Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Warranty Accrual Rollforward [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

A summary of warranty activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2017			2016
Warranty reserves, beginning of period	$	30,303		$	15,815		$	27,732		$	14,281
Warranty expense on homes delivered during the period	2,882			2,755			8,094			7,276
Changes in estimates for pre-existing warranties	92			526			1,154			563
Charges related to stucco-related claims (a)	—			14,500			8,500			19,409
Settlements made during the period	(6,209		)	(5,658		)	(18,412		)	(13,591		)
Warranty reserves, end of period	$	27,068		$	27,938		$	27,068		$	27,938

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