10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended September 30, 2012

OR

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

Commission file number 333-177328

SHEA HOMES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

California	95-4240219
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
655 Brea Canyon Road, Walnut, CA	91789
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)

(909) 594-9500

(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Indicate by check mark whether the 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  x    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  x    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 definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one).

Large accelerated filer	¨	Accelerated filer	¨
Non-accelerated filer	x  (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  x

SHEA HOMES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP

FORM 10-Q

INDEX

		Page No.
PART 1.	Financial Information
	ITEM 1. Financial Statements
	Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011		1
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.		2
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity for the Nine Months Ended September  30, 2012 and 2011		3
	Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the Nine Months Ended September  30, 2012 and 2011		4
	Notes  to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements at September 30, 2012 (unaudited) and December 31, 2011 and for the Three and Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 (unaudited)		5
	ITEM 2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations		30
	ITEM 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk		46
	ITEM 4. Controls and Procedures		46
PART 2.	Other Information
	ITEM 1. Legal Proceedings		47
	ITEM 1A. Risk Factors		47
	ITEM 6. Exhibits		61
SIGNATURES			62

PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

Shea Homes Limited Partnership

(A California Limited Partnership)

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets

(In thousands)

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(unaudited)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	205,640	$	268,366
Restricted cash		13,733		13,718
Investments		13,924		32,428
Accounts and other receivables, net		128,211		120,689
Receivables from related parties, net		33,447		60,223
Inventory		886,695		783,810
Investments in joint ventures		18,272		17,870
Property and equipment, net		1,857		1,992
Other assets, net		28,612		29,020
Total assets	$	1,330,391	$	1,328,116
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities:
Notes payable	$	758,682	$	752,056
Payables to related parties		3,498		2,343
Accounts payable		44,173		46,063
Other liabilities		240,798		199,651
Total liabilities		1,047,151		1,000,113
Equity:
SHLP equity:
Owners’ equity		278,749		294,511
Accumulated other comprehensive income		4,064		6,392
Total SHLP equity		282,813		300,903
Non-controlling interests		427		27,100
Total equity		283,240		328,003
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,330,391	$	1,328,116

See accompanying notes

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Shea Homes Limited Partnership

(A California Limited Partnership)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

(In thousands)

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(unaudited)
Revenues	$	146,421		$	157,300		$	384,492		$	346,293
Cost of sales		(115,225	)		(133,645	)		(308,238	)		(301,947	)
Gross margin		31,196			23,655			76,254			44,346
Selling expenses		(10,296	)		(11,141	)		(29,847	)		(30,529	)
General and administrative expenses		(16,001	)		(9,136	)		(35,825	)		(25,624	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures, net		(50	)		(201	)		334			(696	)
Loss on debt extinguishment		0			0			0			(88,384	)
Interest expense		(4,581	)		(4,310	)		(16,778	)		(12,636	)
Other income, net		8,839			644			2,747			3,061
Income (loss) before income taxes		9,107			(489	)		(3,115	)		(110,462	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(807	)		2,851			(903	)		3,868
Net income (loss)		8,300			2,362			(4,018	)		(106,594	)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests		30			(264	)		(164	)		(702	)
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	$	8,330		$	2,098		$	(4,182	)	$	(107,296	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	5,170		$	1,761		$	(6,346	)	$	(105,244	)

See accompanying notes

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Shea Homes Limited Partnership

(A California Limited Partnership)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity

(In thousands)

	Shea Homes Limited Partnership																					Non- controlling Interests			Total Equity
	Limited Partner									General Partner			Total Owners’ Equity			Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)			Total SHLP Equity
	Common			Preferred Series B			Preferred Series D			Common
Balance, December 31, 2010	$	71,830		$	194,240		$	121,892		$	18,901		$	406,863		$	5,363		$	412,226		$	20,087		$	432,313
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)		(73,052	)		(14,090	)		(932	)		(19,222	)		(107,296	)		0			(107,296	)		702			(106,594	)
Change in unrealized gains on investments, net		0			0			0			0			0			1,350			1,350			0			1,350
Total comprehensive income (loss)																				(105,946	)		702			(105,244	)
Contributions from owners and non-controlling interests		1,223			0			0			321			1,544			0			1,544			3,948			5,492
Distributions to non-controlling interests		0			0			0			0			0			0			0			(278	)		(278	)
Balance, September 30, 2011 (unaudited)	$	1		$	180,150		$	120,960		$	0		$	301,111		$	6,713		$	307,824		$	24,459		$	332,283
Balance, December 31, 2011	$	1		$	173,555		$	120,955		$	0		$	294,511		$	6,392		$	300,903		$	27,100		$	328,003
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)		0			(4,182	)		0			0			(4,182	)		0			(4,182	)		164			(4,018	)
Change in unrealized gains on investments, net		0			0			0			0			0			(2,328	)		(2,328	)		0			(2,328	)
Total comprehensive income (loss)																				(6,510	)		164			(6,346	)
Redemption of Company’s interest in consolidated joint venture (see Note 13)		0			(11,580	)		0			0			(11,580	)		0			(11,580	)		(28,239	)		(39,819	)
Contributions from non-controlling interests		0			0			0			0			0			0			0			1,746			1,746
Distributions to non-controlling interests		0			0			0			0			0			0			0			(344	)		(344	)
Balance, September 30, 2012 (unaudited)	$	1		$	157,793		$	120,955		$	0		$	278,749		$	4,064		$	282,813		$	427		$	283,240

See accompanying notes

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Shea Homes Limited Partnership

(A California Limited Partnership)

Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(In thousands)

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
	(unaudited)			(unaudited)
Operating activities
Net loss	$	(4,018	)	$	(106,594	)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in (income) loss from joint ventures		(334	)		696
Loss from debt extinguishment		0			88,384
Net gain on sale of investments		(8,802	)		(539	)
Depreciation and amortization expense		5,255			7,213
Impairment of inventory		0			10,302
Net interest capitalized on investment in joint ventures		(604	)		(465	)
Distributions of earnings from joint ventures		1,400			650
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		(15	)		(1,351	)
Receivables and other assets		(7,755	)		(20,363	)
Inventory		(114,860	)		(36,153	)
Payables and other liabilities		42,924			28,804
Net cash used in operating activities		(86,809	)		(29,416	)
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of investments		23,954			1,180
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties		1,931			107,856
Investments in joint ventures		(1,711	)		(16,447	)
Distributions from joint ventures		244			7,002
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		0			12,893
Other investing activities		(28	)		(1,680	)
Net cash provided by investing activities		24,390			110,804
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit		0			(80,448	)
Borrowings under senior secured notes payable		0			750,000
Principal payments to financial institutions and others		(1,541	)		(721,358	)
Accrued interest on notes payable		0			1,839
Amortization of notes payable discount		0			5,527
Contributions from non-controlling interests		1,746			3,948
Distributions to non-controlling interests		(344	)		(278	)
Contributions from owners		0			1,544
Other financing activities		(168	)		0
Net cash used in financing activities		(307	)		(39,226	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(62,726	)		42,162
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		268,366			166,874
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	205,640		$	209,036

See accompanying notes

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Shea Homes Limited Partnership

(A California Limited Partnership)

Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements

September 30, 2012

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Shea Homes Limited Partnership (“SHLP”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Shea Homes, Inc. (“SHI”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company consolidates all joint ventures in which it has a controlling interest or other ventures in which it is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”). Material intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated. The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements do not include all information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2011, which are contained in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 6, 2012 (the “Prospectus”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring accruals, loss reserves and deferred tax asset valuation allowance adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation, are included.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2011-05”), which requires presentation of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of operations and comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. In accordance with ASU 2011-05, the 2011 financial statements have been restated to conform to the current year presentation of comprehensive income (loss).

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “the Company” refer to SHLP, its subsidiaries and its consolidated joint ventures.

Organization

SHLP, a California limited partnership, was formed January 4, 1989, pursuant to an agreement of partnership (the “Agreement”), as most recently amended January 1, 2009, by and between J.F. Shea, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as general partner, and the Company’s limited partners who are comprised of entities and trusts, including J.F. Shea Co., Inc. (“JFSCI”), that are under the common control of Shea family members (collectively, the “Partners”). J.F. Shea, LP is 96% owned by JFSCI.

Nature of Operations

Our principal business purpose is homebuilding, which includes acquiring and developing land and constructing and selling residential homes thereon. Our principal markets are California, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Nevada and Florida.

We own a captive insurance company, Partners Insurance Company, Inc. (“PIC”), which provided warranty, general liability, workers’ compensation and completed operations insurance for us and related companies and third-party subcontractors. Effective for the policy years commencing in 2007, PIC ceased issuing policies for these coverages (see Note 12).

Seasonality

Historically, the homebuilding industry experiences seasonal fluctuations. We typically experience the highest new home sales order activity in spring and summer, although this activity is also highly dependent on the number of active selling communities, timing of new community openings and other market factors. Since it typically takes three to eight months to construct a new home, we deliver more homes in the second half of the year as spring and summer home sales orders convert to home deliveries. Because of this seasonality, home starts, construction costs and related cash outflows have historically been highest from April to October, and the majority of cash receipts from home closings occur during the second half of the year. Therefore, operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

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2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Inventory

Inventory is stated at cost, unless the carrying amount is determined not to be recoverable, in which case inventory is written down to fair value or fair value less cost to sell. Quarterly, we review our real estate assets at each community for indicators of impairment. Real estate assets include projects actively selling, under development, held for future development or held for sale. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, significant decreases in local housing market values and selling prices of comparable homes, significant decreases in gross margins and sales absorption rates, costs in excess of budget, and actual or projected cash flow losses.

Semi-annually, or if there are indications of impairment, we analyze the budgets and cash flows of our real estate assets and compare the estimated remaining undiscounted future cash flows of the community to the asset’s carrying value. If the undiscounted cash flows exceed the asset’s carrying value, no impairment adjustment is required. If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the asset’s carrying value, the asset is deemed impaired and is written down to fair value. These impairment evaluations require use of estimates and assumptions regarding future conditions, including timing and amounts of development costs and sales prices of real estate assets, to determine if estimated future undiscounted cash flows will be sufficient to recover the asset’s carrying value.

When estimating undiscounted cash flows of a community, various assumptions are made, including: (i) expected sales prices and sales incentives to be offered, including the number of homes available, pricing and incentives being offered by us or other builders in other communities, and future sales price adjustments based on market and economic trends; (ii) expected sales pace and cancellation rates based on local housing market conditions, competition and historical trends; (iii) costs expended to date and expected to be incurred, including, but not limited to, land and land development costs, home construction costs, interest costs, indirect construction and overhead costs, and selling and marketing costs; (iv) alternative product offerings that may be offered that could have an impact on sales pace, sales price and/or building costs; and (v) alternative uses for the property.

