Note 4 - Segment Financial Information Relating to Homebuilding Assets and Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Homebuilding [Member] | North [Member]
Total assets		$ 799,045	$ 732,689
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member]
Total assets		1,832,376	1,766,241
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member]
Total assets		1,513,575	1,470,654
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]
Total assets		2,519,685	2,357,597
Homebuilding [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Total assets	[1]	1,495,393	1,594,175
Homebuilding [Member]
Total assets		8,160,074	7,921,356
Total assets		$ 8,431,737	$ 8,345,505

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