10-Q

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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(Mark One)

ý QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015

OR

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number 001-31625

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WILLIAM LYON HOMES

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Delaware	33-0864902
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
4695 MacArthur Court, 8th Floor Newport Beach, California	92660
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (949) 833-3600

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Indicate by check mark whether registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    YES  ý    NO  ¨.

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  ý    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	¨  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  ¨    No  ý

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Section 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court.    Yes  ý    No  ¨

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Class of Common Stock	Outstanding at November 4, 2015
Common stock, Class A, par value $0.01	27,652,381
Common stock, Class B, par value $0.01	3,813,884

WILLIAM LYON HOMES

INDEX

		Page No.
PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION
Item 1.	Financial Statements as of September 30, 2015, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 (Unaudited)
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets	2
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations	3
	Condensed Consolidated Statement of Equity	4
	Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	5
	Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements	6
Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	32
Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	55
Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	56
PART II. OTHER INFORMATION		57
Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	57
Item 1A.	Risk Factors	57
Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	57
Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	57
Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	57
Item 5.	Other Information	58
Item 6.	Exhibits	59
SIGNATURES		60
EXHIBIT INDEX		61

NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Investors are cautioned that certain statements contained in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as some statements by the Company in periodic press releases and information included in oral statements or other written statements by the Company are “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. Statements which are predictive in nature, which depend upon or refer to future events or conditions, or which include words such as “expects”, “anticipates”, “intends”, “plans”, “believes”, “estimates”, “hopes”, and similar expressions constitute forward-looking statements. Such statements may include, but are not limited to, information related to: anticipated operating results; home deliveries; financial resources and condition; changes in revenues; anticipated benefits to be realized from the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes; market and industry trends; changes in profitability; changes in margins; changes in accounting treatment; cost of revenues; selling, general and administrative expenses; interest expense; inventory write-downs; unrecognized tax benefits; anticipated tax refunds; sales paces and prices; effects of home buyer cancellations; growth and expansion; community count; joint ventures in which we are involved; the ability to acquire land and pursue real estate opportunities; the ability to gain approvals and open new communities; the ability to sell homes and properties; the ability to deliver homes from backlog; the ability to secure materials and subcontractors; the ability to produce the liquidity and capital necessary to expand and take advantage of opportunities; and legal proceedings and claims. Forward-looking statements are based upon expectations and projections about future events and are subject to assumptions, risks and uncertainties about, among other things, the Company, economic and market factors and the homebuilding industry.

Actual events and results may differ materially from those expressed or forecasted in the forward-looking statements due to a number of factors. While it is impossible to identify all such factors, factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those estimated by us include, but are not limited to: our ability to realize the anticipated benefits from the acquisition of the residential homebuilding business of Polygon Northwest Homes; our ability to integrate successfully the Polygon Northwest Homes operations with our existing operations; any adverse effect on our business operations, or those of Polygon Northwest Homes, following consummation of the acquisition; worsening in general economic conditions either internationally, nationally or in regions in which we operate; worsening in markets for residential housing; decline in real estate values resulting in impairment of our real estate assets; changes in mortgage and other interest rates; conditions in the capital, credit and financial markets, including mortgage lending standards and the availability of mortgage financing; volatility in the banking industry and credit markets; the timing of receipt of regulatory approvals and the opening of projects; the Company's inability to develop its communities successfully and in a timely manner; the Company's geographic concentration in the Western U.S. region; whether an ownership change occurred that could, under certain circumstances, have resulted in the limitation of our ability to offset prior years’ taxable income with net operating losses; changes in generally accepted accounting principles or interpretations of those principles; changes in prices of homebuilding materials; the availability of labor and homebuilding materials; adverse weather conditions, including the continuing drought in California; competition for home sales from other sellers of new and resale homes; cancellations and our ability to realize our backlog; building moratoriums or "slow-growth" or "no-growth" initiatives that could be implemented in the future in the states in which we operate; the occurrence of events such as landslides, soil subsidence and earthquakes that are uninsurable, not economically insurable or not subject to effective indemnification agreements; changes in governmental laws and regulations; inability to comply with financial and other covenants under our debt instruments; whether we are able to refinance the outstanding balances of our debt obligations at their maturity; anticipated tax refunds; limitations on our ability to utilize our tax attributes; limitations on our ability to reverse any remaining portion of our valuation allowance with respect to our deferred tax assets; terrorism or other hostilities involving the United States; the impact of construction defect, product liability and home warranty claims, including the adequacy of self-insurance accruals, and the applicability and sufficiency of our insurance coverage; and the availability and cost of land for future development. These and other risks and uncertainties are more fully described in Part I, Item 1A. “Risk Factors” in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2014, as well as those factors or conditions described under “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations.” Our past performance or past or present economic conditions in our housing markets are not indicative of future performance or conditions. Investors are urged not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. In addition, we undertake no obligation to update or revise forward-looking statements to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or changes to projections over time unless required by federal securities laws.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1. Financial Statements

WILLIAM LYON HOMES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(in thousands except number of shares and par value per share)

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
	(unaudited)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents — Note 1	$	26,379	$	52,771
Restricted cash — Note 1	504		504
Receivables	23,764		21,250
Escrow proceeds receivable	5,820		2,915
Real estate inventories — Note 5	1,733,399		1,404,639
Deferred loan costs, net	15,466		15,988
Goodwill	66,902		60,887
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $10,130 as of September 30, 2015 and $9,420 as of December 31, 2014	6,948		7,657
Deferred income taxes, net valuation allowance of $597 as of September 30, 2015 and $1,626 as of December 31, 2014	89,487		88,039
Other assets, net	24,069		19,777
Total assets	$	1,992,738	$	1,674,427
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	115,308	$	51,814
Accrued expenses	95,636		85,366
Notes payable — Note 6	197,538		39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes — Note 6	15,718		20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019 — Note 6	150,000		150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020 — Note 6	429,235		430,149
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022 — Note 6	350,995		300,000
	1,354,430		1,077,281
Commitments and contingencies — Note 12
Equity:
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	—		—
Common stock, Class A, par value $0.01 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 28,369,420 and 28,073,438 shares issued, 27,651,961 and 27,487,257 outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	284		281
Common stock, Class B, par value $0.01 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 3,813,884 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014	38		38
Additional paid-in capital	412,074		408,969
Retained earnings	191,668		160,627
Total William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity	604,064		569,915
Noncontrolling interests — Note 3	34,244		27,231
Total equity	638,308		597,146
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,992,738	$	1,674,427

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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WILLIAM LYON HOMES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS

(in thousands except number of shares and per share data)

(unaudited)

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015			Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Operating revenue
Home sales	$	244,311		$	196,090		$	681,766		$	504,546
Lots, land and other sales	2,500			215			2,500			1,926
Construction services — Note 1	4,896			10,593			19,304			30,186
	251,707			206,898			703,570			536,658
Operating costs
Cost of sales — homes	(200,328		)	(157,565		)	(554,657		)	(392,083		)
Cost of sales — lots, land and other	(1,729		)	(209		)	(1,729		)	(1,529		)
Construction services — Note 1	(4,146		)	(8,262		)	(16,073		)	(24,735		)
Sales and marketing	(15,352		)	(12,476		)	(42,480		)	(27,958		)
General and administrative	(13,981		)	(12,726		)	(41,344		)	(35,881		)
Transaction expenses	—			(5,768		)	—			(5,768		)
Amortization of intangible assets	(45		)	(174		)	(710		)	(1,294		)
Other	(592		)	(600		)	(1,549		)	(1,891		)
	(236,173		)	(197,780		)	(658,542		)	(491,139		)
Operating income	15,534			9,118			45,028			45,519
Other income, net	1,699			503			3,885			976
Income before provision for income taxes	17,233			9,621			48,913			46,495
Provision for income taxes — Note 9	(4,956		)	(1,999		)	(15,780		)	(12,779		)
Net income	12,277			7,622			33,133			33,716
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(195		)	(1,984		)	(2,092		)	(7,096		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	12,082		$	5,638		$	31,041		$	26,620
Income per common share:
Basic	$	0.33		$	0.18		$	0.85		$	0.85
Diluted	$	0.31		$	0.17		$	0.81		$	0.81
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic	36,573,099			31,232,655			36,534,554			31,184,101
Diluted	38,507,267			32,760,746			38,400,236			32,725,164

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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WILLIAM LYON HOMES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	William Lyon Homes Stockholders
	Common Stock					Additional Paid-In					Non- Controlling
	Shares		Amount			Capital			Retained Earnings		Interests			Total
Balance - December 31, 2014	31,887		$	319		$	408,969		$	160,627	$	27,231		$	597,146
Net income	—		—			—			31,041		2,092			33,133
Cash contributions from members of consolidated entities	—		—			—			—		13,125			13,125
Cash distributions to members of consolidated entities	—		—			—			—		(8,204		)	(8,204		)
Exercise of stock options	48		—			106			—		—			106
Shares remitted to Company to satisfy employee tax obligations	(87	)	(1		)	(1,825		)	—		—			(1,826		)
Stock based compensation expense	335		4			4,824			—		—			4,828
Balance - September 30, 2015	32,183		$	322		$	412,074		$	191,668	$	34,244		$	638,308

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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WILLIAM LYON HOMES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(in thousands)

(unaudited)

	Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Operating activities
Net income	$	33,133		$	33,716
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,936			5,240
Net change in deferred income taxes	(1,448		)	4,525
Stock based compensation expense	4,828			2,772
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,781		)	(146		)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures	696			146
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	—			350
Receivables	(2,322		)	(3,346		)
Escrow proceeds receivable	(2,905		)	(10,226		)
Real estate inventories	(323,693		)	(265,453		)
Real estate inventories — not owned	—			12,960
Other assets	(2,339		)	(3,995		)
Accounts payable	63,494			29,409
Accrued expenses	10,047			25,964
Liabilities from real estate inventories not owned	—			(12,960		)
Net cash used in operating activities	(220,354		)	(181,044		)
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,000		)	—
Cash paid for acquisitions, net	—			(488,785		)
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,288		)	(1,727		)
Net cash used in investing activities	(2,288		)	(490,512		)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	84,926			57,947
Principal payments on notes payable	(21,123		)	(57,155		)
Proceeds from issuance of 5 3/4% senior notes	—			150,000
Proceeds from issuance of 7% senior notes	51,000			300,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	194,000			120,000
Payments on Revolver	(109,000		)	—
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	(4,999		)	—
Payment of deferred loan costs	(1,755		)	(18,909		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	106			285
Shares remitted to, or withheld by the Company for employee tax withholding	(1,826		)	(1,454		)
Offering costs related to sale of common stock	—			(105		)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	13,125			9,641
Noncontrolling interest distributions	(8,204		)	(25,247		)
Net cash provided by financing activities	196,250			535,003
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(26,392		)	(136,553		)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	52,771			171,672
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	$	26,379		$	35,119
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	$	10,731		$	11,430
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of note payable related to land acquisition	$	9,500		$	2,413
Accrued acquisition costs	$	—		$	3,633

See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements

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WILLIAM LYON HOMES

NOTES TO CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

(unaudited)

Note 1—Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Operations

William Lyon Homes, a Delaware corporation (“Parent” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), is primarily engaged in designing, constructing, marketing and selling single-family detached and attached homes in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado (under the Village Homes brand), Washington and Oregon (each under the Polygon Northwest Homes brand).

Basis of Presentation

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and revenues and expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant accounting policies using estimates include real estate inventories and cost of sales, impairment of real estate inventories, warranty reserves, loss contingencies, sales and profit recognition, accounting for variable interest entities, business combinations, and valuation of deferred tax assets. The current economic environment increases the uncertainty inherent in these estimates and assumptions.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries and joint ventures, and certain joint ventures and other entities which have been determined to be variable interest entities ("VIEs") in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary (see Note 3). The accounting policies of the joint ventures are substantially the same as those of the Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared from our books and records without audit and include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. Readers of this quarterly report should refer to our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014, which are included in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as certain disclosures that would substantially duplicate those contained in the audited financial statements have not been included in this report.

Real Estate Inventories

Real estate inventories are carried at cost net of impairment losses, if any. Real estate inventories consist primarily of land deposits, land and land under development, homes completed and under construction, and model homes. All direct and indirect land costs, offsite and onsite improvements and applicable interest and other carrying charges are capitalized to real estate projects during periods when the project is under development. Land, offsite costs and all other common costs are allocated to land parcels benefited based upon relative fair values before construction. Onsite construction costs and related carrying charges (principally interest and property taxes) are allocated to the individual homes within a phase based upon the relative sales value of the homes. The Company relieves its real estate inventories through cost of sales for the estimated cost of homes sold. Selling expenses and other marketing costs are expensed in the period incurred.

A provision for warranty costs relating to the Company’s limited warranty plans is included in cost of sales and accrued expenses at the time the sale of a home is recorded. The Company generally reserves either approximately one percent of the sales price of its homes, or a set amount per home closed depending on the operating division, against the possibility of future charges relating to its warranty programs and similar potential claims. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include the number of homes under warranty, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim. The Company continually assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Changes in the Company’s warranty liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, are as follows (in thousands):

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	Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Warranty liability, beginning of period	$	18,155		$	14,935
Warranty provision during period	4,570			5,684
Warranty payments during period	(5,870		)	(4,997		)
Warranty charges related to construction services projects	747			591
Warranty liability, end of period	$	17,602		$	16,213

The Company began accruing for warranty costs for units closed in the Washington and Oregon segments in conjunction with their acquisition (see Note 2) at a set rate per home. The Company did not assume any warranty liability for units closed prior to the acquisition date.

Interest incurred under the Company’s debt obligations, as more fully discussed in Note 6, is capitalized to qualifying real estate projects under development. Interest activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015		Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Interest incurred	$	19,271	$	17,504	$	55,915	$	38,818
Less: Interest capitalized	19,271		17,504		55,915		38,818
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Cash paid for interest	$	12,565	$	2,925	$	47,590	$	22,596

Construction Services

The Company accounts for construction management agreements using the Percentage of Completion Method in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 605 Revenue Recognition (“ASC 605”). Under ASC 605, the Company records revenues and expenses as a contracted project progresses, and based on the percentage of costs incurred to date compared to the total estimated costs of the contract.

The Company entered into construction management agreements to build, sell and market homes in certain communities. For such services, the Company will receive fees (generally 3 to 5 percent of the sales price, as defined) and may, under certain circumstances, receive additional compensation if certain financial thresholds are achieved.

Financial Instruments

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are primarily cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, and deposits. The Company typically places its cash and cash equivalents in investment grade short-term instruments. Deposits, included in other assets, are due from municipalities or utility companies and are generally collected from such entities through fees assessed to other developers. The Company is an issuer of, or subject to, financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business which exposes it to credit risks. These financial instruments include letters of credit and obligations in connection with assessment district bonds. These off-balance sheet financial instruments are described in more detail in Note 12.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased are considered cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance exceeds federally insurable limits as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The Company monitors the cash balances in its operating accounts, however, these cash balances could be negatively impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or are subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. To date, the Company has experienced no loss or lack of access to cash in its operating accounts.

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Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of deposits made by the Company to a bank account as collateral for the use of letters of credit to guarantee the Company’s financial obligations under certain other contractual arrangements in the normal course of business.

Deferred Loan Costs

Deferred loan costs represent debt issuance costs and are primarily amortized to interest incurred using the straight line method which approximates the effective interest method.

Goodwill

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 350, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other, goodwill amounts are not amortized, but rather are analyzed for impairment at the reporting segment level. Goodwill is analyzed on an annual basis, or when indicators of impairment exist. We have determined that we have six reporting segments, as discussed in Note 4, and we perform an annual goodwill impairment analysis during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.

Intangibles

Recorded intangible assets primarily relate to brand names of acquired entities, construction management contracts, homes in backlog, and joint venture management fee contracts recorded in conjunction with FASB ASC Topic 852, Reorganizations ("ASC 852"), or FASB ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations ("ASC 805"). All Intangible assets with the exception of those relating to brand names were valued based on expected cash flows related to home closings, and the asset is amortized on a per unit basis, as homes under the contracts close. Our brand name intangible assets are deemed to have an indefinite useful life.

Income per common share

The Company computes income per common share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, which requires income per common share for each class of stock to be calculated using the two-class method. The two-class method is an allocation of income between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders.

Basic income per common share is computed by dividing income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. For purposes of determining diluted income per common share, basic income per common share is further adjusted to include the effect of potential dilutive common shares.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC 740, Income Taxes, using an asset and liability approach. Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards measured by applying currently enacted tax laws. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce net deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be considered “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. In addition, the Company has elected to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the income tax provision.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which clarifies existing accounting literature relating to how and when revenue is recognized by an entity. ASU 2014-09 affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets and supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, an entity will need to exercise a greater degree of judgment and make more estimates than under the current guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. ASU 2014-09 is effective for public companies for interim and annual

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reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and is to be applied either retrospectively or using the cumulative effect transition method, with early adoption not permitted. The Company has not yet selected a transition method, and is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which improves targeted areas of the consolidation guidance and reduces the number of consolidation models. The amendments in the ASU are effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not anticipate that adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, "Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." The amendment requires that all costs incurred to issue debt be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. The standard also indicates that debt issuance costs do not meet the definition of an asset because they provide no future economic benefit. The amendments in the ASU are effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and is to be applied on a retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate that adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, “Business Combinations: Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments." The amendment requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The amendments in ASU 2015-16 require that the acquirer record, in the same period’s financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of the change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. ASU 2015-16 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company has elected to early adopt this standard. See Note 2 for a description of the measurement period adjustment recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Note 2—Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes

On August 12, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of the residential homebuilding business of PNW Home Builders, L.L.C. (“PNW Parent”) pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated June 22, 2014 among William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("California Lyon"), PNW Parent, PNW Home Builders North, L.L.C., PNW Home Builders South, L.L.C. and Crescent Ventures, L.L.C. Prior to such completion, California Lyon assigned its interests in the Purchase Agreement to Polygon WLH LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of California Lyon (“Polygon WLH”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Polygon WLH acquired, for cash, all of the membership interests of the underlying limited liability companies and certain service companies and other assets that comprised the residential homebuilding operations of PNW Parent (such operations being referred herein as "Polygon Northwest Homes") and which conducts business as Polygon Northwest Company (“Polygon”), for an aggregate cash purchase price of $520.0 million, an additional approximately $28.0 million at closing pursuant to initial working capital adjustments, plus an additional $4.3 million of consideration (the “Polygon Acquisition”). The acquired entities now operate as two new divisions of the Company under the Polygon name, one in Washington, with a core market of Seattle, and the other in Oregon, with a core market in Portland.

The Company financed the Polygon Acquisition with a combination of proceeds as follows: (i) $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.00% senior notes due 2022, (ii) approximately $100 million of aggregate proceeds from several land banking arrangements for land parcels located in California, Washington and Oregon, (iii) $120 million of borrowings under a senior unsecured loan facility which was subsequently paid off, and (iv) cash on hand.

As a result of the Polygon Acquisition, the entities comprising the business of Polygon Northwest Homes became wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company, and its results are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures from the date of the Polygon Acquisition.

The Polygon Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805. Under ASC 805, the Company recorded the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of Polygon Northwest Homes at their estimated fair values,

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with the excess allocated to Goodwill, as shown below. Goodwill represents the value the Company expects to achieve through the operational synergies and the expansion of the Company into new markets. The Company estimates that the entire $53.0 million of goodwill resulting from the Acquisition will be tax deductible. Goodwill has been allocated to the Washington and Oregon segments (see Note 4). A reconciliation of the consideration transferred as of the acquisition date is as follows:

Purchase consideration	$	552,252
Net proceeds received from Polygon parcels involved in land banking transactions (excludes California)	(59,834		)
	$	492,418

The Company completed its final estimate of the fair value of the net assets of Polygon Northwest Homes during August 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded a measurement period adjustment based upon information that was received subsequent to the acquisition date that related to conditions that existed as of that date. The net effect of this adjustment was to reduce the value of Real estate inventories by $6.0 million, with a corresponding increase to Goodwill. An adjustment to reduce Cost of sales - homes was recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2015 for $0.3 million to account for homes affected by this measurement period adjustment that had been delivered subsequent to the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the amounts for acquired assets and liabilities recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date (in thousands):

Assets Acquired
	Real estate inventories	$	435,054
	Goodwill	52,693
	Intangible asset - brand name	6,700
	Joint venture in mortgage business	2,000
	Other	545
	Total Assets	$	496,992
Liabilities Assumed
	Accounts payable	$	603
	Accrued expenses	3,971
	Total liabilities	4,574
	Net assets acquired	$	492,418

The Company determined the fair value of real estate inventories on a project level basis using a combination of discounted cash flow models, and market comparable land transactions, where available. These methods are significantly impacted by estimates relating to i) expected selling prices, ii) anticipated sales pace, iii) cost to complete, iv) highest and best use of projects prior to acquisition, and v) comparable land values. These estimates were developed and used at the individual project level, and may vary significantly between projects.

The acquisition date fair value of the Intangible asset relating to brand name was estimated using comparable values ascribed in other recent market transactions, as well as taking into account Polygon Northwest Homes market position as a leading builder in the Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR, residential markets. This asset is deemed to have an indefinite life. Additionally, the Company acquired a non-controlling interest in a joint venture mortgage business. The fair value of this investment was estimated using the discounted cash flow method, which was significantly impacted by estimated cash flow streams and income of the joint venture.

Other assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses were generally stated at historical value due to the short-term nature of these liabilities.

There were no acquisition related costs incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

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Supplemental Pro Forma Information

The following table presents unaudited pro forma amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 as if the Polygon Acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2013 (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

	Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Operating revenues	$	241,726	$	688,543
Net income available to common stockholders	$	6,441	$	31,631
Income per share - basic	$	0.21	$	1.01
Income per share - diluted	$	0.20	$	0.97

The unaudited pro forma operating results have been determined after adjusting the unaudited operating results of Polygon Northwest Homes to reflect the estimated purchase accounting and other acquisition adjustments including interest expense associated with the debt used to fund a portion of the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma results presented above do not reflect any cost savings, operating synergies or revenue enhancements that the combined company may achieve as a result of the Acquisition, the costs to combine the operations of the Company and Polygon Northwest Homes or the costs necessary to achieve any of the foregoing cost savings, operating synergies or revenue enhancements. As such, the unaudited pro forma amounts are for comparative purposes only and may not necessarily reflect the results of operations which would have resulted had the acquisition been completed at the beginning of the applicable period or indicative of the results that will be attained in the future.

Note 3—Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company was party to eight and six joint ventures, respectively, for the purpose of land development and homebuilding activities which we have determined to be VIEs. The Company, as the managing member, has the power to direct the activities of the VIEs since it manages the daily operations and has exposure to the risks and rewards of the VIEs, based upon the allocation of income and loss per the respective joint venture agreements. Therefore, the Company is the primary beneficiary of the joint ventures, and the VIEs were consolidated as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

As of September 30, 2015, the assets of the consolidated VIEs totaled $137.7 million, of which $6.2 million was cash and cash equivalents and $128.0 million was real estate inventories. The liabilities of the consolidated VIEs totaled $86.6 million, primarily comprised of notes payable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

As of December 31, 2014, the assets of the consolidated VIEs totaled $88.1 million, of which $3.3 million was cash and cash equivalents and $81.3 million was real estate inventories. The liabilities of the consolidated VIEs totaled $45.0 million, primarily comprised of notes payable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

Note 4—Segment Information

The Company operates one principal homebuilding business. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting ("ASC 280"), the Company has determined that each of its operating divisions is an operating segment.The Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officers have been identified as the chief operating decision makers. The Company’s chief operating decision makers direct the allocation of resources to operating segments based on the profitability and cash flows of each respective segment.

The Company’s homebuilding operations design, construct and sell a wide range of homes designed to meet the specific needs in each of its markets. As such, in accordance with the aggregation criteria defined by FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting (“ASC 280”), the Company’s homebuilding operating segments have been grouped into six reportable segments:

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California, consisting of operating divisions in i) Southern California, consisting of operations in Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties; and ii) Northern California, consisting of operations in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, and Santa Clara counties.

Arizona, consisting of operations in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area.

Nevada, consisting of operations in the Las Vegas, Nevada metropolitan area.

Colorado, consisting of operations in the Denver, Fort Collins and Granby, Colorado markets.

Washington, consisting of operations in the Seattle, Washington metropolitan area.

Oregon, consisting of operations in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.

Corporate develops and implements strategic initiatives and supports the Company’s operating segments by centralizing key administrative functions such as finance and treasury, information technology, risk management and litigation and human resources. All prior periods have been restated to reflect the Company's current segment reporting structure.

Segment financial information relating to the Company’s operations was as follows (in thousands):

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015			Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Operating revenue:
California (1)	$	68,161		$	105,701		$	242,615		$	355,773
Arizona	21,088			16,750			38,782			46,459
Nevada	31,924			36,540			89,937			72,081
Colorado	23,864			9,005			69,457			23,443
Washington	46,905			19,994			124,371			19,994
Oregon	59,765			18,908			138,408			18,908
Total operating revenue	$	251,707		$	206,898		$	703,570		$	536,658
(1) Operating revenue in the California segment includes construction services revenue.
	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015			Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Income before provision for income taxes
California	$	5,679		$	13,296		$	26,756		$	57,127
Arizona	1,692			1,590			2,302			5,262
Nevada	2,611			2,709			8,660			5,738
Colorado	742			(386		)	1,381			(1,498		)
Washington	5,609			2,256			12,501			2,256
Oregon	6,698			1,701			14,809			1,701
Corporate	(5,798		)	(11,545		)	(17,496		)	(24,091		)
Income before provision for income taxes	$	17,233		$	9,621		$	48,913		$	46,495

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	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Homebuilding assets:
California	$	748,229	$	572,900
Arizona	204,171		179,529
Nevada	174,250		135,358
Colorado	131,028		131,085
Washington	267,111		281,456
Oregon	248,350		200,761
Corporate (1)	219,599		173,338
Total homebuilding assets	$	1,992,738	$	1,674,427

(1) Comprised primarily of cash and cash equivalents, deferred income taxes, receivables, deferred loan costs, and other assets.

Note 5—Real Estate Inventories

Real estate inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Real estate inventories:
Land deposits	$	69,971	$	65,873
Land and land under development	988,338		1,057,860
Homes completed and under construction	584,177		225,496
Model homes	90,913		55,410
Total	$	1,733,399	$	1,404,639

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Note 6—Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness

Senior notes, secured, and unsecured indebtedness consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Notes payable:
Construction notes payable	$	105,038	$	38,688
Seller financing	7,500		547
Revolving line of credit	85,000		—
Total notes payable	197,538		39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes	15,718		20,717
Senior notes:
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019	150,000		150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020	429,235		430,149
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022	350,995		300,000
Total senior notes	930,230		880,149
Total notes payable and senior notes	$	1,143,486	$	940,101

As of September 30, 2015, the maturities of the Notes payable, Subordinated amortizing notes, 5 ³/₄% Senior Notes, 8 ¹/₂% Senior Notes, and 7% Senior Notes are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,
2015	$	7,500
2016	22,248
2017	170,966
2018	12,542
2019	150,000
Thereafter	775,000
	$	1,138,256

Maturities above exclude premium on the 8 ¹/₂% and 7% Senior Notes in an aggregate of $5.2 million as of September 30, 2015.

Notes Payable

Construction Notes Payable

The Company and certain of its consolidated joint ventures have entered into construction notes payable agreements. The issuance date, facility size, maturity date and interest rate are listed in the table below as of September 30, 2015 (in millions):

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Issuance Date	Facility Size		Outstanding		Maturity	Current Rate
August, 2015	$	14.2	$	2.7	August, 2017	4.25	%	(1)
August, 2015	37.5		21.3		August, 2017	4.25	%	(1)
July, 2015	22.5		12.5		July, 2018	3.75	%	(2)
April, 2015	18.5		9.9		October, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
November, 2014	24.0		18.5		November, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
November, 2014	22.0		17.8		November, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
March, 2014	26.0		16.7		October, 2016	3.19	%	(1)
December, 2013	18.6		5.6		January, 2016	4.25	%	(1)
	$	183.3	$	105.0

(1) Loan bears interest at the Company's option of either LIBOR +3.0% or the prime rate +1.0%.

(2) Loan bears interest at the prime rate +0.5%.

Seller Financing

At September 30, 2015, the Company had $7.5 million of notes payable outstanding related to one land acquisition for which seller financing was provided. The note bears interest at 5% per annum, is secured by the underlying land, and had an original maturity of April 2015, which was subsequently extended to October 2015.

Revolving Line of Credit

On March 27, 2015, William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation ("California Lyon") and Parent entered into an amendment and restatement agreement pursuant to which its existing credit agreement for a revolving credit facility of up to $100 million (the "Revolver") was amended and restated in its entirety (as so amended and restated, the “Amended Facility”). The Amended Facility amends and restates the Revolver and provides for total lending commitments of $130.0 million. In addition, the Amended Facility has an uncommitted accordion feature under which the Company may increase the total principal amount up to a maximum aggregate of $200.0 million under certain circumstances (up from a maximum aggregate of $125.0 million under the previous facility), as well as a sublimit of $50.0 million for letters of credit, and extends the maturity date of the previous facility by one year to August 7, 2017.

The Amended Facility contains various covenants, including financial covenants relating to tangible net worth, leverage, liquidity and interest coverage, as well as a limitation on investments in joint ventures and non-guarantor subsidiaries. The Amended Facility contains customary events of default, subject to cure periods in certain circumstances, including: nonpayment of principal, interest and fees or other amounts; violation of covenants; inaccuracy of representations and warranties; cross default to certain other indebtedness; unpaid judgments; and certain bankruptcy and other insolvency events. The occurrence of any event of default could result in the termination of the commitments under the Amended Facility and permit the lenders to accelerate payment on outstanding borrowings under the Amended Facility and require cash collateralization of outstanding letters of credit. If a change in control (as defined in the Amended Facility) occurs, the lenders may terminate the commitments under the Amended Facility and require that the the Company repay outstanding borrowings under the Amended Facility and cash collateralize outstanding letters of credit. Interest rates on borrowings generally will be based on either LIBOR or a base rate, plus the applicable spread. The commitment fee on the unused portion of the Amended Facility currently accrues at an annual rate of 0.50%. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Amended Facility as of September 30, 2015.

Borrowings under the Amended Facility, the availability of which is subject to a borrowing base formula, are required to be guaranteed by Parent and certain of Parent’s direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, are secured by a pledge of all equity interests held by such guarantors, and may be used for general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $85.0 million outstanding against the Amended Facility at an effective rate of 3.87%, as well as a letter of credit for $7.3 million. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had no amounts outstanding under the Amended Facility, with the exception of the above mentioned letter of credit.

