Note 19 - Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 Homebuilding [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Homebuilding [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Subject to Federal and State Net Operating Loss Carryforward Limitations [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Relating to Reversal of Liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Relating to Reversal of Liability for Unrecognized Tax Benefits [Member]	Sep. 30, 2013 Relating to Reversal of Deferred Tax Asset Valuation Allowance [Member]
Note 19 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross					$ 416,400,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance					10,510,000	22,696,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Domestic, Before Tax							537,000,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, State and Local, Before Tax							1,066,000,000
Current Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	27,300,000		60,700,000
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Extraordinary Items, Noncontrolling Interest	70,136,000	21,904,000	156,673,000	45,066,000
Other Tax Expense (Benefit)			$ (28,300,000)					$ (16,100,000)	$ (16,100,000)	$ (12,200,000)