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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized model homes and furnishings which will be sold at a later date.

No definition available.

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Carrying value of capitalized payments made in advance for inventory that is expected to be received within one year or the normal operating cycle, if longer.

No definition available.

Name:	mho_LandPurchaseDeposits
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No definition available.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of capitalized construction costs of homes for future sale.

Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 210
-SubTopic 10
-Section S99
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a))
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=120391452&loc=d3e13212-122682

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of parcels of land held for sale, and on which the entity has no intention or no further intention to perform construction activities.

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Total of (1) improvements, (2) held-for-sale, (3) land and land under development, (4) construction-in-process, (5) mortgage loans held-in-inventory, and (6) other real estate investments which are considered inventory due to being held for sale or disposition.

No definition available.

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date, net of valuation allowances and impairment losses, of costs of land expected to be developed in the near term plus capitalized costs of development, for purposes of selling completed units to home buyers or commercial or industrial entities..

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The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of land not owned but under a contract in which the entity has an option to purchase the land.