Subordinated Amortizing Notes

On November 21, 2014, in order to pay down amounts borrowed under the senior unsecured bridge loan facility entered into in conjunction with the Polygon Acquisition, the Company completed its public offering and sale of 1,000,000

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6.50% tangible equity units (“TEUs”, or "Units"), sold for a stated amount of $100 per Unit, featuring a 17.5% conversion premium.  On December 3, 2014, the Company sold an additional 150,000 TEUs pursuant to an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters. Each TEU is a unit composed of two parts: 

• a prepaid stock purchase contract (a “purchase contract”); and

• a senior subordinated amortizing note (an “amortizing note”).

Unless settled earlier at the holder’s option, each purchase contract will automatically settle on December 1, 2017 (the "mandatory settlement date"), and the Company will deliver not more than 5.2247 shares of Class A Common Stock and not less than 4.4465 shares of Class A Common Stock on the mandatory settlement date, subject to adjustment, based upon the applicable settlement rate and applicable market value of Class A Common Stock.

Each amortizing note had an initial principal amount of $18.01, bears interest at the annual rate of 5.50% and has a final installment payment date of December 1, 2017. On each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, commencing on March 1, 2015, William Lyon Homes will pay equal quarterly installments of $1.6250 on each amortizing note (except for the March 1, 2015 installment payment, which was $1.8056 per amortizing note). Each installment will constitute a payment of interest and a partial repayment of principal. The amortizing notes rank equally in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future senior indebtedness, other than borrowings under the Amended Facility and the Company's secured project level financing, which will be senior in right of payment to the obligations under the amortizing notes, in each case to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

Each TEU may be separated into its constituent purchase contract and amortizing note on any business day during the period beginning on, and including, the business day immediately succeeding the date of initial issuance of the Units to, but excluding, the third scheduled trading day immediately preceding the mandatory settlement date. Prior to separation, the purchase contracts and amortizing notes may only be purchased and transferred together as Units. The net proceeds received from the TEU issuance were allocated between the amortizing note and the purchase contract under the relative fair value method, with amounts allocated to the purchase contract classified as additional paid-in capital. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the amortizing notes had an unamortized carrying value of $15.7 million and $20.7 million, respectively.

Senior Notes

5 ³/₄% Senior Notes Due 2019

On March 31, 2014, California Lyon completed its private placement with registration rights of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "5.75% Notes"), in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million. The 5.75% Notes were issued at 100% of their aggregate principal amount. In August 2014, we exchanged 100% of the initial 5.75% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

As of September 30, 2015, the outstanding amount of the 5.75% Notes was $150.0 million. The 5.75% Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.75% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, and mature on April 15, 2019. The 5.75% Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Parent and certain of its existing and future restricted subsidiaries. The 5.75% Notes and the related guarantees are California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including California Lyon’s $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020 and $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Notes, each as described below. The 5.75% Notes rank senior in right of payment to all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The 5.75% Notes and the guarantees are and will be effectively junior to California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.

8 ¹/₂% Senior Notes Due 2020

On November 8, 2012, California Lyon completed its private placement with registration rights of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020, (the "initial 8.5% notes"), in an aggregate principal amount of $325 million. The initial 8.5% Notes were issued at 100% of their aggregate principal amount. In July 2013, we exchanged 100% of the initial 8.5% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act.

On October 24, 2013, California Lyon completed its private placement with registration rights of an additional $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “additional 8.5 % Notes”, and together with the initial 8.5% notes, the "8.5% Notes" ) at an issue price of 106.5% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest

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from and including May 15, 2013, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $104.7 million. In February 2014, we exchanged 100% of the additional 8.5% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act.

As of both September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding amount of the 8.5% Notes was $425 million, excluding unamortized premium of $4.2 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The 8.5% Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15, and mature on November 15, 2020. The 8.5% Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Parent and by certain of its existing and future restricted subsidiaries. The 8.5% Notes and the related guarantees are California Lyon's and the guarantors' unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including the 5.75% Notes, as described above, and the 7.00% Notes, as described below. The 8.5% Notes rank senior in right of payment to all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The 8.5% Notes and the guarantees are and will be effectively junior to any of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.

7% Senior Notes Due 2022

On August 11, 2014, WLH PNW Finance Corp. (“Escrow Issuer”), completed its private placement with registration rights of 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “initial 7.00% Notes”), in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million. The initial 7.00% Notes were issued at 100% of their aggregate principal amount. On August 12, 2014, in connection with the consummation of the Polygon Acquisition, Escrow Issuer merged with and into California Lyon, and California Lyon assumed the obligations of the Escrow Issuer under the initial 7.00% Notes and the related indenture by operation of law (the “Escrow Merger”). Following the Escrow Merger, California Lyon is the obligor under the initial 7.00% Notes. In January 2015, we exchanged 100% of the initial 7.00% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act.

On September 15, 2015, California Lyon completed its private placement with registration rights of an additional $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “additional 7.00% Notes”, and together with the intial 7.00% Notes, the "7.00% Notes") at an issue price of 102.0% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest from August 15, 2015, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $50.5 million. The Company intends to exchange 100% of the additional 7.00% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act subsequent to the filing of this quarterly report.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding amount of the 7.00% Notes was $350 million and $300.0 million, respectively, excluding unamortized premium of $1.0 million as of September 30, 2015. The 7.00% Notes bear interest at a rate of 7.00% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15, and mature on August 15, 2022. The 7.00% Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Parent and certain of its existing and future restricted subsidiaries. The 7.00% Notes and the related guarantees are California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including California Lyon’s $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2019 and $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020, each as described above. The 7.00% Notes rank senior in right of payment to all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The 7.00% Notes and the guarantees are and will be effectively junior to California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.

Senior Note Covenant Compliance

The indentures governing the 5.75% Notes, the 8.5% Notes, and the 7.00% Notes contain covenants that limit the ability of Parent, California Lyon, and their restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur or guarantee certain additional indebtedness; (ii) pay dividends, distributions, or repurchase equity or make payments in respect of subordinated indebtedness; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) sell assets; (v) incur liens; (vi) enter into agreements restricting the ability of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or transfer assets; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; (viii) create unrestricted subsidiaries; and (viii) consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications as described in the indentures. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of September 30, 2015.

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GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following consolidating financial information includes:

(1) Consolidating balance sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; consolidating statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014; and consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, of (a) William Lyon Homes, as the parent, or “Delaware Lyon”, (b) William Lyon Homes, Inc., as the subsidiary issuer, or “California Lyon”, (c) the guarantor subsidiaries, (d) the non-guarantor subsidiaries and (e) William Lyon Homes, Inc. on a consolidated basis; and

(2) Elimination entries necessary to consolidate Delaware Lyon, with California Lyon and its guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Delaware Lyon owns 100% of all of its guarantor subsidiaries and all guarantees are full and unconditional, joint and several. As a result, in accordance with Rule 3-10 (d) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, no separate financial statements are required for these subsidiaries as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

As of September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	18,896		$	927		$	6,556		$	—		$	26,379
Restricted cash	—		504			—			—			—			504
Receivables	—		19,145			672			3,947			—			23,764
Escrow proceeds receivable	—		2,579			3,241			—			—			5,820
Real estate inventories	—		958,504			633,277			141,618			—			1,733,399
Deferred loan costs, net	—		15,466			—			—			—			15,466
Goodwill	—		14,209			52,693			—			—			66,902
Intangibles, net	—		248			6,700			—			—			6,948
Deferred income taxes, net	—		89,487			—			—			—			89,487
Other assets, net	—		21,259			2,514			296			—			24,069
Investments in subsidiaries	604,064		(35,857		)	(602,014		)	—			33,807			—
Intercompany receivables	—		—			236,307			—			(236,307		)	—
Total assets	$	604,064	$	1,104,440		$	334,317		$	152,417		$	(202,500	)	$	1,992,738
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	—	$	58,514		$	50,845		$	5,949		$	—		$	115,308
Accrued expenses	—		88,569			6,969			98			—			95,636
Notes payable	—		116,574			—			80,964			—			197,538
Subordinated amortizing notes	—		15,718			—			—			—			15,718
5 3/4% Senior Notes	—		150,000			—			—			—			150,000
8  1/2% Senior Notes	—		429,235			—			—			—			429,235
7% Senior Notes	—		350,995			—			—			—			350,995
Intercompany payables	—		169,288			—			67,019			(236,307		)	—
Total liabilities	—		1,378,893			57,814			154,030			(236,307		)	1,354,430
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	604,064		(274,453		)	276,503			(35,857		)	33,807			604,064
Noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			34,244			—			34,244
Total liabilities and equity	$	604,064	$	1,104,440		$	334,317		$	152,417		$	(202,500	)	$	1,992,738

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	48,462		$	573		$	3,736		$	—		$	52,771
Restricted cash	—		504			—			—			—			504
Receivables	—		16,783			878			3,589			—			21,250
Escrow proceeds receivable	—		613			2,302			—			—			2,915
Real estate inventories	—		755,748			554,170			94,721			—			1,404,639
Deferred loan costs, net	—		15,988			—			—			—			15,988
Goodwill	—		14,209			46,678			—			—			60,887
Intangibles, net	—		957			6,700			—			—			7,657
Deferred income taxes, net	—		88,039			—			—			—			88,039
Other assets, net	—		17,243			2,176			358			—			19,777
Investments in subsidiaries	569,915		(35,961		)	(574,129		)	—			40,175			—
Intercompany receivables	—		—			232,895			—			(232,895		)	—
Total assets	$	569,915	$	922,585		$	272,243		$	102,404		$	(192,720	)	$	1,674,427
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	—	$	28,792		$	19,023		$	3,999		$	—		$	51,814
Accrued expenses	—		76,664			8,610			92			—			85,366
Notes payable	—		384			162			38,689			—			39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes	—		20,717			—			—						20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes	—		150,000			—			—						150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes	—		430,149			—			—			—			430,149
7% Senior Notes	—		300,000			—			—						300,000
Intercompany payables	—		164,541			—			68,354			(232,895		)	—
Total liabilities	—		1,171,247			27,795			111,134			(232,895		)	1,077,281
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	569,915		(248,662		)	244,448			(35,961		)	40,175			569,915
Noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			27,231			—			27,231
Total liabilities and equity	$	569,915	$	922,585		$	272,243		$	102,404		$	(192,720	)	$	1,674,427

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	93,094		$	149,122		$	4,595		$	—		$	246,811
Construction services	—		4,896			—			—			—			4,896
Management fees	—		(138		)	—			—			138			—
	—		97,852			149,122			4,595			138			251,707
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(73,217		)	(124,476		)	(4,226		)	(138		)	(202,057		)
Construction services	—		(4,146		)	—			—			—			(4,146		)
Sales and marketing	—		(6,312		)	(8,244		)	(796		)	—			(15,352		)
General and administrative	—		(11,515		)	(2,466		)	—			—			(13,981		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(45		)	—			—			—			(45		)
Other	—		(889		)	297			—			—			(592		)
	—		(96,124		)	(134,889		)	(5,022		)	(138		)	(236,173		)
Income from subsidiaries	12,082		623			—			—			(12,705		)	—
Operating income (loss)	12,082		2,351			14,233			(427		)	(12,705		)	15,534
Other income (expense), net	—		1,642			368			(311		)	—			1,699
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	12,082		3,993			14,601			(738		)	(12,705		)	17,233
Provision for income taxes	—		(4,956		)	—			—			—			(4,956		)
Net income (loss)	12,082		(963		)	14,601			(738		)	(12,705		)	12,277
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			(195		)	—			(195		)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	12,082	$	(963	)	$	14,601		$	(933	)	$	(12,705	)	$	12,082

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	113,716		$	64,656		$	17,933		$	—		$	196,305
Construction services	—		10,593			—			—			—			10,593
Management fees	—		455			—			—			(455		)	—
	—		124,764			64,656			17,933			(455		)	206,898
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(88,778		)	(54,828		)	(14,623		)	455			(157,774		)
Construction services	—		(8,262		)	—			—			—			(8,262		)
Sales and marketing	—		(7,636		)	(3,856		)	(984		)	—			(12,476		)
General and administrative	—		(11,532		)	(1,194		)	—			—			(12,726		)
Transaction expenses	—		(5,768		)	—			—			—			(5,768		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(174		)	—			—			—			(174		)
Other	—		(620		)	18			2			—			(600		)
	—		(122,770		)	(59,860		)	(15,605		)	455			(197,780		)
Income from subsidiaries	5,638		907			—			—			(6,545		)	—
Operating income (loss)	5,638		2,901			4,796			2,328			(6,545		)	9,118
Other income (expense), net	—		685			142			(324		)	—			503
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	5,638		3,586			4,938			2,004			(6,545		)	9,621
Provision for income taxes	—		(1,999		)	—			—			—			(1,999		)
Net income (loss)	5,638		1,587			4,938			2,004			(6,545		)	7,622
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		483			—			(2,467		)	—			(1,984		)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	5,638	$	2,070		$	4,938		$	(463	)	$	(6,545	)	$	5,638

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	287,636		$	368,519		$	28,111		$	—		$	684,266
Construction services	—		19,304			—			—			—			19,304
Management fees	—		(844		)	—			—			844			—
	—		306,096			368,519			28,111			844			703,570
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(222,575		)	(309,076		)	(23,891		)	(844		)	(556,386		)
Construction services	—		(16,073		)	—			—			—			(16,073		)
Sales and marketing	—		(18,478		)	(21,544		)	(2,458		)	—			(42,480		)
General and administrative	—		(33,503		)	(7,841		)	—			—			(41,344		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(710		)	—			—			—			(710		)
Other	—		(2,671		)	1,122			—			—			(1,549		)
	—		(294,010		)	(337,339		)	(26,349		)	(844		)	(658,542		)
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	31,041		(5,845		)	—			—			(25,196		)	—
Operating income	31,041		6,241			31,180			1,762			(25,196		)	45,028
Other income (expense), net	—		7,093			5,685			(8,893		)	—			3,885
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	31,041		13,334			36,865			(7,131		)	(25,196		)	48,913
Provision for income taxes	—		(15,780		)	—			—			—			(15,780		)
Net income (loss)	31,041		(2,446		)	36,865			(7,131		)	(25,196		)	33,133
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			(2,092		)	—			(2,092		)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	31,041	$	(2,446	)	$	36,865		$	(9,223	)	$	(25,196	)	$	31,041

23

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	343,449		$	107,093		$	55,930		$	—		$	506,472
Construction services	—		30,186			—			—			—			30,186
Management fees	—		1,672			—			—			(1,672		)	—
	—		375,307			107,093			55,930			(1,672		)	536,658
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(262,360		)	(89,351		)	(43,573		)	1,672			(393,612		)
Construction services	—		(24,735		)	—			—			—			(24,735		)
Sales and marketing	—		(18,526		)	(6,671		)	(2,761		)	—			(27,958		)
General and administrative	—		(33,030		)	(2,849		)	(2		)	—			(35,881		)
Transaction expenses	—		(5,768		)	—			—						(5,768		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(1,294		)	—			—			—			(1,294		)
Other	—		(1,917		)	36			(10		)	—			(1,891		)
	—		(347,630		)	(98,835		)	(46,346		)	1,672			(491,139		)
Income from subsidiaries	26,620		7,730			—			—			(34,350		)	—
Operating income	26,620		35,407			8,258			9,584			(34,350		)	45,519
Other income (expense), net	—		1,550			131			(705		)	—			976
Income before provision for income taxes	26,620		36,957			8,389			8,879			(34,350		)	46,495
Provision for income taxes	—		(12,779		)	—			—			—			(12,779		)
Net income	26,620		24,178			8,389			8,879			(34,350		)	33,716
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			(7,096		)	—			(7,096		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	26,620	$	24,178		$	8,389		$	1,783		$	(34,350	)	$	26,620

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon			California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(3,108	)	$	(148,129	)	$	(19,212	)	$	(52,390	)	$	2,485		$	(220,354	)
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	—			(1,000		)	—			—			—			(1,000		)
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(1,375		)	65			22			—			(1,288		)
Investments in subsidiaries	—			(6,572		)	27,885			—			(21,313		)	—
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			(8,947		)	27,950			22			(21,313		)	(2,288		)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	—			30,415			—			54,511			—			84,926
Principal payments on notes payable	—			(8,725		)	(162		)	(12,236		)	—			(21,123		)
Proceeds from issuance of 7% notes	—			51,000			—			—			—			51,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	—			194,000			—			—			—			194,000
Payments on Revolver	—			(109,000		)	—			—			—			(109,000		)
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	—			(4,999		)	—			—			—			(4,999		)
Payment of deferred loan costs	—			(1,755		)	—			—			—			(1,755		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	—			106			—			—			—			106
Shares remitted to or withheld by Company for employee tax withholding	—			(1,826		)	—			—			—			(1,826		)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	—			—			—			13,125			—			13,125
Noncontrolling interest distributions	—			—			—			(8,204		)	—			(8,204		)
Advances to affiliates	—			—			(4,810		)	9,327			(4,517		)	—
Intercompany receivables/payables	3,108			(21,706		)	(3,412		)	(1,335		)	23,345			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,108			127,510			(8,384		)	55,188			18,828			196,250
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(29,566		)	354			2,820			—			(26,392		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			48,462			573			3,736			—			52,771
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	18,896		$	927		$	6,556		$	—		$	26,379

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon			California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(1,496	)	$	358,146		$	(536,794	)	$	(2,396	)	$	1,496		$	(181,044	)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net	—			(437,599		)	(51,186		)	—			—			(488,785		)
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(1,447		)	(288		)	8			—			(1,727		)
Investments in subsidiaries	—			56,889			595,575			—			(652,464		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	—			(382,157		)	544,101			8			(652,464		)	(490,512		)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	—			1,113			(1,114		)	57,948			—			57,947
Principal payments on notes payable	—			(12,730		)	—			(44,425		)	—			(57,155		)
Proceeds from issuance of 5 3/4% notes	—			150,000			—			—			—			150,000
Proceeds from issuance of 7% notes	—			300,000			—			—			—			300,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	—			120,000			—			—			—			120,000
Payment of deferred loan costs	—			(18,909		)	—			—			—			(18,909		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	—			285			—			—			—			285
Shares remitted to Company for employee tax witholding	—			(1,454		)	—			—			—			(1,454		)
Offering costs related to sale of common stock	—			(105		)	—			—			—			(105		)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	—			—			—			9,641			—			9,641
Noncontrolling interest distributions	—			—			—			(25,247		)	—			(25,247		)
Advances to affiliates	—			—			2			(47,305		)	47,303			—
Intercompany receivables/payables	1,496			(654,787		)	(6,028		)	55,654			603,665			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,496			(116,587		)	(7,140		)	6,266			650,968			535,003
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(140,598		)	167			3,878			—			(136,553		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			166,516			28			5,128			—			171,672
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	25,918		$	195		$	9,006		$	—		$	35,119

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Note 7—Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure (“ASC 820”), the Company is required to disclose the estimated fair value of financial instruments. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company used the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate:

• Notes payable—The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value of the notes payable because market rates are unchanged and/or the outstanding balance at quarter end is expected to be repaid within one year.

• Subordinated amortizing notes—The Subordinated amortizing notes are traded over the counter and their fair values were based upon quotes from industry sources.

•     5 ³/₄% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019 —The 5 ³/4% Senior Notes are traded over the counter and their fair values were based upon quotes from industry sources.

• 8 ¹/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020 —The 8 ¹/2% Senior Notes are traded over the counter and their fair values were based upon quotes from industry sources.

• 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022 —The 7% Senior Notes are traded over the counter and their fair values were based upon quotes from industry sources.

The following table excludes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables and accounts payable, which had fair values approximating their carrying amounts due to the short maturities and liquidity of these instruments. The estimated fair values of financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial liabilities:
Notes payable	$	197,538	$	197,538	$	39,235	$	39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes	$	15,718	$	18,901	$	20,717	$	20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes due 2019	$	150,000	$	150,750	$	150,000	$	149,250
8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2020	$	429,235	$	455,813	$	430,149	$	462,410
7% Senior Notes due 2022	$	350,995	$	359,625	$	300,000	$	300,750

ASC 820 establishes a framework for measuring fair value, expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements and defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 requires the Company to maximize the use of observable market inputs, minimize the use of unobservable market inputs and disclose in the form of an outlined hierarchy the details of such fair value measurements. The Company used Level 3 to measure the fair value of its Notes payable, and Level 2 to measure the fair value of its Senior notes and Subordinated amortizing notes. ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to a fair value measurement are considered to be observable or unobservable in a marketplace. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:

• Level 1—quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

• Level 2—quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

• Level 3—valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

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Note 8—Related Party Transactions

On September 3, 2009, Presley CMR, Inc., a California corporation (“Presley CMR”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of California Lyon, entered into an Aircraft Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”) with an affiliate of General William Lyon to sell an aircraft (the “Aircraft”). The PSA provided for an aggregate purchase price for the Aircraft of $8.3 million, (which value was the appraised fair market value of the Aircraft), which consisted of: (i) cash in the amount of $2.1 million to be paid at closing and (ii) a promissory note from the affiliate in the amount of $6.2 million. The note is secured by the Aircraft. As part of the Company’s fresh start accounting, the carrying value of the note was adjusted to its fair value of $5.2 million. The discount on the fresh start adjustment is amortized over the remaining life of the note. The note requires semiannual interest payments to California Lyon of approximately $0.1 million. The note is due in September 2016. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the amortized balance of the note was $6.0 million and $5.8 million, respectively.

Note 9—Income Taxes

Since inception, the Company has operated solely within the United States. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 28.8% and 32.3%, and 20.8% and 27.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The significant drivers of the effective tax rate are allocation of income to noncontrolling interests and the domestic production activities deduction,.

Management assesses its deferred tax assets quarterly to determine whether all or any portion of the asset is more likely than not unrealizable under ASC 740. The Company is required to establish a valuation allowance for any portion of the asset that management concludes is more likely than not to be unrealizable. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company's assessment considers all evidence, both positive and negative, including the nature, frequency and severity of any current and cumulative losses, taxable income in carry back years, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, tax planning strategies, and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. At September 30, 2015 the Company’s valuation allowance was $0.6 million due to projected excess realized built-in-losses which may expire unused.

At September 30, 2015, the Company had $3.6 million remaining federal net operating loss carryforwards and $66.1 million of remaining state net operating loss carryforwards. Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2031 and 2015, respectively. In addition, as of September 30, 2015, the Company had unused federal and state built-in losses of $66.1 million and $10.3 million, respectively. The five year testing period for built-in losses expires in 2017 and the unused built-in loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2032. The Company had AMT credit carryovers of $1.4 million at September 30, 2015, which have an indefinite life.

FASB ASC Topic 740,Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement criterion for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be considered more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company records interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of the provision for income taxes. The Company has no unrecognized tax benefits.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax examination for calendar tax years ended 2011 through 2014 and forward. The Company is subject to various state income tax examinations for calendar tax years ended 2008 through 2014 and forward. The Company does not have any tax examinations currently in progress.

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Note 10—Income Per Common Share

Basic and diluted income per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were calculated as follows (in thousands, except number of shares and per share amounts):

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015		Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding	36,573,099		31,232,655		36,534,554		31,184,101
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, unvested common shares, and warrants	1,465,119		1,528,091		1,396,633		1,541,063
Tangible equity units	469,049		—		469,049		—
Diluted average shares outstanding	38,507,267		32,760,746		38,400,236		32,725,164
Net income available to common stockholders	$	12,082	$	5,638	$	31,041	$	26,620
Basic income per common share	$	0.33	$	0.18	$	0.85	$	0.85
Dilutive income per common share	$	0.31	$	0.17	$	0.81	$	0.81
Antidilutive securities not included in the calculation of diluted income per common share (weighted average):
Unvested stock options	240,000		—		160,000		—

Note 11—Stock Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires the fair value of stock-based compensation awards to be amortized as an expense over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation awards are valued at the fair value on the date of grant. Compensation expense for awards with performance based conditions is recognized over the vesting period once achievement of the performance condition is deemed probable.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company granted 998 and 198,612 shares of restricted stock, and zero and 282,216 shares of performance based restricted stock, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company granted zero and 240,000 stock options, respectively. On the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statement of Equity, the Company considers unvested shares of restricted stock to be issued, but not outstanding.

The Company recorded total stock based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 of $1.6 million and $4.8 million, and $0.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

Stock Options

On April 1, 2015, the Company granted options to purchase 240,000 shares of the Company's Class A common stock. The options have a grant date of April 1, 2015, and were granted under the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and have an exercise price per share of $25.82, the closing trading price of the Company's common stock on March 31, 2015. 120,000 of the options vest in three equal annual installments commencing on March 31, 2018, and the other 120,000 options vest in a single installment on March 31, 2018, in each case, subject to continued employment by the option holder with the Company.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards

With respect to the performance based restricted stock awards granted to certain employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the actual number of such shares of restricted stock that will be earned (the “Earned Shares”) is subject to the Company’s achievement of a pre-established performance target as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. For each of the aforementioned awards, one-third of the Earned Shares will vest on March 1st of each of 2016, 2017 and 2018, subject to each grantee’s continued service through each vesting date. Based on the assessment as of September 30, 2015, management

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determined that the currently available data was sufficient to support that the achievement of the minimum performance target is probable, and as such compensation expense of $0.9 million has been recognized for these awards to date.

Restricted Stock Awards

With respect to the restricted stock awards granted to certain employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, representing 178,395 shares of restricted stock, 141,102 of such shares are subject to a vesting schedule pursuant to which one-third of the shares will vest on March 1st of each of 2016, 2017 and 2018, and 37,293 of such shares are subject to a vesting schedule pursuant to which one-half of the shares will vest on the grant date anniversary of each of 2016 and 2017. With respect to the restricted stock awards granted to certain non-employee directors of the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, representing 20,217 shares of restricted stock, the awards vest in equal quarterly installments on each of June 1, 2015, September 1, 2015, December 1, 2015 and March 1, 2016, subject to each grantee’s continued service on the board through each vesting date.

Note 12—Commitments and Contingencies

The Company’s commitments and contingent liabilities include the usual obligations incurred by real estate developers in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company is a defendant in various lawsuits related to its normal business activities. We believe that the accruals we have recorded for probable and reasonably estimable losses with respect to these proceedings are adequate and that, as of September 30, 2015, it was not reasonably possible that an additional material loss had been incurred in an amount in excess of the estimated amounts already recognized on our condensed consolidated financial statements. The outcome of any of these proceedings, including the defense and other litigation-related costs and expenses we may incur, however, is inherently uncertain and could differ significantly from the estimate reflected in a related accrual, if made. Therefore, it is possible that the ultimate outcome of any proceeding, if in excess of a related accrual or if no accrual had been made, could be material to our consolidated financial statements.

We have non-cancelable operating leases primarily associated with our office facilities. Rent expense under cancelable and non-cancelable operating leases totaled $1.1 million and $2.8 million, and $0.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30,2015 and 2014, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations for the respective periods. The table below shows the future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases at September 30, 2015 (in thousands).

Year Ending December 31
2015	$	546
2016	2,362
2017	2,149
2018	2,139
2019	1,923
Thereafter	4,118
Total	$	13,237

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in deposits as collateral for outstanding surety bonds to guarantee the Company’s financial obligations under certain contractual arrangements in the normal course of business. The standby letters of credit were secured by cash as reflected as restricted cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The Company also had outstanding performance and surety bonds of $147.7 million at September 30, 2015, related principally to its obligations for site improvements at various projects. The Company does not believe that draws upon these bonds, if any, will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $150.5 million of project commitments relating to the construction of projects.

See Note 6 for additional information relating to the Company’s guarantee arrangements.

The Company has entered into various purchase option agreements with third parties to acquire land. As of September 30, 2015, the Company has made non-refundable deposits of $70.0 million. The Company is under no obligation to

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purchase the land, but would forfeit remaining deposits if the land were not purchased. The total remaining purchase price under the option agreements is $458.6 million as of September 30, 2015.

Note 13—Subsequent Events

In October 2015, California Lyon acquired certain lots within the master planned community of Lake Las Vegas in Nevada for a cash purchase price of approximately $7.3 million, from an entity managed by an affiliate of Paulson & Co., Inc. (“Paulson”).  WLH Recovery Acquisition LLC, which is affiliated with, and managed by affiliates of, Paulson, holds over 5% of Parent’s outstanding Class A common stock.  The Company believes that the transaction was on terms no less favorable than it would have agreed to with unrelated parties. 

Other than than the event described above, no events have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2015, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Company’s financial statements.

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Item 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

WILLIAM LYON HOMES

MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION

AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The Company is one of the largest Western U.S. regional homebuilders. Headquartered in Newport Beach, California, the Company is primarily engaged in the design, construction, marketing and sale of single-family detached and attached homes in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado, Oregon, and Washington. The Company’s core markets include Orange County, Los Angeles, San Diego, the San Francisco Bay Area, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Denver, Portland, and Seattle. The Company has a distinguished legacy of more than 59 years of homebuilding operations, over which time it has sold in excess of 95,000 homes. For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 (the "2015 period"), the Company had revenues from homes sales of $681.8 million, a 35% increase from $504.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014 (the "2014 period"), which includes results from all reportable operating segments. The Company had net new home orders of 2,059 homes in the 2015 period, a 70% increase from 1,210 in the 2014 period, while the average sales price ("ASP") for homes closed decreased 7% to $453,000 in the 2015 period from $487,000 in the 2014 period.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying condensed consolidated financial statements included herein have been prepared under U.S. Generally Accepted Accounting Principles ("U.S. GAAP"), and the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), and are presented on a going concern basis, which assumes the Company will be able to operate in the ordinary course of its business and realize its assets and discharge its liabilities for the foreseeable future.

Results of Operations

In the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company delivered 1,505 homes, with an ASP of approximately $453,000, and recognized home sales revenue of $681.8 million. The Company generated net income of $31.0 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, and earnings per share of $0.81, on a diluted basis. The Company continues to see positive trends in price appreciation at most of its projects over the course of the year, and our average sales price of homes in backlog is approximately $520,500 as of September 30, 2015, which is 15% higher than the average sales price of homes closed for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 of $453,000.

On August 12, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of the residential homebuilding operations of PNW Home Builders, L.L.C. and its affiliates, such operations being referred to herein as "Polygon Northwest Homes" and such acquisition being referred to herein as the "Polygon Acquisition", which marked the beginning of the Washington and Oregon reporting segments. Financial data herein as of September 30, 2015, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 include operations for the Washington and Oregon reporting segments. Financial data as of September 30, 2014, and for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 include operations for the Washington and Oregon operating segments for the period from August 12, 2014 through September 30, 2014.

As of September 30, 2015, the Company was selling homes in 77 communities, and our average community count for the nine month period then ended was 65 locations. We had a consolidated backlog of 1,032 homes sold but not closed, with an associated sales value of $537.1 million, representing a 42% increase in units, and a 40% increase in dollar value, as compared to the backlog at September 30, 2014.

