Note 4 - Segment Financial Information Relating to Homebuilding Assets and Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Details) - USD ($)		Jun. 30, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Homebuilding [Member] | North [Member]
Total assets		$ 1,122,873,000	$ 732,689,000
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member]
Total assets		2,136,333,000	1,766,241,000
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member]
Total assets		1,860,181,000	1,470,654,000
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]
Total assets		2,693,834,000	2,357,597,000
Homebuilding [Member] | Corporate, Non-Segment [Member]
Total assets	[1]	548,660,000	1,594,175,000
Homebuilding [Member]
Total assets		8,361,881,000	7,921,356,000
Total assets		$ 8,649,977,000	$ 8,345,505,000

[1] The assets in our Corporate Segment include cash and cash equivalents and our deferred tax asset, and at December 31, 2015 included goodwill recorded in connection with our merger with Ryland. During the 2016 second quarter, recorded goodwill was allocated to the Company's reporting units (as of June 30, 2016, approximately $0.3 billion was included in each of the North, Southeast and Southwest segments, and approximately $0.1 billion was included in the West region). As of the end of the period covered by this quarterly report on Form 10-Q, the allocation of goodwill to our reporting units is considered preliminary, as it is based upon estimates and assumptions that are subject to change within the measurement period.