Note 4 - Segment Reporting (Details) - Segment Financial Information Relating to Homebuilding Assets - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Homebuilding assets:
Assets, by segments		$ 8,345,505	$ 4,151,639
Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding assets:
Assets, by segments		7,921,356	3,924,336
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding assets:
Assets, by segments	[1]	1,594,175	$ 494,920
North [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding assets:
Assets, by segments		732,689
Southeast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding assets:
Assets, by segments		1,766,241	$ 1,060,343
Southwest [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding assets:
Assets, by segments		1,470,654	624,765
West [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding assets:
Assets, by segments		$ 2,357,597	$ 1,744,308

[1] The assets in our Corporate Segment include cash and cash equivalents and our deferred tax asset and, for 2015, goodwill recorded in connection with themerger with Ryland. As of the end of the period covered by this annual report on Form 10-K, we have not yet finalized the allocation of goodwill to ourreporting units.