Many assumptions are interdependent and a change in one may require a corresponding change to other assumptions. For example, increasing or decreasing sales absorption rates has a direct impact on the estimated per unit sales price of a home, the level of time sensitive costs (such as indirect construction, overhead and carrying costs), and selling and marketing costs (such as model maintenance costs and advertising costs). Depending on the underlying objective of the community, assumptions could have a significant impact on the projected cash flow analysis. For example, if our objective is to preserve operating margins, our cash flow analysis will be different than if the objective is to increase sales. These objectives may vary significantly by community over time.

If assets are considered impaired, impairment is determined by the amount the asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined based on estimated future cash flows discounted for inherent risks associated with real estate assets or other valuation techniques. These discounted cash flows are impacted by expected risk based on estimated land development, construction and delivery timelines; market risk of price erosion; uncertainty of development or construction cost increases; and other risks specific to the asset or market conditions where the asset is located when assessment is made. These factors are specific to each community and may vary among communities. The discount rate used in determining each asset’s fair value depends on the community’s projected life and development stage, subject to perceived risks associated with the community’s cash flow streams relative to its inventory.

Completed Operations Claim Costs

We maintain, and require our subcontractors to maintain, general liability insurance which includes coverage for completed operations losses and damages. Most subcontractors carry this insurance through our “rolling wrap-up” insurance program, where our risks and risks of participating subcontractors working on our projects are insured through master policies.

Completed operations claims reserves primarily represent claims for property damage to completed homes and projects outside of our one-to-two year warranty period. Specific terms and conditions of completed operations warranties vary depending on the market in which homes are closed and can range to 12 years.

We record expenses and liabilities for estimated costs of potential completed operations claims based upon aggregated loss experience, which includes an estimate of completed operations claims incurred but not reported and is actuarially estimated using individual case-basis valuations and statistical analysis. These estimates make up our entire reserve and are subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in completed operations claims related to our markets and products built, changes in claims reporting and settlement patterns, third party recoveries, insurance industry practices, insurance regulations and legal precedent. Because state regulations vary, completed operations claims are reported and resolved over an extended period, sometimes exceeding 12 years. As a result, actual costs may differ significantly from estimates.

The actuarial analyses that determine these incurred but not reported claims consider various factors, including frequency and severity of losses, which are based on our historical claims experience supplemented by industry data. The actuarial analyses of these claims and reserves also consider historical third party recovery rates and claims management expenses. Due to inherent uncertainties related to each of these factors, periodic changes to such factors based on updated relevant information could result in actual costs to differ significantly from estimated costs.

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In accordance with our underlying completed operations insurance policies, a portion of these completed operations claims costs are recoverable from our subcontractors or insurance carriers. Completed operations claims through July 31, 2009 are insured with third-party insurance carriers and completed operations claims commencing August 1, 2009 are insured with third-party and affiliate insurance carriers.

Revenues

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, revenues from housing and other real estate sales are recognized when the respective units are closed. Housing and other real estate sales are closed when all conditions of escrow are met, including delivery of the home or other real estate asset, title passage, appropriate consideration is received, collection of associated receivables, if any, is reasonably assured and we have no other continuing involvement. Sales incentives are a reduction of revenues when the respective unit is closed.

Income Taxes

SHLP is treated as a partnership for income tax purposes. As a limited partnership, SHLP is subject to certain minimal state taxes and fees; however, taxes on income or losses realized by SHLP are generally the obligation of the Partners and their owners.

SHI and PIC are C corporations. Federal and state income taxes are provided for these entities in accordance with ASC 740. The provision for, or benefit from, income taxes is calculated using the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect the year in which differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are evaluated to determine whether a valuation allowance should be established based on our determination of whether it is more likely than not some or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends primarily on generation of future taxable income during periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Judgment is required to determine future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements and/or tax returns. Differences between anticipated and actual outcomes of these future tax consequences could have a material impact on the consolidated financial position or results of operations.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), providing a consistent definition and measurement of fair value, as well as similar disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-04 changes certain fair value measurement principles, clarifies application of existing fair value measurement and expands the ASC 820 disclosure requirements, particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU 2011-04 effective January 1, 2012, which did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

3. Restricted Cash

Restricted cash related to homebuilding operations includes cash used as collateral for potential obligations paid by the Company’s bank, customer deposits temporarily restricted in accordance with regulatory requirements, and cash used in lieu of bonds. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, restricted cash related to homebuilding operations was $13.3 million and $13.3 million, respectively.

Restricted cash of PIC included cash held in escrow by PIC’s claim administrators. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, restricted cash of PIC was $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

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4. Investments

Investments consist of available-for-sale securities and are recorded at fair value, which is based on quoted market prices or cash flow models. Accordingly, unrealized gains and temporary losses on investments, net of tax, are reported as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, investments were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
	Cost / Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
Corporate obligations	$	5,499	$	93	$	0		$	5,592
Mortgage/asset-backed securities		61		11		0			72
Private debt obligations (a)		1,677		6,584		(8	)		8,253
Total debt securities		7,237		6,688		(8	)		13,917
Equity securities		4		3		0			7
Total investments	$	7,241	$	6,691	$	(8	)	$	13,924

	December 31, 2011
	Cost / Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
Corporate obligations	$	20,747	$	158	$	(39	)	$	20,866
Mortgage/asset-backed securities		101		10		0			111
Private debt obligations (a)		1,742		9,700		(2	)		11,440
Total debt securities		22,590		9,868		(41	)		32,417
Equity securities		4		7		0			11
Total investments	$	22,594	$	9,875	$	(41	)	$	32,428

(a) Through December 31, 2009, certain private debt obligations experienced other-than-temporary losses, of which $13.2 million of such impairments relate to private debt obligations still held at December 31, 2011 and $8.2 million of such impairments relate to private debt obligations still held at September 30, 2012. Unrealized gains of private debt obligations are stated as the difference between their fair value and cost basis, net of impairment.

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, realized gains on available-for-sale securities (the majority of which were previously impaired by $5.0 million in 2009) were $8.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively, which were included in other income, net. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, realized gains on available-for-sale securities (the majority of which were previously impaired by $5.0 million in 2009) were $8.8 million and $0.5 million, respectively, which were included in other income, net.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were $(7.1) million of unrealized losses, reclassification adjustments for $4.0 million of realized gains and $0.8 million of tax benefit. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were $1.7 million of unrealized gains, reclassification adjustments for $0.3 million of realized gains and $(0.7) million of tax expense.

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At September 30, 2012, the contractual maturities of debt securities classified as available-for-sale were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
	Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	5,499	$	5,592
Due after one year through five years		435		525
Due after five years through ten years		1,017		7,414
Due after ten years		225		314
Mortgage/asset-backed securities		61		72
Total	$	7,237	$	13,917

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalty.

At September 30, 2012, there were debt securities with a $0.3 million fair value and nominal unrealized losses that were in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than one year, and debt securities with a $13.6 million fair value with no continuous losses. At December 31, 2011, there were debt securities with a $10.9 million fair value and nominal unrealized losses that were in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than one year, and debt securities with a $21.5 million fair value with no continuous losses. We evaluated investments with unrealized losses to determine if they experienced an other-than-temporary impairment. This evaluation was based on various factors, including length of time securities were in a loss position, ability and intent to hold investments until temporary losses were recovered or mature, investee’s industry and amount of the unrealized loss. Based on these factors, unrealized losses at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were not deemed as an other-than-temporary impairment.

5. Fair Value Disclosures

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value as the price that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at measurement date and requires assets and liabilities carried at fair value to be classified and disclosed in the following three categories:

• Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets

• Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are inactive; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets at measurement date

• Level 3 — Valuations derived from techniques where one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in active markets at measurement date

The financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Debt securities	$	2,517	$	3,986	$	7,414	$	13,917
Equity securities		0		7		0		7
Total investments	$	2,517	$	3,993	$	7,414	$	13,924
	December 31, 2011
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Debt securities	$	17,186	$	4,727	$	10,504	$	32,417
Equity securities		0		11		0		11
Total investments	$	17,186	$	4,738	$	10,504	$	32,428

Level 1 financial instruments are debt securities in which fair values were determined from quoted prices in an active market. Level 2 financial instruments are debt and equity securities in which fair values were determined from quoted prices in an inactive market or for similar instruments in an active market. Level 3 financial instruments are private debt securities where fair value was determined using a cash flow model that considered estimated interest rates, discount rates, prepayments and defaults.

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The Company uses a third-party service provider to value its Level 3 financial instruments. Significant changes in the pricing of these instruments are compared to activity of similar financial instruments, or general market conditions, for reasonableness. At September 30, 2012, the unobservable inputs used in the valuation of Level 3 financial instruments were as follows:

	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
				Constant prepayment rate		15% - 20% (17%)
Private debt obligations	$	7,414	Discounted cash flow	Probability of default		2% (2%)
				Recovery rate		50% - 60% (55%)
				Discount rate		4% - 5% (4%)

At September 30, 2012, the summary of changes in fair value of Level 3 financial instruments was as follows:

	Private Debt Obligations
	(In thousands)
Fair value at December 31, 2011	$	10,504
Sales		(8,800	)
Unrealized losses, included in other comprehensive income (loss)		(3,060	)
Realized gains, included in other income, net		8,770
Fair value at September 30, 2012	$	7,414

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, as required by ASC 825, Financial Instruments, the following presents net book values and estimated fair values of notes payable.

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Net Book Value		Estimated Fair Value		Net Book Value		Estimated Fair Value
	(In thousands)
$750,000 senior secured notes	$	750,000	$	840,000	$	750,000	$	697,500
Secured promissory notes	$	8,682	$	8,682	$	2,056	$	2,056

The $750.0 million senior secured notes are level 2 financial instruments in which fair value was based on quoted market prices at the end of the period in an inactive market.

Other financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and other receivables, accounts payable, other liabilities and secured promissory notes. Book values of these financial instruments approximate fair value due to their relatively short-term nature.

6. Accounts and Other Receivables, net

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accounts and other receivables, net were as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Insurance receivables	$	117,862		$	109,390
Escrow receivables		1,391			5,815
Notes receivable		3,711			3,566
Development receivables		2,312			0
Other receivables		5,759			4,937
Reserve		(2,824	)		(3,019	)
Total accounts and other receivables, net	$	128,211		$	120,689

Insurance receivables are from insurance carriers for reimbursable claims pertaining to resultant damage from construction defects on closed homes (see Note12). Closed homes for policy years August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2009 are insured with third-party insurance carriers, and closed homes for policy years commencing August 1, 2009 are insured with third-party and affiliate insurance carriers.

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Development receivables represent infrastructure improvements to be reimbursed on communities that have closed out. The receivables are due from community facility district, metro-district and other local government agencies and are contingent upon such agencies’ ability to generate sufficient tax and assessment revenues.

We reserve for uncollectible receivables that are specifically identified.