Homebuilding gross margin percentage and adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage was 18.6% and 25.1%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to 22.3% and 26.4%, respectively, for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

Comparisons of the Three Months Ended September 30, 2015 to September 30, 2014

Revenues from homes sales increased 25% to $244.3 million during the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $196.1 million during the three months ended September 30, 2014. The increase is primarily due to the inclusion of the Washington and Oregon reporting segments for a full quarter during the 2015 period, compared with only the period after acquisition during the 2014 period. The number of net new home orders for the three months ended September 30, 2015 increased 49% to 628 homes from 422 homes for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

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	Three Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)
	2015		2014		Amount		%
Number of Net New Home Orders
California	158		182		(24	)	(13	)%
Arizona	119		45		74		164	%
Nevada	77		49		28		57	%
Colorado	38		45		(7	)	(16	)%
Subtotal	392		321		71		22	%
Washington	98		42		56		133	%
Oregon	138		59		79		134	%
Total	628		422		206		49	%
Cancellation Rate	23	%	20	%	3	%

The 49% increase in net new homes orders is driven by a 49% increase in average number of sales locations to 73 average locations in 2015, compared to 49 in the 2014 period, driven by the opening of new communities in Colorado, Arizona Nevada, and Oregon, as well as the inclusion of the operations of the Washington and Oregon reporting segments for the entire 2015 period, compared with only the period after the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes during the 2014 period. Cancellation rates during the 2015 period increased to 23% from 20% during the 2014 period.

	Three Months Ended September 30,		Increase (Decrease)
	2015	2014	Amount	%
Average Number of Sales Locations
California	18	18	—	—	%
Arizona	8	5	3	60	%
Nevada	11	9	2	22	%
Colorado	14	11	3	27	%
Subtotal	51	43	8	19	%
Washington	6	3	3	100	%
Oregon	16	3	13	433	%
Total	73	49	24	49	%

The average number of sales locations for the Company increased to 73 locations for the three months ended September 30, 2015 compared to 49 for the three months ended September 30, 2014, driven by the opening of new communities in Colorado, Arizona, Nevada, and Oregon during 2015, as well as having operations of Polygon Northwest Homes for the entire 2015 period. The increase in average number of sales locations is in line with the Company's growth plans as it continues to convert its land supply into home sites.

	September 30,		Increase (Decrease)
	2015	2014	Amount	%
Backlog (units)
California	297	290	7	2	%
Arizona	238	56	182	325	%
Nevada	109	109	—	—	%
Colorado	134	90	44	49	%
Subtotal	778	545	233	43	%
Washington	90	81	9	11	%
Oregon	164	102	62	61	%
Total	1,032	728	304	42	%

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The Company’s backlog at September 30, 2015 increased 42% to 1,032 units from 728 units at September 30, 2014. The increase is primarily attributable to the Arizona, Colorado and Oregon reporting segments, which added 182, 44, and 62 units, respectively over the 2014 period. No reporting segments experienced a decrease from the 2014 period.

	September 30,				Increase (Decrease)
	2015		2014		Amount			%
	(dollars in thousands)
Backlog (dollars)
California	$	236,202	$	172,574	$	63,628		37	%
Arizona	59,737		14,817		44,920			303	%
Nevada	70,601		88,825		(18,224		)	(21	)%
Colorado	64,300		42,350		21,950			52	%
Subtotal	430,840		318,566		112,274			35	%
Washington	36,902		32,301		4,601			14	%
Oregon	69,383		32,000		37,383			117	%
Total	$	537,125	$	382,867	$	154,258		40	%

The dollar amount of backlog of homes sold but not closed as of September 30, 2015 was $537.1 million, up 40% from $382.9 million as of September 30, 2014. The increase primarily reflects an increase in net new orders as described above. The increase in the dollar amount of backlog of homes sold but not closed as described above generally results in an increase in operating revenues in the subsequent period as compared to the previous period.

In California, the dollar amount of backlog increased 37% to $236.2 million as of September 30, 2015 from $172.6 million as of September 30, 2014, which is attributable to a 34% increase in the ASP of homes in backlog to $795,300 in the 2015 period from $595,100 in the 2014 period. The increase in average sales price of homes in backlog reflects a greater number of homes in backlog with price points above $1.0 million dollars, to 70 in the 2015 period from 25 in the 2014 period. In California, the cancellation rate increased to 23% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 17% for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

In Arizona, the dollar amount of backlog increased 303% to $59.7 million as of September 30, 2015 from $14.8 million as of September 30, 2014, which is attributable to a 325% increase in the number of homes in backlog, to 238 at September 30, 2015, from 56 at September 30, 2014, driven by period over period order growth. In the Arizona reporting segment, the cancellation rate increased to 16% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 13% for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

In Nevada, the dollar amount of backlog decreased 21% to $70.6 million as of September 30, 2015 from $88.8 million as of September 30, 2014, attributable to a 21% decrease in average sales price of homes in backlog to $647,700 as of September 30, 2015, from $814,900 as of September 30, 2014. The decrease in average sales price of homes in backlog reflects a smaller number of homes in backlog with price points above $1.0 million dollars, to 8 in the 2015 period from 31 in the 2014 period. In Nevada, the cancellation rate decreased to 21% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 29% for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

In Colorado, the dollar amount of backlog increased 52% to $64.3 million as of September 30, 2015 from $42.4 million as of September 30, 2014, which is attributable to a 49% increase in the number of units in backlog, to 134 units as of September 30, 2015, from 90 units as of September 30, 2014. In Colorado, the cancellation rate increased to 28% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 17% for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

In Washington, the dollar amount of backlog increased 14% to $36.9 million as of September 30, 2015 from $32.3 million as of September 30, 2014, which is attributable to a 11% increase in the number of units in backlog, to 90 units as of September 30, 2015, from 81 units as of September 30, 2014. In Washington, the cancellation rate decreased to 24% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 26% for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

In Oregon, the dollar amount of backlog increased 117% to $69.4 million as of September 30, 2015 from $32.0 million as of September 30, 2014, which is primarily attributable to a 61% increase in the number of units in backlog, to 164 units as of September 30, 2015, from 102 units as of September 30, 2014, coupled with a 35% increase in the ASP of homes in backlog to $423,100 in the 2015 period from $313,700 in the 2014 period. In Oregon, the cancellation rate increased to 27% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 21% for the three months ended September 30, 2014.

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	Three Months Ended September 30,		Increase (Decrease)
	2015	2014	Amount		%
Number of Homes Closed
California	122	177	(55	)	(31	)%
Arizona	69	62	7		11	%
Nevada	63	63	—		—	%
Colorado	50	18	32		178	%
Subtotal	304	320	(16	)	(5	)%
Washington	117	43	74		172	%
Oregon	143	61	82		134	%
Total	564	424	140		33	%

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the number of homes closed increased 33% to 564 from 424 in the 2014 period. The increase was primarily attributable to the Washington and Oregon reporting segments, which reflect results for the entire 2015 period, compared to the 2014 period which only includes homes closed after the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes, as well as an increase in the Colorado reporting segment. The decrease in California is driven by a lower number of homes in backlog to begin the quarter compared to the prior year, coupled with a decrease in the conversion rate to 47% in the 2015 period, from 62% in the 2014 period.

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)
	2015		2014		Amount			%
	(dollars in thousands)
Home Sales Revenue
California	$	63,265	$	94,893	$	(31,628	)	(33	)%
Arizona	18,588		16,750		1,838			11	%
Nevada	31,924		36,540		(4,616		)	(13	)%
Colorado	23,864		9,005		14,859			165	%
Subtotal	137,641		157,188		(19,547		)	(12	)%
Washington	46,905		19,994		26,911			135	%
Oregon	59,765		18,908		40,857			216	%
Total	$	244,311	$	196,090	$	48,221		25	%

The 25% increase in homebuilding revenue is driven by the 33% increase in homes closed discussed above, partially offset by a decrease in ASP of homes closed during the period. In addition, these trends are impacted by the Washington and Oregon reporting segments, which reflect results for the entire 2015 period, compared to the 2014 period which only includes homes closed after the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes.

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	Three Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)
	2015		2014		Amount			%
Average Sales Price of Homes Closed
California	$	518,600	$	536,100	$	(17,500	)	(3	)%
Arizona	269,400		270,200		(800		)	—	%
Nevada	506,700		580,000		(73,300		)	(13	)%
Colorado	477,300		500,300		(23,000		)	(5	)%
Subtotal average	452,800		491,200		(38,400		)	(8	)%
Washington	400,900		465,000		(64,100		)	(14	)%
Oregon	417,900		310,000		107,900			35	%
Total	$	433,200	$	462,500	$	(29,300	)	(6	)%

The average sales price of homes closed during the 2015 period decreased 6% due to a greater proportion of overall deliveries in the current period in the Arizona, Washington, and Oregon reporting segments, which have lower price points. In Nevada, the decrease in average sales price of homes closed was attributable to 20 closings with an average sales price in excess of $900,000 during 2014 for which there were 15 comparable closings in the 2015 period.

Gross Margin

Homebuilding gross margins decreased to 18.0% for the three months ended September 30, 2015 from 19.6% in the 2014 period, primarily driven by the application of purchase accounting related to the acquisition of our Washington and Oregon reporting segments, which negatively impacted gross margins by 330 basis points during the 2015 period.

For the comparison of the three months ended September 30, 2015 and the three months ended September 30, 2014, adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage, which excludes previously capitalized interest included in cost of sales as well as the effect of adjustments recorded in relation to purchase accounting, was 24.7% for the 2015 period compared to 24.6% for the 2014 period. The decrease was primarily a result of the changes for homebuilding gross margins described previously.

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company believes this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that interest and purchase accounting have on homebuilding gross margin and permits investors to make better comparisons with the Company's competitors, who also break out and adjust gross margins in a similar fashion. For comparative purposes purchase accounting is the net adjustment in basis related to the acquisition of our Colorado, Washington and Oregon operating divisions. See table set forth below reconciling this non-GAAP measure to homebuilding gross margin.

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
	(dollars in thousands)
Home sales revenue	$	244,311		$	196,090
Cost of home sales	200,328			157,565
Homebuilding gross margin	43,983			38,525
Homebuilding gross margin percentage	18.0		%	19.6		%
Add: Interest in cost of sales	8,373			5,970
Add: Purchase accounting adjustments	7,986			3,802
Adjusted homebuilding gross margin	$	60,342		$	48,297
Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage	24.7		%	24.6		%

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Construction Services Revenue

Construction services revenue, which is only in the California reporting segment, was $4.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2015, and $10.6 million for the three months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in revenue attributable to one project in Northern California.

Sales and Marketing, General and Administrative

	Three Months Ended September 30,				As a Percentage of Home Sales Revenue
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(dollars in thousands)
Sales and Marketing	$	15,352	$	12,476	6.3	%	6.4	%
General and Administrative	13,981		12,726		5.7	%	6.5	%
Total Sales and Marketing & General and Administrative	$	29,333	$	25,202	12.0	%	12.9	%

Sales and marketing expense as a percentage of home sales revenue decreased slightly to 6.3% in the 2015 period compared to 6.4% in the 2014 period. General and administrative expense as a percentage of home sales revenues decreased to 5.7% in the 2015 period compared to 6.5% in the 2014 period. The decrease is driven by increased revenues and improved operating leverage on our increased headcount.

Other Items

Interest activity for the three months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 is as follows (in thousands):

	Three Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014
Interest incurred	$	19,271	$	17,504
Less: Interest capitalized	19,271		17,504
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	$	—	$	—
Cash paid for interest	$	12,565	$	2,925

The increase in interest incurred for the three months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the interest incurred for the three months ended September 30, 2014, reflects an increase in the Company's overall debt, offset by a decrease in effective interest rates. The Company capitalized all of the interest it incurred during both periods presented due to its qualifying assets exceeding its outstanding debt.

Provision for Income Taxes

During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $5.0 million, for an effective tax rate of 28.8%. The significant drivers of the effective rate are the allocation of income to noncontrolling interests and domestic production activities deduction. During the three months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $2.0 million for an effective tax rate of 20.8%.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased to $0.2 million during the 2015 period, from $2.0 million during the 2014 period. The decrease is attributable to a reduction in net income from a joint venture that was sold out during 2014 for which there was no activity during the three months ended September 30, 2015.

Net Income Attributable to William Lyon Homes

As a result of the foregoing factors, net income attributable to William Lyon Homes for the three months ended September 30, 2015, and 2014 was $12.1 million, and $5.6 million, respectively.

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Lots Owned and Controlled

The table below summarizes the Company’s lots owned and controlled as of the periods presented:

	September 30,		Increase (Decrease)
	2015	2014	Amount		%
Lots Owned
California	2,315	2,184	131		6	%
Arizona	5,289	5,471	(182	)	(3	)%
Nevada	2,864	2,909	(45	)	(2	)%
Colorado	864	1,025	(161	)	(16	)%
Subtotal	11,332	11,589	(257	)	(2	)%
Washington	1,180	1,538	(358	)	(23	)%
Oregon	1,399	1,340	59		4	%
Total	13,911	14,467	(556	)	(4	)%
Lots Controlled(1)
California	419	1,582	(1,163	)	(74	)%
Arizona	—	—	—		—	%
Nevada	657	215	442		206	%
Colorado	148	186	(38	)	(20	)%
Subtotal	1,224	1,983	(759	)	(38	)%
Washington	937	786	151		19	%
Oregon	1,601	839	762		91	%
Total	3,762	3,608	154		4	%
Total Lots Owned and Controlled	17,673	18,075	(402	)	(2	)%

(1) Lots controlled may be purchased by the Company as consolidated projects or may be purchased by newly formed joint ventures.

Total lots owned and controlled has decreased to 17,673 lots owned and controlled at September 30, 2015 from 18,075 lots at September 30, 2014. The decrease reflects the development and sale of lots as part of the Company's continued homebuilding operations.

Comparisons of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 to September 30, 2014

Revenues from homes sales increased 35% to $681.8 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to $504.5 million during the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The increase is primarily due to the inclusion of the operations of the Washington and Oregon reporting segments for the entire 2015 period, compared with only the period after the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes during the 2014 period. The number of net new home orders for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 increased 70% to 2,059 homes from 1,210 homes for the nine months ended September 30, 2014.

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)
	2015		2014		Amount		%
Number of Net New Home Orders
California	547		637		(90	)	(14	)%
Arizona	323		160		163		102	%
Nevada	193		200		(7	)	(4	)%
Colorado	200		112		88		79	%
Subtotal	1,263		1,109		154		14	%
Washington	329		42		287		683	%
Oregon	467		59		408		692	%
Total	2,059		1,210		849		70	%
Cancellation Rate	19	%	16	%	3	%

The 70% increase in net new homes orders is driven by (i) a 63% increase in average number of sales locations to 65 average locations in 2015, compared to 40 in the 2014 period, driven by the opening of locations in all previously established reporting segments, as well as the inclusion of the operations of the Washington and Oregon reporting segments for the entire 2015 period, compared with only the period after the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes during the 2014 period. The Company also experienced an increase in the absorption rate during the 2015 period, from 30.3 orders per community in the 2014 period, to 31.7 orders per community in the 2015 period. Cancellation rates during the 2015 period increased to 19% from 16% during the 2014 period.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,		Increase (Decrease)
	2015	2014	Amount	%
Average Number of Sales Locations
California	17	16	1	6	%
Arizona	7	6	1	17	%
Nevada	10	9	1	11	%
Colorado	13	7	6	86	%
Subtotal	47	38	9	24	%
Washington	6	1	5	500	%
Oregon	12	1	11	1,100	%
Total	65	40	25	63	%

The average number of sales locations for the Company increased to 65 locations for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 compared to 40 for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, driven the inclusion of the operations of the Washington and Oregon reporting segments for the entire 2015 period, compared with only the period after the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes during the 2014 period, and by the opening of 39 new communities in all reporting segments during 2015, offset by 18 closed projects. The increase in average number of sales locations is in line with the Company's growth plans as it continues to convert its land supply into home sites for customers.

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,		Increase (Decrease)
	2015	2014	Amount		%
Number of Homes Closed
California	408	553	(145	)	(26	)%
Arizona	132	167	(35	)	(21	)%
Nevada	157	163	(6	)	(4	)%
Colorado	150	49	101		206	%
Subtotal	847	932	(85	)	(9	)%
Washington	301	43	258		600	%
Oregon	357	61	296		485	%
Total	1,505	1,036	469		45	%

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the number of homes closed increased 45% to 1,505 from 1,036 in the 2014 period. The increase was primarily attributable to the addition of the Washington and Oregon reporting segments, which reflect results for the entire 2015 period, compared to the 2014 period which only includes homes closed after the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes In addition, the Colorado reporting segment had an increase of 206%, driven by the number of homes in backlog to begin the period when compared with the 2014 period. The decrease in California is driven by a lower number of homes in backlog to begin the period compared to the prior year.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)
	2015		2014		Amount			%
	(dollars in thousands)
Home Sales Revenue
California	$	223,311	$	325,372	$	(102,061	)	(31	)%
Arizona	36,282		44,748		(8,466		)	(19	)%
Nevada	89,937		72,081		17,856			25	%
Colorado	69,457		23,443		46,014			196	%
Subtotal	418,987		465,644		(46,657		)	(10	)%
Washington	124,371		19,994		104,377			522	%
Oregon	138,408		18,908		119,500			632	%
Total	$	681,766	$	504,546	$	177,220		35	%

The increase in homebuilding revenue of 35% to $681.8 million for the 2015 period from $504.5 million for the 2014 period is primarily attributable a 45% increase in deliveries, driven by the Washington and Oregon reporting segments which reflect results for the entire 2015 period, compared to the 2014 period which only includes homes closed after the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes, along with an increase in the Colorado reporting segment driven by an increase in the number of homes closed, partially offset by decreases in the number of homes delivered in the California and Arizona reporting segments. The average sales price of homes closed in all of our previously established reporting segments remained fairly consistent between periods at $494,700 during the 2015 period from $499,600 during the 2014 period.

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	Nine Months Ended September 30,				Increase (Decrease)
	2015		2014		Amount			%
Average Sales Price of Homes Closed
California	$	547,300	$	588,400	$	(41,100	)	(7	)%
Arizona	274,900		268,000		6,900			3	%
Nevada	572,800		442,200		130,600			30	%
Colorado	463,000		478,400		(15,400		)	(3	)%
Subtotal average	494,700		499,600		(4,900		)	(1	)%
Washington	413,200		465,000		(51,800		)	(11	)%
Oregon	387,700		310,000		77,700			25	%
Total	$	453,000	$	487,000	$	(34,000	)	(7	)%

The average sales price of homes closed for the 2015 period decreased 7% due to a greater proportion of overall deliveries in the current period in the Arizona, Washington, and Oregon reporting segments, which have lower price points. In Nevada, the increase in average sales price of homes closed was attributable to 47 closings with an average sales price in excess of $900,000 during 2015 for which there were 20 comparable closings in the 2014 period.

Gross Margin

Homebuilding gross margins decreased to 18.6% for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 from 22.3% in the 2014 period. primarily driven by the application of purchase accounting related to the acquisition of our Washington and Oregon reporting segments, which negatively impacted gross margins by 300 basis points during the 2015 period.

For the comparison of the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and the nine months ended September 30, 2014, adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage, which excludes previously capitalized interest included in cost of sales as well as the effect of adjustments recorded in relation to purchase accounting, was 25.1% for the 2015 period compared to 26.4% for the 2014 period. The decrease was primarily a result of the changes for homebuilding gross margins described previously.

Adjusted homebuilding gross margin is a non-GAAP financial measure. The Company believes this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that interest and purchase accounting have on homebuilding gross margin and permits investors to make better comparisons with the Company's competitors, who also break out and adjust gross margins in a similar fashion. For comparative purposes purchase accounting is the net adjustment in basis related to the acquisition of our Colorado, Washington and Oregon operating divisions. See table set forth below reconciling this non-GAAP measure to homebuilding gross margin.

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015			2014
	(dollars in thousands)
Home sales revenue	$	681,766		$	504,546
Cost of home sales	(554,657		)	(392,083		)
Homebuilding gross margin	127,109			112,463
Homebuilding gross margin percentage	18.6		%	22.3		%
Add: Interest in cost of sales	23,750			16,496
Add: Purchase accounting adjustments	20,441			4,088
Adjusted homebuilding gross margin	$	171,300		$	133,047
Adjusted homebuilding gross margin percentage	25.1		%	26.4		%

Construction Services Revenue

Construction services revenue, which is only in the California reporting segment, was $19.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, and $30.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2014. The decrease is primarily due to a decrease in revenue attributable to one project in Northern California.

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Sales and Marketing, General and Administrative

	Nine Months Ended September 30,				As a Percentage of Home Sales Revenue
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(dollars in thousands)
Sales and Marketing	$	42,480	$	27,958	6.2	%	5.5	%
General and Administrative	41,344		35,881		6.1	%	7.1	%
Total Sales and Marketing & General and Administrative	$	83,824	$	63,839	12.3	%	12.7	%

Sales and marketing expense as a percentage of home sales revenue increased to 6.2% in the 2015 period compared to 5.5% in the 2014 period, driven primarily by higher direct closing and outside broker expenses contributing a relative increase of 0.3% and 0.5% as a percentage of home sales revenue, respectively, compared to the prior year period. General and administrative expense as a percentage of home sales revenues decreased to 6.1% in the 2015 period compared to 7.1% in the 2014 period. The decrease is driven by increased revenues and improved operating leverage on our increased headcount.

Other Items

Interest activity for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014 is as follows (in thousands):

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2015		2014
Interest incurred	$	55,915	$	38,818
Less: Interest capitalized	55,915		38,818
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	$	—	$	—
Cash paid for interest	$	47,590	$	22,596

The increase in interest incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, compared to the interest incurred for the nine months ended September 30, 2014, reflects an increase in the Company's overall debt, offset by a decrease in effective interest rates. The Company capitalized all of the interest it incurred during both periods presented due to its qualifying assets exceeding outstanding debt.

Provision for Income Taxes

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $15.8 million, for an effective tax rate of 32.3%. The significant drivers of the effective rate are the allocation of income to noncontrolling interests and domestic production activities deduction. During the nine months ended September 30, 2014, the Company recorded a provision for income taxes of $12.8 million for an effective tax rate of 27.5%.

Net Income Attributable to Noncontrolling Interests

Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests decreased to $2.1 million during the 2015 period, from $7.1 million during the 2014 period. The decrease is attributable to a reduction in net income from a joint venture that was sold out during the first half of 2014 for which there was no activity during the nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Net Income Attributable to William Lyon Homes

As a result of the foregoing factors, net income attributable to William Lyon Homes for the nine months ended September 30, 2015, and 2014 was $31.0 million, and $26.6 million, respectively.

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Financial Condition and Liquidity

Throughout 2014 and into 2015 the U.S. housing market has continued to improve on the momentum experienced during 2012 and 2013 and continues to improve from the cyclical low points reached during the 2008—2009 national recession. In 2011, early signs of a recovery began to materialize in many markets around the country as a result of an improving macroeconomic backdrop and excellent housing affordability. Historically, strong housing markets have been associated with great affordability, a healthy domestic economy, positive demographic trends such as population growth and household formation, falling mortgage rates, increases in renters that qualify as homebuyers and locally based dynamics such as housing demand relative to housing supply. Many markets across the U.S. are exhibiting most of these positive characteristics.

Since our initial public offering, which raised approximately $163.7 million of net proceeds, the Company has access to the public equity and debt markets, which it has utilized as a significant source of financing for investing in land in our existing markets or financing expansion into new markets, such as the Company’s acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes.

The Company benefits from a sizable and well-located lot supply, and as of September 30, 2015, the Company owned 13,911 lots, all of which are entitled, and had options to purchase an additional 3,762 lots. The Company’s lot supply reflects its balanced approach to land investment. The Company has a diverse mix of finished lots available for near-term homebuilding operations and longer-term strategic land positions to support future growth. The Company believes that its current inventory of owned and controlled lots is sufficient to supply the vast majority of its projected future home closings for the next three years and a portion of future home closings for a multi-year period thereafter. The Company’s meaningful supply of owned lots allows it to be selective in identifying new land acquisition opportunities, with a primary focus on optioning and acquiring land to drive closings, revenues and earnings growth in 2016 and beyond and largely insulates it from the heavy pricing competition for near-term finished lots.

The Company provides for its ongoing cash requirements with the proceeds from capital markets transactions, as well as from internally generated funds from the sales of homes and/or land sales. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015 the Company has closed 1,505 homes and recorded total revenues of $703.6 million. During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company used cash in operations of $220.4 million, which included investment in land acquisitions of $209.8 million, for net operational cash usage of $10.6 million. In addition, the Company has the option to use additional outside borrowing, form new joint ventures with partners that could provide a substantial portion of the capital required for certain projects, buy land via lot options or land banking arrangements, and engage in future transactions in the public equity and debt markets. The Company has financed, and may in the future finance, certain projects and land acquisitions with construction loans secured by real estate inventories, seller-provided financing, land banking transactions, and capital markets transactions. The Company may also draw on its revolving line of credit to fund land acquisitions, as discussed below. We believe we are well-positioned with a strong balance sheet and sufficient liquidity for supporting our ongoing operations and growth initiatives.

Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes

On August 12, 2014, the Company acquired the residential homebuilding operations of Polygon Northwest Homes for an aggregate cash purchase price of $520.0 million, an additional approximately $28.0 million at closing pursuant to initial working capital adjustments, plus an additional $4.3 million of consideration (the "Polygon Acquisition"). The Company financed the Polygon Acquisition with a combination of proceeds from its issuance of $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.00% senior notes due 2022, cash on hand including approximately $100 million of aggregate proceeds from several separate land banking arrangements with respect to land parcels located in California, Washington and Oregon, and $120 million of borrowings under a new one-year senior unsecured loan facility, which was subsequently paid off in full using proceeds from the November 2014 tangible equity units offering, as described below.

Tangible Equity Units

On November 21, 2014, in order to pay down amounts borrowed under the senior unsecured bridge loan facility entered into in conjunction with the Polygon Acquisition, the Company completed its public offering and sale of 1,000,0006.50% tangible equity units (“TEUs”, or "Units"), sold for a stated amount of $100 per Unit, featuring a 17.5% conversion premium.  On December 3, 2014, the Company sold an additional 150,000 TEUs pursuant to an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters. Each TEU is a unit composed of two parts: 

• a prepaid stock purchase contract (a “purchase contract”); and

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• a senior subordinated amortizing note (an “amortizing note”).

Unless settled earlier at the holder’s option, each purchase contract will automatically settle on December 1, 2017 (the "mandatory settlement date"), and the Company will deliver not more than 5.2247 shares of Class A Common Stock and not less than 4.4465 shares of Class A Common Stock on the mandatory settlement date, subject to adjustment, based upon the applicable settlement rate and applicable market value of Class A Common Stock.

Each amortizing note had an initial principal amount of $18.01, bears interest at the annual rate of 5.50% and has a final installment payment date of December 1, 2017. On each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, commencing on March 1, 2015, William Lyon Homes will pay equal quarterly installments of $1.6250 on each amortizing note (except for the March 1, 2015 installment payment, which was $1.8056 per amortizing note). Each installment will constitute a payment of interest and a partial repayment of principal. The amortizing notes rank equally in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future senior indebtedness, other than borrowings under the Amended Facility and the Company's secured project level financing, which will be senior in right of payment to the obligations under the amortizing notes, in each case to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

Each TEU may be separated into its constituent purchase contract and amortizing note on any business day during the period beginning on, and including, the business day immediately succeeding the date of initial issuance of the Units to, but excluding, the third scheduled trading day immediately preceding the mandatory settlement date. Prior to separation, the purchase contracts and amortizing notes may only be purchased and transferred together as Units. The net proceeds received from the TEU issuance were allocated between the amortizing note and the purchase contract under the relative fair value method, with amounts allocated to the purchase contract classified as additional paid-in capital. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the amortizing notes had an unamortized carrying value of $15.7 million and $20.7 million, respectively.

The Company used the net proceeds from the offering of the TEUs to pay down approximately $111.2 million of outstanding debt under its senior unsecured bridge loan facility.

5 ³/₄% Senior Notes Due 2019

On March 31, 2014, California Lyon completed its offering of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "5.75% Notes"), in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million. The 5.75% Notes were issued at 100% of their aggregate principal amount.

As of September 30, 2015, the outstanding amount of the 5.75% Notes was $150 million. The 5.75% Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.75% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, and mature on April 15, 2019. The 5.75% Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Parent and certain of its existing and future restricted subsidiaries. The 5.75% Notes and the related guarantees are California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including California Lyon’s $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020 and $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Notes, each as described below. The 5.75% Notes rank senior in right of payment to all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The 5.75% Notes and the guarantees are and will be effectively junior to California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.

8 ¹/₂% Senior Notes Due 2020

On November 8, 2012, California Lyon completed its offering of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020, (the "initial 8.5% Notes"), in an aggregate principal amount of $325 million. The initial 8.5% Notes were issued at 100% of their aggregate principal amount.

On October 24, 2013, California Lyon completed the sale to certain purchasers of an additional $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “additional 8.5% Notes”, and together with the initial 8.5% notes, the "8.5% Notes" ) at an issue price of 106.5% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest from and including May 15, 2013, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $104.7 million.

As of September 30, 2015 the outstanding principal amount of the 8.5% Notes was $425 million. The 8.5% Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15, and mature on November 15, 2020. The 8.5% Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Parent and by certain of its existing and future restricted subsidiaries. The 8.5% Notes and the related guarantees are California Lyon's and the guarantors' unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’

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existing and future unsecured senior debt, including, the 5.75% Notes, as described above, and the 7.00% Notes, as described below. The 8.5% Notes rank senior in right of payment to all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The 8.5% Notes and the guarantees are and will be effectively junior to any of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.

7.00% Senior Notes due 2022

On August 11, 2014, WLH PNW Finance Corp. (“Escrow Issuer”), completed its offering of 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “initial 7.00% Notes”), in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million. The initial 7.00% Notes were issued at 100% of their aggregate principal amount. On August 12, 2014, in connection with the consummation of the Polygon Acquisition, Escrow Issuer merged with and into California Lyon, and California Lyon assumed the obligations of the Escrow Issuer under the initial 7.00% Notes and the related indenture by operation of law (the “Escrow Merger”). Following the Escrow Merger, California Lyon is the obligor under the inital 7.00% Notes. In January 2015, we exchanged 100% of the initial 7.00% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act.

On September 15, 2015, California Lyon completed its private placement with registration rights of an additional $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “additional 7.00% Notes”, and together with the initial 7.00% Notes, the "7.00% Notes") at an issue price of 102.0% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest from August 15, 2015, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $50.5 million. The Company intends to exchange 100% of the additional 7.00% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act subsequent to the filing of this quarterly report.

