Supplemental Guarantor Information Supplemental Guarantor Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 25,055	$ 15,535	$ 17,168	$ 128,725
Restricted cash	3,071	6,951
Mortgage loans held for sale	77,550	92,794
Inventory	1,133,414	918,589
Property and equipment - net	11,841	11,490
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	33,282	27,769
Deferred Income taxes	70,943	94,412
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	50,846	43,870
TOTAL ASSETS	1,406,002	1,211,410
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	95,950	75,338
Customer deposits	18,976	11,759
Intercompany liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	83,940	79,723
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	1,159	2,571
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	11,418	608
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	156,100	30,000
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	73,239	85,379
Notes payable - other	9,363	9,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017	57,500	57,500
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018	86,250	86,250
Senior notes	228,769	228,469
TOTAL LIABILITIES	822,664	667,115
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	583,338	544,295
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,406,002	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	612,528	576,468
Intercompany	335,724	330,786
Other assets	7,605	9,260
TOTAL ASSETS	955,857	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	228,769	228,469
TOTAL LIABILITIES	372,519	372,219
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	583,338	544,295
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	955,857	916,514
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	7,870	3,872	3,811	113,407
Restricted cash	$ 3,071	6,951
Mortgage loans held for sale		0
Inventory	$ 1,133,414	918,589
Property and equipment - net	11,567	11,189
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	12,066	15,033
Deferred Income taxes	70,880	94,088
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	29,156	24,378
TOTAL ASSETS	1,268,024	1,074,100
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	95,107	74,344
Customer deposits	18,976	11,759
Intercompany liabilities	313,762	314,946
Other liabilities	76,876	74,413
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	1,159	2,571
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	11,418	608
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	156,100	30,000
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	9,363	9,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018	0	0
Senior notes	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	682,761	518,159
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	585,263	555,941
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,268,024	1,074,100
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	17,185	11,663	13,357	15,318
Restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	77,550	92,794
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	274	301
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	21,216	12,736
Deferred Income taxes	63	324
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	14,085	10,232
TOTAL ASSETS	130,373	128,050
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	843	994
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	21,962	15,840
Other liabilities	7,064	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	73,239	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	103,108	107,523
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	27,265	20,527
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	130,373	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	(612,528)	(576,468)
Intercompany	(335,724)	(330,786)
Other assets	0	0
TOTAL ASSETS	(948,252)	(907,254)
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0	0
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	(335,724)	(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	(335,724)	(330,786)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	(612,528)	(576,468)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ (948,252)	$ (907,254)