elimination [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Deferred Income taxes	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(597,385)	(576,468)
Intercompany	(334,304)	(330,786)
Other assets	0	0
TOTAL ASSETS	(931,689)	(907,254)
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0	0
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	(334,304)	(330,786)
Other liabilities	0	0
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	0	0
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	0	0
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	0	0
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018	0	0
Senior notes	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	(334,304)	(330,786)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	(597,385)	(576,468)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ (931,689)	$ (907,254)