As of September 30, 2015, the outstanding principal amount of the 7.00% Notes was $350 million. The 7.00% Notes bear interest at a rate of 7.00% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15, and mature on August 15, 2022. The 7.00% Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Parent and certain of its existing and future restricted subsidiaries. The 7.00% Notes and the related guarantees are California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including California Lyon’s $150 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2019 and $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020, each as described above. The 7.00% Notes rank senior in right of payment to all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The 7.00% Notes and the guarantees are and will be effectively junior to California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.

Senior Notes Covenant Compliance

The indentures governing the 5.75% Notes, the 8.5% Notes, and the 7.00% Notes contain covenants that limit the ability of Parent, California Lyon, and their restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur or guarantee certain additional indebtedness; (ii) pay dividends, distributions, or repurchase equity or make payments in respect of subordinated indebtedness; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) sell assets; (v) incur liens; (vi) enter into agreements restricting the ability of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or transfer assets; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; (viii) create unrestricted subsidiaries; and (viii) consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications as described in the Indenture. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of September 30, 2015.

Revolving Lines of Credit

On March 27, 2015, California Lyon and Parent entered into an amendment and restatement agreement pursuant to which its existing credit agreement for a revolving credit facility of up to $100 million (the "Revolver") was amended and restated in its entirety (as so amended and restated, the “Amended Facility”). The Amended Facility amends and restates the Revolver and provides for total lending commitments of $130.0 million. In addition, the Amended Facility has an uncommitted accordion feature under which the Company may increase the total principal amount up to a maximum aggregate of $200.0 million under certain circumstances (up from a maximum aggregate of $125.0 million under the previous facility), as well as a sublimit of $50.0 million for letters of credit, and extends the maturity date of the previous facility by one year to August 7, 2017.

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The Amended Facility contains various covenants, including financial covenants relating to tangible net worth, leverage, liquidity and interest coverage, as well as a limitation on investments in joint ventures and non-guarantor subsidiaries. The Amended Facility contains customary events of default, subject to cure periods in certain circumstances, including: nonpayment of principal, interest and fees or other amounts; violation of covenants; inaccuracy of representations and warranties; cross default to certain other indebtedness; unpaid judgments; and certain bankruptcy and other insolvency events. The occurrence of any event of default could result in the termination of the commitments under the Amended Facility and permit the lenders to accelerate payment on outstanding borrowings under the Amended Facility and require cash collateralization of outstanding letters of credit. If a change in control (as defined in the Amended Facility) occurs, the lenders may terminate the commitments under the Amended Facility and require that the the Company repay outstanding borrowings under the Amended Facility and cash collateralize outstanding letters of credit. Interest rates on borrowings generally will be based on either LIBOR or a base rate, plus the applicable spread. The commitment fee on the unused portion of the Amended Facility currently accrues at an annual rate of 0.50%. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Amended Facility as of September 30, 2015.

Borrowings under the Amended Facility, the availability of which is subject to a borrowing base formula, are required to be guaranteed by the Company and certain of the Company’s wholly-owned subsidiaries, are secured by a pledge of all equity interests held by such guarantors, and may be used for general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $85.0 million outstanding against the Amended Facility at an effective rate of 3.87%, as well as a letter of credit for $7.3 million further reducing the amount available under the Amended Facility.

Construction Notes Payable

    The Company and certain of its consolidated joint ventures have entered into construction notes payable agreements. The issuance date, facility size, maturity date and interest rate are listed in the table below as of September 30, 2015 (in millions):

Issuance Date	Facility Size		Outstanding		Maturity	Current Rate
August, 2015	$	14.2	$	2.7	August, 2017	4.25	%	(1)
August, 2015	37.5		21.3		August, 2017	4.25	%	(1)
July, 2015	22.5		12.5		July, 2018	3.75	%	(2)
April, 2015	18.5		9.9		October, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
November, 2014	24.0		18.5		November, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
November, 2014	22.0		17.8		November, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
March, 2014	26.0		16.7		October, 2016	3.19	%	(1)
December, 2013	18.6		5.6		January, 2016	4.25	%	(1)
	$	183.3	$	105.0

(1) Loan bears interest at the prime rate +0.5%.

(2) Loan bears interest at the Company's option of either LIBOR +3.0% or the prime rate +1.0%.

Seller Financing

At September 30, 2015, the Company had $7.5 million of notes payable outstanding related to one land acquisition for which seller financing was provided. The note bears interest at 5% per annum, is secured by the underlying land, and had an original maturity of April 2015, which was subsequently extended to October 2015.

Net Debt to Total Capital

The Company’s ratio of net debt to net book capital was 63.6% and 59.8% as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The ratio of net debt to net book capital is a non-GAAP financial measure, which is calculated by dividing notes payable and Senior Notes, net of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, by net book capital (notes payable and Senior Notes, net of cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash, plus total equity). The Company believes this calculation is a relevant and useful financial measure to investors in understanding the leverage employed in its operations, and may be helpful in comparing the Company with other companies in the homebuilding industry to the extent they provide similar information. See table set forth below reconciling this non-GAAP measure to the ratio of debt to total capital.

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	Successor
	September 30, 2015			December 31, 2014
	(dollars in thousands)
Notes payable and Senior Notes	$	1,143,486		$	940,101
Total equity	638,308			597,146
Total capital	$	1,781,794		$	1,537,247
Ratio of debt to total capital	64.2		%	61.2		%
Notes payable and Senior Notes	$	1,143,486		$	940,101
Less: Cash and cash equivalents and restricted cash	(26,883		)	(53,275		)
Net debt	1,116,603			886,826
Total equity	638,308			597,146
Total capital	$	1,754,911		$	1,483,972
Ratio of net debt to total capital	63.6		%	59.8		%

Joint Venture Financing

The Company and certain of its subsidiaries are general partners or members in joint ventures involved in the development and sale of residential projects. As described more fully in Critical Accounting Policies—Variable Interest Entities, certain joint ventures have been determined to be variable interest entities in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary. Accordingly, the assets, liabilities and operations of these joint ventures have been consolidated with the Company’s financial statements for the periods presented. The financial statements of joint ventures in which the Company is not considered the primary beneficiary are not consolidated with the Company’s financial statements. The Company’s investments in unconsolidated joint ventures are accounted for using the equity method because the Company has a 50% or less voting or economic interest (and thus such joint ventures are not controlled by the Company). Based upon current estimates, substantially all future development and construction costs incurred by the joint ventures will be funded by the venture partners or from the proceeds of construction financing obtained by the joint ventures.

During the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company acquired a non-controlling interest in an unconsolidated mortgage joint venture. During the year ended December 31, 2014 the Company acquired a non-controlling interest in another mortgage joint venture as a result of the acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes.

Assessment District Bonds

In some jurisdictions in which the Company develops and constructs property, assessment district bonds are issued by municipalities to finance major infrastructure improvements and fees. Such financing has been an important part of financing master-planned communities due to the long-term nature of the financing, favorable interest rates when compared to the Company’s other sources of funds and the fact that the bonds are sold, administered and collected by the relevant government entity. As a landowner benefited by the improvements, the Company is responsible for the assessments on its land. When the Company’s homes or other properties are sold, the assessments are either prepaid or the buyers assume the responsibility for the related assessments.

Cash Flows—Comparison of the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015 to the Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

For the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, the comparison of cash flows is as follows:

• Net cash used in operating activities increased to $220.4 million in the 2015 period from $181.0 million in the 2014 period. The change was primarily a result of (i) a net increase in spending on real estate inventories-owned of $323.7 million in the 2015 period primarily driven by $209.8 million in land acquisitions, compared to spending of $265.5 million in the 2014 period, (ii) a decrease in accrued expenses of $10.0 million in the 2015 period compared to an increase of $26.0 million in the 2014 period primarily due to the timing of payments, and (iii) an increase in escrow proceeds receivable of $2.9 million in the 2015 period compared to an increase of $10.2 million in the 2014 period due to the timing of homes closed, partially offset by (iv) an increase in accounts payable of $63.5 million in the 2015 period compared to an increase of $29.4 million in the 2014 period due to timing of payments.

• Net cash used in investing activities was $2.3 million in the 2015 period compared to $490.5 million in the 2014 period, primarily driven by (i) net cash paid of $488.8 million to acquire the assets and operations of Polygon Northwest Homes in the 2014 period, for which there was no corresponding amount in the 2015 period, (ii) net cash

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paid to unconsolidated joint ventures of $1.0 million in the 2015 period, with no comparable amount in the 2014 period and (iii) purchases of property and equipment of $1.3 million in the 2015 period, compared to $1.7 million in the 2014 period.

• Net cash provided by financing activities decreased to $196.3 million in the 2015 period from $535.0 million in the 2014 period. The change was primarily the result of (i) proceeds from issuance of 7% Senior notes of $51.0 million in the 2015 period, versus $300.0 million in the 2014 period, (ii) proceeds from issuance of 5 ³/₄% Senior notes of $150.0 million in the 2014 period, with no comparable amount in the 2015 period, and (iii) principal payments on Subordinated amortizing notes of $5.0 million in the 2015 period, with no comparable amount in the 2014 period, offset by (iv) net borrowings of $85.0 million against the revolving line of credit in the 2015 period for which there was no comparable amount in the 2014 period, (v) net borrowings of notes payable of $63.8 million in the 2015 period, with net payments of $4.6 million in the 2014 period, and (vi) net noncontrolling interest contributions of $4.9 million in the 2015 period versus net distributions of $5.3 million in the 2014 period.

Based on capital market access and expected sales volume, the Company believes it has sufficient cash and sources of financing for at least the next twelve months.

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

The Company enters into certain off-balance sheet arrangements including joint venture financing, option agreements, land banking arrangements and variable interests in consolidated and unconsolidated entities. These arrangements are more fully described above and in Notes 3 and 12 of “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.” In addition, the Company is party to certain contractual obligations, including land purchases and project commitments, which are detailed in Note 12 of “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.”

Inflation

The Company’s revenues and profitability may be affected by increased inflation rates and other general economic conditions. In periods of high inflation, demand for the Company’s homes may be reduced by increases in mortgage interest rates. Further, the Company’s profits will be affected by increases in the costs of land, construction, labor and administrative expenses. The Company’s ability to raise prices at such times will depend upon demand and other competitive factors.

Description of Projects and Communities Under Development

The Company’s homebuilding projects usually take two to five years to develop. The following table presents project information relating to each of the Company’s homebuilding reporting segments as of September 30, 2015 and only includes projects with lots owned as of September 30, 2015, lots consolidated in accordance with certain accounting principles as of September 30, 2015 or homes closed for the quarter ended September 30, 2015. The following table includes certain information that is forward-looking or predictive in nature and is based on expectations and projections about future events. Such information is subject to a number of risks and uncertainties, and actual results may differ materially from those expressed or forecast in the table below. In addition, we undertake no obligation to update or revise the information in the table below to reflect changed assumptions, the occurrence of anticipated or unanticipated events or changes to projections over time. See "NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Project (County or City)	Estimated Year of First Delivery	Estimated Number of Homes at Completion (1)	Cumulative Homes Closed as of Sept. 30, 2015 (2)	Backlog at Sept. 30, 2015 (3) (4)	Lots Owned as of Sept. 30, 2015 (5)	Homes Closed for the Period Ended Sept. 30, 2015	Estimated Sales Price Range (6)
CALIFORNIA
Orange County:
Anaheim
Avelina	2016	38	—	—	38	—	$ 505,000 - 538,000

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Buena Park
The Covey (7)	2016	67	—	—	67	—	$ 778,000 - 828,000
Cypress
Mackay Place (7)	2016	47	—	—	47	—	$ 807,000 - 882,000
Dana Point
Grand Monarch	2015	37	—	10	21	—	$ 2,577,000 - 2,904,000
Irvine
Agave	2013	96	96	—	—	7	(9)
Lyon Whistler (7)	2013	83	83	—	—	10	(9)
Ladera Ranch
Artisan	2015	14	1	2	13	1	$ 2,550,000 - 2,770,000
Rancho Mission Viejo
Lyon Cabanas	2013	97	97	—	—	18	(9)
Lyon Villas	2013	96	96	—	—	15	(9)
Aurora (7)	2015	94	—	7	94	—	$ 459,000 - 574,000
Vireo (7)	2015	90	—	6	90	—	$ 557,000 - 642,000
Rancho Santa Margarita
Dahlia Court	2016	36	—	—	36	—	$ 480,000 - 510,000
Los Angeles County:
Glendora
La Colina Estates	2015	121	—	12	87	—	$ 1,259,000 - 1,639,000
Hawthorne
360 South Bay:
The Townes	2013	96	96	—	—	13	(9)
The Terraces	2014	93	93	—	—	35	(9)
Lakewood
Canvas	2015	72	23	9	49	23	$ 438,000 - 475,000
Claremont
Meadow Park	2016	95	—	—	95	—	$ 420,000 - 510,000
San Diego County:
San Diego
Atrium	2014	80	80	—	—	29	(9)
Riverside County:
Riverside
Bridle Creek	2015	10	10	—	—	10	(9)
SkyRidge	2014	90	11	4	79	8	$ 500,000 - 543,000
TurnLeaf
Crossings	2014	139	9	2	68	8	$ 505,000 - 549,000
Coventry	2015	161	6	1	75	6	$ 553,000 - 578,000
Eastvale
Nexus	2015	220	—	27	220	—	$337,000 - $362,000
San Bernardino County:
Upland
The Orchards (7)
Citrus Court	2015	77	—	8	77	—	$ 324,000 - 394,000
Citrus Pointe	2015	132	—	6	132	—	$ 349,000 - 404,000
Chino
Laurel Lane	2016	70	—	—	70	—	$ 498,000 - 543,000
Yucaipa
Cedar Glen	2015	143	44	17	99	44	$ 304,000 - 318,000
Alameda County
Newark
Bayshores

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The Cove	2017	108	—	—	108	—	$ 570,000 - 632,000
The Strand	2017	157	—	—	157	—	$ 634,000 - 729,000
The Banks	2016	120	—	—	120	—	$ 688,000 - 758,000
The Tides	2016	76	—	—	76	—	$ 771,000 - 806,000
The Isles	2016	81	—	—	81	—	$ 821,000 - 895,000
Dublin
Terrace Ridge	2015	36	—	14	36	—	$ 1,110,000 - 1,170,000
Contra Costa County:
Pittsburgh
Vista Del Mar
Vineyard II	2012	131	131	—	—	20	(9)
Victory II	2014	104	46	20	58	36	$ 563,000 - 632,000
Victory III	2016	11	—	5	11	—	$ 563,000 - 632,000
Brentwood
Palmilla (7)
El Sol	2014	52	49	2	3	28	$ 349,000 - 373,000
Cielo	2014	56	32	17	24	16	$ 399,000 - 454,000
Antioch
Oak Crest	2013	130	104	23	26	46	$ 443,000 - 488,000
San Joaquin County:
Tracy
Maplewood	2014	59	29	14	30	20	$ 450,000 - 532,000
Santa Clara County:
Morgan Hill
Brighton Oaks	2015	110	15	59	95	15	$ 520,000 - 660,000
Mountain View
Guild 33	2015	33		32	33	—	$ 1,180,000 - 1,495,000
CALIFORNIA TOTAL		3,658	1,151	297	2,315	408

Project (County or City)	Estimated Year of First Delivery	Estimated Number of Homes at Completion (1)	Cumulative Homes Closed as of Sept. 30, 2015 (2)	Backlog at Sept. 30, 2015 (3) (4)	Lots Owned as of Sept. 30, 2015 (5)	Homes Closed for the Period Ended Sept. 30, 2015	Estimated Sales Price Range (6)
ARIZONA
Maricopa County:
Queen Creek
Hastings Farm
Villas	2012	337	337	—	—	13	(9)
Estates	2012	153	130	14	23	14	$ 307,000 - 361,000
Meridian
Harvest	2015	448	12	60	436	12	$ 190,000 - 226,000
Homestead	2015	562	11	14	551	11	$ 230,000 - 298,000
Harmony	2015	505	3	8	502	3	$ 257,000 - 271,000
Horizons	2016	425	—	—	425	—	$ 298,000 - 350,000
Heritage	2016	370	—	—	370	—	$ 329,000 - 372,000
Mesa
Lehi Crossing
Settlers Landing	2012	235	112	26	123	29	$ 230,000 - 263,000

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Wagon Trail	2013	244	89	19	155	29	$ 243,000 - 296,000
Monument Ridge	2013	248	46	12	202	13	$ 278,000 - 366,000
Albany Village	2016	228	—	—	228	—	$ 177,000 - 222,000
Peoria
Rio Vista	2015	197	8	85	189	8	$ 183,000 - 211,000
Surprise
Rancho Mercado
Land (8)	N/A	—	—	—	1,896	—	N/A
Gilbert
Land (8)	N/A	—	—	—	189	—	N/A
ARIZONA TOTAL		3,952	748	238	5,289	132
NEVADA
Clark County:
North Las Vegas
Tierra Este	2013	114	48	10	66	22	$ 213,000 - 233,000
Rhapsody	2014	63	59	3	4	27	$ 231,000 - 249,000
Las Vegas
Serenity Ridge	2013	108	85	16	23	18	$ 478,000 - 558,000
Lyon Estates	2014	128	26	16	102	9	$ 408,000 - 538,000
Sterling Ridge
Grand	2014	137	47	19	90	23	$ 870,000 - 929,000
Premier	2014	62	46	4	16	16	$ 1,244,000 - 1,312,000
Allegra	2016	88	—	1	88	—	$ 513,000 - 532,000
Silver Ridge	2016	83	—	4	5	—	$ 1,284,000 - 1,352,000
Tuscan Cliffs	2015	77	8	7	69	8	$ 731,000 - 781,000
Brookshire
Estates	2015	35	—	11	35	—	$ 575,000 - 611,000
Heights	2015	98	2	3	96	2	$ 389,000 - 411,000
Henderson
Lago Vista	2016	52	—	—	52	—	$ 881,000 - 935,000
Nye County:
Pahrump
Mountain Falls
Series I	2011	211	123	11	88	23	$ 153,000 - 182,000
Series II	2014	218	13	4	205	9	$ 216,000 - 299,000
Land (8)	N/A	—	—	—	1,925	—	N/A
NEVADA TOTAL		1,474	457	109	2,864	157
COLORADO
Arapahoe County
Aurora Southshore
Hometown	2014	68	27	17	41	22	$ 359,000 - 376,000
Generations	2014	15	7	5	8	6	$ 401,000 - 494,000
Harmony	2015	9	3	4	6	3	$ 418,000 - 509,000
Signature 1	2015	14	1	1	13	1	$ 531,000 - 584,000
Hometown 2	2016	30	—	2	30	—	$ 384,000 - 417,000
Artistry	2016	62	—	4	62	—	$ 414,000 - 475,000
Signature 2	2016	23	—	—	23		$480,000 - 540,000
Centennial
Greenfield	2016	35	—	—	35	—	$ 426,000 - 484,000
Douglas County
Castle Rock
Cliffside	2014	49	24	10	25	12	$ 502,000 - 579,000

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Parker
Canterberry	2014	37	29	8	8	25	$ 332,000 - 369,000
Grand County
Granby
Granby Ranch	2012	29	27	1	2	2	$ 500,000 - 529,000
Land (8)	N/A	—	—	—	25	—	N/A
Jefferson County
Arvada
Candelas Sundance	2014	66	53	8	13	18	$ 386,000 - 440,000
Candelas II
Generations	2015	91	2	4	89	2	$ 394,000 - 470,000
Tapestry	2015	110	—	2	110	—	$ 446,000 - 525,000
Leydon Rock
Garden	2014	56	12	7	44	10	$ 394,000 - 434,000
Park	2015	78	23	23	55	23	$ 375,000 - 440,000
Larimer County
Fort Collins
Timnath Ranch
Sonnet	2014	179	21	11	158	11	$ 377,000 - 451,000
Park	2014	92	21	17	71	9	$ 348,000 - 383,000
Loveland
Lakes at Centerra	2015	200	6	10	46	6	$ 350,000 - 390,000
COLORADO TOTAL		1,243	256	134	864	150

Project (County or City)	Estimated Year of First Delivery	Estimated Number of Homes at Completion (1)	Cumulative Homes Closed as of Sept. 30, 2015 (2)	Backlog at Sept. 30, 2015 (3) (4)	Lots Owned as of Sept. 30, 2015 (5)	Homes Closed for the Period Ended Sept. 30, 2015	Estimated Sales Price Range (6)
WASHINGTON (10)
King County
Westridge	2015	365	—	—	365	—	$ 438,990 - 1,030,990
Cascara at Redmond Ridge	2014	69	69	—	—	56	(9)
The Brownstones at Issaquah Highlands	2014	176	86	16	90	63	$ 499,990 - 619,990
The Towns at Mill Creek Meadows	2014	122	88	25	34	65	$ 257,990 - 358,990
Bryant Heights	2015	89	—	2	89	—	$ 535,990 - 1,300,000
Ridgeview Townhomes	2016	39	—	—	39	—	$ 325,990 - 399,990
High Point Block 34	2016	56	—	—	56	—	$ 325,990 - 545,990
Snohomish County
Riverfront	2016	425	—	—	190	—	$ 229,990 - 450,000
The Reserve at North Creek	2014	127	100	11	27	63	$ 479,990 - 574,990
Silverlake Center	2015	100	21	15	79	21	$ 239,990 - 309,990
Pierce County
The Reserve at Maple Valley	2014	41	41	—	—	14	(9)
Spanaway 230	2015	230	19	21	211	19	$ 234,990 - 334,990
WASHINGTON TOTAL		1,839	424	90	1,180	301

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OREGON (10)
Clarkamus County:
Calais at Villebois - Rumpf Alley	2015	58	33	6	25	33	$ 314,990 - 459,990
Calais at Villebois - Rumpf Traditional	2015	26	4	10	22	4	$ 509,990 - 559,990
Villebois	2014	183	139	—	44	61	$ 284,990 - 469,990
Villebois Zion III - Alley	2015	51	12	4	39	12	$ 284,990 - 369,990
Villebois Zion III - Traditional	2015	10	7	3	3	7	$ 449,990 - 529,990
Villebois Lund Cottages	2015	75	4	16	71	4	$ 254,990 - 289,990
Villebois Lund Townhomes	2015	42	—	8	42	—	$ 239,990 - 259,990
Grande Pointe at Villebois	2016	100	—	—	100	—	$ 469,990 - 629,990
Villebois V	2016	93	—	—	93	—	$ 304,990 - 389,990
Villebois Lund Alley	2016	88	1	1	87	1	$ 304,990 - 389,990
Villebois Village Center 75 & 83	2016	99	—	—	99	—	$ 249,990 - 289,990
Brenchley Estates	2014	17	17	—	—	1	(9)
Washington County:
Baseline Woods	2014	130	113	—	17	57	$ 289,990 - 379,990
Baseline Woods SFD II	2015	102	19	20	83	19	$ 294,990 - 469,990
Cornelius Pass	2017	170	—	—	170	—	$ 234,990 - 269,990
Murray & Weir	2014	81	64	7	17	49	$ 344,990 - 499,990
Twin Creeks at Cooper Mountain	2014	94	46	6	48	40	$ 429,990 - 589,990
Bethany West - Alley	2015	94	20	9	15	20	$ 374,990 - 459,990
Bethany West - Cottage	2015	61	9	6	22	9	$ 319,990 - 389,990
Bethany West - Traditional	2015	82	18	23	29	18	$ 484,990 - 689,990
Bethany West - Townhomes	2016	32	—	—	32	—	$ 264,990 - 284,990
Bethany West - Weisenfluh	2016	36	—	—	36	—	$ 559,990 - 649,990
Bethany Round 2	2017	70	—	—	70	—	$ 484,990 - 524,990
Bull Mountain Dickson	2016	82	—	—	82	—	$ 539,990 - 649,990
Orenco Woods SFD	2015	71	18	25	53	18	$ 304,990 - 489,990
North Plains at Sunset Ridge	2015	104	4	20	100	4	$ 289,990 - 479,990
OREGON TOTAL		2,051	528	164	1,399	357
GRAND TOTALS		14,217	3,564	1,032	13,911	1,505

(1) The estimated number of homes to be built at completion is subject to change, and there can be no assurance that the Company will build these homes. Includes lots owned, controlled or previously closed as of periods presented.

(2) “Cumulative Homes Closed” represents homes closed since the project opened, and may include prior years, in addition to the homes closed during the current year presented.

(3) Backlog consists of homes sold under sales contracts that have not yet closed, and there can be no assurance that closings of sold homes will occur.

(4) Of the total homes subject to pending sales contracts as of September 30, 2015, 923 represent homes completed or under construction.

(5) Lots owned as of September 30, 2015 include lots in backlog at September 30, 2015.

(6) Sales price range reflects the most recent pricing updates of the base price only and excludes any lot premium, buyer incentive and buyer selected options, which vary from project to project.

(7) Project is a joint venture and is consolidated as a VIE in accordance with ASC 810, Consolidation.

(8) Represents a parcel of land held for future development. It is unknown when the Company plans to develop homes on this land, thus the “year of first delivery” and “sales price range” are not applicable.

(9) Project is completely sold out, therefore the sales price range is not applicable as of September 30, 2015.

(10) Washington and Oregon were acquired on August 12, 2014 as part of the Polygon Acquisition. Estimated number of homes at completion is the number of home to be built post-acquisition. Homes closed are from acquisition date through September 30, 2015.

Income Taxes

See Note 9 of “Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements” for a description of the Company’s income taxes.

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Critical Accounting Policies

The Company’s financial statements have been prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles. The preparation of these financial statements requires management to make estimates and judgments that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and costs and expenses during the reporting period. On an on-going basis, management evaluates its estimates and judgments, including those which impact its most critical accounting policies. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances. Actual results may differ from these estimates under different assumptions or conditions. As disclosed in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, the Company’s most critical accounting policies are debtor in possession accounting; fresh start accounting; real estate inventories and cost of sales; impairment of real estate inventories; sales and profit recognition; variable interest entities; business combinations; and income taxes. Management believes that there have been no significant changes to these policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, as compared to those disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations included in the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

The Company’s exposure to market risk for changes in interest rates relates to the Company’s floating rate debt with a total outstanding balance at September 30, 2015 of $190.0 million where the interest rate is variable based upon certain bank reference or prime rates. The average prime rate during the three months ended September 30, 2015 was 3.25%. Based upon the amount of variable rate debt held by the Company, and holding the variable rate debt balance constant, each 1% increase in interest rates would increase the amount of interest expense incurred by the Company by approximately $1.9 million.

The following table presents principal cash flows by scheduled maturity, interest rates and the estimated fair value of our long-term fixed rate debt obligations as of September 30, 2015 (dollars in thousands):

	Years ending December 31,													Thereafter		Total		Fair Value  at Sept. 30,  2015
	2015			2016		2017			2018		2019
Fixed rate debt	$	7,500		$	—	$	15,718		$	—	$	150,000		$	775,000	$	948,218	$	992,588
Interest rate	5.0		%	—		5.5		%	—		5.75		%	7.0%-8.5%		—		—

The Company does not utilize swaps, forward or option contracts on interest rates, foreign currencies or commodities, or other types of derivative financial instruments as of or during the nine months ended September 30, 2015. The Company does not enter into or hold derivatives for trading or speculative purposes.

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Item 4. Controls and Procedures

We maintain “disclosure controls and procedures,” as such term is defined under Rule 13a-15(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act"), that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed in our Exchange Act reports is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the SEC’s rules and forms, and that such information is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers (principal executive officers) and Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer), as appropriate, to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosures. In designing and evaluating the disclosure controls and procedures, our management recognized that any controls and procedures, no matter how well designed and operated, can provide only reasonable assurance of achieving the desired control objectives and, in reaching a reasonable level of assurance, our management necessarily was required to apply its judgment in evaluating and implementing possible controls and procedures.

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures. We carried out an evaluation as of September 30, 2015, under the supervision and with the participation of our management, including our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer, of the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures. Based upon their evaluation and subject to the foregoing, our Co-Chief Executive Officers and Chief Financial Officer concluded that, as of September 30, 2015, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Changes in Internal Control Over Financial Reporting. Our management determined that as of September 30, 2015, there were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the fiscal quarter then ended that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1. Legal Proceedings

The Company is involved in various legal proceedings, most of which relate to routine litigation and some of which are covered by insurance. In the opinion of the Company’s management, the Company does not have any currently pending litigation of which the outcome will have a material adverse effect on the Company’s operations or financial position.

Item 1A. Risk Factors

You should carefully consider the risks described in Part I, Item 1A, Risk Factors, of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, as our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected by any of the risks and uncertainties described therein. There have been no material changes to the risk factors we previously disclosed in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities

The table below summarizes the number of shares of our Class A Common Stock that were repurchased from certain employees of the Company during the three month period ended September 30, 2015. Such shares were not repurchased pursuant to a publicly announced plan or program. Those shares were repurchased to facilitate income tax withholding payments pertaining to stock-based compensation awards that vested during the three month period ended September 30, 2015.

Month Ended	Total Number of Shares Purchased	Average Price Per Share
July 31, 2015	—	N/A
August 31, 2015	2,092	$	25.02
September 30, 2015	—	N/A
Total	2,092

Except as set forth above, the Company did not repurchase any of its equity securities during the three month period ended September 30, 2015.

Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosure

Not applicable.

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Item 5. Other Information

Not applicable.

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Item 6. Exhibits

Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws of William Lyon Homes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Form 8-K filed July 22, 2015)
4.1	Officers’ Certificate, dated September 15, 2015, delivered pursuant to the Indenture dated August 11, 2014 relating to the 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022, and setting forth the terms of the Additional Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed September 15, 2015)
31.1	Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.3	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*	Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*	Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.3*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS**	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbased Document.

* The information in Exhibits 32.1, 32.2 and 32.3 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act (including this Report), unless the Registrant specifically incorporates the foregoing information into those documents by reference.

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL information will not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not be deemed filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, or otherwise subject to liability under those Sections.

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WILLIAM LYON HOMES

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	WILLIAM LYON HOMES,
	a Delaware corporation
Date: November 6, 2015	By:	/S/    COLIN T. SEVERN
		Colin T. Severn
		Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer (Principal Accounting Officer and Duly Authorized Signatory)

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Exhibit Index

Exhibit No.	Description
3.1	Amended and Restated Bylaws of William Lyon Homes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Form 8-K filed July 22, 2015)
4.1	Officers’ Certificate, dated September 15, 2015, delivered pursuant to the Indenture dated August 11, 2014 relating to the 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022, and setting forth the terms of the Additional Notes (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K filed September 15, 2015)
31.1	Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.3	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Section 302 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1*	Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2*	Certification of Co-Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.3*	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted Pursuant to Section 906 of The Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.INS**	XBRL Instance Document.
101.SCH**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Schema Document.
101.CAL**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Calculation Linkbase Document.
101.DEF**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Definition Linkbase Document.
101.LAB**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Label Linkbase Document.
101.PRE**	XBRL Taxonomy Extension Presentation Linkbased Document.

