Note 9 - Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Inventories Owned [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2016
	North		Southeast		Southwest		West		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	401,816	$	1,185,104	$	691,139	$	1,292,007	$	3,570,066
Homes completed and under construction		278,313		496,949		626,814		837,682		2,239,758
Model homes		71,724		130,645		111,535		193,338		507,242
Total inventories owned	$	751,853	$	1,812,698	$	1,429,488	$	2,323,027	$	6,317,066

	December 31, 2015
	North		Southeast		Southwest		West		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	370,584	$	1,169,350	$	687,792	$	1,318,563	$	3,546,289
Homes completed and under construction		266,967		464,668		599,183		708,779		2,039,597
Model homes		66,100		119,283		113,549		185,141		484,073
Total inventories owned	$	703,651	$	1,753,301	$	1,400,524	$	2,212,483	$	6,069,959

Inventory Real Estate Not Owned [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land purchase and lot option deposits	$	69,038	$	82,693
Other lot option contracts, net of deposits		553		553
Total inventories not owned	$	69,591	$	83,246