Inventory and Capitalized Interest Inventory Parentheticals (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Parantheticals - Inventory [Abstract]
Model Home Accumulated Depreciation	$ 11,332	$ 8,296

Accumulated depreciation related to our model homes in inventory.

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Name:	mho_ModelHomeAccumulatedDepreciation
Namespace Prefix:	mho_
Data Type:	xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type:	credit
Period Type:	instant