Note 10 - Mortgage Credit Facilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financial Services [Member]
Note 10 - Mortgage Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings		$ 303,422	$ 89,413
Standard Pacific [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Note 10 - Mortgage Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Cash Collateral for Borrowed Securities		4,000
First Lender [Member] | Maturing June 2016 [Member] | Repurchase Facility [Member]
Note 10 - Mortgage Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		200,000
First Lender [Member] | Maturing June 2016 [Member] | Repurchase Facility [Member] | Committed [Member]
Note 10 - Mortgage Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		25,000
First Lender [Member] | Maturing June 2016 [Member] | Repurchase Facility [Member] | Uncommitted [Member]
Note 10 - Mortgage Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		175,000
First Lender [Member] | Maturing January 2016 [Member] | Repurchase Facility [Member]
Note 10 - Mortgage Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity		$ 100,000
First Lender [Member] | Maturing January 2017 [Member] | Repurchase Facility [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Uncommitted [Member]
Note 10 - Mortgage Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 200,000
Second Lender [Member] | Maturing April 2016 [Member] | Repurchase Facility [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member]
Note 10 - Mortgage Credit Facilities (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	$ 100,000