Supplemental Guarantor Information Supplemental Guarantor Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 31,755	$ 10,205	$ 29,958	$ 15,535
Restricted cash	2,566	2,896
Mortgage loans held for sale	94,438	127,001
Inventory	1,153,537	1,112,042
Property and equipment - net	22,740	12,897
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	25,693	36,967
Deferred Income taxes	55,860	67,404
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	50,123	46,142
TOTAL ASSETS	1,436,712	1,415,554
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	81,594	86,878
Customer deposits	23,467	19,567
Intercompany liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	74,345	93,670
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	832	1,018
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	4,921	6,007
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	114,500	43,800
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	87,186	123,648
Notes payable - other	8,805	8,441
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - net	56,662	56,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	84,891	84,714
Senior notes due 2021 - net	294,904	294,727
TOTAL LIABILITIES	832,107	818,988
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	604,605	596,566
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,436,712	1,415,554
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	627,042	621,052
Intercompany	411,628	408,847
Other assets	2,392	2,626
TOTAL ASSETS	1,041,062	1,032,525
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 - net	56,662	56,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	84,891	84,714
Senior notes due 2021 - net	294,904	294,727
TOTAL LIABILITIES	436,457	435,959
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	604,605	596,566
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,041,062	1,032,525
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	19,898	0	16,567	3,872
Restricted cash	2,566	2,896
Mortgage loans held for sale	0	0
Inventory	1,153,537	1,112,042
Property and equipment - net	22,097	12,222
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	8,726	17,425
Deferred Income taxes	55,786	67,255
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	36,052	32,335
TOTAL ASSETS	1,298,662	1,244,175
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	81,163	94,554
Customer deposits	23,467	19,567
Intercompany liabilities	395,625	387,439
Other liabilities	69,297	88,550
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	832	1,018
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	4,921	6,007
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	114,500	43,800
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	8,805	8,441
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - net	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	0	0
Senior notes due 2021 - net	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	698,610	649,376
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	600,052	594,799
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,298,662	1,244,175
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	11,857	18,156	13,391	11,663
Restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	94,438	127,001
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	643	675
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	16,967	19,542
Deferred Income taxes	74	149
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	11,679	11,181
TOTAL ASSETS	135,658	176,704
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	431	275
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	16,003	21,408
Other liabilities	5,048	5,120
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	87,186	123,648
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 due 2021 - net	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	108,668	150,451
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	26,990	26,253
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	135,658	176,704
Corporate Elimination [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	0	(7,951)	$ 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	(627,042)	(621,052)
Intercompany	(411,628)	(408,847)
Other assets	0	0
TOTAL ASSETS	(1,038,670)	(1,037,850)
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0	(7,951)
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	(411,628)	(408,847)
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 - net	0	0
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	0	0
Senior notes due 2021 - net	0	0
TOTAL LIABILITIES	(411,628)	(416,798)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	(627,042)	(621,052)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ (1,038,670)	$ (1,037,850)