7. Inventory

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, inventory was as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Model homes	$	69,619	$	82,339
Completed homes for sale		23,801		29,703
Homes under construction		214,009		96,829
Lots available for construction		272,808		264,485
Land under development		130,219		122,287
Land held for future development		82,098		84,379
Land held for sale, including water system connection rights		73,617		85,581
Land deposits and preacquisition costs		20,524		18,207
Total inventory	$	886,695	$	783,810

Impairment

Inventory, including all captions listed above, are stated at cost, unless the carrying amount is determined to be unrecoverable, in which case inventories are written down to fair value or fair value less costs to sell (see Note 2).

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, inventory impairments were as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Inventory impairments	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	10,302
Remaining carrying value of inventory impaired at end of period	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	10,842
Projects impaired		0		0		0		3
Projects evaluated for impairment (a)		132		150		132		150

(a) Large land parcels not subdivided into communities are counted as one project. Once parcels are subdivided, the project count will increase accordingly.

Write-off of Deposits and Preacquisition Costs

Land deposits and preacquisition costs for potential acquisitions and land option contracts are included in inventory. When a potential acquisition or land option contract is abandoned, related deposits and preacquisition costs are written off to other income, net. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, write-offs of deposits and preacquisition costs were $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and no option lots were abandoned. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, write-offs of deposits and preacquisition costs were $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and no option lots were abandoned.

Interest Capitalization

Interest is capitalized on inventory and investments in joint ventures during development and other qualifying activities. Interest capitalized as cost of inventory is included in cost of sales as related units are closed. Interest capitalized as cost of investment in joint ventures is included in equity in income (loss) from joint venture as related units in the joint venture close.

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, interest incurred, capitalized and expensed was as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Interest incurred	$	16,768		$	16,661		$	50,088		$	53,906
Interest expensed (a)	$	4,581		$	4,310		$	16,778		$	12,636
Interest capitalized as a cost of inventory during the period	$	11,961		$	12,031		$	32,706		$	40,164
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of inventory, included in cost of sales	$	(12,457	)	$	(12,864	)	$	(30,315	)	$	(27,014	)
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of inventory, transferred to property and equipment and/or from investments in joint ventures	$	0		$	(817	)	$	0		$	(176	)
Interest capitalized in ending inventory (b)	$	113,827		$	118,925		$	113,827		$	118,925
Interest capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures during the period	$	226		$	320		$	604		$	1,105
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures, included in equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	$	(226	)	$	(214	)	$	(604	)	$	(669	)
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures, transferred to inventory	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	(641	)
Interest capitalized in ending investments in joint ventures	$	0		$	741		$	0		$	741

(a) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, assets qualifying for interest capitalization were less than debt; therefore, non-qualifying interest was expensed.

(b) Inventory impairment charges were recorded against total inventory of the respective community. Capitalized interest reflects the gross amount of capitalized interest as impairment charges recognized were generally not allocated to specific components of inventory.

8. Investments in Joint Ventures

Unconsolidated joint ventures, which we do not control but have significant influence through ownership interests generally up to 50%, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. These joint ventures are generally involved in real property development. Earnings and losses are allocated in accordance with terms of joint venture agreements.

Losses and distributions from joint ventures in excess of the carrying amount of our investment (“Deficit Distributions”) are included in other liabilities. We record Deficit Distributions since we are liable for this deficit to the respective joint ventures. Deficit Distributions are offset by future earnings of, or future contributions to, the joint ventures. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Deficit Distributions were $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, there were no impairments on investments in joint ventures.

At December 31, 2011, total unconsolidated joint ventures’ notes payable were $103.7 million and included $55.4 million of bank and seller financing notes payable secured by real property and $48.3 million of notes payable to the joint ventures’ partners, of which $15.4 million was secured by real property. At December 31, 2011, our consolidated joint venture, Shea Colorado, LLC (“SCLLC”), had investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, which, of the $103.7 million of total notes payable, these unconsolidated joint ventures had $14.0 million of bank and seller financing notes payable secured by real property and $40.9 million of notes payable to the joint ventures’ partners, of which $15.4 million was secured by real property. In March 2012, our interest in SCLLC was redeemed by SCLLC and therefore, effective March 31, 2012, SCLLC’s investments in these unconsolidated joint ventures were no longer included in these consolidated financial statements (see Note 13).

At September 30, 2012, total unconsolidated joint venture notes payable were $33.4 million and included $28.0 million of bank and seller financing notes payable secured by real property and $5.4 million of notes payables with joint venture partners. In addition, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had an indirect 12.3% effective ownership in a joint venture that had bank notes payable secured by real property of $7.1 million and $7.2 million, respectively, in which we have not provided guarantees.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, of the $28.0 million and $55.4 million outstanding joint venture bank and seller financing secured notes payable, respectively, we provided guarantees on a joint and several basis for one secured note payable,

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which had an outstanding balance of $4.0 million and $11.2 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. These guarantees include, but are not limited to, project completion and loan-to-value maintenance guarantees. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we also had an indemnification agreement from our joint venture partner for 90% of the secured note payable’s outstanding balance of $4.0 million and $11.2 million, respectively. However, we cannot provide assurance that we would be able to collect under this indemnity agreement. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, no liabilities were recorded for these guarantees as the fair value of the secured real estate assets exceeded the outstanding notes payable. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we have not provided guarantees on bank and seller financing secured notes payable of $24.0 million and $44.2 million, respectively, or on notes payable to joint ventures’ partners of $5.4 million and $48.3 million, respectively.

9. Variable Interest Entities

ASC 810 requires a VIE to be consolidated in financial statements of a company if it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. Accordingly, the primary beneficiary has the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and the obligation to absorb its losses or the right to receive its benefits. All VIEs with which we were involved at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary.

Joint Ventures

We routinely enter into joint ventures for homebuilding activities. Investments in these joint ventures may create a variable interest in a VIE, depending on contractual terms of the arrangement. We analyze our joint ventures in accordance with ASC 810 to determine whether they are VIEs and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, these joint ventures were not consolidated into our consolidated financial statements since they were not VIEs, or in the event that they were VIEs, we were not the primary beneficiary.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had a variable interest in a joint venture in which we do not hold a direct, or indirect, investment, and the joint venture was determined to be a VIE. The joint venture, Shea/Baker Ranch Associates, LLC (“Baker Ranch”), is owned 50% by an affiliate, Shea Baker Ranch, LLC, and 50% by a third-party homebuilder. We provided an unconditional loan-to-value maintenance guarantee on Baker Ranch’s outstanding bank notes payable which, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, was $25.4 million. We have not recorded a liability for this obligation as the fair value of the secured real estate assets exceeded the outstanding notes payable (see Note 16).

In accordance with ASC 810, we determined we were not the primary beneficiary of Baker Ranch because we did not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Baker Ranch, such as determining or limiting the scope or purpose of the entity, selling or transferring property owned or controlled by the entity, and arranging financing for the entity.

Land Option Contracts

We enter into land option contracts to procure land for home construction. Use of land option and similar contracts allows us to reduce market risks associated with direct land ownership and development, reduces capital and financial commitments, including interest and other carrying costs, and minimizes land inventory. Under these contracts, we pay a specified deposit for the right to purchase land, usually at a predetermined price. Under the requirements of ASC 810, certain contracts may create a variable interest with the land seller.

In compliance with ASC 810, we analyzed our land option and similar contracts to determine if respective land sellers are VIEs and, if so, if we are the primary beneficiary. Although we do not have legal title to the optioned land, ASC 810 requires us to consolidate a VIE if we are the primary beneficiary. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we determined we were not the primary beneficiary of such VIEs because we did not have the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, such as selling, transferring or developing land owned by the VIE.

At September 30, 2012, we had $6.6 million of refundable and non-refundable cash deposits associated with land option contracts with unconsolidated VIEs, having a $104.7 million remaining purchase price, of which $83.5 million is subject to a specific performance clause. As there are significant future performance obligations by the seller that must be completed before we are required to purchase the land, among other things, we have not recorded this specific performance obligation in our consolidated balance sheets. We also had $8.5 million of refundable and non-refundable cash deposits associated with land option contracts that were not with VIEs, having a $144.3 million remaining purchase price.

Our loss exposure on land option contracts consisted of non-refundable deposits, which were $14.8 million and $14.2 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and were included in inventory.

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10. Other Assets, Net

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, other assets were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Income tax receivables	$	5,003	$	7,473
Prepaid professional fees		3,588		3,695
Prepaid loan fees		6,951		7,738
Prepaid bank fees		517		657
Deposits in lieu of bonds and letters of credit		8,584		6,439
Prepaid insurance		2,423		1,970
Other		1,546		1,048
Total other assets, net	$	28,612	$	29,020

Prepaid Professional and Loan Fees

In accordance with ASC 470, these debt issuance costs are capitalized to other assets and amortized as interest over the term of the related debt.

Deposits in Lieu of Bonds and Letters of Credit

We are required to make deposits in lieu of bonds with various agencies for some of our homebuilding projects. These deposits may be returned as the collateral requirements decrease or replaced with new bonds as bonding becomes available.

In June 2010, due to the maturity of an unsecured bank line of credit, certain letters of credit were presented for payment and recorded as deposits in lieu of letters of credit. These deposits may be returned as collateral requirements decrease or replaced with new letters of credit.

11. Notes Payable

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, notes payable were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
$750.0 million 8.625% senior secured notes, due May 2019	$	750,000	$	750,000
Promissory notes at 1% interest, maturing through 2013, secured by deeds of trust on inventory		8,682		2,056
Total notes payable	$	758,682	$	752,056

On May 10, 2011, the 8.625% senior secured notes were issued in the aggregate principal of $750.0 million (the “Secured Notes”) and the outstanding obligations of the Company’s previous secured revolving lines of credit and notes payable (the “Secured Facilities”) were paid. Principal and interest paid under the Secured Facilities was $779.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. Concurrent with payoff of the Secured Facilities, an $88.4 million loss on debt extinguishment was recognized, which represented the write-off of previously capitalized fees and the amount paid in excess of the recorded liability.

The Secured Notes were originally issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S, with registration rights. The Secured Notes bear interest at 8.625% paid semi-annually on May 15 and November 15, and do not require principal payments until maturity on May 15, 2019. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accrued interest was $24.3 million and $8.1 million, respectively.

Holders of the Secured Notes were entitled to the benefits of a registration rights agreement dated May 10, 2011 (“Registration Rights Agreement”) between the Company and the initial purchasers listed therein. We completed the registration of the Secured Notes with the SEC and the exchange of the Secured Notes issued under the Securities Act on May 4, 2012.