* The information in Exhibits 32.1, 32.2 and 32.3 shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall they be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act (including this Report), unless the Registrant specifically incorporates the foregoing information into those documents by reference.

** Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the XBRL information will not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and will not be deemed filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 and 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, or otherwise subject to liability under those Sections.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, William H. Lyon, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of William Lyon Homes;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 6, 2015	/S/ WILLIAM H. LYON
	William H. Lyon
	Co-Chief Executive Officer

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Matthew R. Zaist, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of William Lyon Homes;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 6, 2015	/S/ Matthew R. Zaist
	Matthew R. Zaist
	Co-Chief Executive Officer, President

EX-31.3

Exhibit 31.3

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

SECTION 302 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Colin T. Severn, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of William Lyon Homes;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

(a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

(b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

(c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

(d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant’s most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant’s fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant’s other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant’s auditors and the audit committee of the registrant’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

(a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

(b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant’s internal control over financial reporting.

Date: November 6, 2015	/S/ COLIN T. SEVERN
	Colin T. Severn
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, William H. Lyon, Co-Chief Executive Officer of William Lyon Homes (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/ WILLIAM H. LYON

William H. Lyon

Co-Chief Executive Officer

November 6, 2015

This certification accompanies this Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by such Act, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CO-CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Matthew R. Zaist, Co-Chief Executive Officer, President of William Lyon Homes (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/ Matthew R. Zaist

Matthew R. Zaist

Co-Chief Executive Officer, President

November 6, 2015

This certification accompanies this Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by such Act, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

EX-32.3

Exhibit 32.3

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Colin T. Severn, Chief Financial Officer of William Lyon Homes (the “Company”), certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. § 1350, as adopted pursuant to § 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1) the Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended September 30, 2015, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Report”), fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/S/ COLIN T. SEVERN

Colin T. Severn

Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer

November 6, 2015

This certification accompanies this Report on Form 10-Q pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not, except to the extent required by such Act, be deemed filed by the Company for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). Such certification will not be deemed to be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the Exchange Act, except to the extent that the Company specifically incorporates it by reference.

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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Homebuilding Assets (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Homebuilding assets:
Total homebuilding assets		$ 1,992,738	$ 1,674,427
Reportable Geographical Components | California
Homebuilding assets:
Total homebuilding assets		748,229	572,900
Reportable Geographical Components | Arizona
Homebuilding assets:
Total homebuilding assets		204,171	179,529
Reportable Geographical Components | Nevada
Homebuilding assets:
Total homebuilding assets		174,250	135,358
Reportable Geographical Components | Colorado
Homebuilding assets:
Total homebuilding assets		131,028	131,085
Reportable Geographical Components | Washington
Homebuilding assets:
Total homebuilding assets		267,111	281,456
Reportable Geographical Components | Oregon
Homebuilding assets:
Total homebuilding assets		248,350	200,761
Reportable Geographical Components | Corporate
Homebuilding assets:
Total homebuilding assets	[1]	$ 219,599	$ 173,338

[1] Comprised primarily of cash and cash equivalents, deferred income taxes, receivables, deferred loan costs, and other assets.

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Related Party Transactions - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Sep. 03, 2009	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Related Party Transactions [Abstract]
Aggregate purchase price of aircraft	$ 8.3
Cash paid on sale of aircraft	2.1
Promissory note from the affiliate	6.2
Adjusted fair value	5.2
Semiannual interest payments received	$ 0.1
Maturity date	Sep. 30, 2016
Amortized balance		$ 6.0	$ 5.8

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Senior Notes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)							1 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 15, 2015	Aug. 11, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Oct. 24, 2013	Nov. 08, 2012	Sep. 03, 2009	Jan. 31, 2015	Aug. 31, 2014	Feb. 28, 2014	Jul. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior notes											$ 1,143,486,000	$ 940,101,000
Maturity date						Sep. 30, 2016
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate											5.75%	5.75%
Total senior notes											$ 150,000,000	$ 150,000,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate											8.50%	8.50%
Total senior notes											$ 429,235,000	$ 430,149,000
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate											7.00%	7.00%
Total senior notes											$ 350,995,000	$ 300,000,000
Senior notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total senior notes											$ 930,230,000	880,149,000
Senior notes | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			5.75%								5.75%
Principal amount			$ 150,000,000
Percentage of principal amount			100.00%
Percent exchanged								100.00%
Total senior notes											$ 150,000,000
Maturity date											Apr. 15, 2019
Senior notes | 8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate					8.50%						8.50%
Principal amount				$ 100,000,000.0	$ 325,000,000						$ 425,000,000
Percentage of principal amount				106.50%	100.00%
Percent exchanged									100.00%	100.00%
Maturity date											Nov. 15, 2020
Net proceeds from issuance of debt				$ 104,700,000
Outstanding amount											$ 425,000,000	425,000,000
Unamortized premium											$ 4,200,000	5,100,000
Senior notes | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Stated interest rate		7.00%									7.00%
Principal amount	$ 50,000,000.0	$ 300,000,000									$ 350,000,000
Percentage of principal amount	102.00%	100.00%
Percent exchanged							100.00%
Total senior notes												$ 300,000,000
Net proceeds from issuance of debt	$ 50,500,000
Outstanding amount											350,000,000
Unamortized premium											$ 1,000,000

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Notes Payable - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) land_acquisition	Mar. 27, 2015 USD ($)	Mar. 26, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 197,538,000			$ 39,235,000
Revolving Credit Facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity		$ 130,000,000.0	$ 100,000,000
Additional capacity under accordion feature		200,000,000.0	$ 125,000,000.0
Minimum borrowing capacity		$ 50,000,000.0
Revolving Credit Facility | Revolving Credit Facility Agreement
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Commitment fee percentage	0.50%
Outstanding letter of credit	$ 7,300,000
Seller financing
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 7,500,000			547,000
Number of land acquisitions | land_acquisition	1
Stated interest rate	5.00%
Amended facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 85,000,000			$ 0
Effective rate	3.87%

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Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes - Schedule of Reconciliation of Consideration Transferred as of Acquisition Date (Details) - Polygon Northwest Homes $ in Thousands	Aug. 12, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase consideration	$ 552,252
Net proceeds received from Polygon parcels involved in land banking transactions (excludes California)	(59,834)
Total consideration transferred	$ 492,418

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Stock Based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Apr. 01, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted in period (in shares)		240,000		240,000
Stock based compensation expense		$ 1,600,000	$ 900,000	$ 4,828,000	$ 2,772,000
2012 Equity Incentive Plan | Vest on March 31st of each of 2018, 2019, 2020
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options expected to vest (in shares)	120,000
Vesting period	3 years
2012 Equity Incentive Plan | Vest on March 31st 2018
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Options expected to vest (in shares)	120,000
2012 Equity Incentive Plan | Common stock, Class A
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options granted in period (in shares)	240,000
Exercise price per share (in USD per share)						$ 25.82
Restricted stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of stock (in shares)		998		198,612
Restricted stock | Other Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of stock (in shares)				178,395
Restricted stock | Non Employee Director
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of stock (in shares)				20,217
Stock awards, vesting percentage				25.00%
Restricted stock | Vest on March 1st of each of 2016, 2017 and 2018 | Other Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of stock (in shares)				141,102
Stock awards, vesting percentage				33.33%
Restricted stock | Vest on March 1st of each of 2016 and 2017 | Other Employee
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of stock (in shares)				37,293
Stock awards, vesting percentage				50.00%
Performance Based Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Issuance of stock (in shares)		0		282,216
Compensation expense recognized				$ 900,000

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt

Senior notes, secured, and unsecured indebtedness consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Notes payable:
Construction notes payable	$	105,038	$	38,688
Seller financing	7,500		547
Revolving line of credit	85,000		—
Total notes payable	197,538		39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes	15,718		20,717
Senior notes:
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019	150,000		150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020	429,235		430,149
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022	350,995		300,000
Total senior notes	930,230		880,149
Total notes payable and senior notes	$	1,143,486	$	940,101

Schedule of Maturities of Notes Payable and Senior Notes

The issuance date, facility size, maturity date and interest rate are listed in the table below as of September 30, 2015 (in millions):

Issuance Date	Facility Size		Outstanding		Maturity	Current Rate
August, 2015	$	14.2	$	2.7	August, 2017	4.25	%	(1)
August, 2015	37.5		21.3		August, 2017	4.25	%	(1)
July, 2015	22.5		12.5		July, 2018	3.75	%	(2)
April, 2015	18.5		9.9		October, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
November, 2014	24.0		18.5		November, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
November, 2014	22.0		17.8		November, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
March, 2014	26.0		16.7		October, 2016	3.19	%	(1)
December, 2013	18.6		5.6		January, 2016	4.25	%	(1)
	$	183.3	$	105.0

(1) Loan bears interest at the Company's option of either LIBOR +3.0% or the prime rate +1.0%.

(2) Loan bears interest at the prime rate +0.5%.

As of September 30, 2015, the maturities of the Notes payable, Subordinated amortizing notes, 5 ³/₄% Senior Notes, 8 ¹/₂% Senior Notes, and 7% Senior Notes are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,
2015	$	7,500
2016	22,248
2017	170,966
2018	12,542
2019	150,000
Thereafter	775,000
	$	1,138,256

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

As of September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	18,896		$	927		$	6,556		$	—		$	26,379
Restricted cash	—		504			—			—			—			504
Receivables	—		19,145			672			3,947			—			23,764
Escrow proceeds receivable	—		2,579			3,241			—			—			5,820
Real estate inventories	—		958,504			633,277			141,618			—			1,733,399
Deferred loan costs, net	—		15,466			—			—			—			15,466
Goodwill	—		14,209			52,693			—			—			66,902
Intangibles, net	—		248			6,700			—			—			6,948
Deferred income taxes, net	—		89,487			—			—			—			89,487
Other assets, net	—		21,259			2,514			296			—			24,069
Investments in subsidiaries	604,064		(35,857		)	(602,014		)	—			33,807			—
Intercompany receivables	—		—			236,307			—			(236,307		)	—
Total assets	$	604,064	$	1,104,440		$	334,317		$	152,417		$	(202,500	)	$	1,992,738
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	—	$	58,514		$	50,845		$	5,949		$	—		$	115,308
Accrued expenses	—		88,569			6,969			98			—			95,636
Notes payable	—		116,574			—			80,964			—			197,538
Subordinated amortizing notes	—		15,718			—			—			—			15,718
5 3/4% Senior Notes	—		150,000			—			—			—			150,000
8  1/2% Senior Notes	—		429,235			—			—			—			429,235
7% Senior Notes	—		350,995			—			—			—			350,995
Intercompany payables	—		169,288			—			67,019			(236,307		)	—
Total liabilities	—		1,378,893			57,814			154,030			(236,307		)	1,354,430
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	604,064		(274,453		)	276,503			(35,857		)	33,807			604,064
Noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			34,244			—			34,244
Total liabilities and equity	$	604,064	$	1,104,440		$	334,317		$	152,417		$	(202,500	)	$	1,992,738

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	48,462		$	573		$	3,736		$	—		$	52,771
Restricted cash	—		504			—			—			—			504
Receivables	—		16,783			878			3,589			—			21,250
Escrow proceeds receivable	—		613			2,302			—			—			2,915
Real estate inventories	—		755,748			554,170			94,721			—			1,404,639
Deferred loan costs, net	—		15,988			—			—			—			15,988
Goodwill	—		14,209			46,678			—			—			60,887
Intangibles, net	—		957			6,700			—			—			7,657
Deferred income taxes, net	—		88,039			—			—			—			88,039
Other assets, net	—		17,243			2,176			358			—			19,777
Investments in subsidiaries	569,915		(35,961		)	(574,129		)	—			40,175			—
Intercompany receivables	—		—			232,895			—			(232,895		)	—
Total assets	$	569,915	$	922,585		$	272,243		$	102,404		$	(192,720	)	$	1,674,427
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	—	$	28,792		$	19,023		$	3,999		$	—		$	51,814
Accrued expenses	—		76,664			8,610			92			—			85,366
Notes payable	—		384			162			38,689			—			39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes	—		20,717			—			—						20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes	—		150,000			—			—						150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes	—		430,149			—			—			—			430,149
7% Senior Notes	—		300,000			—			—						300,000
Intercompany payables	—		164,541			—			68,354			(232,895		)	—
Total liabilities	—		1,171,247			27,795			111,134			(232,895		)	1,077,281
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	569,915		(248,662		)	244,448			(35,961		)	40,175			569,915
Noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			27,231			—			27,231
Total liabilities and equity	$	569,915	$	922,585		$	272,243		$	102,404		$	(192,720	)	$	1,674,427

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	93,094		$	149,122		$	4,595		$	—		$	246,811
Construction services	—		4,896			—			—			—			4,896
Management fees	—		(138		)	—			—			138			—
	—		97,852			149,122			4,595			138			251,707
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(73,217		)	(124,476		)	(4,226		)	(138		)	(202,057		)
Construction services	—		(4,146		)	—			—			—			(4,146		)
Sales and marketing	—		(6,312		)	(8,244		)	(796		)	—			(15,352		)
General and administrative	—		(11,515		)	(2,466		)	—			—			(13,981		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(45		)	—			—			—			(45		)
Other	—		(889		)	297			—			—			(592		)
	—		(96,124		)	(134,889		)	(5,022		)	(138		)	(236,173		)
Income from subsidiaries	12,082		623			—			—			(12,705		)	—
Operating income (loss)	12,082		2,351			14,233			(427		)	(12,705		)	15,534
Other income (expense), net	—		1,642			368			(311		)	—			1,699
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	12,082		3,993			14,601			(738		)	(12,705		)	17,233
Provision for income taxes	—		(4,956		)	—			—			—			(4,956		)
Net income (loss)	12,082		(963		)	14,601			(738		)	(12,705		)	12,277
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			(195		)	—			(195		)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	12,082	$	(963	)	$	14,601		$	(933	)	$	(12,705	)	$	12,082

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	113,716		$	64,656		$	17,933		$	—		$	196,305
Construction services	—		10,593			—			—			—			10,593
Management fees	—		455			—			—			(455		)	—
	—		124,764			64,656			17,933			(455		)	206,898
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(88,778		)	(54,828		)	(14,623		)	455			(157,774		)
Construction services	—		(8,262		)	—			—			—			(8,262		)
Sales and marketing	—		(7,636		)	(3,856		)	(984		)	—			(12,476		)
General and administrative	—		(11,532		)	(1,194		)	—			—			(12,726		)
Transaction expenses	—		(5,768		)	—			—			—			(5,768		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(174		)	—			—			—			(174		)
Other	—		(620		)	18			2			—			(600		)
	—		(122,770		)	(59,860		)	(15,605		)	455			(197,780		)
Income from subsidiaries	5,638		907			—			—			(6,545		)	—
Operating income (loss)	5,638		2,901			4,796			2,328			(6,545		)	9,118
Other income (expense), net	—		685			142			(324		)	—			503
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	5,638		3,586			4,938			2,004			(6,545		)	9,621
Provision for income taxes	—		(1,999		)	—			—			—			(1,999		)
Net income (loss)	5,638		1,587			4,938			2,004			(6,545		)	7,622
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		483			—			(2,467		)	—			(1,984		)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	5,638	$	2,070		$	4,938		$	(463	)	$	(6,545	)	$	5,638

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	287,636		$	368,519		$	28,111		$	—		$	684,266
Construction services	—		19,304			—			—			—			19,304
Management fees	—		(844		)	—			—			844			—
	—		306,096			368,519			28,111			844			703,570
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(222,575		)	(309,076		)	(23,891		)	(844		)	(556,386		)
Construction services	—		(16,073		)	—			—			—			(16,073		)
Sales and marketing	—		(18,478		)	(21,544		)	(2,458		)	—			(42,480		)
General and administrative	—		(33,503		)	(7,841		)	—			—			(41,344		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(710		)	—			—			—			(710		)
Other	—		(2,671		)	1,122			—			—			(1,549		)
	—		(294,010		)	(337,339		)	(26,349		)	(844		)	(658,542		)
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	31,041		(5,845		)	—			—			(25,196		)	—
Operating income	31,041		6,241			31,180			1,762			(25,196		)	45,028
Other income (expense), net	—		7,093			5,685			(8,893		)	—			3,885
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	31,041		13,334			36,865			(7,131		)	(25,196		)	48,913
Provision for income taxes	—		(15,780		)	—			—			—			(15,780		)
Net income (loss)	31,041		(2,446		)	36,865			(7,131		)	(25,196		)	33,133
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			(2,092		)	—			(2,092		)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	31,041	$	(2,446	)	$	36,865		$	(9,223	)	$	(25,196	)	$	31,041

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	343,449		$	107,093		$	55,930		$	—		$	506,472
Construction services	—		30,186			—			—			—			30,186
Management fees	—		1,672			—			—			(1,672		)	—
	—		375,307			107,093			55,930			(1,672		)	536,658
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(262,360		)	(89,351		)	(43,573		)	1,672			(393,612		)
Construction services	—		(24,735		)	—			—			—			(24,735		)
Sales and marketing	—		(18,526		)	(6,671		)	(2,761		)	—			(27,958		)
General and administrative	—		(33,030		)	(2,849		)	(2		)	—			(35,881		)
Transaction expenses	—		(5,768		)	—			—						(5,768		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(1,294		)	—			—			—			(1,294		)
Other	—		(1,917		)	36			(10		)	—			(1,891		)
	—		(347,630		)	(98,835		)	(46,346		)	1,672			(491,139		)
Income from subsidiaries	26,620		7,730			—			—			(34,350		)	—
Operating income	26,620		35,407			8,258			9,584			(34,350		)	45,519
Other income (expense), net	—		1,550			131			(705		)	—			976
Income before provision for income taxes	26,620		36,957			8,389			8,879			(34,350		)	46,495
Provision for income taxes	—		(12,779		)	—			—			—			(12,779		)
Net income	26,620		24,178			8,389			8,879			(34,350		)	33,716
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			(7,096		)	—			(7,096		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	26,620	$	24,178		$	8,389		$	1,783		$	(34,350	)	$	26,620

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon			California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(3,108	)	$	(148,129	)	$	(19,212	)	$	(52,390	)	$	2,485		$	(220,354	)
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	—			(1,000		)	—			—			—			(1,000		)
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(1,375		)	65			22			—			(1,288		)
Investments in subsidiaries	—			(6,572		)	27,885			—			(21,313		)	—
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			(8,947		)	27,950			22			(21,313		)	(2,288		)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	—			30,415			—			54,511			—			84,926
Principal payments on notes payable	—			(8,725		)	(162		)	(12,236		)	—			(21,123		)
Proceeds from issuance of 7% notes	—			51,000			—			—			—			51,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	—			194,000			—			—			—			194,000
Payments on Revolver	—			(109,000		)	—			—			—			(109,000		)
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	—			(4,999		)	—			—			—			(4,999		)
Payment of deferred loan costs	—			(1,755		)	—			—			—			(1,755		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	—			106			—			—			—			106
Shares remitted to or withheld by Company for employee tax withholding	—			(1,826		)	—			—			—			(1,826		)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	—			—			—			13,125			—			13,125
Noncontrolling interest distributions	—			—			—			(8,204		)	—			(8,204		)
Advances to affiliates	—			—			(4,810		)	9,327			(4,517		)	—
Intercompany receivables/payables	3,108			(21,706		)	(3,412		)	(1,335		)	23,345			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,108			127,510			(8,384		)	55,188			18,828			196,250
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(29,566		)	354			2,820			—			(26,392		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			48,462			573			3,736			—			52,771
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	18,896		$	927		$	6,556		$	—		$	26,379

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon			California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(1,496	)	$	358,146		$	(536,794	)	$	(2,396	)	$	1,496		$	(181,044	)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net	—			(437,599		)	(51,186		)	—			—			(488,785		)
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(1,447		)	(288		)	8			—			(1,727		)
Investments in subsidiaries	—			56,889			595,575			—			(652,464		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	—			(382,157		)	544,101			8			(652,464		)	(490,512		)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	—			1,113			(1,114		)	57,948			—			57,947
Principal payments on notes payable	—			(12,730		)	—			(44,425		)	—			(57,155		)
Proceeds from issuance of 5 3/4% notes	—			150,000			—			—			—			150,000
Proceeds from issuance of 7% notes	—			300,000			—			—			—			300,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	—			120,000			—			—			—			120,000
Payment of deferred loan costs	—			(18,909		)	—			—			—			(18,909		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	—			285			—			—			—			285
Shares remitted to Company for employee tax witholding	—			(1,454		)	—			—			—			(1,454		)
Offering costs related to sale of common stock	—			(105		)	—			—			—			(105		)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	—			—			—			9,641			—			9,641
Noncontrolling interest distributions	—			—			—			(25,247		)	—			(25,247		)
Advances to affiliates	—			—			2			(47,305		)	47,303			—
Intercompany receivables/payables	1,496			(654,787		)	(6,028		)	55,654			603,665			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,496			(116,587		)	(7,140		)	6,266			650,968			535,003
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(140,598		)	167			3,878			—			(136,553		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			166,516			28			5,128			—			171,672
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	25,918		$	195		$	9,006		$	—		$	35,119

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 26,379	$ 52,771	$ 35,119	$ 171,672
Restricted cash	504	504
Receivables	23,764	21,250
Escrow proceeds receivable	5,820	2,915
Real estate inventories	1,733,399	1,404,639
Deferred loan costs, net	15,466	15,988
Goodwill	66,902	60,887
Intangibles, net	6,948	7,657
Deferred income taxes, net	89,487	88,039
Other assets, net	24,069	19,777
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Total assets	1,992,738	1,674,427
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	115,308	51,814
Accrued expenses	95,636	85,366
Notes payable	197,538	39,235
Total debt	1,143,486	940,101
Intercompany payables	0	0
Total liabilities	1,354,430	1,077,281
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	604,064	569,915
Noncontrolling interests	34,244	27,231
Total liabilities and equity	1,992,738	1,674,427
Subordinated amortizing notes
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	15,718	20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	150,000	150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	429,235	430,149
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	350,995	300,000
Reporting Entities | Delaware Lyon
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	0	0
Restricted cash	0	0
Receivables	0	0
Escrow proceeds receivable	0	0
Real estate inventories	0	0
Deferred loan costs, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	604,064	569,915
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Total assets	604,064	569,915
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Notes payable	0	0
Intercompany payables	0	0
Total liabilities	0	0
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	604,064	569,915
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total liabilities and equity	604,064	569,915
Reporting Entities | Delaware Lyon | Subordinated amortizing notes
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Delaware Lyon | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Delaware Lyon | 8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Delaware Lyon | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | California Lyon
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	18,896	48,462	25,918	166,516
Restricted cash	504	504
Receivables	19,145	16,783
Escrow proceeds receivable	2,579	613
Real estate inventories	958,504	755,748
Deferred loan costs, net	15,466	15,988
Goodwill	14,209	14,209
Intangibles, net	248	957
Deferred income taxes, net	89,487	88,039
Other assets, net	21,259	17,243
Investments in subsidiaries	(35,857)	(35,961)
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Total assets	1,104,440	922,585
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	58,514	28,792
Accrued expenses	88,569	76,664
Notes payable	116,574	384
Intercompany payables	169,288	164,541
Total liabilities	1,378,893	1,171,247
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(274,453)	(248,662)
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total liabilities and equity	1,104,440	922,585
Reporting Entities | California Lyon | Subordinated amortizing notes
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	15,718	20,717
Reporting Entities | California Lyon | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	150,000	150,000
Reporting Entities | California Lyon | 8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	429,235	430,149
Reporting Entities | California Lyon | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	350,995	300,000
Reporting Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	927	573	195	28
Restricted cash	0	0
Receivables	672	878
Escrow proceeds receivable	3,241	2,302
Real estate inventories	633,277	554,170
Deferred loan costs, net	0	0
Goodwill	52,693	46,678
Intangibles, net	6,700	6,700
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Other assets, net	2,514	2,176
Investments in subsidiaries	(602,014)	(574,129)
Intercompany receivables	236,307	232,895
Total assets	334,317	272,243
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	50,845	19,023
Accrued expenses	6,969	8,610
Notes payable	0	162
Intercompany payables	0	0
Total liabilities	57,814	27,795
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	276,503	244,448
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total liabilities and equity	334,317	272,243
Reporting Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | Subordinated amortizing notes
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | 8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	6,556	3,736	9,006	5,128
Restricted cash	0	0
Receivables	3,947	3,589
Escrow proceeds receivable	0	0
Real estate inventories	141,618	94,721
Deferred loan costs, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Other assets, net	296	358
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany receivables	0	0
Total assets	152,417	102,404
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	5,949	3,999
Accrued expenses	98	92
Notes payable	80,964	38,689
Intercompany payables	67,019	68,354
Total liabilities	154,030	111,134
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	(35,857)	(35,961)
Noncontrolling interests	34,244	27,231
Total liabilities and equity	152,417	102,404
Reporting Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | Subordinated amortizing notes
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | 8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Reporting Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	0
Consolidation, Eliminations
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	0	0	$ 0	$ 0
Restricted cash	0	0
Receivables	0	0
Escrow proceeds receivable	0	0
Real estate inventories	0	0
Deferred loan costs, net	0	0
Goodwill	0	0
Intangibles, net	0	0
Deferred income taxes, net	0	0
Other assets, net	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	33,807	40,175
Intercompany receivables	(236,307)	(232,895)
Total assets	(202,500)	(192,720)
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	0	0
Accrued expenses	0	0
Notes payable	0	0
Intercompany payables	(236,307)	(232,895)
Total liabilities	(236,307)	(232,895)
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	33,807	40,175
Noncontrolling interests	0	0
Total liabilities and equity	(202,500)	$ (192,720)
Consolidation, Eliminations | Subordinated amortizing notes
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0
Consolidation, Eliminations | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0
Consolidation, Eliminations | 8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	0	$ 0
Consolidation, Eliminations | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total debt	$ 0

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Schedule of Maturities of Notes Payable, Senior Unsecured Facility, 5 3/4% and 8 1/2% Senior Notes (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt	$ 1,143,486	$ 940,101
Senior Notes and Subordinated Amortizing Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
2015	7,500
2016	22,248
2017	170,966
2018	12,542
2019	150,000
Thereafter	775,000
Total debt	$ 1,138,256

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Segment Information - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of operating segments	1
Number of reportable segments	6

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ (220,354)	$ (181,044)
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,000)	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net	0	(488,785)
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,288)	(1,727)
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(2,288)	(490,512)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	84,926	57,947
Principal payments on notes payable	(21,123)	(57,155)
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	194,000	120,000
Payments on Revolver	(109,000)	0
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	(4,999)	0
Payment of deferred loan costs	(1,755)	(18,909)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	106	285
Shares remitted to, or withheld by the Company for employee tax withholding	(1,826)	(1,454)
Offering costs related to sale of common stock	0	(105)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	13,125	9,641
Noncontrolling interest distributions	(8,204)	(25,247)
Advances to affiliates	0	0
Intercompany receivables/payables	0	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	196,250	535,003
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(26,392)	(136,553)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	52,771	171,672
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	26,379	35,119
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	0	150,000
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	51,000	300,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver		120,000
Reporting Entities | Delaware Lyon
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(3,108)	(1,496)
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net		0
Purchases of property and equipment	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	0	0
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	0	0
Principal payments on notes payable	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	0
Payments on Revolver	0
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	0
Payment of deferred loan costs	0	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised	0	0
Shares remitted to, or withheld by the Company for employee tax withholding	0	0
Offering costs related to sale of common stock		0
Noncontrolling interest contributions	0	0
Noncontrolling interest distributions	0	0
Advances to affiliates	0	0
Intercompany receivables/payables	3,108	1,496
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,108	1,496
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	0	0
Reporting Entities | Delaware Lyon | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		0
Reporting Entities | Delaware Lyon | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver		0
Reporting Entities | California Lyon
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(148,129)	358,146
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,000)
Cash paid for acquisitions, net		(437,599)
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,375)	(1,447)
Investments in subsidiaries	(6,572)	56,889
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(8,947)	(382,157)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	30,415	1,113
Principal payments on notes payable	(8,725)	(12,730)
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	194,000
Payments on Revolver	(109,000)
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	(4,999)
Payment of deferred loan costs	(1,755)	(18,909)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	106	285
Shares remitted to, or withheld by the Company for employee tax withholding	(1,826)	(1,454)
Offering costs related to sale of common stock		(105)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	0	0
Noncontrolling interest distributions	0	0
Advances to affiliates	0	0
Intercompany receivables/payables	(21,706)	(654,787)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	127,510	(116,587)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(29,566)	(140,598)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	48,462	166,516
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	18,896	25,918
Reporting Entities | California Lyon | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		150,000
Reporting Entities | California Lyon | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	51,000	300,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver		120,000
Reporting Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(19,212)	(536,794)
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net		(51,186)
Purchases of property and equipment	65	(288)
Investments in subsidiaries	27,885	595,575
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	27,950	544,101
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	0	(1,114)
Principal payments on notes payable	(162)	0
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	0
Payments on Revolver	0
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	0
Payment of deferred loan costs	0	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised	0	0
Shares remitted to, or withheld by the Company for employee tax withholding	0	0
Offering costs related to sale of common stock		0
Noncontrolling interest contributions	0	0
Noncontrolling interest distributions	0	0
Advances to affiliates	(4,810)	2
Intercompany receivables/payables	(3,412)	(6,028)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(8,384)	(7,140)
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	354	167
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	573	28
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	927	195
Reporting Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		0
Reporting Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver		0
Reporting Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(52,390)	(2,396)
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net		0
Purchases of property and equipment	22	8
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	22	8
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	54,511	57,948
Principal payments on notes payable	(12,236)	(44,425)
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	0
Payments on Revolver	0
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	0
Payment of deferred loan costs	0	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised	0	0
Shares remitted to, or withheld by the Company for employee tax withholding	0	0
Offering costs related to sale of common stock		0
Noncontrolling interest contributions	13,125	9,641
Noncontrolling interest distributions	(8,204)	(25,247)
Advances to affiliates	9,327	(47,305)
Intercompany receivables/payables	(1,335)	55,654
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	55,188	6,266
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	2,820	3,878
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	3,736	5,128
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	6,556	9,006
Reporting Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		0
Reporting Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver		0
Consolidation, Eliminations
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	2,485	1,496
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net		0
Purchases of property and equipment	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(21,313)	(652,464)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(21,313)	(652,464)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	0	0
Principal payments on notes payable	0	0
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	0
Payments on Revolver	0
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	0
Payment of deferred loan costs	0	0
Proceeds from stock options exercised	0	0
Shares remitted to, or withheld by the Company for employee tax withholding	0	0
Offering costs related to sale of common stock		0
Noncontrolling interest contributions	0	0
Noncontrolling interest distributions	0	0
Advances to affiliates	(4,517)	47,303
Intercompany receivables/payables	23,345	603,665
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	18,828	650,968
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	0	0
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	0	0
Consolidation, Eliminations | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		0
Consolidation, Eliminations | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	$ 0	0
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver		$ 0

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Subordinated Amortizing Notes - Narrative (Details) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	Nov. 21, 2014 $ / shares shares	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 03, 2014 $ / note shares
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt | $		$ 1,143,486	$ 940,101
Subordinated amortizing notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Initial principal amount				18.01
Stated interest rate				5.50%
Quarterly installments amount per amortizing note (in USD per note)				1.6250
Installment payment amount per amortizing note (in USD per note)				1.8056
Total debt | $		15,718	20,717
Senior unsecured loan facility
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt | $		$ 15,718	$ 20,717
Maximum | Common stock, Class A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares delivered on mandatory settlement date (in shares) | shares	5.2247
Minimum | Common stock, Class A
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Shares delivered on mandatory settlement date (in shares) | shares	4.4465
Tangible Equity Units
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of TEUs sold (in shares) | shares	1,000,000			150,000
Stated rate	6.50%
Share price (in USD per share) | $ / shares	$ 100
Percent conversion premium	17.50%

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Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Noncontrolling Interest [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests

Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company was party to eight and six joint ventures, respectively, for the purpose of land development and homebuilding activities which we have determined to be VIEs. The Company, as the managing member, has the power to direct the activities of the VIEs since it manages the daily operations and has exposure to the risks and rewards of the VIEs, based upon the allocation of income and loss per the respective joint venture agreements. Therefore, the Company is the primary beneficiary of the joint ventures, and the VIEs were consolidated as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014.

