Supplemental Guarantor Information Supplemental Guarantor Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Jun. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 27,672	$ 10,205	$ 21,773	$ 15,535
Restricted cash	2,328	2,896
Mortgage loans held for sale	100,379	127,001
Inventory	1,170,325	1,112,042
Property and equipment - net	22,154	12,897
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	28,160	36,967
Deferred Income taxes	47,023	67,404
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	55,113	46,142
TOTAL ASSETS	1,453,154	1,415,554
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	105,669	86,878
Customer deposits	27,415	19,567
Intercompany liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	85,449	93,670
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	722	1,018
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	5,169	6,007
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	70,000	43,800
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	92,666	123,648
Notes payable - other	8,552	8,441
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - net	56,806	56,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	85,069	84,714
Senior notes due 2021 - net	295,125	294,727
TOTAL LIABILITIES	832,642	818,988
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	620,512	596,566
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,453,154	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	641,219	621,052
Intercompany	414,134	408,847
Other assets	2,159	2,626
TOTAL ASSETS	1,057,512	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	56,806	56,518
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	85,069	84,714
Senior notes due 2021 - net	295,125	294,727
TOTAL LIABILITIES	437,000	435,959
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	620,512	596,566
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,057,512	1,032,525
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	14,743	0	9,210	3,872
Restricted cash	2,328	2,896
Mortgage loans held for sale	0	0
Inventory	1,170,325	1,112,042
Property and equipment - net	21,550	12,222
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	10,384	17,425
Deferred Income taxes	46,949	67,255
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	41,150	32,335
TOTAL ASSETS	1,307,429	1,244,175
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	105,342	94,554
Customer deposits	27,415	19,567
Intercompany liabilities	397,979	387,439
Other liabilities	79,468	88,550
Community development district (“CDD”) obligations	722	1,018
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	5,169	6,007
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	70,000	43,800
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	8,552	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	694,647	649,376
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	612,782	594,799
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,307,429	1,244,175
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash and cash equivalents	12,929	18,156	12,563	11,663
Restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	100,379	127,001
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	604	675
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	17,776	19,542
Deferred Income taxes	74	149
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	11,804	11,181
TOTAL ASSETS	143,566	176,704
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	327	275
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	16,155	21,408
Other liabilities	5,981	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	92,666	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	115,129	150,451
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	28,437	26,253
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	143,566	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	(641,219)	(621,052)
Intercompany	(414,134)	(408,847)
Other assets	0	0
TOTAL ASSETS	(1,055,353)	(1,037,850)
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0	(7,951)
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	(414,134)	(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	(414,134)	(416,798)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	(641,219)	(621,052)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ (1,055,353)	$ (1,037,850)