The indenture governing the Secured Notes contains covenants that limit, among other things, our ability to incur additional indebtedness (including the issuance of certain preferred stock), pay dividends and distributions on our equity interests, repurchase our equity interests, retire unsecured or subordinated notes more than one year prior to their maturity, make investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures that are not restricted subsidiaries that guarantee the notes, sell certain assets, incur liens, merge with or into other companies, expand into unrelated businesses, and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we were in compliance with these covenants.

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12. Other Liabilities

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, other liabilities were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Completed operations	$	117,862	$	109,390
Warranty reserves		15,174		17,358
Deferred revenue/gain		26,422		20,329
Provisions for closed homes/communities		9,615		13,156
Deposits (primarily homebuyer)		19,711		7,766
Legal reserves		6,761		5,824
Accrued interest		24,258		8,122
Accrued compensation and benefits		8,287		2,109
Distributions payable		3,073		3,344
Deficit Distributions (see Note 8)		803		928
Other		8,832		11,325
Total other liabilities	$	240,798	$	199,651

Completed Operations

Reserves for completed operations primarily represent claims for property damage to completed homes and projects outside of our one-to-two year warranty period. Specific terms and conditions of completed operations warranties vary depending on the market in which homes are closed and can range up to 12 years. Expenses and liabilities are recorded for potential completed operations claims based upon aggregated loss experience, which includes an estimate of completed operations claims incurred but not reported, and is actuarially estimated using individual case-basis valuations and statistical analysis. From August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2009, completed operations claims are insured with third-party insurance carriers. In February 2011, we purchased completed operations insurance from third-party and affiliate insurance carriers, retroactive to August 1, 2009.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, changes in completed operations reserves were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Insured completed operations
Balance, beginning of the period	$	117,129		$	115,103		$	109,390		$	102,860
Reserves provided		1,965			1,838			20,873			3,012
Insurance purchased		0			0			0			16,520
Claims paid		(1,232	)		(2,792	)		(12,401	)		(8,243	)
Balance, end of the period		117,862			114,149			117,862			114,149
Self-insured completed operations
Balance, beginning of the period		0			0			0			15,613
Reserves provided		0			0			0			907
Insurance purchased		0			0			0			(16,520	)
Balance, end of the period		0			0			0			0
Total completed operations	$	117,862		$	114,149		$	117,862		$	114,149

Reserves provided for self-insured completed operations are included in cost of sales. Reserves provided for insured completed operations are offset by changes in insurance receivables (see Note 6), however, premiums paid for insured completed operations are included in cost of sales. For actual completed operations claims and estimates of completed operations claims incurred but not reported, we estimate and record insurance receivables under applicable policies when recovery is probable. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, insurance receivables were $117.9 million and $109.4 million, respectively.

Expenses, liabilities and receivables related to these claims are subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in completed operations claims related to our markets and products built, claim settlement patterns and insurance industry practices. Although considerable variability is inherent in such estimates, we believe reserves for completed operations claims are adequate.

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Warranty Reserve

We offer a limited one or two year warranty for our homes. Specific terms and conditions of these warranties vary depending on the market in which homes are closed. We estimate warranty costs to be incurred and record a liability and an expense to cost of sales when home revenue is recognized. We also include in our warranty reserve uncovered losses related to completed operations coverage, which approximates 12.5% of the total property damage estimate. Factors affecting warranty liability include number of homes closed, historical and anticipated warranty claims, and cost per claim. We periodically assess adequacy of our warranty liabilities and adjust amounts as necessary.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, changes in warranty liability were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the period	$	16,346		$	15,338		$	17,358		$	16,238
Provision for warranties		1,326			3,957			4,469			7,399
Warranty costs paid		(2,498	)		(3,215	)		(6,653	)		(7,557	)
Balance, end of the period	$	15,174		$	16,080		$	15,174		$	16,080

Deferred Revenue/Gain

Deferred revenue/gain represents deferred profit on transactions in which an insufficient down payment was received or a future performance, passage of time or event is required. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, deferred revenue/gain primarily represents the PIC Transaction described below.

Completed operations claims were previously insured through PIC for policy years August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2007. In December 2009, PIC entered into a series of novation and reinsurance transactions (the “PIC Transaction”).

First, PIC entered into a novation agreement with JFSCI to novate its deductible reimbursement obligations related to its workers’ compensation and general liability risks at September 30, 2009 for policy years August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2007, and its completed operations claims for policy years August 1, 2005 to July 31, 2007. Concurrently, JFSCI entered into insurance arrangements with unrelated third-party insurance carriers to insure these policies. As a result of this novation, a $19.2 million gain was deferred and will be recognized as income (expense) when related claims are paid or actuarial estimates are adjusted. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the remaining deferred gain was $17.3 million and $15.6 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized $(0.1) million and $(1.7) million, respectively, of this deferral as expense, which was included in other income, net. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized $0.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of this deferral as income, which was included in other income, net.

Second, PIC entered into reinsurance agreements with various unrelated reinsurers that reinsured 100% of the completed operations claims coverage from August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2005. As a result of the reinsurance, a $15.6 million gain was deferred and will be recognized as income (expense) when the related claims are paid or actuarial estimates are adjusted. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the remaining deferred gain was $6.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized $0.3 million and $(5.5) million, respectively, of this deferral as income (expense), which was included in other income, net. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized $0.4 million and $(1.1) million, respectively, of this deferral as income (expense), which was included in other income, net.

The increase in the deferred gain, and resultant expense, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was the result of an increase in the actuary’s estimate of ultimate losses to be paid on these policies based on trends in completed operations claims related to our markets and products built, claim settlement patterns and insurance industry practices. At September 30, 2012, the estimated ultimate loss to be paid under these policies does not exceed the policy limits under the novation and reinsurance transactions.

Distributions Payable

In December 2011, our consolidated joint venture, Vistancia, LLC, sold its remaining interest in an unconsolidated joint venture. As a result of the sale, no other assets of Vistancia, LLC economically benefit the former non-controlling member of Vistancia, LLC and the Company recorded the remaining $3.3 million distribution payable to the former non-controlling member, which is paid $0.1 million quarterly. At September 30, 2012, the distribution payable was $3.1 million.

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13. Related Party Transactions

Related Party Receivables and Payables

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, receivables from related parties, net were as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Note receivable from JFSCI	$	24,265		$	25,381
Notes receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures		271			25,631
Notes receivable from other related parties		20,212			21,013
Reserves for notes receivable from other related parties		(12,752	)		(12,697	)
Receivables from related parties		1,451			895
Total receivables from related parties, net	$	33,447		$	60,223

Until August 2011, we participated in a centralized cash management function operated by JFSCI, whereby net cash flows from operations were transferred daily with JFSCI and resulted in related party transactions and monetary transfers to settle amounts owed. In August 2011, we ceased participation in this function and performed it independently. Through May 2011, the resultant notes receivable and payable at that time were unsecured, due on demand and accrued interest monthly based on Prime less 2.05%. In May 2011, concurrent with issuance of the Secured Notes, through a $75.0 million cash payment and $41.5 million contribution of assets, the receivable from JFSCI was paid down by JFSCI with the balance converted to a $38.9 million unsecured term note receivable from JFSCI, bearing 4% interest, payable in equal quarterly installments and maturing May 15, 2019. In 2012 and 2011, JFSCI elected to make prepayments, including accrued interest, of $1.9 million and $14.3 million, respectively, and applied these prepayments to future installments such that JFSCI would not be required to make a payment until August 2014. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the note receivable from JFSCI, including accrued interest, was $24.3 million and $25.4 million, respectively. Quarterly, we evaluate collectability of the note receivable from JFSCI, which includes consideration of JFSCI’s payment history, operating performance and future payment requirements under the note. Based on these criteria, and as JFSCI applied prepayments under the note to defer future installments until August 2014, we do not presently anticipate collection risks on the note receivable from JFSCI.

Notes receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures, including accrued interest, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $0.3 million and $25.6 million, respectively, which, at December 31, 2011, included $25.2 million of notes receivable held by our consolidated joint venture, SCLLC. In March 2012, our interest in SCLLC was redeemed by SCLLC and therefore, effective March 31, 2012, SCLLC’s notes receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures were no longer included in these consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2012, the remaining note receivable from an unconsolidated joint venture bears interest at 8% and matures in 2020. Further, this note earns additional interest to achieve a 17.5% internal rate of return, subject to available cash flows of the joint venture, and can be repaid prior to 2020. Quarterly, we evaluate collectability of this note, which includes consideration of prior payment history, operating performance and future payment requirements under the applicable note. Based on these criteria, we do not presently anticipate collection risks on this note.

Notes receivable from other related parties, including accrued interest, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $7.5 million and $8.3 million, respectively, net of related reserves of $12.8 million and $12.7 million, respectively. These notes are unsecured and mature from November 2012 through April 2021. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, these notes bore interest ranging from Prime less .75% (2.5%) to 4.2%. Quarterly, we evaluate collectability of these notes. Our evaluation includes consideration of prior payment history, operating performance and future payment requirements under the applicable notes. At December 31, 2009, based on these criteria, notes receivable from Shea Management LLC and Shea Properties Management Company, Inc. (“SPMCI”) were deemed uncollectible and fully reserved. In June 2011, SPMCI paid the accrued interest for 2010 and thereafter. Therefore, unpaid interest in 2012 from SPMCI is not reserved; accrued interest prior to 2010 and the principal balance remain fully reserved. In addition, based on these criteria, we do not presently anticipate collection risks on the other notes.

The Company, entities under common control and these unconsolidated joint ventures also engage in transactions on behalf of the other, such as payment of invoices and payroll. The amounts resulting from these transactions are recorded in receivables from related parties or payables to related parties, are non-interest bearing, due on demand and generally paid monthly. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, these receivables were $1.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and these payables were $3.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

Real Property and Joint Venture Transactions

In May 2012, SHLP purchased the Vistancia, LLC non-controlling member’s entire 16.7% partnership interest in Vistancia, LLC for a nominal amount. The reduction in the non-controlling interest’s capital account as a result of the purchase was also nominal. The former non-controlling member continues to receive the distribution payable, which is $0.1 million quarterly. At September 30, 2012, the distribution payable was $3.1 million (see Note 12).

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In March 2012, SHLP’s entire 58% interest in SCLLC, a consolidated joint venture with Shea Properties II, LLC, a related party and the non-controlling member, was redeemed by SCLLC. In valuing its 58% interest in SCLLC, and to ensure receipt of net assets of equal value to its ownership interest, SHLP used third-party real estate appraisals. The estimated fair value of the assets received by SHLP was $30.8 million. However, as the non-controlling member is a related party under common control, the assets and liabilities received by SHLP were recorded at net book value and the difference in SHLP’s investment in SCLLC and the net book value of the assets and liabilities received was recorded as a reduction to SHLP’s equity.