As of September 30, 2015, the assets of the consolidated VIEs totaled $137.7 million, of which $6.2 million was cash and cash equivalents and $128.0 million was real estate inventories. The liabilities of the consolidated VIEs totaled $86.6 million, primarily comprised of notes payable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

As of December 31, 2014, the assets of the consolidated VIEs totaled $88.1 million, of which $3.3 million was cash and cash equivalents and $81.3 million was real estate inventories. The liabilities of the consolidated VIEs totaled $45.0 million, primarily comprised of notes payable, accounts payable and accrued liabilities.

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
8 1/2% and 7% Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Unamortized premium	$ 5.2

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Narrative (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 segment
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of home sale price reserved	1.00%
Number of reportable segments	6
Minimum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of sales price from construction management agreements	3.00%
Maximum
Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Percentage of sales price from construction management agreements	5.00%

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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Future Minimum Payments Under Non-Cancelable Operating Leases

The table below shows the future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases at September 30, 2015 (in thousands).

Year Ending December 31
2015	$	546
2016	2,362
2017	2,149
2018	2,139
2019	1,923
Thereafter	4,118
Total	$	13,237

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Income Per Common Share - Schedule of Basic and Diluted Income Per Common Share Calculation (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding (in shares)	36,573,099	31,232,655	36,534,554	31,184,101
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, unvested common shares, and warrants (in shares)	1,465,119	1,528,091	1,396,633	1,541,063
Tangible equity units (in shares)	469,049	0	469,049	0
Diluted average shares outstanding (in shares)	38,507,267	32,760,746	38,400,236	32,725,164
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 12,082	$ 5,638	$ 31,041	$ 26,620
Basic income per common share (in USD per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.18	$ 0.85	$ 0.85
Dilutive income per common share (in USD per share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.17	$ 0.81	$ 0.81
Unvested Stock Options
Antidilutive securities not included in the calculation of diluted income per common share (weighted average):
Unvested stock options (in shares)	240,000	0	160,000	0

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Schedule of Maturities of Construction Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		$ 197,538	$ 39,235
Construction Loans
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		183,300
Outstanding		105,000
Construction Loans | August 2015 Construction Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		14,200
Outstanding		$ 2,700
Current Rate	[1]	4.25%
Construction Loans | August 2015 Construction Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		$ 37,500
Outstanding		$ 21,300
Current Rate	[1]	4.25%
Construction Loans | July 2015 Construction Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		$ 22,500
Outstanding		$ 12,500
Current Rate	[2]	3.75%
Construction Loans | April 2015 Construction Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		$ 18,500
Outstanding		$ 9,900
Current Rate	[2]	3.75%
Construction Loans | November 2014 Construction Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		$ 24,000
Outstanding		$ 18,500
Current Rate	[2]	3.75%
Construction Loans | November 2014 Construction Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		$ 22,000
Outstanding		$ 17,800
Current Rate	[2]	3.75%
Construction Loans | March 2014 Construction Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		$ 26,000
Outstanding		$ 16,700
Current Rate	[1]	3.19%
Construction Loans | December 2013 Construction Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total notes payable		$ 18,600
Outstanding		$ 5,600
Current Rate	[1]	4.25%

[1] Loan bears interest at the Company's option of either LIBOR +3.0% or the prime rate +1.0%.

[2] Loan bears interest at the prime rate +0.5%.

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Summary of Changes in Warranty Liability (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Warranty liability, beginning of period	$ 18,155	$ 14,935
Warranty provision during period	4,570	5,684
Warranty payments during period	(5,870)	(4,997)
Warranty charges related to construction services projects	747	591
Warranty liability, end of period	$ 17,602	$ 16,213

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Interest Activity (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]
Interest incurred	$ 19,271	$ 17,504	$ 55,915	$ 38,818
Less: Interest capitalized	19,271	17,504	55,915	38,818
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	0	0	0	0
Cash paid for interest	$ 12,565	$ 2,925	$ 47,590	$ 22,596

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Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes

Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes

On August 12, 2014, the Company completed its acquisition of the residential homebuilding business of PNW Home Builders, L.L.C. (“PNW Parent”) pursuant to the Purchase and Sale Agreement (the “Purchase Agreement”) dated June 22, 2014 among William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation and wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent ("California Lyon"), PNW Parent, PNW Home Builders North, L.L.C., PNW Home Builders South, L.L.C. and Crescent Ventures, L.L.C. Prior to such completion, California Lyon assigned its interests in the Purchase Agreement to Polygon WLH LLC, a newly formed Delaware limited liability company and wholly-owned subsidiary of California Lyon (“Polygon WLH”). Pursuant to the Purchase Agreement, Polygon WLH acquired, for cash, all of the membership interests of the underlying limited liability companies and certain service companies and other assets that comprised the residential homebuilding operations of PNW Parent (such operations being referred herein as "Polygon Northwest Homes") and which conducts business as Polygon Northwest Company (“Polygon”), for an aggregate cash purchase price of $520.0 million, an additional approximately $28.0 million at closing pursuant to initial working capital adjustments, plus an additional $4.3 million of consideration (the “Polygon Acquisition”). The acquired entities now operate as two new divisions of the Company under the Polygon name, one in Washington, with a core market of Seattle, and the other in Oregon, with a core market in Portland.

The Company financed the Polygon Acquisition with a combination of proceeds as follows: (i) $300 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.00% senior notes due 2022, (ii) approximately $100 million of aggregate proceeds from several land banking arrangements for land parcels located in California, Washington and Oregon, (iii) $120 million of borrowings under a senior unsecured loan facility which was subsequently paid off, and (iv) cash on hand.

As a result of the Polygon Acquisition, the entities comprising the business of Polygon Northwest Homes became wholly-owned direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Company, and its results are included in our condensed consolidated financial statements and related disclosures from the date of the Polygon Acquisition.

The Polygon Acquisition was accounted for as a business combination in accordance with ASC 805. Under ASC 805, the Company recorded the acquired assets and assumed liabilities of Polygon Northwest Homes at their estimated fair values, with the excess allocated to Goodwill, as shown below. Goodwill represents the value the Company expects to achieve through the operational synergies and the expansion of the Company into new markets. The Company estimates that the entire $53.0 million of goodwill resulting from the Acquisition will be tax deductible. Goodwill has been allocated to the Washington and Oregon segments (see Note 4). A reconciliation of the consideration transferred as of the acquisition date is as follows:

Purchase consideration	$	552,252
Net proceeds received from Polygon parcels involved in land banking transactions (excludes California)	(59,834		)
	$	492,418

The Company completed its final estimate of the fair value of the net assets of Polygon Northwest Homes during August 2015. During the three months ended September 30, 2015, the Company recorded a measurement period adjustment based upon information that was received subsequent to the acquisition date that related to conditions that existed as of that date. The net effect of this adjustment was to reduce the value of Real estate inventories by $6.0 million, with a corresponding increase to Goodwill. An adjustment to reduce Cost of sales - homes was recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2015 for $0.3 million to account for homes affected by this measurement period adjustment that had been delivered subsequent to the acquisition date. The following table summarizes the amounts for acquired assets and liabilities recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date (in thousands):

Assets Acquired
	Real estate inventories	$	435,054
	Goodwill	52,693
	Intangible asset - brand name	6,700
	Joint venture in mortgage business	2,000
	Other	545
	Total Assets	$	496,992
Liabilities Assumed
	Accounts payable	$	603
	Accrued expenses	3,971
	Total liabilities	4,574
	Net assets acquired	$	492,418

The Company determined the fair value of real estate inventories on a project level basis using a combination of discounted cash flow models, and market comparable land transactions, where available. These methods are significantly impacted by estimates relating to i) expected selling prices, ii) anticipated sales pace, iii) cost to complete, iv) highest and best use of projects prior to acquisition, and v) comparable land values. These estimates were developed and used at the individual project level, and may vary significantly between projects.

The acquisition date fair value of the Intangible asset relating to brand name was estimated using comparable values ascribed in other recent market transactions, as well as taking into account Polygon Northwest Homes market position as a leading builder in the Seattle, WA, and Portland, OR, residential markets. This asset is deemed to have an indefinite life. Additionally, the Company acquired a non-controlling interest in a joint venture mortgage business. The fair value of this investment was estimated using the discounted cash flow method, which was significantly impacted by estimated cash flow streams and income of the joint venture.

Other assets, accounts payable, and accrued expenses were generally stated at historical value due to the short-term nature of these liabilities.

There were no acquisition related costs incurred during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015.

Supplemental Pro Forma Information

The following table presents unaudited pro forma amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 as if the Polygon Acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2013 (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

	Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Operating revenues	$	241,726	$	688,543
Net income available to common stockholders	$	6,441	$	31,631
Income per share - basic	$	0.21	$	1.01
Income per share - diluted	$	0.20	$	0.97

The unaudited pro forma operating results have been determined after adjusting the unaudited operating results of Polygon Northwest Homes to reflect the estimated purchase accounting and other acquisition adjustments including interest expense associated with the debt used to fund a portion of the acquisition. The unaudited pro forma results presented above do not reflect any cost savings, operating synergies or revenue enhancements that the combined company may achieve as a result of the Acquisition, the costs to combine the operations of the Company and Polygon Northwest Homes or the costs necessary to achieve any of the foregoing cost savings, operating synergies or revenue enhancements. As such, the unaudited pro forma amounts are for comparative purposes only and may not necessarily reflect the results of operations which would have resulted had the acquisition been completed at the beginning of the applicable period or indicative of the results that will be attained in the future.

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Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes - Narrative (Details)			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Aug. 12, 2014 USD ($) segment	Aug. 11, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) segment	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 15, 2015 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Number of operating segments as a result of acquired business | segment					1
Reduction of cost of sales - homes			$ (200,328,000)	$ (157,565,000)	$ (554,657,000)	$ (392,083,000)
Fair Value Adjustment to Inventory
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Reduction of real estate inventories			6,000,000
Increase in goodwill			6,000,000
Reduction of cost of sales - homes			$ 300,000
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Stated interest rate			7.00%		7.00%			7.00%
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022 | Senior notes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Principal amount		$ 300,000,000	$ 350,000,000		$ 350,000,000		$ 50,000,000.0
Stated interest rate		7.00%	7.00%		7.00%
Proceeds from land banking arrangements		$ 100,000,000
Senior unsecured loan facility
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Total senior notes		$ 120,000,000
Polygon Northwest Homes
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Cash purchase price	$ 520,000,000
Working capital adjustments	28,000,000
Additional consideration, partly subject to final adjustment	$ 4,300,000
Number of operating segments as a result of acquired business | segment	2
Goodwill, expected tax deductible amount			$ 53,000,000		$ 53,000,000
Acquisition related costs			$ 0		$ 0

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Real Estate Inventories - Summary of Real Estate Inventories (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Real estate inventories:
Land deposits	$ 69,971	$ 65,873
Land and land under development	988,338	1,057,860
Homes completed and under construction	584,177	225,496
Model homes	90,913	55,410
Total	$ 1,733,399	$ 1,404,639

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments - Schedule of Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Financial liabilities:
Notes payable	$ 197,538	$ 39,235
Notes payable, fair value	197,538	39,235
Total senior notes	1,143,486	940,101
Subordinated amortizing notes
Financial liabilities:
Total senior notes	15,718	20,717
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	18,901	20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Financial liabilities:
Total senior notes	150,000	150,000
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 150,750	$ 149,250
Stated interest rate	5.75%	5.75%
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
Financial liabilities:
Total senior notes	$ 429,235	$ 430,149
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 455,813	$ 462,410
Stated interest rate	8.50%	8.50%
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Financial liabilities:
Total senior notes	$ 350,995	$ 300,000
Long-term Debt, Fair Value	$ 359,625	$ 300,750
Stated interest rate	7.00%	7.00%

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 26,379	$ 52,771
Restricted cash	504	504
Receivables	23,764	21,250
Escrow proceeds receivable	5,820	2,915
Real estate inventories	1,733,399	1,404,639
Deferred loan costs, net	15,466	15,988
Goodwill	66,902	60,887
Intangibles, net of accumulated amortization of $10,130 as of September 30, 2015 and $9,420 as of December 31, 2014	6,948	7,657
Deferred income taxes, net valuation allowance of $597 as of September 30, 2015 and $1,626 as of December 31, 2014	89,487	88,039
Other assets, net	24,069	19,777
Total assets	1,992,738	1,674,427
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	115,308	51,814
Accrued expenses	95,636	85,366
Notes payable	197,538	39,235
Total senior notes	1,143,486	940,101
Total liabilities	$ 1,354,430	$ 1,077,281
Commitments and contingencies
Equity:
Preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share, 10,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued and outstanding as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	$ 0	$ 0
Additional paid-in capital	412,074	408,969
Retained earnings	191,668	160,627
Total William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity	604,064	569,915
Noncontrolling interests	34,244	27,231
Total equity	638,308	597,146
Total liabilities and equity	1,992,738	1,674,427
Common stock, Class A, par value $0.01 per share; 150,000,000 shares authorized; 28,369,420 and 28,073,438 shares issued, 27,651,961 and 27,487,257 outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively
Equity:
Common stock	284	281
Common stock, Class B, par value $0.01 per share; 30,000,000 shares authorized; 3,813,884 shares issued and outstanding at September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014
Equity:
Common stock	38	38
Senior unsecured loan facility
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total senior notes	15,718	20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total senior notes	150,000	150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total senior notes	429,235	430,149
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Total senior notes	$ 350,995	$ 300,000

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Schedule of Maturities of Construction Notes Payable (Footnote) (Details)	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015
Construction Notes Payable, December 2013, March 2014, August 2015 | LIBOR
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	3.00%
Construction Notes Payable, December 2013, March 2014, August 2015 | Prime rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	1.00%
Construction Notes Payable, November 2014, April 2015, July 2015 | Prime rate
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Basis spread on variable rate	0.50%

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating activities
Net income	$ 33,133	$ 33,716
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash used in operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	1,936	5,240
Net change in deferred income taxes	(1,448)	4,525
Stock based compensation expense	4,828	2,772
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,781)	(146)
Distributions from unconsolidated joint ventures	696	146
Net changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	0	350
Receivables	(2,322)	(3,346)
Escrow proceeds receivable	(2,905)	(10,226)
Real estate inventories	(323,693)	(265,453)
Real estate inventories — not owned	0	12,960
Other assets	(2,339)	(3,995)
Accounts payable	63,494	29,409
Accrued expenses	10,047	25,964
Liabilities from real estate inventories not owned	0	(12,960)
Net cash used in operating activities	(220,354)	(181,044)
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	(1,000)	0
Cash paid for acquisitions, net	0	(488,785)
Purchases of property and equipment	(1,288)	(1,727)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(2,288)	(490,512)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	84,926	57,947
Principal payments on notes payable	(21,123)	(57,155)
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	194,000	120,000
Payments on Revolver	(109,000)	0
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	(4,999)	0
Payment of deferred loan costs	(1,755)	(18,909)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	106	285
Shares remitted to, or withheld by the Company for employee tax withholding	(1,826)	(1,454)
Offering costs related to sale of common stock	0	(105)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	13,125	9,641
Noncontrolling interest distributions	(8,204)	(25,247)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	196,250	535,003
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(26,392)	(136,553)
Cash and cash equivalents — beginning of period	52,771	171,672
Cash and cash equivalents — end of period	26,379	35,119
Cash paid during the year for income taxes	10,731	11,430
Supplemental disclosures of non-cash investing and financing activities:
Issuance of note payable related to land acquisition	9,500	2,413
Accrued acquisition costs	0	3,633
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	0	150,000
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Financing activities
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	$ 51,000	300,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver		$ 120,000

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Commitments and Contingencies - Schedule of Future Minimum Payments Under Non-Cancelable Operating Leases (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]
2015	$ 546
2016	2,362
2017	2,149
2018	2,139
2019	1,923
Thereafter	4,118
Total	$ 13,237

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Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes - Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Amounts of Polygon Northwest Homes Acquisition (Details) - Polygon Northwest Homes - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2014
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Operating revenues	$ 241,726	$ 688,543
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 6,441	$ 31,631
Income per share - basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.21	$ 1.01
Income per share - diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.20	$ 0.97

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Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Business Combinations [Abstract]

Schedule of Reconciliation of Consideration Transferred as of Acquisition Date

A reconciliation of the consideration transferred as of the acquisition date is as follows:

Purchase consideration	$	552,252
Net proceeds received from Polygon parcels involved in land banking transactions (excludes California)	(59,834		)
	$	492,418

Summary of Preliminary Amounts for Acquired Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value

The following table summarizes the amounts for acquired assets and liabilities recorded at their fair values as of the acquisition date (in thousands):

Assets Acquired
	Real estate inventories	$	435,054
	Goodwill	52,693
	Intangible asset - brand name	6,700
	Joint venture in mortgage business	2,000
	Other	545
	Total Assets	$	496,992
Liabilities Assumed
	Accounts payable	$	603
	Accrued expenses	3,971
	Total liabilities	4,574
	Net assets acquired	$	492,418

Summary of Unaudited Pro Forma Amounts of Polygon Northwest Homes Acquisition

The following table presents unaudited pro forma amounts for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2014 as if the Polygon Acquisition had been completed as of January 1, 2013 (amounts in thousands, except per share data):

	Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Operating revenues	$	241,726	$	688,543
Net income available to common stockholders	$	6,441	$	31,631
Income per share - basic	$	0.21	$	1.01
Income per share - diluted	$	0.20	$	0.97

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Variable Interest Entities and Noncontrolling Interests - Narrative (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($) joint_venture	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($) joint_venture
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Number of joint ventures | joint_venture	8	6
Consolidated variable interest entities, assets	$ 137.7	$ 88.1
Consolidated variable interest entities, liabilities	86.6	45.0
Cash
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Consolidated variable interest entities, assets	6.2	3.3
Real estate
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Consolidated variable interest entities, assets	$ 128.0	$ 81.3

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Real Estate Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Real Estate [Abstract]

Summary of Real Estate Inventories

Real estate inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Real estate inventories:
Land deposits	$	69,971	$	65,873
Land and land under development	988,338		1,057,860
Homes completed and under construction	584,177		225,496
Model homes	90,913		55,410
Total	$	1,733,399	$	1,404,639

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies

Operations

William Lyon Homes, a Delaware corporation (“Parent” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), is primarily engaged in designing, constructing, marketing and selling single-family detached and attached homes in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado (under the Village Homes brand), Washington and Oregon (each under the Polygon Northwest Homes brand).

Basis of Presentation

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and revenues and expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant accounting policies using estimates include real estate inventories and cost of sales, impairment of real estate inventories, warranty reserves, loss contingencies, sales and profit recognition, accounting for variable interest entities, business combinations, and valuation of deferred tax assets. The current economic environment increases the uncertainty inherent in these estimates and assumptions.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries and joint ventures, and certain joint ventures and other entities which have been determined to be variable interest entities ("VIEs") in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary (see Note 3). The accounting policies of the joint ventures are substantially the same as those of the Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared from our books and records without audit and include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. Readers of this quarterly report should refer to our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014, which are included in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as certain disclosures that would substantially duplicate those contained in the audited financial statements have not been included in this report.

Real Estate Inventories

Real estate inventories are carried at cost net of impairment losses, if any. Real estate inventories consist primarily of land deposits, land and land under development, homes completed and under construction, and model homes. All direct and indirect land costs, offsite and onsite improvements and applicable interest and other carrying charges are capitalized to real estate projects during periods when the project is under development. Land, offsite costs and all other common costs are allocated to land parcels benefited based upon relative fair values before construction. Onsite construction costs and related carrying charges (principally interest and property taxes) are allocated to the individual homes within a phase based upon the relative sales value of the homes. The Company relieves its real estate inventories through cost of sales for the estimated cost of homes sold. Selling expenses and other marketing costs are expensed in the period incurred.

A provision for warranty costs relating to the Company’s limited warranty plans is included in cost of sales and accrued expenses at the time the sale of a home is recorded. The Company generally reserves either approximately one percent of the sales price of its homes, or a set amount per home closed depending on the operating division, against the possibility of future charges relating to its warranty programs and similar potential claims. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include the number of homes under warranty, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim. The Company continually assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the amounts as necessary. Changes in the Company’s warranty liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, are as follows (in thousands):

	Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Warranty liability, beginning of period	$	18,155		$	14,935
Warranty provision during period	4,570			5,684
Warranty payments during period	(5,870		)	(4,997		)
Warranty charges related to construction services projects	747			591
Warranty liability, end of period	$	17,602		$	16,213

The Company began accruing for warranty costs for units closed in the Washington and Oregon segments in conjunction with their acquisition (see Note 2) at a set rate per home. The Company did not assume any warranty liability for units closed prior to the acquisition date.

Interest incurred under the Company’s debt obligations, as more fully discussed in Note 6, is capitalized to qualifying real estate projects under development. Interest activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015		Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Interest incurred	$	19,271	$	17,504	$	55,915	$	38,818
Less: Interest capitalized	19,271		17,504		55,915		38,818
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Cash paid for interest	$	12,565	$	2,925	$	47,590	$	22,596

Construction Services

The Company accounts for construction management agreements using the Percentage of Completion Method in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 605 Revenue Recognition (“ASC 605”). Under ASC 605, the Company records revenues and expenses as a contracted project progresses, and based on the percentage of costs incurred to date compared to the total estimated costs of the contract.

The Company entered into construction management agreements to build, sell and market homes in certain communities. For such services, the Company will receive fees (generally 3 to 5 percent of the sales price, as defined) and may, under certain circumstances, receive additional compensation if certain financial thresholds are achieved.

Financial Instruments

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are primarily cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, and deposits. The Company typically places its cash and cash equivalents in investment grade short-term instruments. Deposits, included in other assets, are due from municipalities or utility companies and are generally collected from such entities through fees assessed to other developers. The Company is an issuer of, or subject to, financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business which exposes it to credit risks. These financial instruments include letters of credit and obligations in connection with assessment district bonds. These off-balance sheet financial instruments are described in more detail in Note 12.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased are considered cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance exceeds federally insurable limits as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The Company monitors the cash balances in its operating accounts, however, these cash balances could be negatively impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or are subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. To date, the Company has experienced no loss or lack of access to cash in its operating accounts.

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of deposits made by the Company to a bank account as collateral for the use of letters of credit to guarantee the Company’s financial obligations under certain other contractual arrangements in the normal course of business.

Deferred Loan Costs

Deferred loan costs represent debt issuance costs and are primarily amortized to interest incurred using the straight line method which approximates the effective interest method.

Goodwill

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 350, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other, goodwill amounts are not amortized, but rather are analyzed for impairment at the reporting segment level. Goodwill is analyzed on an annual basis, or when indicators of impairment exist. We have determined that we have six reporting segments, as discussed in Note 4, and we perform an annual goodwill impairment analysis during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.

Intangibles

Recorded intangible assets primarily relate to brand names of acquired entities, construction management contracts, homes in backlog, and joint venture management fee contracts recorded in conjunction with FASB ASC Topic 852, Reorganizations ("ASC 852"), or FASB ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations ("ASC 805"). All Intangible assets with the exception of those relating to brand names were valued based on expected cash flows related to home closings, and the asset is amortized on a per unit basis, as homes under the contracts close. Our brand name intangible assets are deemed to have an indefinite useful life.

Income per common share

The Company computes income per common share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, which requires income per common share for each class of stock to be calculated using the two-class method. The two-class method is an allocation of income between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders.

Basic income per common share is computed by dividing income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. For purposes of determining diluted income per common share, basic income per common share is further adjusted to include the effect of potential dilutive common shares.

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC 740, Income Taxes, using an asset and liability approach. Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards measured by applying currently enacted tax laws. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce net deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be considered “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. In addition, the Company has elected to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the income tax provision.

Impact of Recent Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2014, the FASB issued Accounting Standards Update ("ASU") No. 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers (“ASU 2014-09”), which clarifies existing accounting literature relating to how and when revenue is recognized by an entity. ASU 2014-09 affects any entity that either enters into contracts with customers to transfer goods or services or enters into contracts for the transfer of nonfinancial assets and supersedes the revenue recognition requirements in Topic 605, Revenue Recognition, and most industry-specific guidance. ASU 2014-09 requires an entity to recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which an entity expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods or services. In doing so, an entity will need to exercise a greater degree of judgment and make more estimates than under the current guidance. These may include identifying performance obligations in the contract, estimating the amount of variable consideration to include in the transaction price, and allocating the transaction price to each separate performance obligation. ASU 2014-09 also supersedes some cost guidance included in Subtopic 605-35, Revenue Recognition-Construction-Type and Production-Type Contracts. ASU 2014-09 is effective for public companies for interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2017, and is to be applied either retrospectively or using the cumulative effect transition method, with early adoption not permitted. The Company has not yet selected a transition method, and is currently evaluating the impact the adoption of ASU 2014-09 will have on its consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis, which improves targeted areas of the consolidation guidance and reduces the number of consolidation models. The amendments in the ASU are effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company does not anticipate that adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, "Interest - Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30): Simplifying the Presentation of Debt Issuance Costs." The amendment requires that all costs incurred to issue debt be presented in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the carrying value of the associated debt liability, consistent with the presentation of a debt discount. The standard also indicates that debt issuance costs do not meet the definition of an asset because they provide no future economic benefit. The amendments in the ASU are effective for annual and interim periods in fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2015, and is to be applied on a retrospective basis. Early adoption is permitted. The Company does not anticipate that adoption of this standard will have a material impact on its consolidated financial statements.

In September 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-16, “Business Combinations: Simplifying the Accounting for Measurement-Period Adjustments." The amendment requires that an acquirer recognize adjustments to provisional amounts that are identified during the measurement period in the reporting period in which the adjustment amounts are determined. The amendments in ASU 2015-16 require that the acquirer record, in the same period’s financial statements, the effect on earnings of changes in depreciation, amortization, or other income effects, if any, as a result of the change to the provisional amounts, calculated as if the accounting had been completed at the acquisition date. ASU 2015-16 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2015, with early adoption permitted. The Company has elected to early adopt this standard. See Note 2 for a description of the measurement period adjustment recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2015.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS (Parenthetical) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Intangibles - Accumulated Amortization	$ 10,130	$ 9,420
Deferred Income Taxes - Valuation Allowance	$ 597	$ 1,626
Preferred stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized (in shares)	10,000,000	10,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued (in shares)	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	0	0
Common stock, Class A
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	150,000,000	150,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	28,369,420	28,073,438
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	27,651,961	27,487,457
Common stock, Class B
Common stock, par value (in USD per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized (in shares)	30,000,000	30,000,000
Common stock, shares issued (in shares)	3,813,884	3,813,884
Common stock, shares outstanding (in shares)	3,813,884	3,813,884
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Stated interest rate	5.75%	5.75%
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
Stated interest rate	8.50%	8.50%
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Stated interest rate	7.00%	7.00%

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Stock Based Compensation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Stock Based Compensation

Stock Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards in accordance with ASC Topic 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires the fair value of stock-based compensation awards to be amortized as an expense over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation awards are valued at the fair value on the date of grant. Compensation expense for awards with performance based conditions is recognized over the vesting period once achievement of the performance condition is deemed probable.

During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company granted 998 and 198,612 shares of restricted stock, and zero and 282,216 shares of performance based restricted stock, respectively. During the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015, the Company granted zero and 240,000 stock options, respectively. On the Consolidated Balance Sheets and Statement of Equity, the Company considers unvested shares of restricted stock to be issued, but not outstanding.

The Company recorded total stock based compensation expense during the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 of $1.6 million and $4.8 million, and $0.9 million and $2.8 million, respectively.

Stock Options

On April 1, 2015, the Company granted options to purchase 240,000 shares of the Company's Class A common stock. The options have a grant date of April 1, 2015, and were granted under the Company’s 2012 Equity Incentive Plan and have an exercise price per share of $25.82, the closing trading price of the Company's common stock on March 31, 2015. 120,000 of the options vest in three equal annual installments commencing on March 31, 2018, and the other 120,000 options vest in a single installment on March 31, 2018, in each case, subject to continued employment by the option holder with the Company.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards

With respect to the performance based restricted stock awards granted to certain employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, the actual number of such shares of restricted stock that will be earned (the “Earned Shares”) is subject to the Company’s achievement of a pre-established performance target as of the end of the 2015 fiscal year. For each of the aforementioned awards, one-third of the Earned Shares will vest on March 1st of each of 2016, 2017 and 2018, subject to each grantee’s continued service through each vesting date. Based on the assessment as of September 30, 2015, management determined that the currently available data was sufficient to support that the achievement of the minimum performance target is probable, and as such compensation expense of $0.9 million has been recognized for these awards to date.

Restricted Stock Awards

With respect to the restricted stock awards granted to certain employees during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, representing 178,395 shares of restricted stock, 141,102 of such shares are subject to a vesting schedule pursuant to which one-third of the shares will vest on March 1st of each of 2016, 2017 and 2018, and 37,293 of such shares are subject to a vesting schedule pursuant to which one-half of the shares will vest on the grant date anniversary of each of 2016 and 2017. With respect to the restricted stock awards granted to certain non-employee directors of the Company during the nine months ended September 30, 2015, representing 20,217 shares of restricted stock, the awards vest in equal quarterly installments on each of June 1, 2015, September 1, 2015, December 1, 2015 and March 1, 2016, subject to each grantee’s continued service on the board through each vesting date.

