Supplemental Guarantor Information Supplemental Guarantor Information - Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
ASSETS:
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	$ 29,940	$ 34,441
Mortgage loans held for sale	91,986	154,020
Inventory	1,379,544	1,215,934
Property and equipment - net	22,255	22,299
Investment in joint venture arrangements	22,877	28,016
Deferred Income taxes	30,078	30,875
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	54,706	62,926
TOTAL ASSETS	1,631,386	1,548,511
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	113,072	103,212
Customer deposits	29,655	22,156
Intercompany liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	106,637	123,162
Community development district obligations	5,875	476
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	12,263	7,528
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	138,000	40,300
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	89,518	152,895
Notes payable - other	3,663	6,415
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - net	57,380	57,093
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	85,777	85,423
Senior notes due 2021 - net	296,229	295,677
TOTAL LIABILITIES	938,069	894,337
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	693,317	654,174
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,631,386	1,548,511
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	0	0
Investment in joint venture arrangements	0	0
Deferred Income taxes	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	(694,380)	(666,008)
Intercompany	(437,100)	(424,669)
Other assets	0	0
TOTAL ASSETS	(1,131,480)	(1,090,677)
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0	0
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	(437,100)	(424,669)
Other liabilities	0	0
Community development district 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	(437,100)	(424,669)
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	(694,380)	(666,008)
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	(1,131,480)	(1,090,677)
Parent Company [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	0	0
Mortgage loans held for sale	0	0
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	0	0
Investment in joint venture arrangements	0	0
Deferred Income taxes	0	0
Investment in subsidiaries	694,380	666,008
Intercompany	437,100	424,669
Other assets	1,223	1,690
TOTAL ASSETS	1,132,703	1,092,367
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	0	0
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Community development district 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	57,380	57,093
Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - net	85,777	85,423
Senior notes due 2021 - net	296,229	295,677
TOTAL LIABILITIES	439,386	438,193
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	693,317	654,174
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,132,703	1,092,367
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	6,095	20,927
Mortgage loans held for sale	0	0
Inventory	1,379,544	1,215,934
Property and equipment - net	21,264	21,242
Investment in joint venture arrangements	14,627	12,537
Deferred Income taxes	29,971	30,767
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	44,030	43,809
TOTAL ASSETS	1,495,531	1,345,216
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	112,702	102,663
Customer deposits	29,655	22,156
Intercompany liabilities	430,472	411,196
Other liabilities	101,238	117,133
Community development district obligations	5,875	476
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	12,263	7,528
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	138,000	40,300
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	0	0
Notes payable - other	3,663	6,415
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	833,868	707,867
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	661,663	637,349
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	1,495,531	1,345,216
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
ASSETS:
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	23,845	13,514
Mortgage loans held for sale	91,986	154,020
Inventory	0	0
Property and equipment - net	991	1,057
Investment in joint venture arrangements	8,250	15,479
Deferred Income taxes	107	108
Investment in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	9,453	17,427
TOTAL ASSETS	134,632	201,605
LIABILITIES:
Accounts payable	370	549
Customer deposits	0	0
Intercompany liabilities	6,628	13,473
Other liabilities	5,399	6,029
Community development district obligations	0	0
Obligation for consolidated inventory not owned	0	0
Notes payable bank - homebuilding operations	0	0
Notes payable bank - financial service operations	89,518	152,895
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	101,915	172,946
TOTAL SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	32,717	28,659
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY	$ 134,632	$ 201,605