Supplemental Guarantor Information Supplemental Guarantor Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 10,205	$ 15,535	$ 128,725	$ 145,498
Restricted cash	2,896	6,951
Mortgage loans held for sale	127,001	92,794
Inventory	1,112,042	918,589
Property and equipment - net	12,897	11,490
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	36,967	27,769
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance	67,404	94,412
Intercompany assets	0	0
Other assets	46,142	37,699
TOTAL ASSETS	1,415,554	1,205,239
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	86,878	75,338
Customer deposits	19,567	11,759
Intercompany liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	93,670	79,723
Community development district (CDD) obligations	1,018	2,571
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	6,007	608
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	43,800	30,000
Notes payable bank - financial services operations	123,648	85,379
Notes payable - other	8,441	9,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - net	56,518	55,943
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	84,714	84,006
Senior notes - net	294,727	226,099
TOTAL LIABILITIES	818,988	660,944
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	596,566	544,295
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,415,554	1,205,239
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
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	621,052	576,468
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance	0	0
Intercompany assets	408,847	330,786
Other assets	2,626	3,089
TOTAL ASSETS	1,032,525	910,343
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 services operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - net	56,518	55,943
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	84,714	84,006
Senior notes - net	294,727	226,099
TOTAL LIABILITIES	435,959	366,048
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	596,566	544,295
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,032,525	910,343
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	3,872	113,407	126,334
Restricted cash	2,896	6,951
Mortgage loans held for sale	0	0
Inventory	1,112,042	918,589
Property and equipment - net	12,222	11,189
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	17,425	15,033
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance	67,255	94,088
Intercompany assets	0	0
Other assets	32,335	24,378
TOTAL ASSETS	1,244,175	1,074,100
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	94,554	74,344
Customer deposits	19,567	11,759
Intercompany liabilities	387,439	314,946
Other liabilities	88,550	74,413
Community development district (CDD) obligations	1,018	2,571
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	6,007	608
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	43,800	30,000
Notes payable bank - financial services operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	8,441	9,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - net	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	0	0
Senior notes - net	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	649,376	518,159
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	594,799	555,941
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,244,175	1,074,100
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	18,156	11,663	15,318	19,164
Restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	127,001	92,794
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	675	301
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	19,542	12,736
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance	149	324
Intercompany assets	0	0
Other assets	11,181	10,232
TOTAL ASSETS	176,704	128,050
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	275	994
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	21,408	15,840
Other liabilities	5,120	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 services operations	123,648	85,379
Notes payable - other	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - net	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	0	0
Senior notes - net	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	150,451	107,523
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	26,253	20,527
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	176,704	128,050
Corporate Elimination [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	(7,951)	0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	0	0
Investment in unconsolidated joint ventures	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(621,052)	(576,468)
Deferred income taxes, net of valuation allowance	0	0
Intercompany assets	(408,847)	(330,786)
Other assets	0	0
TOTAL ASSETS	(1,037,850)	(907,254)
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	(7,951)	0
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	(408,847)	(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 services operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - net	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	0	0
Senior notes - net	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	(416,798)	(330,786)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	(621,052)	(576,468)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ (1,037,850)	$ (907,254)