Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Other Liabilities [Table Text Block]

Other liabilities at December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Accruals related to land development	$	35,417	$	27,867
Warranty	27,732		14,282
Payroll and other benefits	26,140		21,395
Other	33,873		30,126
Total other liabilities	$	123,162	$	93,670

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Table Text Block]

Recently Adopted Accounting Standards. In November 2016, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) No 2016-18, Statement of Cash Flows: Restricted Cash (“ASU 2016-18”), which requires that a statement of cash flows explain the change during the period in the total of cash, cash equivalents, and amounts generally described as restricted cash or restricted cash equivalents. Therefore, amounts generally described as restricted cash and restricted cash equivalents should be included with cash and cash equivalents when reconciling the beginning-of-period and end-of-period total amounts shown on the statement of cash flows. ASU 2016-18 is effective for our fiscal year beginning January 1, 2018. Early adoption is permitted, and the Company elected to early adopt the new standard in the fourth quarter of 2016. The adoption of ASU 2016-18 did not have a material effect on our consolidated financial statements and disclosures. ASU 2016-18 was applied retrospectively and as such, certain financial statement line items reflected on the December 31, 2015 Consolidated Balance Sheets and the December 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 Statement of Cash Flows were affected by the change in accounting principle.

Deferred Costs, Capitalized, Prepaid, and Other Assets Disclosure [Table Text Block]

The summary of capitalized interest for the years ended December 31, 2016, 2015 and 2014 is as follows:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2016			2015			2014
Capitalized interest, beginning of period	$	16,740		$	15,296		$	13,802
Interest capitalized to inventory	17,685			18,410			17,937
Capitalized interest charged to cost of sales	(18,413		)	(16,966		)	(16,443		)
Capitalized interest, end of year	$	16,012		$	16,740		$	15,296
Interest incurred	$	35,283		$	35,931		$	31,302

Property, Plant and Equipment [Table Text Block]

Following are the major classes of depreciable assets and their estimated useful lives:

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2016			2015
Land, building and improvements	$	11,823		$	11,823
Office furnishings, leasehold improvements, computer equipment and computer software	25,895			25,676
Transportation and construction equipment (a)	10,075			102
Property and equipment	47,793			37,601
Accumulated depreciation	(25,494		)	(24,704		)
Property and equipment, net	$	22,299		$	12,897

	Estimated Useful Lives
Building and improvements	35 years
Office furnishings, leasehold improvements, computer equipment and computer software	3-7 years
Transportation and construction equipment (a)	5-25 years

(a) During the first quarter of 2016, the Company purchased an airplane for $9.9 million. The asset is included in the table above within Transportation and Construction Equipment and within Property and Equipment - Net in our Consolidated Balance Sheets. Depreciation is computed using the straight-line method over the respective estimated useful lives of the parts of the airplane. Maintenance and repair expenditures are charged to selling, general and administrative expense as incurred.

Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]

Other assets at December 31, 2016 and 2015 consisted of the following:.

	Year Ended December 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Development reimbursement receivable from local municipalities	$	15,698	$	13,421
Mortgage servicing rights	11,443		7,526
Prepaid expenses	11,227		6,036
Prepaid acquisition costs	4,740		4,144
Other	19,818		15,015
Total other assets	$	62,926	$	46,142