Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2017

Warranty Accrual Rollforward [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

A summary of warranty activity for the three months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
(In thousands)	2017			2016
Warranty reserves, beginning of period	$	27,732		$	14,282
Warranty expense on homes delivered during the period	2,429			2,039
Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties	730			683
Charges related to stucco-related claims (a)	—			2,155
Settlements made during the period	(5,911		)	(3,864		)
Warranty reserves, end of period	$	24,980		$	15,295

(a) Estimated stucco-related claim costs, as described below, have been included in warranty accruals.