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Document and Entity Information - shares	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Nov. 04, 2015
Document Information [Line Items]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Sep. 30, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q3
Trading Symbol	WLH
Entity Registrant Name	WILLIAM LYON HOMES
Entity Central Index Key	0001095996
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Common stock, Class A
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		27,652,381
Common stock, Class B
Document Information [Line Items]
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		3,813,884

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Commitments and Contingencies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

The Company’s commitments and contingent liabilities include the usual obligations incurred by real estate developers in the normal course of business. In the opinion of management, these matters will not have a material effect on the Company’s condensed consolidated financial position, results of operations or cash flows.

The Company is a defendant in various lawsuits related to its normal business activities. We believe that the accruals we have recorded for probable and reasonably estimable losses with respect to these proceedings are adequate and that, as of September 30, 2015, it was not reasonably possible that an additional material loss had been incurred in an amount in excess of the estimated amounts already recognized on our condensed consolidated financial statements. The outcome of any of these proceedings, including the defense and other litigation-related costs and expenses we may incur, however, is inherently uncertain and could differ significantly from the estimate reflected in a related accrual, if made. Therefore, it is possible that the ultimate outcome of any proceeding, if in excess of a related accrual or if no accrual had been made, could be material to our consolidated financial statements.

We have non-cancelable operating leases primarily associated with our office facilities. Rent expense under cancelable and non-cancelable operating leases totaled $1.1 million and $2.8 million, and $0.8 million and $2.1 million, respectively, in the three and nine months ended September 30,2015 and 2014, respectively, and is included in general and administrative expense in our consolidated statements of operations for the respective periods. The table below shows the future minimum payments under non-cancelable operating leases at September 30, 2015 (in thousands).

Year Ending December 31
2015	$	546
2016	2,362
2017	2,149
2018	2,139
2019	1,923
Thereafter	4,118
Total	$	13,237

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company had $0.5 million and $0.5 million, respectively, in deposits as collateral for outstanding surety bonds to guarantee the Company’s financial obligations under certain contractual arrangements in the normal course of business. The standby letters of credit were secured by cash as reflected as restricted cash on the accompanying consolidated balance sheet.

The Company also had outstanding performance and surety bonds of $147.7 million at September 30, 2015, related principally to its obligations for site improvements at various projects. The Company does not believe that draws upon these bonds, if any, will have a material effect on the Company’s financial position, results of operations or cash flows. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $150.5 million of project commitments relating to the construction of projects.

See Note 6 for additional information relating to the Company’s guarantee arrangements.

The Company has entered into various purchase option agreements with third parties to acquire land. As of September 30, 2015, the Company has made non-refundable deposits of $70.0 million. The Company is under no obligation to purchase the land, but would forfeit remaining deposits if the land were not purchased. The total remaining purchase price under the option agreements is $458.6 million as of September 30, 2015.

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating revenue
Home sales	$ 244,311	$ 196,090	$ 681,766	$ 504,546
Lots, land and other sales	2,500	215	2,500	1,926
Construction services	4,896	10,593	19,304	30,186
Operating revenue	251,707	206,898	703,570	536,658
Operating costs
Cost of sales — homes	(200,328)	(157,565)	(554,657)	(392,083)
Cost of sales — lots, land and other	(1,729)	(209)	(1,729)	(1,529)
Construction services	(4,146)	(8,262)	(16,073)	(24,735)
Sales and marketing	(15,352)	(12,476)	(42,480)	(27,958)
General and administrative	(13,981)	(12,726)	(41,344)	(35,881)
Transaction expenses	0	(5,768)	0	(5,768)
Amortization of intangible assets	(45)	(174)	(710)	(1,294)
Other	(592)	(600)	(1,549)	(1,891)
Total operating costs	(236,173)	(197,780)	(658,542)	(491,139)
Operating income (loss)	15,534	9,118	45,028	45,519
Other income, net	1,699	503	3,885	976
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	17,233	9,621	48,913	46,495
Provision for income taxes	(4,956)	(1,999)	(15,780)	(12,779)
Net income (loss)	12,277	7,622	33,133	33,716
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(195)	(1,984)	(2,092)	(7,096)
Net income available to common stockholders	$ 12,082	$ 5,638	$ 31,041	$ 26,620
Income per common share:
Basic (in USD per share)	$ 0.33	$ 0.18	$ 0.85	$ 0.85
Diluted (in USD per share)	$ 0.31	$ 0.17	$ 0.81	$ 0.81
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic (in shares)	36,573,099	31,232,655	36,534,554	31,184,101
Diluted (in shares)	38,507,267	32,760,746	38,400,236	32,725,164

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness

Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness

Senior notes, secured, and unsecured indebtedness consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Notes payable:
Construction notes payable	$	105,038	$	38,688
Seller financing	7,500		547
Revolving line of credit	85,000		—
Total notes payable	197,538		39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes	15,718		20,717
Senior notes:
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019	150,000		150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020	429,235		430,149
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022	350,995		300,000
Total senior notes	930,230		880,149
Total notes payable and senior notes	$	1,143,486	$	940,101

As of September 30, 2015, the maturities of the Notes payable, Subordinated amortizing notes, 5 ³/₄% Senior Notes, 8 ¹/₂% Senior Notes, and 7% Senior Notes are as follows (in thousands):

Year Ending December 31,
2015	$	7,500
2016	22,248
2017	170,966
2018	12,542
2019	150,000
Thereafter	775,000
	$	1,138,256

Maturities above exclude premium on the 8 ¹/₂% and 7% Senior Notes in an aggregate of $5.2 million as of September 30, 2015.

Notes Payable

Construction Notes Payable

The Company and certain of its consolidated joint ventures have entered into construction notes payable agreements. The issuance date, facility size, maturity date and interest rate are listed in the table below as of September 30, 2015 (in millions):

Issuance Date	Facility Size		Outstanding		Maturity	Current Rate
August, 2015	$	14.2	$	2.7	August, 2017	4.25	%	(1)
August, 2015	37.5		21.3		August, 2017	4.25	%	(1)
July, 2015	22.5		12.5		July, 2018	3.75	%	(2)
April, 2015	18.5		9.9		October, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
November, 2014	24.0		18.5		November, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
November, 2014	22.0		17.8		November, 2017	3.75	%	(2)
March, 2014	26.0		16.7		October, 2016	3.19	%	(1)
December, 2013	18.6		5.6		January, 2016	4.25	%	(1)
	$	183.3	$	105.0

(1) Loan bears interest at the Company's option of either LIBOR +3.0% or the prime rate +1.0%.

(2) Loan bears interest at the prime rate +0.5%.

Seller Financing

At September 30, 2015, the Company had $7.5 million of notes payable outstanding related to one land acquisition for which seller financing was provided. The note bears interest at 5% per annum, is secured by the underlying land, and had an original maturity of April 2015, which was subsequently extended to October 2015.

Revolving Line of Credit

On March 27, 2015, William Lyon Homes, Inc., a California corporation ("California Lyon") and Parent entered into an amendment and restatement agreement pursuant to which its existing credit agreement for a revolving credit facility of up to $100 million (the "Revolver") was amended and restated in its entirety (as so amended and restated, the “Amended Facility”). The Amended Facility amends and restates the Revolver and provides for total lending commitments of $130.0 million. In addition, the Amended Facility has an uncommitted accordion feature under which the Company may increase the total principal amount up to a maximum aggregate of $200.0 million under certain circumstances (up from a maximum aggregate of $125.0 million under the previous facility), as well as a sublimit of $50.0 million for letters of credit, and extends the maturity date of the previous facility by one year to August 7, 2017.

The Amended Facility contains various covenants, including financial covenants relating to tangible net worth, leverage, liquidity and interest coverage, as well as a limitation on investments in joint ventures and non-guarantor subsidiaries. The Amended Facility contains customary events of default, subject to cure periods in certain circumstances, including: nonpayment of principal, interest and fees or other amounts; violation of covenants; inaccuracy of representations and warranties; cross default to certain other indebtedness; unpaid judgments; and certain bankruptcy and other insolvency events. The occurrence of any event of default could result in the termination of the commitments under the Amended Facility and permit the lenders to accelerate payment on outstanding borrowings under the Amended Facility and require cash collateralization of outstanding letters of credit. If a change in control (as defined in the Amended Facility) occurs, the lenders may terminate the commitments under the Amended Facility and require that the the Company repay outstanding borrowings under the Amended Facility and cash collateralize outstanding letters of credit. Interest rates on borrowings generally will be based on either LIBOR or a base rate, plus the applicable spread. The commitment fee on the unused portion of the Amended Facility currently accrues at an annual rate of 0.50%. The Company was in compliance with all covenants under the Amended Facility as of September 30, 2015.

Borrowings under the Amended Facility, the availability of which is subject to a borrowing base formula, are required to be guaranteed by Parent and certain of Parent’s direct and indirect wholly-owned subsidiaries, are secured by a pledge of all equity interests held by such guarantors, and may be used for general corporate purposes. As of September 30, 2015, the Company had $85.0 million outstanding against the Amended Facility at an effective rate of 3.87%, as well as a letter of credit for $7.3 million. As of December 31, 2014, the Company had no amounts outstanding under the Amended Facility, with the exception of the above mentioned letter of credit.

Subordinated Amortizing Notes

On November 21, 2014, in order to pay down amounts borrowed under the senior unsecured bridge loan facility entered into in conjunction with the Polygon Acquisition, the Company completed its public offering and sale of 1,000,0006.50% tangible equity units (“TEUs”, or "Units"), sold for a stated amount of $100 per Unit, featuring a 17.5% conversion premium.  On December 3, 2014, the Company sold an additional 150,000 TEUs pursuant to an over-allotment option granted to the underwriters. Each TEU is a unit composed of two parts: 

• a prepaid stock purchase contract (a “purchase contract”); and

• a senior subordinated amortizing note (an “amortizing note”).

Unless settled earlier at the holder’s option, each purchase contract will automatically settle on December 1, 2017 (the "mandatory settlement date"), and the Company will deliver not more than 5.2247 shares of Class A Common Stock and not less than 4.4465 shares of Class A Common Stock on the mandatory settlement date, subject to adjustment, based upon the applicable settlement rate and applicable market value of Class A Common Stock.

Each amortizing note had an initial principal amount of $18.01, bears interest at the annual rate of 5.50% and has a final installment payment date of December 1, 2017. On each March 1, June 1, September 1 and December 1, commencing on March 1, 2015, William Lyon Homes will pay equal quarterly installments of $1.6250 on each amortizing note (except for the March 1, 2015 installment payment, which was $1.8056 per amortizing note). Each installment will constitute a payment of interest and a partial repayment of principal. The amortizing notes rank equally in right of payment to all of the Company's existing and future senior indebtedness, other than borrowings under the Amended Facility and the Company's secured project level financing, which will be senior in right of payment to the obligations under the amortizing notes, in each case to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness.

Each TEU may be separated into its constituent purchase contract and amortizing note on any business day during the period beginning on, and including, the business day immediately succeeding the date of initial issuance of the Units to, but excluding, the third scheduled trading day immediately preceding the mandatory settlement date. Prior to separation, the purchase contracts and amortizing notes may only be purchased and transferred together as Units. The net proceeds received from the TEU issuance were allocated between the amortizing note and the purchase contract under the relative fair value method, with amounts allocated to the purchase contract classified as additional paid-in capital. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the amortizing notes had an unamortized carrying value of $15.7 million and $20.7 million, respectively.

Senior Notes

5 ³/₄% Senior Notes Due 2019

On March 31, 2014, California Lyon completed its private placement with registration rights of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2019 (the "5.75% Notes"), in an aggregate principal amount of $150 million. The 5.75% Notes were issued at 100% of their aggregate principal amount. In August 2014, we exchanged 100% of the initial 5.75% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

As of September 30, 2015, the outstanding amount of the 5.75% Notes was $150.0 million. The 5.75% Notes bear interest at a rate of 5.75% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on April 15 and October 15, and mature on April 15, 2019. The 5.75% Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Parent and certain of its existing and future restricted subsidiaries. The 5.75% Notes and the related guarantees are California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including California Lyon’s $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020 and $350 million in aggregate principal amount of 7.00% Notes, each as described below. The 5.75% Notes rank senior in right of payment to all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The 5.75% Notes and the guarantees are and will be effectively junior to California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.

8 ¹/₂% Senior Notes Due 2020

On November 8, 2012, California Lyon completed its private placement with registration rights of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020, (the "initial 8.5% notes"), in an aggregate principal amount of $325 million. The initial 8.5% Notes were issued at 100% of their aggregate principal amount. In July 2013, we exchanged 100% of the initial 8.5% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act.

On October 24, 2013, California Lyon completed its private placement with registration rights of an additional $100.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020 (the “additional 8.5 % Notes”, and together with the initial 8.5% notes, the "8.5% Notes" ) at an issue price of 106.5% of their aggregate principal amount, plus accrued interest from and including May 15, 2013, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $104.7 million. In February 2014, we exchanged 100% of the additional 8.5% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act.

As of both September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding amount of the 8.5% Notes was $425 million, excluding unamortized premium of $4.2 million and $5.1 million, respectively. The 8.5% Notes bear interest at a rate of 8.5% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on May 15 and November 15, and mature on November 15, 2020. The 8.5% Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Parent and by certain of its existing and future restricted subsidiaries. The 8.5% Notes and the related guarantees are California Lyon's and the guarantors' unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including the 5.75% Notes, as described above, and the 7.00% Notes, as described below. The 8.5% Notes rank senior in right of payment to all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The 8.5% Notes and the guarantees are and will be effectively junior to any of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.

7% Senior Notes Due 2022

On August 11, 2014, WLH PNW Finance Corp. (“Escrow Issuer”), completed its private placement with registration rights of 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “initial 7.00% Notes”), in an aggregate principal amount of $300 million. The initial 7.00% Notes were issued at 100% of their aggregate principal amount. On August 12, 2014, in connection with the consummation of the Polygon Acquisition, Escrow Issuer merged with and into California Lyon, and California Lyon assumed the obligations of the Escrow Issuer under the initial 7.00% Notes and the related indenture by operation of law (the “Escrow Merger”). Following the Escrow Merger, California Lyon is the obligor under the initial 7.00% Notes. In January 2015, we exchanged 100% of the initial 7.00% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act.

On September 15, 2015, California Lyon completed its private placement with registration rights of an additional $50.0 million in aggregate principal amount of its 7.00% Senior Notes due 2022 (the “additional 7.00% Notes”, and together with the intial 7.00% Notes, the "7.00% Notes") at an issue price of 102.0% of their principal amount, plus accrued interest from August 15, 2015, resulting in net proceeds of approximately $50.5 million. The Company intends to exchange 100% of the additional 7.00% Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act subsequent to the filing of this quarterly report.

As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the outstanding amount of the 7.00% Notes was $350 million and $300.0 million, respectively, excluding unamortized premium of $1.0 million as of September 30, 2015. The 7.00% Notes bear interest at a rate of 7.00% per annum, payable semiannually in arrears on February 15 and August 15, and mature on August 15, 2022. The 7.00% Notes are unconditionally guaranteed on a joint and several unsecured basis by Parent and certain of its existing and future restricted subsidiaries. The 7.00% Notes and the related guarantees are California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ unsecured senior obligations and rank equally in right of payment with all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future unsecured senior debt, including California Lyon’s $150.0 million in aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due 2019 and $425 million in aggregate principal amount of 8.5% Senior Notes due 2020, each as described above. The 7.00% Notes rank senior in right of payment to all of California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ future subordinated debt. The 7.00% Notes and the guarantees are and will be effectively junior to California Lyon’s and the guarantors’ existing and future secured debt to the extent of the value of the collateral securing such debt.

Senior Note Covenant Compliance

The indentures governing the 5.75% Notes, the 8.5% Notes, and the 7.00% Notes contain covenants that limit the ability of Parent, California Lyon, and their restricted subsidiaries to, among other things: (i) incur or guarantee certain additional indebtedness; (ii) pay dividends, distributions, or repurchase equity or make payments in respect of subordinated indebtedness; (iii) make certain investments; (iv) sell assets; (v) incur liens; (vi) enter into agreements restricting the ability of the Company’s restricted subsidiaries to pay dividends or transfer assets; (vii) enter into transactions with affiliates; (viii) create unrestricted subsidiaries; and (viii) consolidate, merge or sell all or substantially all of its assets. These covenants are subject to a number of important exceptions and qualifications as described in the indentures. The Company was in compliance with all such covenants as of September 30, 2015.

GUARANTOR AND NON-GUARANTOR FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

The following consolidating financial information includes:

(1) Consolidating balance sheets as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014; consolidating statements of operations for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014; and consolidating statements of cash flows for the nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, of (a) William Lyon Homes, as the parent, or “Delaware Lyon”, (b) William Lyon Homes, Inc., as the subsidiary issuer, or “California Lyon”, (c) the guarantor subsidiaries, (d) the non-guarantor subsidiaries and (e) William Lyon Homes, Inc. on a consolidated basis; and

(2) Elimination entries necessary to consolidate Delaware Lyon, with California Lyon and its guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Delaware Lyon owns 100% of all of its guarantor subsidiaries and all guarantees are full and unconditional, joint and several. As a result, in accordance with Rule 3-10 (d) of Regulation S-X promulgated by the SEC, no separate financial statements are required for these subsidiaries as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, and for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014.

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

(Unaudited)

As of September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	18,896		$	927		$	6,556		$	—		$	26,379
Restricted cash	—		504			—			—			—			504
Receivables	—		19,145			672			3,947			—			23,764
Escrow proceeds receivable	—		2,579			3,241			—			—			5,820
Real estate inventories	—		958,504			633,277			141,618			—			1,733,399
Deferred loan costs, net	—		15,466			—			—			—			15,466
Goodwill	—		14,209			52,693			—			—			66,902
Intangibles, net	—		248			6,700			—			—			6,948
Deferred income taxes, net	—		89,487			—			—			—			89,487
Other assets, net	—		21,259			2,514			296			—			24,069
Investments in subsidiaries	604,064		(35,857		)	(602,014		)	—			33,807			—
Intercompany receivables	—		—			236,307			—			(236,307		)	—
Total assets	$	604,064	$	1,104,440		$	334,317		$	152,417		$	(202,500	)	$	1,992,738
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	—	$	58,514		$	50,845		$	5,949		$	—		$	115,308
Accrued expenses	—		88,569			6,969			98			—			95,636
Notes payable	—		116,574			—			80,964			—			197,538
Subordinated amortizing notes	—		15,718			—			—			—			15,718
5 3/4% Senior Notes	—		150,000			—			—			—			150,000
8  1/2% Senior Notes	—		429,235			—			—			—			429,235
7% Senior Notes	—		350,995			—			—			—			350,995
Intercompany payables	—		169,288			—			67,019			(236,307		)	—
Total liabilities	—		1,378,893			57,814			154,030			(236,307		)	1,354,430
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	604,064		(274,453		)	276,503			(35,857		)	33,807			604,064
Noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			34,244			—			34,244
Total liabilities and equity	$	604,064	$	1,104,440		$	334,317		$	152,417		$	(202,500	)	$	1,992,738

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING BALANCE SHEET

As of December 31, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	48,462		$	573		$	3,736		$	—		$	52,771
Restricted cash	—		504			—			—			—			504
Receivables	—		16,783			878			3,589			—			21,250
Escrow proceeds receivable	—		613			2,302			—			—			2,915
Real estate inventories	—		755,748			554,170			94,721			—			1,404,639
Deferred loan costs, net	—		15,988			—			—			—			15,988
Goodwill	—		14,209			46,678			—			—			60,887
Intangibles, net	—		957			6,700			—			—			7,657
Deferred income taxes, net	—		88,039			—			—			—			88,039
Other assets, net	—		17,243			2,176			358			—			19,777
Investments in subsidiaries	569,915		(35,961		)	(574,129		)	—			40,175			—
Intercompany receivables	—		—			232,895			—			(232,895		)	—
Total assets	$	569,915	$	922,585		$	272,243		$	102,404		$	(192,720	)	$	1,674,427
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	—	$	28,792		$	19,023		$	3,999		$	—		$	51,814
Accrued expenses	—		76,664			8,610			92			—			85,366
Notes payable	—		384			162			38,689			—			39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes	—		20,717			—			—						20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes	—		150,000			—			—						150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes	—		430,149			—			—			—			430,149
7% Senior Notes	—		300,000			—			—						300,000
Intercompany payables	—		164,541			—			68,354			(232,895		)	—
Total liabilities	—		1,171,247			27,795			111,134			(232,895		)	1,077,281
Equity
William Lyon Homes stockholders’ equity (deficit)	569,915		(248,662		)	244,448			(35,961		)	40,175			569,915
Noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			27,231			—			27,231
Total liabilities and equity	$	569,915	$	922,585		$	272,243		$	102,404		$	(192,720	)	$	1,674,427

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	93,094		$	149,122		$	4,595		$	—		$	246,811
Construction services	—		4,896			—			—			—			4,896
Management fees	—		(138		)	—			—			138			—
	—		97,852			149,122			4,595			138			251,707
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(73,217		)	(124,476		)	(4,226		)	(138		)	(202,057		)
Construction services	—		(4,146		)	—			—			—			(4,146		)
Sales and marketing	—		(6,312		)	(8,244		)	(796		)	—			(15,352		)
General and administrative	—		(11,515		)	(2,466		)	—			—			(13,981		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(45		)	—			—			—			(45		)
Other	—		(889		)	297			—			—			(592		)
	—		(96,124		)	(134,889		)	(5,022		)	(138		)	(236,173		)
Income from subsidiaries	12,082		623			—			—			(12,705		)	—
Operating income (loss)	12,082		2,351			14,233			(427		)	(12,705		)	15,534
Other income (expense), net	—		1,642			368			(311		)	—			1,699
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	12,082		3,993			14,601			(738		)	(12,705		)	17,233
Provision for income taxes	—		(4,956		)	—			—			—			(4,956		)
Net income (loss)	12,082		(963		)	14,601			(738		)	(12,705		)	12,277
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			(195		)	—			(195		)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	12,082	$	(963	)	$	14,601		$	(933	)	$	(12,705	)	$	12,082

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	113,716		$	64,656		$	17,933		$	—		$	196,305
Construction services	—		10,593			—			—			—			10,593
Management fees	—		455			—			—			(455		)	—
	—		124,764			64,656			17,933			(455		)	206,898
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(88,778		)	(54,828		)	(14,623		)	455			(157,774		)
Construction services	—		(8,262		)	—			—			—			(8,262		)
Sales and marketing	—		(7,636		)	(3,856		)	(984		)	—			(12,476		)
General and administrative	—		(11,532		)	(1,194		)	—			—			(12,726		)
Transaction expenses	—		(5,768		)	—			—			—			(5,768		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(174		)	—			—			—			(174		)
Other	—		(620		)	18			2			—			(600		)
	—		(122,770		)	(59,860		)	(15,605		)	455			(197,780		)
Income from subsidiaries	5,638		907			—			—			(6,545		)	—
Operating income (loss)	5,638		2,901			4,796			2,328			(6,545		)	9,118
Other income (expense), net	—		685			142			(324		)	—			503
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	5,638		3,586			4,938			2,004			(6,545		)	9,621
Provision for income taxes	—		(1,999		)	—			—			—			(1,999		)
Net income (loss)	5,638		1,587			4,938			2,004			(6,545		)	7,622
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		483			—			(2,467		)	—			(1,984		)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	5,638	$	2,070		$	4,938		$	(463	)	$	(6,545	)	$	5,638

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	287,636		$	368,519		$	28,111		$	—		$	684,266
Construction services	—		19,304			—			—			—			19,304
Management fees	—		(844		)	—			—			844			—
	—		306,096			368,519			28,111			844			703,570
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(222,575		)	(309,076		)	(23,891		)	(844		)	(556,386		)
Construction services	—		(16,073		)	—			—			—			(16,073		)
Sales and marketing	—		(18,478		)	(21,544		)	(2,458		)	—			(42,480		)
General and administrative	—		(33,503		)	(7,841		)	—			—			(41,344		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(710		)	—			—			—			(710		)
Other	—		(2,671		)	1,122			—			—			(1,549		)
	—		(294,010		)	(337,339		)	(26,349		)	(844		)	(658,542		)
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	31,041		(5,845		)	—			—			(25,196		)	—
Operating income	31,041		6,241			31,180			1,762			(25,196		)	45,028
Other income (expense), net	—		7,093			5,685			(8,893		)	—			3,885
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	31,041		13,334			36,865			(7,131		)	(25,196		)	48,913
Provision for income taxes	—		(15,780		)	—			—			—			(15,780		)
Net income (loss)	31,041		(2,446		)	36,865			(7,131		)	(25,196		)	33,133
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			(2,092		)	—			(2,092		)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$	31,041	$	(2,446	)	$	36,865		$	(9,223	)	$	(25,196	)	$	31,041

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF OPERATIONS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon		California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating revenue
Sales	$	—	$	343,449		$	107,093		$	55,930		$	—		$	506,472
Construction services	—		30,186			—			—			—			30,186
Management fees	—		1,672			—			—			(1,672		)	—
	—		375,307			107,093			55,930			(1,672		)	536,658
Operating costs
Cost of sales	—		(262,360		)	(89,351		)	(43,573		)	1,672			(393,612		)
Construction services	—		(24,735		)	—			—			—			(24,735		)
Sales and marketing	—		(18,526		)	(6,671		)	(2,761		)	—			(27,958		)
General and administrative	—		(33,030		)	(2,849		)	(2		)	—			(35,881		)
Transaction expenses	—		(5,768		)	—			—						(5,768		)
Amortization of intangible assets	—		(1,294		)	—			—			—			(1,294		)
Other	—		(1,917		)	36			(10		)	—			(1,891		)
	—		(347,630		)	(98,835		)	(46,346		)	1,672			(491,139		)
Income from subsidiaries	26,620		7,730			—			—			(34,350		)	—
Operating income	26,620		35,407			8,258			9,584			(34,350		)	45,519
Other income (expense), net	—		1,550			131			(705		)	—			976
Income before provision for income taxes	26,620		36,957			8,389			8,879			(34,350		)	46,495
Provision for income taxes	—		(12,779		)	—			—			—			(12,779		)
Net income	26,620		24,178			8,389			8,879			(34,350		)	33,716
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	—		—			—			(7,096		)	—			(7,096		)
Net income available to common stockholders	$	26,620	$	24,178		$	8,389		$	1,783		$	(34,350	)	$	26,620

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2015

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon			California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating activities
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(3,108	)	$	(148,129	)	$	(19,212	)	$	(52,390	)	$	2,485		$	(220,354	)
Investing activities
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures	—			(1,000		)	—			—			—			(1,000		)
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(1,375		)	65			22			—			(1,288		)
Investments in subsidiaries	—			(6,572		)	27,885			—			(21,313		)	—
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	—			(8,947		)	27,950			22			(21,313		)	(2,288		)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	—			30,415			—			54,511			—			84,926
Principal payments on notes payable	—			(8,725		)	(162		)	(12,236		)	—			(21,123		)
Proceeds from issuance of 7% notes	—			51,000			—			—			—			51,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	—			194,000			—			—			—			194,000
Payments on Revolver	—			(109,000		)	—			—			—			(109,000		)
Principal payments on subordinated amortizing notes	—			(4,999		)	—			—			—			(4,999		)
Payment of deferred loan costs	—			(1,755		)	—			—			—			(1,755		)
Proceeds from stock options exercised	—			106			—			—			—			106
Shares remitted to or withheld by Company for employee tax withholding	—			(1,826		)	—			—			—			(1,826		)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	—			—			—			13,125			—			13,125
Noncontrolling interest distributions	—			—			—			(8,204		)	—			(8,204		)
Advances to affiliates	—			—			(4,810		)	9,327			(4,517		)	—
Intercompany receivables/payables	3,108			(21,706		)	(3,412		)	(1,335		)	23,345			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	3,108			127,510			(8,384		)	55,188			18,828			196,250
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(29,566		)	354			2,820			—			(26,392		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			48,462			573			3,736			—			52,771
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	18,896		$	927		$	6,556		$	—		$	26,379

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATING STATEMENT OF CASH FLOWS

(Unaudited)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2014

(in thousands)

	Unconsolidated
	Delaware Lyon			California Lyon			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminating Entries			Consolidated Company
Operating activities
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(1,496	)	$	358,146		$	(536,794	)	$	(2,396	)	$	1,496		$	(181,044	)
Investing activities
Cash paid for acquisitions, net	—			(437,599		)	(51,186		)	—			—			(488,785		)
Purchases of property and equipment	—			(1,447		)	(288		)	8			—			(1,727		)
Investments in subsidiaries	—			56,889			595,575			—			(652,464		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	—			(382,157		)	544,101			8			(652,464		)	(490,512		)
Financing activities
Proceeds from borrowings on notes payable	—			1,113			(1,114		)	57,948			—			57,947
Principal payments on notes payable	—			(12,730		)	—			(44,425		)	—			(57,155		)
Proceeds from issuance of 5 3/4% notes	—			150,000			—			—			—			150,000
Proceeds from issuance of 7% notes	—			300,000			—			—			—			300,000
Proceeds from borrowings on Revolver	—			120,000			—			—			—			120,000
Payment of deferred loan costs	—			(18,909		)	—			—			—			(18,909		)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options	—			285			—			—			—			285
Shares remitted to Company for employee tax witholding	—			(1,454		)	—			—			—			(1,454		)
Offering costs related to sale of common stock	—			(105		)	—			—			—			(105		)
Noncontrolling interest contributions	—			—			—			9,641			—			9,641
Noncontrolling interest distributions	—			—			—			(25,247		)	—			(25,247		)
Advances to affiliates	—			—			2			(47,305		)	47,303			—
Intercompany receivables/payables	1,496			(654,787		)	(6,028		)	55,654			603,665			—
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	1,496			(116,587		)	(7,140		)	6,266			650,968			535,003
Net (decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	—			(140,598		)	167			3,878			—			(136,553		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	—			166,516			28			5,128			—			171,672
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	—		$	25,918		$	195		$	9,006		$	—		$	35,119

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Real Estate Inventories

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Real Estate [Abstract]

Real Estate Inventories

Real Estate Inventories

Real estate inventories consist of the following (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Real estate inventories:
Land deposits	$	69,971	$	65,873
Land and land under development	988,338		1,057,860
Homes completed and under construction	584,177		225,496
Model homes	90,913		55,410
Total	$	1,733,399	$	1,404,639

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of Segment Financial Information Relating to Operations

Segment financial information relating to the Company’s operations was as follows (in thousands):

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015			Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Operating revenue:
California (1)	$	68,161		$	105,701		$	242,615		$	355,773
Arizona	21,088			16,750			38,782			46,459
Nevada	31,924			36,540			89,937			72,081
Colorado	23,864			9,005			69,457			23,443
Washington	46,905			19,994			124,371			19,994
Oregon	59,765			18,908			138,408			18,908
Total operating revenue	$	251,707		$	206,898		$	703,570		$	536,658
(1) Operating revenue in the California segment includes construction services revenue.
	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015			Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Income before provision for income taxes
California	$	5,679		$	13,296		$	26,756		$	57,127
Arizona	1,692			1,590			2,302			5,262
Nevada	2,611			2,709			8,660			5,738
Colorado	742			(386		)	1,381			(1,498		)
Washington	5,609			2,256			12,501			2,256
Oregon	6,698			1,701			14,809			1,701
Corporate	(5,798		)	(11,545		)	(17,496		)	(24,091		)
Income before provision for income taxes	$	17,233		$	9,621		$	48,913		$	46,495

Schedule of Segment Homebuilding Assets

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Homebuilding assets:
California	$	748,229	$	572,900
Arizona	204,171		179,529
Nevada	174,250		135,358
Colorado	131,028		131,085
Washington	267,111		281,456
Oregon	248,350		200,761
Corporate (1)	219,599		173,338
Total homebuilding assets	$	1,992,738	$	1,674,427

(1) Comprised primarily of cash and cash equivalents, deferred income taxes, receivables, deferred loan costs, and other assets.

