Inventory Inventory (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Inventory [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

A summary of the Company’s inventory as of December 31, 2016 and 2015 is as follows:

	December 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Single-family lots, land and land development costs	$	602,528	$	584,542
Land held for sale	12,155		12,630
Homes under construction	494,664		420,206
Model homes and furnishings - at cost (less accumulated depreciation: December 31, 2016 - $11,835; December 31, 2015 - $8,296)	68,727		63,929
Community development district infrastructure	476		1,018
Land purchase deposits	29,856		23,710
Consolidated inventory not owned	7,528		6,007
Total inventory	$	1,215,934	$	1,112,042