Note 22 - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Parent Company [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 86,958	$ 6,387
Restricted cash
Intercompany receivables	$ 2,136,557	$ 2,380,899
Inventories owned	2,618,174	2,524,927
Inventories not owned	29,382	32,393
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets	6,064	5,353
Investments in subsidiaries	1,699,320	1,644,453
Deferred income taxes, net	361,170	405,945
Goodwill and other intangibles, net	969,315
Other assets	66,658	67,578
Total assets	7,973,598	8,001,295
Accounts payable	71,131	91,873
Accrued liabilities and intercompany payables	222,732	415,803
Long-term Line of Credit	266,000
Secured Debt	94,856	170,167
Senior notes payable	3,376,910	3,462,016
Total liabilities	$ 4,031,629	4,139,859
Goodwill		$ 933,360
Parent Company [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period
Restricted cash
Other assets
Total assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, net
Mortgage loans held for investment, net
Total liabilities
Accounts payable and other liabilities
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings
Parent Company [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 86,958	$ 6,387	$ 47,277	$ 133,304
Total assets	7,973,598	8,001,295
Total liabilities	4,031,629	4,139,859
Total Equity	3,941,969	3,861,436
Total Liabilities and Equity	7,973,598	8,001,295
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 35,975	$ 112,852
Restricted cash
Intercompany receivables
Inventories owned	$ 2,340,739	$ 2,304,305
Inventories not owned	36,231	38,925
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets	$ 4,537	$ 4,330
Investments in subsidiaries
Deferred income taxes, net
Goodwill and other intangibles, net
Other assets	$ 42,098	$ 48,027
Total assets	2,459,580	2,508,439
Accounts payable	77,322	82,906
Accrued liabilities and intercompany payables	$ 1,476,321	$ 1,538,096
Long-term Line of Credit
Secured Debt
Senior notes payable
Total liabilities	$ 1,553,643	$ 1,621,002
Goodwill
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period
Restricted cash
Other assets
Total assets
Mortgage loans held for sale, net
Mortgage loans held for investment, net
Total liabilities
Accounts payable and other liabilities
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 35,975	$ 112,852	783	1,061
Total assets	2,459,580	2,508,439
Total liabilities	1,553,643	1,621,002
Total Equity	905,937	887,437
Total Liabilities and Equity	2,459,580	2,508,439
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period	46,595	31,837
Restricted cash	34,652	35,990
Intercompany receivables	74,958	152,505
Inventories owned	1,358,153	1,240,727
Inventories not owned	3,978	11,928
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets	$ 126,990	$ 123,080
Investments in subsidiaries
Deferred income taxes, net
Goodwill and other intangibles, net
Other assets	$ 4,448	$ 3,163
Total assets	1,649,774	1,599,230
Accounts payable	21,183	16,902
Accrued liabilities and intercompany payables	$ 923,000	903,761
Long-term Line of Credit
Secured Debt	$ 4,004	$ 4,061
Senior notes payable
Total liabilities	$ 948,187	$ 924,724
Goodwill
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period	23,691	$ 35,518
Restricted cash	22,985	22,914
Other assets	17,633	18,886
Total assets	273,306	425,792
Mortgage loans held for sale, net	187,444	325,770
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	21,553	22,704
Total liabilities	181,510	343,282
Accounts payable and other liabilities	16,567	39,860
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	164,943	303,422
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period	70,286	67,355	$ 55,538	$ 78,028
Total assets	1,923,080	2,025,022
Total liabilities	1,129,697	1,268,006
Total Equity	793,383	757,016
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 1,923,080	$ 2,025,022
Homebuilding [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period
Restricted cash
Intercompany receivables	$ (2,211,515)	$ (2,533,404)
Inventories owned
Inventories not owned
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets
Investments in subsidiaries		$ (1,644,453)
Deferred income taxes, net	$ (12,043)	$ (9,751)
Goodwill and other intangibles, net
Other assets
Total assets	$ (3,922,878)	$ (4,187,608)
Accounts payable
Accrued liabilities and intercompany payables	$ (2,150,243)	$ (2,378,867)
Long-term Line of Credit
Secured Debt	$ (74,958)	$ (148,545)
Senior notes payable
Total liabilities	$ (2,225,201)	$ (2,527,412)
Goodwill
Homebuilding [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period	169,528	$ 151,076
Restricted cash	$ 34,652	$ 35,990
Intercompany receivables
Inventories owned	$ 6,317,066	$ 6,069,959
Inventories not owned	69,591	83,246
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets	137,591	$ 132,763
Investments in subsidiaries
Deferred income taxes, net	349,127	$ 396,194
Goodwill and other intangibles, net	969,315
Other assets	113,204	118,768
Total assets	8,160,074	7,921,356
Accounts payable	169,636	191,681
Accrued liabilities and intercompany payables	471,810	$ 478,793
Long-term Line of Credit	266,000
Secured Debt	23,902	$ 25,683
Senior notes payable	3,376,910	3,462,016
Total liabilities	4,308,258	4,158,173
Goodwill	$ 969,315	$ 933,360
Financial Services [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period
Restricted cash
Other assets	$ (1,643)	$ (1,643)
Total assets	$ (1,643)	$ (1,643)
Mortgage loans held for sale, net
Mortgage loans held for investment, net
Total liabilities		$ (17,386)
Accounts payable and other liabilities		$ (17,386)
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings
Financial Services [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period	$ 23,691	$ 35,518
Restricted cash	22,985	22,914
Other assets	15,990	17,243
Total assets	271,663	424,149
Mortgage loans held for sale, net	187,444	325,770
Mortgage loans held for investment, net	21,553	22,704
Total liabilities	181,510	325,896
Accounts payable and other liabilities	16,567	22,474
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	164,943	$ 303,422
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Cash and equivalents at end of period
Total assets	(3,924,521)	$ (4,189,251)
Total liabilities	(2,225,201)	(2,544,798)
Total Equity	(1,699,320)	(1,644,453)
Total Liabilities and Equity	(3,924,521)	(4,189,251)
Cash and equivalents at end of period	193,219	186,594	$ 103,598	$ 212,393
Inventories owned	6,317,066	6,069,959
Inventories not owned	69,591	83,246
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures reflected in the accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheets	137,591	132,763
Total assets	8,431,737	8,345,505
Total liabilities	4,489,768	4,484,069
Total Equity	3,941,969	3,861,436
Total Liabilities and Equity	$ 8,431,737	$ 8,345,505