As consideration for the redemption, SCLLC distributed assets and liabilities to SHLP having a net book value of $24.0 million, including $2.2 million cash, a $3.0 million secured note receivable, $20.0 million of inventory and $1.2 million of other liabilities. In addition, as a result of this redemption, SCLLC is no longer included in these consolidated financial statements effective March 31, 2012, which resulted in a net reduction of $41.8 million in assets and $2.0 million in liabilities, and a $39.8 million reduction in total equity, of which $11.6 million was attributable to SHLP and $28.2 million was attributable to non-controlling interests.

At September 30, 2012 and 2011, we were the managing member for seven and nine, respectively, unconsolidated joint ventures and received a management fee from these joint ventures as reimbursement for direct and overhead costs incurred on behalf of the joint ventures and other associated costs. Fees from joint ventures representing reimbursement of our costs are recorded as a reduction to general and administrative expense. Fees from joint ventures representing amounts in excess of our costs are recorded as revenues. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, $0.8 million and $2.6 million of management fees, respectively, were offset against general and administrative expenses, and $0.1 million and $0.3 million of management fees, respectively, were included in revenues. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, $0.8 million and $2.5 million of management fees, respectively, were offset against general and administrative expenses, and $0.6 million and $1.2 million management fees, respectively, were included in revenues.

General and Administrative Related Party Transactions

JFSCI provides corporate services to us, including management, legal, tax, information technology, risk management, facilities, accounting, treasury and human resources. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, general and administrative expenses included $6.0 million and $14.4 million, respectively, for corporate services provided by JFSCI. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, general and administrative expenses included $4.2 million and $11.5 million, respectively, for corporate services provided by JFSCI.

We lease office space from related parties under non-cancelable operating leases. Leases are for five to ten year terms and generally provide for five year renewal options. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, related-party rental expense was $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, related-party rental expense was $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

14. Income Taxes

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, income tax expense was $0.9 million, resulting from state income taxes and adjustment to the valuation allowance for the reduction in deferred tax liability associated with the unrealized gains on investments held by SHI. At September 30, 2012, the net deferred tax asset was $28.3 million, which primarily related to available loss carryforwards, impairments of inventory and available-for-sale investments, housing inventory and land basis differences, and timing of income recognition. The $28.3 million deferred tax asset valuation allowance fully reserves the net deferred tax asset due to inherent uncertainty of future income. To the extent eligible taxable income is generated, which allows tax benefits of these deferred tax assets to be utilized, the effective tax rate may be reduced, subject to certain limitations under Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (“Section 382”), by reducing the valuation allowance and offsetting a portion of taxable income.

In 2009, we filed a petition with the United States Tax Court (the “Tax Court”) regarding our position on the completed contract method for homebuilding activities by SHLP, SHI and subsidiaries. During 2010 and 2011, we engaged in formal and informal discovery with the IRS and the Tax Court heard trial testimony in July 2012 and has ordered the Company and the IRS to exchange briefs, some of which have been filed. We expect the matter to be submitted for decision to the Tax Court by the end of November 2012. We expect our position to prevail, and have accordingly, not recorded a liability for related taxes or interest for SHI and its subsidiaries. Furthermore, as a limited partnership, any income taxes, interest or penalties imposed on SHLP are the responsibility of the Partners and are not reflected in the tax provision in these consolidated financial statements. However, if the Tax Court rules in favor of the IRS, which is reasonably possible, SHI could be obligated to pay the IRS and applicable state taxing authorities up to $62 million and, under the Tax Distribution Agreement, SHLP could be obligated to make a distribution to the Partners up to $105 million to fund their related payments to the IRS and the applicable state taxing authorities.

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15. Owners’ Equity

Owners’ equity consists of partners’ preferred and common capital. Common capital is comprised of limited partners with a collective 78.38% ownership and a general partner with a 20.62% ownership. Preferred capital is comprised of limited partners with either series B (“Series B”) or series D (“Series D”) classification. Series B holders have no ownership interest but earn a preferred return of Prime less 2.05% (1.2% at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011) per annum on unreturned capital balances. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accumulated undistributed preferred returns for Series B holders were $20.3 million and $18.9 million, respectively. Series D holders have a 1% ownership interest and earn a preferred return of 7% per annum on unreturned preferred capital balances. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accumulated undistributed preferred returns for Series D holders were $49.6 million and $40.3 million, respectively.

Net income is allocated to Partners in a priority order that considers previously allocated net losses and preferred return considerations and, thereafter, in proportion to their respective ownership interests. Net loss is allocated in a priority order to Partners generally in proportion to their ownership interests and adjusted capital account balances, and, thereafter, to the general partner.

The general partner, in its sole discretion, may make additional capital contributions or accept additional capital contributions from the limited partners. Cash distributions are made to Partners in proportion to their unpaid preferred returns and, thereafter, in proportion to their ownership interests. Distributions to Partners are made at the discretion of the general partner, including payment of personal income taxes related to the Company. In addition, distributions to Partners from other entities under control of Shea family members, such as JFSCI, can be used for payment of personal incomes taxes related to the Company and other uses.

16. Contingencies and Commitments

Lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been or may be instituted or asserted against us in the normal course of business, including actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. We are also subject to local, state and federal laws and regulations related to land development activities, house construction standards, sales practices, employment practices and environmental protection. As a result, we are subject to periodic examinations or inquiry by agencies administering these laws and regulations.

We record a reserve for potential legal claims and regulatory matters when they are probable of occurring and a potential loss is reasonably estimable, and are based on specific facts and circumstances, and we revise these estimates when necessary. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had reserves of $6.8 million and $5.8 million, respectively, net of expected recoveries, relating to these claims and matters, and while their outcome cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe we have appropriately reserved for them. However, if the liability arising from their resolution exceeds their recorded reserves, we could incur additional charges that could be significant.

Due to the inherent difficulty of predicting outcomes of legal claims and related contingencies, we generally cannot predict their ultimate resolution, related timing or eventual loss. If our evaluations indicate loss contingencies that could be material are not probable, but are reasonably possible, we will disclose their nature with an estimate of possible range of losses or a statement that such loss is not reasonably estimable. At September 30, 2012, the range of reasonably possible losses in excess of amounts recorded was not material.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, in addition to guarantees on our joint venture’s outstanding borrowings, an unconditional loan-to-value maintenance guarantee was provided, on a joint and several basis, for a secured development loan for Baker Ranch, a related party in which we have no ownership interest (see Note 9). At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the loan had a $25.4 million outstanding principal balance. A liability was not recorded for this guarantee as the fair value of the secured real estate assets exceeded the outstanding notes payable.

At December 31, 2011, joint and several non-recourse (“bad boy”) guarantees were provided for two secured permanent financing loans of related parties in which we have no ownership interest. The bad boy guarantee may become a liability for us upon a voluntary bankruptcy filing by the related party borrower or occurrence of other “bad” acts, including fraud or a material misrepresentation by the related party borrower. At December 31, 2011, these loans had a $34.1 million outstanding principal balance. In February 2012 and June 2012, these loans matured and we were released as a guarantor.

On May 10, 2011, concurrent with issuance of the Secured Notes, we entered into a new $75.0 million letter of credit facility. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, outstanding letters of credit against the letter of credit facility were $4.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

We are required to provide surety bonds that guarantee completion of certain infrastructure serving our homebuilding projects. At September 30, 2012, we had $81.6 million of costs to complete in connection with $182.2 million of surety bonds issued for our projects. At December 31, 2011, we had $71.0 million of costs to complete in connection with $178.4 million of surety bonds issued for our projects.

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We also provided indemnification for bonds issued by certain unconsolidated joint ventures and other related party projects in which we have no ownership interest. At September 30, 2012, there was $17.5 million of costs to complete in connection with $58.2 million of surety bonds issued for unconsolidated joint venture projects, and $2.3 million of costs to complete in connection with $6.1 million of surety bonds issued for related party projects. At December 31, 2011, there was $29.3 million of costs to complete in connection with $69.0 million of surety bonds issued for unconsolidated joint venture projects, and $3.1 million of costs to complete in connection with $6.9 million of surety bonds issued for related party projects.

Certain of our consolidated and joint ventures homebuilding projects utilize, and may continue to utilize, community facility district, metro-district and other local government bond financing programs to fund construction or acquisition of infrastructure improvements. Interest and principal on these bonds are typically paid from taxes and assessments levied on homeowners following the sale of new homes within the project. We have also entered into credit support arrangements where we make interest and principal payments on these bonds, and pay certain operating costs of these entities, if the taxes and assessments levied on homeowners are insufficient to cover such obligations. Furthermore, reimbursement of these payments to us is dependent on the district or local government’s ability to generate sufficient tax and assessment revenues from the sale of new homes.

In December 2011, Vistancia, LLC, a consolidated joint venture, sold its remaining interest in an unconsolidated joint venture. As a condition of sale, the Company effectively remained an 8.33% guarantor on certain community facility district bond obligations to which the Company must meet a minimum calculated tangible net worth; otherwise, the Company is required to fund collateral to the bond issuer. In May 2012, as a result of the Company purchasing the non-controlling member’s remaining share in Vistancia, LLC, the Company is an effective 10% guarantor on these bond obligations. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company exceeded the minimum tangible net worth requirement.

In certain consolidated homebuilding projects, we have contractual obligations to purchase and receive water system connection rights which, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, were $36.7 million. These water system connection rights are held and then transferred to homebuyers upon closing of their home or transferred upon sale of land to the respective buyer. These water system connection rights can also be sold or leased but generally only within the local jurisdiction.

As described in Note 14, in 2009, we filed a petition with the Tax Court regarding our position on the completed contract method for homebuilding activities. The Tax Court heard trial testimony in July 2012 and has ordered the Company and the IRS to exchange briefs, some of which have been filed. We expect the matter to be submitted for decision to the Tax Court by the end of November 2012. We expect our position to prevail, and accordingly, no liability for related taxes or interest has been recorded. However, if the Tax Court rules in favor of the IRS, which is reasonably possible, SHI could be obligated to pay the IRS and applicable state taxing authorities up to $62 million and SHLP could be obligated to make a distribution to the Partners up to $105 million to fund their related payments to the IRS and the applicable state taxing authorities.

