Note 22 - Supplemental Guarantor Information - Condensed Consolidating Statements of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Parent Company [Member]
Homebuilding revenues	$ 707,397	$ 172,420	$ 1,817,935	$ 500,500
Cost of sales	(561,856)	(132,775)	(1,451,579)	(380,929)
Gross margin	145,541	39,645	366,356	119,571
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(75,217)	(21,582)	(201,503)	(69,121)
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	(717)	14	29	36
Equity income of subsidiaries	95,380	48,155	229,414	121,691
Interest income (expense), net	1,075	3,109	3,685	9,507
Other income (expense)	(3,602)	(11,782)	(10,885)	(19,223)
Homebuilding pretax income	162,460	57,559	387,096	162,461
Financial services pretax income
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	162,460	57,559	387,096	162,461
Provision for income taxes	(30,112)	(10,382)	(69,327)	(26,481)
Net income	132,348	47,177	317,769	135,980
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Homebuilding revenues	656,095	296,420	1,866,598	840,513
Cost of sales	(520,810)	(226,945)	(1,486,644)	(646,798)
Gross margin	135,285	69,475	379,954	193,715
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(75,834)	(37,660)	(220,595)	(110,934)
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	44		444
Equity income of subsidiaries
Interest income (expense), net	(886)	(2,160)	(2,785)	(7,369)
Other income (expense)	(762)	(212)	(1,241)	(435)
Homebuilding pretax income	57,847	29,443	155,777	74,977
Financial services pretax income
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	57,847	29,443	155,777	74,977
Provision for income taxes	(23,111)	(13,931)	(66,659)	(34,502)
Net income	34,736	15,512	89,118	40,475
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Homebuilding revenues	307,466	183,350	750,470	481,087
Cost of sales	(213,600)	(132,714)	(533,543)	(348,571)
Gross margin	93,866	50,636	216,927	132,516
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(19,764)	(14,018)	(51,112)	(39,185)
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	1,904	107	2,170	(417)
Equity income of subsidiaries
Interest income (expense), net	(189)	(949)	(900)	(2,138)
Other income (expense)	195	824	134	2,916
Homebuilding pretax income	76,012	36,600	167,219	93,692
Financial services pretax income	9,807	2,847	24,889	6,873
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	85,819	39,447	192,108	100,565
Provision for income taxes	(25,175)	(6,804)	(51,812)	(19,349)
Net income	60,644	32,643	140,296	81,216
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Homebuilding revenues
Cost of sales
Gross margin
Selling, general and administrative expenses
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments
Equity income of subsidiaries	(95,380)	(48,155)	(229,414)	(121,691)
Interest income (expense), net
Other income (expense)
Homebuilding pretax income	(95,380)	(48,155)	(229,414)	(121,691)
Financial services pretax income
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	(95,380)	(48,155)	(229,414)	(121,691)
Provision for income taxes
Net income	(95,380)	(48,155)	(229,414)	(121,691)
Homebuilding revenues	1,670,958	652,190	4,435,003	1,822,100
Cost of sales	(1,296,266)	(492,434)	(3,471,766)	(1,376,298)
Gross margin	374,692	159,756	963,237	445,802
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(170,815)	(73,260)	(473,210)	(219,240)
Income (Loss) from Equity Method Investments	1,231	121	2,643	(381)
Equity income of subsidiaries
Interest income (expense), net
Other income (expense)	(4,169)	(11,170)	(11,992)	(16,742)
Homebuilding pretax income	200,939	75,447	480,678	209,439
Financial services pretax income	9,807	2,847	24,889	6,873
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest	210,746	78,294	505,567	216,312
Provision for income taxes	(78,398)	(31,117)	(187,798)	(80,332)
Net income	$ 132,348	$ 47,177	$ 317,769	$ 135,980