Consolidated Statements of Equity (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data	Preferred Stock [Member]	Common Stock [Member]	Additional Paid-in Capital [Member]	Retained Earnings [Member]	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Member]	Parent [Member]	Noncontrolling Interest [Member]	Total
Balance at Dec. 31, 2008	$ 5	$ 1,006	$ 996,492	$ (566,842)	$ (22,720)	$ 407,941	$ 7,895	$ 415,836
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2008	450,829	100,624,350
Net loss				(13,786)		(13,786)		(13,786)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of tax					7,424	7,424		7,424
Comprehensive loss						(6,362)		(6,362)
Issuance of common stock in connection with debt for equity exchange		76	24,455			24,531		24,531
Issuance of common stock in connection with debt for equity exchange (in Shares)		7,640,463
Stock issuances under employee plans, including income tax benefits		10	929			939		939
Stock issuances under employee plans, including income tax benefits (in Shares)		948,272
Common stock returned under share lending facility		(39)	39
Common stock returned under share lending facility (in Shares)		(3,919,905)
Amortization of stock-based compensation			8,749			8,749		8,749
Change in noncontrolling interest attributable to lot option contracts							(4,389)	(4,389)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2009	5	1,053	1,030,664	(580,628)	(15,296)	435,798	3,506	439,304
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2009	450,829	105,293,180
Net loss				(11,724)		(11,724)		(11,724)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of tax					247	247		247
Comprehensive loss						(11,477)		(11,477)
Stock issuances under employee plans, including income tax benefits		19	5,061			5,080		5,080
Stock issuances under employee plans, including income tax benefits (in Shares)		1,948,371
Exercise of Warrant for common stock, net of issuance costs		894	185,259			186,153		186,153
Exercise of Warrant for common stock, net of issuance costs (in Shares)		89,400,000
Amortization of stock-based compensation			6,584			6,584		6,584
Derecognition of conversion feature related to repurchase of Convertible Note			(276)			(276)		(276)
Change in noncontrolling interest attributable to lot option contracts							(3,506)	(3,506)
Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	5	1,966	1,227,292	(592,352)	(15,049)	621,862		621,862
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2010	450,829	196,641,551
Net loss				(16,417)		(16,417)		(16,417)
Change in fair value of interest rate swaps, net of tax					6,402	6,402		6,402
Comprehensive loss						(10,015)		(10,015)
Stock issuances under employee plans, including income tax benefits		19	4,453			4,472		4,472
Stock issuances under employee plans, including income tax benefits (in Shares)		1,921,722
Issuance costs in connection with exercise of Warrant for common stock			(324)			(324)		(324)
Amortization of stock-based compensation			7,759			7,759		7,759
Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	$ 5	$ 1,985	$ 1,239,180	$ (608,769)	$ (8,647)	$ 623,754		$ 623,754
Balance (in Shares) at Dec. 31, 2011	450,829	198,563,273