Inventory Inventory (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2017

Inventory [Abstract]

Schedule of Inventory, Current [Table Text Block]

A summary of the Company’s inventory as of December 31, 2017 and 2016 is as follows:

	December 31,
(In thousands)	2017		2016
Single-family lots, land and land development costs	$	687,260	$	602,528
Land held for sale	6,491		12,155
Homes under construction	579,051		494,664
Model homes and furnishings - at cost (less accumulated depreciation: December 31, 2017 - $12,715; December 31, 2016 - $11,835)	74,622		68,727
Community development district infrastructure	13,049		476
Land purchase deposits	32,556		29,856
Consolidated inventory not owned	21,545		7,528
Total inventory	$	1,414,574	$	1,215,934