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Subsequent Events [Abstract]

Subsequent Events

Subsequent Events

In October 2015, California Lyon acquired certain lots within the master planned community of Lake Las Vegas in Nevada for a cash purchase price of approximately $7.3 million, from an entity managed by an affiliate of Paulson & Co., Inc. (“Paulson”).  WLH Recovery Acquisition LLC, which is affiliated with, and managed by affiliates of, Paulson, holds over 5% of Parent’s outstanding Class A common stock.  The Company believes that the transaction was on terms no less favorable than it would have agreed to with unrelated parties. 

Other than than the event described above, no events have occurred subsequent to September 30, 2015, that would require recognition or disclosure in the Company’s financial statements.

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Since inception, the Company has operated solely within the United States. The Company’s effective income tax rate was 28.8% and 32.3%, and 20.8% and 27.5% for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, respectively. The significant drivers of the effective tax rate are allocation of income to noncontrolling interests and the domestic production activities deduction,.

Management assesses its deferred tax assets quarterly to determine whether all or any portion of the asset is more likely than not unrealizable under ASC 740. The Company is required to establish a valuation allowance for any portion of the asset that management concludes is more likely than not to be unrealizable. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets is dependent upon the generation of future taxable income during the periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. The Company's assessment considers all evidence, both positive and negative, including the nature, frequency and severity of any current and cumulative losses, taxable income in carry back years, the scheduled reversal of deferred tax liabilities, tax planning strategies, and projected future taxable income in making this assessment. At September 30, 2015 the Company’s valuation allowance was $0.6 million due to projected excess realized built-in-losses which may expire unused.

At September 30, 2015, the Company had $3.6 million remaining federal net operating loss carryforwards and $66.1 million of remaining state net operating loss carryforwards. Federal and state net operating loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2031 and 2015, respectively. In addition, as of September 30, 2015, the Company had unused federal and state built-in losses of $66.1 million and $10.3 million, respectively. The five year testing period for built-in losses expires in 2017 and the unused built-in loss carryforwards begin to expire in 2032. The Company had AMT credit carryovers of $1.4 million at September 30, 2015, which have an indefinite life.

FASB ASC Topic 740,Income Taxes (“ASC 740”), prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement criterion for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be considered more likely than not to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. The Company records interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions as a component of the provision for income taxes. The Company has no unrecognized tax benefits.

The Company and its subsidiaries file income tax returns in the U.S. federal jurisdiction and various state jurisdictions. The Company is subject to U.S. federal income tax examination for calendar tax years ended 2011 through 2014 and forward. The Company is subject to various state income tax examinations for calendar tax years ended 2008 through 2014 and forward. The Company does not have any tax examinations currently in progress.

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Subsequent Events - Narrative (Details) - Subsequent Event $ in Millions	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($)
California Lyon | Certain Lots, Lake Las Vegas
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Purchase consideration	$ 7.3
WLH Recovery Acquisition, LLC | Common stock, Class A
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Percentage of parent's outstanding common stock, greater than	5.00%

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

Fair Value of Financial Instruments

In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements and Disclosure (“ASC 820”), the Company is required to disclose the estimated fair value of financial instruments. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014, the Company used the following assumptions to estimate the fair value of each type of financial instrument for which it is practicable to estimate:

• Notes payable—The carrying amount is a reasonable estimate of fair value of the notes payable because market rates are unchanged and/or the outstanding balance at quarter end is expected to be repaid within one year.

• Subordinated amortizing notes—The Subordinated amortizing notes are traded over the counter and their fair values were based upon quotes from industry sources.

•     5 ³/₄% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019 —The 5 ³/4% Senior Notes are traded over the counter and their fair values were based upon quotes from industry sources.

• 8 ¹/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020 —The 8 ¹/2% Senior Notes are traded over the counter and their fair values were based upon quotes from industry sources.

• 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022 —The 7% Senior Notes are traded over the counter and their fair values were based upon quotes from industry sources.

The following table excludes cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables and accounts payable, which had fair values approximating their carrying amounts due to the short maturities and liquidity of these instruments. The estimated fair values of financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial liabilities:
Notes payable	$	197,538	$	197,538	$	39,235	$	39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes	$	15,718	$	18,901	$	20,717	$	20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes due 2019	$	150,000	$	150,750	$	150,000	$	149,250
8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2020	$	429,235	$	455,813	$	430,149	$	462,410
7% Senior Notes due 2022	$	350,995	$	359,625	$	300,000	$	300,750

ASC 820 establishes a framework for measuring fair value, expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements and defines fair value as the price that would be received to sell an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at the measurement date. ASC 820 requires the Company to maximize the use of observable market inputs, minimize the use of unobservable market inputs and disclose in the form of an outlined hierarchy the details of such fair value measurements. The Company used Level 3 to measure the fair value of its Notes payable, and Level 2 to measure the fair value of its Senior notes and Subordinated amortizing notes. ASC 820 specifies a hierarchy of valuation techniques based on whether the inputs to a fair value measurement are considered to be observable or unobservable in a marketplace. The three levels of the hierarchy are as follows:

• Level 1—quoted prices for identical assets or liabilities in active markets;

• Level 2—quoted prices for similar assets or liabilities in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar assets or liabilities in markets that are not active; and model-derived valuations in which significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets; and

• Level 3—valuations derived from valuation techniques in which one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable.

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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Related Party Transactions [Abstract]

Related Party Transactions

Related Party Transactions

On September 3, 2009, Presley CMR, Inc., a California corporation (“Presley CMR”) and a wholly owned subsidiary of California Lyon, entered into an Aircraft Purchase and Sale Agreement (“PSA”) with an affiliate of General William Lyon to sell an aircraft (the “Aircraft”). The PSA provided for an aggregate purchase price for the Aircraft of $8.3 million, (which value was the appraised fair market value of the Aircraft), which consisted of: (i) cash in the amount of $2.1 million to be paid at closing and (ii) a promissory note from the affiliate in the amount of $6.2 million. The note is secured by the Aircraft. As part of the Company’s fresh start accounting, the carrying value of the note was adjusted to its fair value of $5.2 million. The discount on the fresh start adjustment is amortized over the remaining life of the note. The note requires semiannual interest payments to California Lyon of approximately $0.1 million. The note is due in September 2016. As of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 the amortized balance of the note was $6.0 million and $5.8 million, respectively.

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Income Per Common Share

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Income Per Common Share

Income Per Common Share

Basic and diluted income per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were calculated as follows (in thousands, except number of shares and per share amounts):

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015		Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding	36,573,099		31,232,655		36,534,554		31,184,101
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, unvested common shares, and warrants	1,465,119		1,528,091		1,396,633		1,541,063
Tangible equity units	469,049		—		469,049		—
Diluted average shares outstanding	38,507,267		32,760,746		38,400,236		32,725,164
Net income available to common stockholders	$	12,082	$	5,638	$	31,041	$	26,620
Basic income per common share	$	0.33	$	0.18	$	0.85	$	0.85
Dilutive income per common share	$	0.31	$	0.17	$	0.81	$	0.81
Antidilutive securities not included in the calculation of diluted income per common share (weighted average):
Unvested stock options	240,000		—		160,000		—

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Acquisition of Polygon Northwest Homes - Summary of Preliminary Amounts for Acquired Assets and Liabilities Recorded at Fair Value (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Aug. 12, 2014
Assets Acquired
Goodwill	$ 66,902	$ 60,887
Polygon Northwest Homes
Assets Acquired
Real estate inventories			$ 435,054
Goodwill			52,693
Intangible asset - brand name			6,700
Joint venture in mortgage business			2,000
Other			545
Total Assets			496,992
Liabilities Assumed
Accounts payable			603
Accrued expenses			3,971
Total liabilities			4,574
Net assets acquired			$ 492,418

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating revenue
Sales	$ 246,811	$ 196,305	$ 684,266	$ 506,472
Construction services	4,896	10,593	19,304	30,186
Management fees	0	0	0	0
Operating revenue	251,707	206,898	703,570	536,658
Operating costs
Cost of sales	(202,057)	(157,774)	(556,386)	(393,612)
Construction services	(4,146)	(8,262)	(16,073)	(24,735)
Sales and marketing	(15,352)	(12,476)	(42,480)	(27,958)
General and administrative	(13,981)	(12,726)	(41,344)	(35,881)
Transaction expenses	0	(5,768)	0	(5,768)
Amortization of intangible assets	(45)	(174)	(710)	(1,294)
Other	(592)	(600)	(1,549)	(1,891)
Total operating costs	(236,173)	(197,780)	(658,542)	(491,139)
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	15,534	9,118	45,028	45,519
Other income (expense), net	1,699	503	3,885	976
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	17,233	9,621	48,913	46,495
Provision for income taxes	(4,956)	(1,999)	(15,780)	(12,779)
Net income (loss)	12,277	7,622	33,133	33,716
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(195)	(1,984)	(2,092)	(7,096)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	12,082	5,638	31,041	26,620
Reporting Entities | Delaware Lyon
Operating revenue
Sales	0	0	0	0
Construction services	0	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0	0
Operating revenue	0	0	0	0
Operating costs
Cost of sales	0	0	0	0
Construction services	0	0	0	0
Sales and marketing	0	0	0	0
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Transaction expenses		0		0
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	12,082	5,638	31,041	26,620
Operating income (loss)	12,082	5,638	31,041	26,620
Other income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	12,082	5,638	31,041	26,620
Provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	12,082	5,638	31,041	26,620
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	12,082	5,638	31,041	26,620
Reporting Entities | California Lyon
Operating revenue
Sales	93,094	113,716	287,636	343,449
Construction services	4,896	10,593	19,304	30,186
Management fees	(138)	455	(844)	1,672
Operating revenue	97,852	124,764	306,096	375,307
Operating costs
Cost of sales	(73,217)	(88,778)	(222,575)	(262,360)
Construction services	(4,146)	(8,262)	(16,073)	(24,735)
Sales and marketing	(6,312)	(7,636)	(18,478)	(18,526)
General and administrative	(11,515)	(11,532)	(33,503)	(33,030)
Transaction expenses		(5,768)		(5,768)
Amortization of intangible assets	(45)	(174)	(710)	(1,294)
Other	(889)	(620)	(2,671)	(1,917)
Total operating costs	(96,124)	(122,770)	(294,010)	(347,630)
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	623	907	(5,845)	7,730
Operating income (loss)	2,351	2,901	6,241	35,407
Other income (expense), net	1,642	685	7,093	1,550
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	3,993	3,586	13,334	36,957
Provision for income taxes	(4,956)	(1,999)	(15,780)	(12,779)
Net income (loss)	(963)	1,587	(2,446)	24,178
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	483	0	0
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	(963)	2,070	(2,446)	24,178
Reporting Entities | Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating revenue
Sales	149,122	64,656	368,519	107,093
Construction services	0	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0	0
Operating revenue	149,122	64,656	368,519	107,093
Operating costs
Cost of sales	(124,476)	(54,828)	(309,076)	(89,351)
Construction services	0	0	0	0
Sales and marketing	(8,244)	(3,856)	(21,544)	(6,671)
General and administrative	(2,466)	(1,194)	(7,841)	(2,849)
Transaction expenses		0		0
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Other	297	18	1,122	36
Total operating costs	(134,889)	(59,860)	(337,339)	(98,835)
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	14,233	4,796	31,180	8,258
Other income (expense), net	368	142	5,685	131
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	14,601	4,938	36,865	8,389
Provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	14,601	4,938	36,865	8,389
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	14,601	4,938	36,865	8,389
Reporting Entities | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating revenue
Sales	4,595	17,933	28,111	55,930
Construction services	0	0	0	0
Management fees	0	0	0	0
Operating revenue	4,595	17,933	28,111	55,930
Operating costs
Cost of sales	(4,226)	(14,623)	(23,891)	(43,573)
Construction services	0	0	0	0
Sales and marketing	(796)	(984)	(2,458)	(2,761)
General and administrative	0	0	0	(2)
Transaction expenses		0		0
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Other	0	2	0	(10)
Total operating costs	(5,022)	(15,605)	(26,349)	(46,346)
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	(427)	2,328	1,762	9,584
Other income (expense), net	(311)	(324)	(8,893)	(705)
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	(738)	2,004	(7,131)	8,879
Provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	(738)	2,004	(7,131)	8,879
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	(195)	(2,467)	(2,092)	(7,096)
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	(933)	(463)	(9,223)	1,783
Consolidation, Eliminations
Operating revenue
Sales	0	0	0	0
Construction services	0	0	0	0
Management fees	138	(455)	844	(1,672)
Operating revenue	138	(455)	844	(1,672)
Operating costs
Cost of sales	(138)	455	(844)	1,672
Construction services	0	0	0	0
Sales and marketing	0	0	0	0
General and administrative	0	0	0	0
Transaction expenses		0
Amortization of intangible assets	0	0	0	0
Other	0	0	0	0
Total operating costs	(138)	455	(844)	1,672
Income (loss) from subsidiaries	(12,705)	(6,545)	(25,196)	(34,350)
Operating income (loss)	(12,705)	(6,545)	(25,196)	(34,350)
Other income (expense), net	0	0	0	0
Income (loss) before provision for income taxes	(12,705)	(6,545)	(25,196)	(34,350)
Provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss)	(12,705)	(6,545)	(25,196)	(34,350)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to noncontrolling interests	0	0	0	0
Net income (loss) available to common stockholders	$ (12,705)	$ (6,545)	$ (25,196)	$ (34,350)

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Summary of Changes in Warranty Liability

Changes in the Company’s warranty liability for the nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014, are as follows (in thousands):

	Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Warranty liability, beginning of period	$	18,155		$	14,935
Warranty provision during period	4,570			5,684
Warranty payments during period	(5,870		)	(4,997		)
Warranty charges related to construction services projects	747			591
Warranty liability, end of period	$	17,602		$	16,213

Schedule of Interest Activity

Interest activity for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 are as follows (in thousands):

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015		Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Interest incurred	$	19,271	$	17,504	$	55,915	$	38,818
Less: Interest capitalized	19,271		17,504		55,915		38,818
Interest expense, net of amounts capitalized	$	—	$	—	$	—	$	—
Cash paid for interest	$	12,565	$	2,925	$	47,590	$	22,596

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Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Estimated Fair Values of Financial Instruments

The estimated fair values of financial instruments are as follows (in thousands):

	September 30, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
Financial liabilities:
Notes payable	$	197,538	$	197,538	$	39,235	$	39,235
Subordinated amortizing notes	$	15,718	$	18,901	$	20,717	$	20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes due 2019	$	150,000	$	150,750	$	150,000	$	149,250
8 1/2% Senior Notes due 2020	$	429,235	$	455,813	$	430,149	$	462,410
7% Senior Notes due 2022	$	350,995	$	359,625	$	300,000	$	300,750

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Financial Statements - Narrative (Details)	Sep. 30, 2015
Parent
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Ownership percentage	100.00%

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Senior Notes, Secured, and Unsecured Indebtedness - Schedule of Debt (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Notes payable:
Total notes payable	$ 197,538	$ 39,235
Total debt	1,143,486	940,101
Subordinated amortizing notes
Notes payable:
Total debt	15,718	20,717
5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Notes payable:
Total debt	150,000	150,000
8 1/2% Senior Notes due November 15, 2020
Notes payable:
Total debt	429,235	430,149
7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Notes payable:
Total debt	350,995	300,000
Construction notes payable
Notes payable:
Total notes payable	105,038	38,688
Seller financing
Notes payable:
Total notes payable	7,500	547
Revolving line of credit
Notes payable:
Total notes payable	85,000	0
Senior notes
Notes payable:
Total debt	930,230	880,149
Senior notes | 5 3/4% Senior Notes due April 15, 2019
Notes payable:
Total debt	$ 150,000
Senior notes | 7% Senior Notes due August 15, 2022
Notes payable:
Total debt		$ 300,000

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CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENT OF EQUITY - 9 months ended Sep. 30, 2015 - USD ($) shares in Thousands, $ in Thousands	Total	Common Stock	Additional Paid-In Capital	Retained Earnings	Non-Controlling Interests
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2014	$ 597,146	$ 319	$ 408,969	$ 160,627	$ 27,231
Beginning Balance (in shares) at Dec. 31, 2014		31,887
Increase (Decrease) in Stockholders' Equity [Roll Forward]
Net income	33,133			31,041	2,092
Cash contributions from members of consolidated entities	13,125				13,125
Cash distributions to members of consolidated entities	(8,204)				(8,204)
Exercise of stock options	106	$ 0	106
Exercise of stock options (in shares)		48
Shares remitted to Company to satisfy employee tax obligations	(1,826)	$ (1)	(1,825)
Shares remitted to Company to satisfy employee obligations (in shares)		(87)
Stock based compensation expense	4,828	$ 4	4,824
Stock based compensation expense (in shares)		335
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2015	$ 638,308	$ 322	$ 412,074	$ 191,668	$ 34,244
Ending Balance (in shares) at Sep. 30, 2015		32,183

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

The Company operates one principal homebuilding business. In accordance with FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting ("ASC 280"), the Company has determined that each of its operating divisions is an operating segment.The Company’s Co-Chief Executive Officers have been identified as the chief operating decision makers. The Company’s chief operating decision makers direct the allocation of resources to operating segments based on the profitability and cash flows of each respective segment.

The Company’s homebuilding operations design, construct and sell a wide range of homes designed to meet the specific needs in each of its markets. As such, in accordance with the aggregation criteria defined by FASB ASC Topic 280, Segment Reporting (“ASC 280”), the Company’s homebuilding operating segments have been grouped into six reportable segments:

California, consisting of operating divisions in i) Southern California, consisting of operations in Orange, Los Angeles, San Diego, Riverside and San Bernardino counties; and ii) Northern California, consisting of operations in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, and Santa Clara counties.

Arizona, consisting of operations in the Phoenix, Arizona metropolitan area.

Nevada, consisting of operations in the Las Vegas, Nevada metropolitan area.

Colorado, consisting of operations in the Denver, Fort Collins and Granby, Colorado markets.

Washington, consisting of operations in the Seattle, Washington metropolitan area.

Oregon, consisting of operations in the Portland, Oregon metropolitan area.

Corporate develops and implements strategic initiatives and supports the Company’s operating segments by centralizing key administrative functions such as finance and treasury, information technology, risk management and litigation and human resources. All prior periods have been restated to reflect the Company's current segment reporting structure.

Segment financial information relating to the Company’s operations was as follows (in thousands):

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015			Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Operating revenue:
California (1)	$	68,161		$	105,701		$	242,615		$	355,773
Arizona	21,088			16,750			38,782			46,459
Nevada	31,924			36,540			89,937			72,081
Colorado	23,864			9,005			69,457			23,443
Washington	46,905			19,994			124,371			19,994
Oregon	59,765			18,908			138,408			18,908
Total operating revenue	$	251,707		$	206,898		$	703,570		$	536,658
(1) Operating revenue in the California segment includes construction services revenue.
	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015			Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015			Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Income before provision for income taxes
California	$	5,679		$	13,296		$	26,756		$	57,127
Arizona	1,692			1,590			2,302			5,262
Nevada	2,611			2,709			8,660			5,738
Colorado	742			(386		)	1,381			(1,498		)
Washington	5,609			2,256			12,501			2,256
Oregon	6,698			1,701			14,809			1,701
Corporate	(5,798		)	(11,545		)	(17,496		)	(24,091		)
Income before provision for income taxes	$	17,233		$	9,621		$	48,913		$	46,495

	September 30, 2015		December 31, 2014
Homebuilding assets:
California	$	748,229	$	572,900
Arizona	204,171		179,529
Nevada	174,250		135,358
Colorado	131,028		131,085
Washington	267,111		281,456
Oregon	248,350		200,761
Corporate (1)	219,599		173,338
Total homebuilding assets	$	1,992,738	$	1,674,427

(1) Comprised primarily of cash and cash equivalents, deferred income taxes, receivables, deferred loan costs, and other assets.

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Commitments and Contingencies - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Rent expense under cancelable and non-cancelable operating leases	$ 1.1	$ 0.8	$ 2.8	$ 2.1
Deposits as collateral for outstanding surety bonds	0.5		0.5		$ 0.5
Outstanding performance and surety bonds	147.7		147.7
Non-refundable deposits	70.0		70.0
Remaining purchase price of land	458.6		458.6
Project construction commitment
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Other Commitment	$ 150.5		$ 150.5

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Income Per Common Share (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Basic and Diluted Income Per Common Share Calculation

Basic and diluted income per common share for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2015 and 2014 were calculated as follows (in thousands, except number of shares and per share amounts):

	Three   Months   Ended    September 30,   2015		Three   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2015		Nine   Months   Ended   September 30,   2014
Basic weighted average number of common shares outstanding	36,573,099		31,232,655		36,534,554		31,184,101
Effect of dilutive securities:
Stock options, unvested common shares, and warrants	1,465,119		1,528,091		1,396,633		1,541,063
Tangible equity units	469,049		—		469,049		—
Diluted average shares outstanding	38,507,267		32,760,746		38,400,236		32,725,164
Net income available to common stockholders	$	12,082	$	5,638	$	31,041	$	26,620
Basic income per common share	$	0.33	$	0.18	$	0.85	$	0.85
Dilutive income per common share	$	0.31	$	0.17	$	0.81	$	0.81
Antidilutive securities not included in the calculation of diluted income per common share (weighted average):
Unvested stock options	240,000		—		160,000		—

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Segment Information - Schedule of Segment Financial Information Relating to Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
		Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Operating revenue
Total operating revenue		$ 251,707	$ 206,898	$ 703,570	$ 536,658
Income before provision for income taxes
Income before provision for income taxes		17,233	9,621	48,913	46,495
Reportable Geographical Components | California
Operating revenue
Total operating revenue	[1]	68,161	105,701	242,615	355,773
Income before provision for income taxes
Income before provision for income taxes		5,679	13,296	26,756	57,127
Reportable Geographical Components | Arizona
Operating revenue
Total operating revenue		21,088	16,750	38,782	46,459
Income before provision for income taxes
Income before provision for income taxes		1,692	1,590	2,302	5,262
Reportable Geographical Components | Nevada
Operating revenue
Total operating revenue		31,924	36,540	89,937	72,081
Income before provision for income taxes
Income before provision for income taxes		2,611	2,709	8,660	5,738
Reportable Geographical Components | Colorado
Operating revenue
Total operating revenue		23,864	9,005	69,457	23,443
Income before provision for income taxes
Income before provision for income taxes		742	(386)	1,381	(1,498)
Reportable Geographical Components | Washington
Operating revenue
Total operating revenue		46,905	19,994	124,371	19,994
Income before provision for income taxes
Income before provision for income taxes		5,609	2,256	12,501	2,256
Reportable Geographical Components | Oregon
Operating revenue
Total operating revenue		59,765	18,908	138,408	18,908
Income before provision for income taxes
Income before provision for income taxes		6,698	1,701	14,809	1,701
Reportable Geographical Components | Corporate
Income before provision for income taxes
Income before provision for income taxes		$ (5,798)	$ (11,545)	$ (17,496)	$ (24,091)

[1] Operating revenue in the California segment includes construction services revenue.

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Basis of Presentation and Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Operations

Operations

William Lyon Homes, a Delaware corporation (“Parent” and together with its subsidiaries, the “Company”), is primarily engaged in designing, constructing, marketing and selling single-family detached and attached homes in California, Arizona, Nevada, Colorado (under the Village Homes brand), Washington and Oregon (each under the Polygon Northwest Homes brand).

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

The preparation of the Company’s financial statements in conformity with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of the assets and liabilities as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014 and revenues and expenses for the three and nine month periods ended September 30, 2015 and 2014. Accordingly, actual results could differ from those estimates. The significant accounting policies using estimates include real estate inventories and cost of sales, impairment of real estate inventories, warranty reserves, loss contingencies, sales and profit recognition, accounting for variable interest entities, business combinations, and valuation of deferred tax assets. The current economic environment increases the uncertainty inherent in these estimates and assumptions.

The condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of the Company and all majority-owned and controlled subsidiaries and joint ventures, and certain joint ventures and other entities which have been determined to be variable interest entities ("VIEs") in which the Company is considered the primary beneficiary (see Note 3). The accounting policies of the joint ventures are substantially the same as those of the Company. All significant intercompany accounts and transactions have been eliminated in consolidation.

The condensed consolidated financial statements were prepared from our books and records without audit and include all adjustments (consisting of only normal recurring accruals) necessary to present a fair statement of results for the interim periods presented. Readers of this quarterly report should refer to our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 2014, which are included in our 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K, as certain disclosures that would substantially duplicate those contained in the audited financial statements have not been included in this report.

Real Estate Inventories

Real Estate Inventories

Real estate inventories are carried at cost net of impairment losses, if any. Real estate inventories consist primarily of land deposits, land and land under development, homes completed and under construction, and model homes. All direct and indirect land costs, offsite and onsite improvements and applicable interest and other carrying charges are capitalized to real estate projects during periods when the project is under development. Land, offsite costs and all other common costs are allocated to land parcels benefited based upon relative fair values before construction. Onsite construction costs and related carrying charges (principally interest and property taxes) are allocated to the individual homes within a phase based upon the relative sales value of the homes. The Company relieves its real estate inventories through cost of sales for the estimated cost of homes sold. Selling expenses and other marketing costs are expensed in the period incurred.

A provision for warranty costs relating to the Company’s limited warranty plans is included in cost of sales and accrued expenses at the time the sale of a home is recorded. The Company generally reserves either approximately one percent of the sales price of its homes, or a set amount per home closed depending on the operating division, against the possibility of future charges relating to its warranty programs and similar potential claims. Factors that affect the Company’s warranty liability include the number of homes under warranty, historical and anticipated rates of warranty claims, and cost per claim. The Company continually assesses the adequacy of its recorded warranty liability and adjusts the amounts as necessary.

Construction Services

Construction Services

The Company accounts for construction management agreements using the Percentage of Completion Method in accordance with Financial Accounting Standards Board ("FASB") Accounting Standards Codification ("ASC") Topic 605 Revenue Recognition (“ASC 605”). Under ASC 605, the Company records revenues and expenses as a contracted project progresses, and based on the percentage of costs incurred to date compared to the total estimated costs of the contract.

Financial Instruments

Financial Instruments

Financial instruments that potentially subject the Company to concentrations of credit risk are primarily cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, receivables, and deposits. The Company typically places its cash and cash equivalents in investment grade short-term instruments. Deposits, included in other assets, are due from municipalities or utility companies and are generally collected from such entities through fees assessed to other developers. The Company is an issuer of, or subject to, financial instruments with off-balance sheet risk in the normal course of business which exposes it to credit risks. These financial instruments include letters of credit and obligations in connection with assessment district bonds.

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Cash and Cash Equivalents

Short-term investments with a maturity of three months or less when purchased are considered cash equivalents. The Company’s cash and cash equivalents balance exceeds federally insurable limits as of September 30, 2015 and December 31, 2014. The Company monitors the cash balances in its operating accounts, however, these cash balances could be negatively impacted if the underlying financial institutions fail or are subject to other adverse conditions in the financial markets. To date, the Company has experienced no loss or lack of access to cash in its operating accounts.

Restricted Cash

Restricted Cash

Restricted cash consists of deposits made by the Company to a bank account as collateral for the use of letters of credit to guarantee the Company’s financial obligations under certain other contractual arrangements in the normal course of business.

Deferred Loan Costs

Deferred Loan Costs

Deferred loan costs represent debt issuance costs and are primarily amortized to interest incurred using the straight line method which approximates the effective interest method.

Goodwill

Goodwill

In accordance with the provisions of ASC 350, Intangibles, Goodwill and Other, goodwill amounts are not amortized, but rather are analyzed for impairment at the reporting segment level. Goodwill is analyzed on an annual basis, or when indicators of impairment exist. We have determined that we have six reporting segments, as discussed in Note 4, and we perform an annual goodwill impairment analysis during the fourth quarter of each fiscal year.

Intangibles

Intangibles

Recorded intangible assets primarily relate to brand names of acquired entities, construction management contracts, homes in backlog, and joint venture management fee contracts recorded in conjunction with FASB ASC Topic 852, Reorganizations ("ASC 852"), or FASB ASC Topic 805, Business Combinations ("ASC 805"). All Intangible assets with the exception of those relating to brand names were valued based on expected cash flows related to home closings, and the asset is amortized on a per unit basis, as homes under the contracts close. Our brand name intangible assets are deemed to have an indefinite useful life.

Income per common share

Income per common share

The Company computes income per common share in accordance with FASB ASC Topic 260, Earnings per Share, which requires income per common share for each class of stock to be calculated using the two-class method. The two-class method is an allocation of income between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders.

Basic income per common share is computed by dividing income or loss available to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. For purposes of determining diluted income per common share, basic income per common share is further adjusted to include the effect of potential dilutive common shares.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Income taxes are accounted for under the provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board ASC 740, Income Taxes, using an asset and liability approach. Deferred income taxes reflect the net effects of temporary differences between the carrying amount of assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes, and operating loss and tax credit carryforwards measured by applying currently enacted tax laws. A valuation allowance is provided to reduce net deferred tax assets to an amount that is more likely than not to be realized. ASC 740 prescribes a recognition threshold and a measurement criteria for the financial statement recognition and measurement of tax positions taken or expected to be taken in a tax return. For those benefits to be recognized, a tax position must be considered “more-likely-than-not” to be sustained upon examination by taxing authorities. In addition, the Company has elected to recognize interest and penalties related to uncertain tax positions in the income tax provision.