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Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2017 - fair value disclosure

No definition available.

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Convertible senior subordinated notes due 2018 - Fair Value Disclosure

No definition available.

Name:	mho_Convertibleseniorsubordinatednotesdue2018FairValueDisclosure
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Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities

No definition available.

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Interest Rate Lock Commitments - Fair Value Disclosures (Assets)

No definition available.

Name:	mho_InterestRateLockCommitmentsFairValueDisclosuresAssets
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Mortgage Loans Held For Sale

No definition available.

Name:	mho_MortgageLoansHeldForSale
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Notes Payable - Financial Services Fair Value Disclosure

No definition available.

Name:	mho_NotesPayableFinancialServicesFairValueDisclosure
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Notes Payable - Homebuilding

No definition available.

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Off-Balance Sheet Letters of Credit

No definition available.

Name:	mho_OffBalanceSheetLettersofCredit
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Including the current and noncurrent portions, this element represents the loans payable which were initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle, if longer, and which are not otherwise defined in the taxonomy.

No definition available.

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Senior Notes - Fair Value Disclosures

No definition available.

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Senior Notes due 2025 Fair Value Disclosure

No definition available.

Name:	mho_SeniorNotesdue2025FairValueDisclosure
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Split dollar life insurance policies - amount as of the balance sheet date which could be received based on the terms of the insurance contract upon surrendering life policies owned by the entity.

No definition available.

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Total Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

No definition available.

Name:	mho_TotalCashCashEquivalentsAndRestrictedCash
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- References

No definition available.

Name:	us-gaap_AssetsAbstract
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- References

No definition available.

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Net amount of the investment in a contractual right to receive money on demand or on fixed or determinable dates that is recognized as an asset in the creditor's statement of financial position. Examples include, but are not limited to, credit card receivables, notes receivable and receivables relating to lessor's rights to payments from leases other than operating leases that have been recorded as assets. Excludes trade accounts receivable with contractual maturity of one year or less and arose from the sale of goods or services.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.3)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682