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17. Supplemental Disclosure to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental disclosures to the consolidated statements of cash flows were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes (refunded) paid	$	(2,391	)	$	59
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$	11,853		$	7,825
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities
Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale investments, net	$	(2,328	)	$	1,350
Reclassification of Deficit Distributions to (from) unconsolidated joint ventures from (to) other liabilities	$	125		$	(334	)
Purchase of land in exchange for note payable	$	8,567		$	1,134
Elimination of joint venture inventory, receivables from related parties and other assets	$	(41,600	)	$	0
Elimination of joint venture note payable and other liabilities	$	(1,949	)	$	0
Redemption of Company’s interest in consolidated joint venture and elimination of non-controlling interest, less cash retained by non-controlling interest	$	(39,651	)	$	0
Contribution of net assets for payment on notes receivable from related parties	$	0		$	41,524
Distribution of land from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	0		$	15,422
Distribution of note payable from unconsolidated joint venture	$	0		$	599
Transfer of land from inventory to property and equipment	$	0		$	1,838
Sale of property and equipment in exchange for note receivable from related party	$	0		$	6,500
Sale of property and equipment in exchange for relief of prepaid assets and assumptions of payables, net	$	0		$	591

18. Segment Information

Our homebuilding business, which is responsible for most of our operating results, constructs and sells single-family attached and detached homes designed to appeal to first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers. Our homebuilding business also provides management services to joint ventures and other related and unrelated parties. We manage each homebuilding community as an operating segment and have aggregated these communities into reportable segments based on geography as follows:

• Southern California, comprised of communities in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties;

• San Diego, comprised of communities in San Diego County, California;

• Northern California, comprised of communities in northern and central California;

• Mountain West, comprised of communities in Colorado and Washington;

• South West, comprised of communities in Arizona and Nevada; and

• Other, comprised primarily of communities in Florida.

In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, in determining the most appropriate aggregation of our homebuilding communities, we also considered similar economic and other characteristics, including product types, average selling prices, gross profits, production processes, suppliers, subcontractors, regulatory environments, land acquisition results, and underlying demand and supply.

Our Corporate segment primarily provides management services to our operating segments, and includes results of our captive insurance provider, which primarily administers claims reinsured by third-party carriers. Results of our insurance brokerage services business are also included in our Corporate segment.

The reportable segments follow the same accounting policies as our consolidated financial statements described in Note 2. Operational results of each reportable segment are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had the reportable segment been an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented. As a result of certain reporting changes that became effective December 31, 2011, we reclassified certain 2011 amounts to conform to the current reportable segments of the Company.

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Financial information relating to reportable segments was as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Southern California	$	189,023	$	176,999
San Diego		164,161		127,438
Northern California		263,211		219,734
Mountain West		314,168		351,050
South West		117,660		105,621
Other		7,572		4,313
Total homebuilding assets		1,005,795		985,155
Corporate		274,596		342,961
Total assets	$	1,330,391	$	1,328,116
	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Inventory:
Southern California	$	147,209	$	142,877
San Diego		145,203		105,595
Northern California		244,537		204,901
Mountain West		243,597		256,685
South West		102,028		71,289
Other		4,121		2,463
Total inventory	$	886,695	$	783,810

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Revenues:
Southern California	$	31,692		$	55,215		$	88,176		$	100,809
San Diego		10,960			17,772			35,247			37,678
Northern California		32,504			25,657			88,900			68,068
Mountain West		34,858			26,041			86,664			62,913
South West		34,439			31,019			80,654			72,443
Other		1,721			1,270			4,113			3,531
Total homebuilding revenues		146,174			156,974			383,754			345,442
Corporate		247			326			738			851
Total revenues	$	146,421		$	157,300		$	384,492		$	346,293
	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Southern California	$	(53	)	$	3,974		$	5,223		$	1,285
San Diego		(1,966	)		593			(3,466	)		(10,496	)
Northern California		2,781			(1,435	)		4,210			(3,496	)
Mountain West		(203	)		(3,288	)		(5,355	)		(7,006	)
South West		(2,268	)		(478	)		(5,417	)		(3,311	)
Other		(63	)		(32	)		(288	)		253
Total homebuilding loss before income taxes		(1,772	)		(666	)		(5,093	)		(22,771	)
Corporate		10,879			177			1,978			(87,691	)
Total income (loss) before income taxes	$	9,107		$	(489	)	$	(3,115	)	$	(110,462	)

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	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Impairment:
Southern California	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	0
San Diego		0		0		0		9,684
Northern California		0		0		0		0
Mountain West		0		0		0		0
South West		0		0		0		618
Other		0		0		0		0
Total impairment	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	10,302

19. Supplemental Guarantor Information

On May 10, 2011, SHLP and Shea Homes Funding Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHLP (collectively “SHLP Corp”), issued 8.625% senior secured notes in the aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million (the “Secured Notes”) and the outstanding obligations of the Secured Facilities were paid.

The obligations under the Secured Notes are not guaranteed by any SHLP joint venture where SHLP Corp does not own 100% of the economic interest, including those that are consolidated, and the collateral securing the Secured Notes does not include a pledge of the capital stock of any subsidiary if such pledge would result in a requirement that SHLP Corp file separate financial statements with respect to such subsidiary pursuant to Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. Presented herein are the condensed consolidated financial statements for the guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	147,549	$	44,628		$	13,463	$	0		$	205,640
Restricted cash		12,184		1,018			531		0			13,733
Investments		0		13,924			0		0			13,924
Accounts and other receivables, net		108,153		19,495			36,356		(35,793	)		128,211
Receivables from related parties, net		8,824		24,602			21		0			33,447
Inventory		604,597		281,458			1,565		(925	)		886,695
Investments in joint ventures		3,931		1,049			13,292		0			18,272
Investments in subsidiaries		664,763		73,807			94,729		(833,299	)		0
Property and equipment, net		350		1,507			0		0			1,857
Other assets, net		19,685		8,887			40		0			28,612
Total assets	$	1,570,036	$	470,375		$	159,997	$	(870,017	)	$	1,330,391
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities:
Notes payable	$	751,556	$	7,126		$	0	$	0		$	758,682
Payables to related parties		20		0			0		3,478			3,498
Accounts payable		26,239		17,697			278		(41	)		44,173
Other liabilities		177,556		34,525			65,393		(36,676	)		240,798
Intercompany		331,852		(349,835	)		21,462		(3,479	)		0
Total liabilities		1,287,223		(290,487	)		87,133		(36,718	)		1,047,151
Equity:
SHLP equity:
Owners’ equity		278,749		756,798			72,437		(829,235	)		278,749
Accumulated other comprehensive income		4,064		4,064			0		(4,064	)		4,064
Total SHLP equity		282,813		760,862			72,437		(833,299	)		282,813
Non-controlling interests		0		0			427		0			427
Total equity		282,813		760,862			72,864		(833,299	)		283,240
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,570,036	$	470,375		$	159,997	$	(870,017	)	$	1,330,391

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp., whose financial position at September 30, 2012 was not material.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	157,511	$	96,100		$	14,755	$	0		$	268,366
Restricted cash		11,747		1,538			433		0			13,718
Investments		0		32,428			0		0			32,428
Accounts and other receivables, net		94,949		22,208			39,520		(35,988	)		120,689
Receivables from related parties, net		8,147		26,753			25,323		0			60,223
Inventory		574,832		173,333			36,857		(1,212	)		783,810
Investments in joint ventures		4,141		1,265			12,464		0			17,870
Investments in subsidiaries		698,886		85,118			98,555		(882,559	)		0
Property and equipment, net		380		1,612			0		0			1,992
Other assets, net		18,851		10,057			112		0			29,020
Total assets	$	1,569,444	$	450,412		$	228,019	$	(919,759	)	$	1,328,116
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities:
Notes payable	$	751,457	$	0		$	599	$	0		$	752,056
Payables to related parties		0		0			1		2,342			2,343
Accounts payable		30,781		15,453			377		(548	)		46,063
Other liabilities		140,992		36,954			58,931		(37,226	)		199,651
Intercompany		345,311		(365,259	)		21,714		(1,766	)		0
Total liabilities		1,268,541		(312,852	)		81,622		(37,198	)		1,000,113
Equity:
SHLP equity:
Owners’ equity		294,511		756,872			119,297		(876,169	)		294,511
Accumulated other comprehensive income		6,392		6,392			0		(6,392	)		6,392
Total SHLP equity		300,903		763,264			119,297		(882,561	)		300,903
Non-controlling interests		0		0			27,100		0			27,100
Total equity		300,903		763,264			146,397		(882,561	)		328,003
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,569,444	$	450,412		$	228,019	$	(919,759	)	$	1,328,116

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp., whose financial position at December 31, 2011 was not material.

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	101,564		$	42,386		$	2,471		$	0		$	146,421
Cost of sales		(78,924	)		(36,130	)		(298	)		127			(115,225	)
Gross margin		22,640			6,256			2,173			127			31,196
Selling expenses		(5,654	)		(3,002	)		(1,640	)		0			(10,296	)
General and administrative expenses		(10,431	)		(4,598	)		(972	)		0			(16,001	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures, net		(148	)		(9	)		107			0			(50	)
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries		6,911			(1,056	)		(1,299	)		(4,556	)		0
Interest expense		(3,637	)		(944	)		0			0			(4,581	)
Other income (expense), net		(1,350	)		9,632			684			(127	)		8,839
Income (loss) before income taxes		8,331			6,279			(947	)		(4,556	)		9,107
Income tax benefit (expense)		(1	)		(808	)		2			0			(807	)
Net income (loss)		8,330			5,471			(945	)		(4,556	)		8,300
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			30			0			30
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	$	8,330		$	5,471		$	(915	)	$	(4,556	)	$	8,330
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	5,200		$	2,341		$	(945	)	$	(1,426	)	$	5,170

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	123,822		$	30,523		$	2,955		$	0		$	157,300
Cost of sales		(104,095	)		(28,098	)		(1,547	)		95			(133,645	)
Gross margin		19,727			2,425			1,408			95			23,655
Selling expenses		(7,140	)		(2,685	)		(1,316	)		0			(11,141	)
General and administrative expenses		(6,775	)		(1,663	)		(698	)		0			(9,136	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures		(650	)		4			445			0			(201	)
Equity in income from subsidiaries		851			8,946			10,233			(20,030	)		0
Interest expense		(3,998	)		(312	)		0			0			(4,310	)
Other income (expense), net		83			753			(97	)		(95	)		644
Income (loss) before income taxes		2,098			7,468			9,975			(20,030	)		(489	)
Income tax benefit		0			2,850			1			0			2,851
Net income		2,098			10,318			9,976			(20,030	)		2,362
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			(264	)		0			(264	)
Net income attributable to SHLP	$	2,098		$	10,318		$	9,712		$	(20,030	)	$	2,098
Comprehensive income	$	1,497		$	9,717		$	9,976		$	(19,429	)	$	1,761

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	265,816		$	113,413		$	5,263		$	0		$	384,492
Cost of sales		(213,448	)		(94,333	)		(743	)		286			(308,238	)
Gross margin		52,368			19,080			4,520			286			76,254
Selling expenses		(17,267	)		(8,833	)		(3,747	)		0			(29,847	)
General and administrative expenses		(24,030	)		(9,628	)		(2,167	)		0			(35,825	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures, net		(9	)		(40	)		383			0			334
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries		4,121			(11,443	)		(3,742	)		11,064			0
Interest expense		(15,106	)		(1,668	)		(4	)		0			(16,778	)
Other income (expense), net		(4,253	)		12,845			(5,559	)		(286	)		2,747
Income (loss) before income taxes		(4,176	)		313			(10,316	)		11,064			(3,115	)
Income tax expense		(6	)		(894	)		(3	)		0			(903	)
Net loss		(4,182	)		(581	)		(10,319	)		11,064			(4,018	)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			(164	)		0			(164	)
Net loss attributable to SHLP	$	(4,182	)	$	(581	)	$	(10,483	)	$	11,064		$	(4,182	)
Comprehensive loss	$	(6,510	)	$	(2,909	)	$	(10,319	)	$	13,392		$	(6,346	)

