Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Warranty Accrual Rollforward [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

A summary of warranty activity for the three months ended March 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2016			2015
Warranty reserves, beginning of period	$	14,282		$	12,671
Warranty expense on homes delivered during the period	2,039			1,539
Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties	2,838			263
Settlements made during the period	(3,864		)	(2,922		)
Warranty reserves, end of period	$	15,295		$	11,551