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	270,095		$	69,390		$	6,808		$	0		$	346,293
Cost of sales		(237,830	)		(60,284	)		(4,071	)		238			(301,947	)
Gross margin		32,265			9,106			2,737			238			44,346
Selling expenses		(19,424	)		(7,361	)		(3,744	)		0			(30,529	)
General and administrative expenses		(19,211	)		(4,617	)		(1,796	)		0			(25,624	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures		(1,076	)		19			361			0			(696	)
Equity in income from subsidiaries		1,864			7,534			9,418			(18,816	)		0
Loss on debt extinguishment		(88,384	)		0			0			0			(88,384	)
Interest expense		(11,737	)		(899	)		0			0			(12,636	)
Other income (expense), net		(1,590	)		3,679			1,210			(238	)		3,061
Income (loss) before income taxes		(107,293	)		7,461			8,186			(18,816	)		(110,462	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(3	)		3,884			(13	)		0			3,868
Net income (loss)		(107,296	)		11,345			8,173			(18,816	)		(106,594	)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			(702	)		0			(702	)
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	$	(107,296	)	$	11,345		$	7,471		$	(18,816	)	$	(107,296	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(105,946	)	$	12,695		$	8,173		$	(20,166	)	$	(105,244	)

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(19,506	)	$	(92,616	)	$	23,602		$	1,711		$	(86,809	)
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments		0			23,954			0			0			23,954
Other investing activities		9			1,391			(964	)		0			436
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		9			25,345			(964	)		0			24,390
Financing activities
Intercompany		10,877			15,799			(24,965	)		(1,711	)		0
Other financing activities		(1,342	)		0			1,035			0			(307	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		9,535			15,799			(23,930	)		(1,711	)		(307	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(9,962	)		(51,472	)		(1,292	)		0			(62,726	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		157,511			96,100			14,755			0			268,366
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	147,549		$	44,628		$	13,463		$	0		$	205,640

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	15,144			(30,506	)	$	(1,391	)	$	(12,663	)	$	(29,416	)
Investing activities
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties		(2,057	)		(24,902	)		(672	)		135,487			107,856
Investments in joint ventures		(500	)		(103	)		(15,844	)		0			(16,447	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		12,872			21			0			0			12,893
Other investing activities		(1,680	)		2,657			5,525			0			6,502
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		8,635			(22,327	)		(10,991	)		135,487			110,804
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit		(80,448	)		0			0			0			(80,448	)
Borrowings from financial institutions		750,000			0			0			0			750,000
Principal payments to financial institutions and others		(721,358	)		0			0			0			(721,358	)
Intercompany		180			111,553			11,091			(122,824	)		0
Other financing activities		8,910			0			3,670			0			12,580
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(42,716	)		111,553			14,761			(122,824	)		(39,226	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(18,937	)		58,720			2,379			0			42,162
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		99,511			54,393			12,970			0			166,874
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	80,574		$	113,113		$	15,349		$	0		$	209,036

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

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20. Subsequent Events

On October 5, 2012, the Company sold land in Colorado to Shea Properties LLC, a related party, for $4.6 million. As Shea Properties LLC is a related party under common control, the $2.4 million of net sales proceeds received in excess of the net book value of the land sold will be recorded as a contribution from the owners.

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ITEM 2. MANAGEMENT’S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The following discussion and analysis of our financial condition and results of operations should be read in conjunction with our unaudited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included under Item 1 of this Report and our audited consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes included in the Prospectus.

RESULTS OF OPERATIONS

The tabular homebuilding operating data presented throughout this “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations” includes data for SHLP and its wholly-owned subsidiaries and consolidated joint ventures. Data for our unconsolidated joint ventures is presented separately where indicated. Our ownership in unconsolidated joint ventures varies, but is generally less than or equal to 50%.

Our homebuilding business, which is responsible for nearly all our operating results, constructs and sells single-family attached and detached homes designed to appeal to first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers. Our homebuilding business also provides project management services to joint ventures and other related and unrelated parties. We manage each homebuilding community as an operating segment and have aggregated these communities into reportable segments based on geography as follows:

• Southern California, comprised of communities in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties;

• San Diego, comprised of communities in San Diego County, California;

• Northern California, comprised of communities in northern and central California;

• Mountain West, comprised of communities in Colorado and Washington;

• South West, comprised of communities in Arizona and Nevada; and

• Other, comprised primarily of communities in Florida.

In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, in determining the most appropriate aggregation of our homebuilding communities, we also considered similar economic and other characteristics, including product types, average selling prices, gross profits, production processes, suppliers, subcontractors, regulatory environments, land acquisition results, and underlying demand and supply.

Our Corporate segment primarily provides management services to our operating segments, and includes results of our captive insurance provider, which primarily administers claims reinsured by third-party carriers.

Overview

Improvement in housing market conditions continued in the third quarter 2012. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, new home sales orders increased 84% and 55%, respectively, and new home orders per community increased 133% and 83%, respectively. However, for the three months ended September 30, 2012 homes closed and homebuilding revenues decreased 7% and 7%, respectively, and for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, homes closed and homebuilding revenues increased 8% and 11%, respectively. The decrease in deliveries for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to the three months ended September 30, 2011 resulted from longer cycle times (sales to close) and reduced level of speculative inventory compared to last year. These factors also affected the 2012 year to date deliveries. Gross margin as a percentage of revenues improved from 15.0% to 21.3% for the three months ended September 30, 2012 compared to September 30, 2011, and improved from 12.8% to 19.8% for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 compared to September 30, 2011. We enter the fourth quarter of 2012 with a backlog of 1,204 homes, up 77% over the prior year third quarter, which should position the Company for a solid increase in fourth quarter deliveries. Furthermore, if housing market conditions continue to improve, we believe we are well positioned to take advantage of new land opportunities. In addition to cash generated from operations, we have $219.6 million in cash, cash equivalents and investments and can continue to invest in land opportunities in desirable locations to supplement our existing land positions.

In 2012, for the second year in a row, Shea Homes was honored as one of 50 top consumer brands in the United States to be named a “Customer Service Champion” by J.D. Power Associates, which should further differentiate our brand while lowering selling costs from increased referrals.

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	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			% Change			2012			2011			% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues	$	146,421		$	157,300			(7	)%	$	384,492		$	346,293			11	%
Cost of sales		(115,225	)		(133,645	)		(14	)		(308,238	)		(301,947	)		2
Gross margin		31,196			23,655			32			76,254			44,346			72
Selling expenses		(10,296	)		(11,141	)		(8	)		(29,847	)		(30,529	)		(2	)
General and administrative expenses		(16,001	)		(9,136	)		75			(35,825	)		(25,624	)		40
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures		(50	)		(201	)		(75	)		334			(696	)		—
Loss on debt extinguishment		0			0			—			0			(88,384	)		(100	)
Interest expense		(4,581	)		(4,310	)		6			(16,778	)		(12,636	)		33
Other income, net		8,839			644			1,273			2,747			3,061			(10	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		9,107			(489	)		—			(3,115	)		(110,462	)		(97	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(807	)		2,851			—			(903	)		3,868			—
Net income (loss)		8,300			2,362			251			(4,018	)		(106,594	)		(96	)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests		30			(264	)		—			(164	)		(702	)		(77	)
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	$	8,330		$	2,098			297	%	$	(4,182	)	$	(107,296	)		(96	)%
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	5,170		$	1,761			194	%	$	(6,346	)	$	(105,244	)		(94	)%

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, net income attributable to SHLP was $8.3 million compared to $2.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. This increase in income was primarily attributable to $7.5 million of higher gross margins resulting primarily from new home price increases in our Northern California segment and higher margins on land sales from our Northern California and Mountain West segments, and an $8.8 million gain on sale of marketable securities. Partially offsetting these were $6.9 million of increased general and administrative expenses primarily due to higher incentive compensation costs, legal expenses associated with our completed contract method tax court case, and a $3.7 million higher tax expense due to increased taxable income.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net loss attributable to SHLP was $(4.2) million compared to $(107.3) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This decrease in loss was primarily attributable to an $88.4 million loss on debt extinguishment in connection with the payoff of previously outstanding indebtedness in May 2011, and in 2012 an $8.8 million gain on sale of marketable securities and $31.9 million of higher gross margin. The increase in gross margin is due to increased homes closed (873 homes closed in 2012 compared to 806 homes closed in 2011), price increases in our Northern California segment and land sales with higher margins in our Northern California and Mountain West segments. Partially offsetting these were $10.2 million of increased general and administrative expenses primarily due to higher incentive compensation costs, legal expenses associated with our completed contract method tax court case, $4.1 million of increased interest expense from a lower level of qualified inventory, and a $7.2 million net charge for the actuarial adjustment to our ultimate loss estimate on completed operations policies that were reinsured in 2009.

Seasonality

Historically, the homebuilding industry experiences seasonal fluctuations. We typically experience the highest new home sales order activity in spring and summer, although this activity is also highly dependent on the number of active selling communities, timing of new community openings and other market factors, including general economic and housing market conditions. Since it typically takes three to eight months to construct a new home, we deliver more homes in the second half of the year as spring and summer home sales orders convert to home deliveries. Because of this seasonality, home starts, construction costs and related cash outflows have historically been highest from April to October, and the majority of cash receipts from home closings occur during the second half of the year. Therefore, operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Revenues

Revenues are derived primarily from homes closed and land sales. House and land revenues are recorded at closing. Management fee revenues from homebuilding ventures and projects are in other homebuilding revenues. Revenues generated from corporate and our captive insurance company, PIC, are in other revenues.

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	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Revenues:
House revenues	$	132,220	$	152,658		(13	)%	$	360,238	$	334,975		8	%
Land revenues		13,071		2,956		342			21,773		6,986		212
Other homebuilding revenues		883		1,360		(35	)		1,743		3,481		(50	)
Total homebuilding revenues		146,174		156,974		(7	)		383,754		345,442		11
Other revenues		247		326		(24	)		738		851		(13	)
Total revenues	$	146,421	$	157,300		(7	)%	$	384,492	$	346,293		11	%

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, total revenues were $146.4 million compared to $157.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to a 7% decrease in homes closed and a 7% decrease in the average selling price (“ASP”) of homes closed, partially offset by an increase in land revenues.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, total revenues were $384.5 million compared to $346.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to an 8% increase in homes closed and an increase in land revenues.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, homebuilding revenues by segment were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Southern California:
House revenues	$	31,126	$	55,209		(44	)%	$	84,541	$	100,796		(16	)%
Land revenues		559		0		—			3,617		0		—
Other homebuilding revenues		7		6		17			18		13		38
Total homebuilding revenues	$	31,692	$	55,215		(43	)%	$	88,176	$	100,809		(13	)%
San Diego:
House revenues	$	10,808	$	17,768		(39	)%	$	35,050	$	37,601		(7	)%
Land revenues		13		0		—			13		66		(80	)
Other homebuilding revenues		139		4		3,375			184		11		1,573
Total homebuilding revenues	$	10,960	$	17,772		(38	)%	$	35,247	$	37,678		(6	)%
Northern California:
House revenues	$	28,978	$	25,529		14	%	$	85,043	$	67,573		26	%
Land revenues		3,124		0		—			3,124		210		1,388
Other homebuilding revenues		402		128		214			733		285		157
Total homebuilding revenues	$	32,504	$	25,657		27	%	$	88,900	$	68,068		31	%
Mountain West:
House revenues	$	25,391	$	22,304		14	%	$	71,379	$	54,361		31	%
Land revenues		9,375		2,956		217			15,019		6,440		133
Other homebuilding revenues		92		781		(88	)		266		2,112		(87	)
Total homebuilding revenues	$	34,858	$	26,041		34	%	$	86,664	$	62,913		38	%
South West:
House revenues	$	34,196	$	30,578		12	%	$	80,112	$	71,113		13	%
Land revenues		0		0		—			0		270		(100	)
Other homebuilding revenues		243		441		(45	)		542		1,060		(49	)
Total homebuilding revenues	$	34,439	$	31,019		11	%	$	80,654	$	72,443		11	%
Other:
House revenues	$	1,721	$	1,270		36	%	$	4,113	$	3,531		16	%
Land revenues		0		0		—			0		0		—
Other homebuilding revenues		0		0		—			0		0		—
Total homebuilding revenues	$	1,721	$	1,270		36	%	$	4,113	$	3,531		16	%

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For the three months ended September 30, 2012, total homebuilding revenues were $146.2 million compared to $157.0 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to a 7% decrease in homes closed and a 7% decrease in the ASP of homes closed, partially offset by a $10.1 million increase in land revenues.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, homes closed, and ASP of homes closed, by segment were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Homes closed:
Southern California		57		89		(36	)%		168		191		(12	)%
San Diego		25		32		(22	)		71		69		3
Northern California		55		52		6			170		139		22
Mountain West		58		57		2			160		130		23
South West		125		115		9			285		262		9
Other		8		6		33			19		15		27
Total consolidated		328		351		(7	)		873		806		8
Unconsolidated joint ventures		35		31		13			92		80		15
Total homes closed		363		382		(5	)%		965		886		9	%
	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
ASP of homes closed:
Southern California	$	546,070	$	620,326		(12	)%	$	503,220	$	527,728		(5	)%
San Diego		432,320		555,250		(22	)		493,662		544,942		(9	)
Northern California		526,873		490,942		7			500,253		486,137		3
Mountain West		437,776		391,298		12			446,119		418,162		7
South West		273,568		265,896		3			281,095		271,424		4
Other		215,125		211,667		2			216,474		235,400		(8	)
Total consolidated		403,110		434,923		(7	)		412,644		415,602		(1	)
Unconsolidated joint ventures		321,829		313,065		3			309,826		308,600		—
Total ASP of homes closed	$	395,273	$	425,034		(7	)%	$	402,841	$	405,940		(1	)%

In the Southern California segment, homes closed and the ASP of homes closed decreased 36% and 12%, respectively. In the San Diego segment, homes closed and the ASP of homes closed decreased 22% and 22%, respectively. The ASP decreases in Southern California and San Diego were primarily from the closeout of several higher-priced communities and the introduction of lower-priced product offerings in existing communities. The unit delivery decreases were the result of increased cycle times (sales to close), lower speculative inventory levels and community close outs and a corresponding reduction in community count. In Northern California, homes closed and the ASP of homes closed increased 6% and 7%, respectively, with the ASP driven primarily by new home price increases and the delivery increase due to improved sales rates despite longer cycle times and reduced speculative inventory levels. In Mountain West, homes closed and the ASP of homes closed increased 2% and 12%, respectively, with the higher ASP due to a mix of higher priced homes. Improved sales rates led to the increase in deliveries while the year over year community count was flat. In the South West, homes closed and the ASP of homes closed increased 9% and 3%, respectively. The increase in homes closed was primarily higher absorption rates on a lower community count, and the increase in ASP of homes closed was primarily due to the introduction of two new higher-priced communities and the close-out of several lower-priced communities.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, total homebuilding revenues were $383.8 million compared to $345.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to an 8% increase in homes closed and $14.8 million increase in land revenues.

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In Southern California, homes closed and the ASP of homes closed decreased 12% and 5%, respectively, primarily from the closeout of several communities that had higher-priced homes and the introduction of new lower-priced product offerings. In San Diego, homes closed increased 3% and the ASP of homes closed decreased 9%. The increase in homes closed was from increased sales rates on a lower community count, as well as the introduction of a new community. The decrease in ASP of homes closed was due primarily to the close out of higher-priced communities. In Northern California, homes closed and the ASP of homes closed increased 22% and 3%, respectively. Sales rates improved markedly on a flat community count. In the Mountain West, homes closed and the ASP of homes closed increased 23% and 7%, respectively, on higher sales rates from more expensive homes. In the South West, homes closed and the ASP of homes closed increased 9% and 4%, respectively. The increase in homes closed was primarily from increased absorption rates, and the increase in ASP of homes closed was primarily due to the closeout of several lower-priced communities. The longer cycle times and reduced speculative inventory levels also impacted the year-over-year comparisons of deliveries for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Gross Margin

Gross margin is revenues less cost of sales and is comprised of gross margins from our homebuilding and corporate segments. Gross margin for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,										Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		Gross Margin %			2011		Gross Margin %			2012		Gross Margin %			2011		Gross Margin %
	(Dollars in thousands)
Gross margin	$	31,196		21.3	%	$	23,655		15.0	%	$	76,254		19.8	%	$	44,346		12.8	%

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, total gross margin was $31.2 million compared to $23.7 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011, a $10.9 million improvement despite a drop in revenues. This increase was primarily attributable to price increases in Northern California and higher margins on land sales in Northern California and Mountain West. There were no impairments for the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, total gross margin was $76.3 million compared to $44.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to increased revenues from an 8% higher level of homes closed, higher margins resulting from price increases in Northern California, and higher margins on land sales in Northern California and Mountain West. In addition, $10.3 million of impairments were incurred in the nine months ended September 30, 2011, which was 3% of revenues. There were no impairments for the nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Housing impairments are generally attributable to lower home prices driven by increased incentives and price reductions in response to weak demand and economic conditions, including foreclosures, higher unemployment, lower consumer confidence and tighter mortgage credit standards. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, we did not record any impairments compared to $10.3 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011 as we began to see prices stabilize during the year and, and in some locations, begin to increase.

Impairment by segment and type for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Impairment by segment:
Southern California	$	0	$	0		—	%	$	0	$	0		—	%
San Diego		0		0		—			0		9,684		(100	)
Northern California		0		0		—			0		0		—
Mountain West		0		0		—			0		0		—
South West		0		0		—			0		618		(100	)
Other		0		0		—			0		0		—
Total impairment	$	0	$	0		—		$	0	$	10,302		(100	)%
Impairment by type:
Inventory	$	0	$	0		—	%	$	0	$	10,302		(100	)%
Joint venture		0		0		—			0		0		—
Total impairment	$	0	$	0		—	%	$	0	$	10,302		(100	)%

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Selling, General and Administrative Expense

Selling, general and administrative expense for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011 was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			% Change			2012			2011			% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Total homebuilding revenues	$	146,174		$	156,974			(7	)%	$	383,754		$	345,442			11	%
Selling expenses	$	10,296		$	11,141			(8	)%	$	29,847		$	30,529			(2	)%
% of total homebuilding revenues		7.0	%		7.1	%					7.8	%		8.8	%
General and administrative expenses	$	16,001		$	9,136			75	%	$	35,825		$	25,624			40	%
% of total homebuilding revenues		11.0	%		5.8	%					9.3	%		7.4	%
Total selling, general and administrative expenses	$	26,297		$	20,277			30	%	$	65,672		$	56,153			17	%
% of total homebuilding revenues		18.0	%		12.9	%					17.1	%		16.3	%

Selling Expense

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, selling expenses were $10.3 million compared to $11.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in direct selling costs from a 7% reduction in closed homes.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, selling expenses were $29.8 million compared to $30.5 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to a decrease in model amortization costs, partially offset by an increase in direct selling costs from an 8% increase in homes closed.

General and Administrative Expense

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, general and administrative expenses were $16.0 million compared to $9.1 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, general and administrative expenses were $35.8 million compared to $25.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. Of these increases, $1.4 million and $3.7 million represented increased legal expenses for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, respectively, primarily associated with our completed contract method tax court case. In addition, on August 8, 2012, the Company approved two incentive compensation plans, one designed as a financial incentive to recognize individual and Company performance, and the other to promote the Company’s long-term success. The addition of these plans resulted in a $4.9 million increase in incentive compensation costs for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012.

Equity in Income (Loss) from Joint Ventures

Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures represents our share of income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures accounted for under the equity method. These joint ventures are generally involved in real property development.

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, equity in income (loss) from joint ventures was $(0.1) million compared to $(0.2) million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, equity in income (loss) from joint ventures was $0.3 million compared to $(0.7) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, there were no significant earnings or losses from any single unconsolidated joint venture.

Loss on Debt Extinguishment

Concurrent with the payoff of the Secured Facilities on May 10, 2011, an $88.4 million loss on debt extinguishment was recognized. This included a $65.0 million write-off of the Secured Facilities discount, which increased the Secured Facilities principal to its face value of $779.6 million, and a $23.4 million write-off of prepaid professional and loan fees incurred in connection with the Secured Facilities.

Interest Expense

Interest expense represents interest incurred but not capitalized. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, most of our interest incurred was capitalized to inventory with a portion expensed due to our debt exceeding the level of qualified assets.

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For the three months ended September 30, 2012, interest expense was $4.6 million compared to $4.3 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to a lower level of qualified assets.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, interest expense was $16.8 million compared to $12.6 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase was primarily attributable to a lower level of qualified assets, offset by a lower amount of interest incurred. The decrease in interest incurred was the result of a lower effective interest rate on our new senior secured notes.

Other Income, Net

Other income, net is comprised of interest income, gains (losses) on sales of investments, deferred gain amortization and other income (expense). Interest income is primarily from related party notes receivable, investments and interest bearing cash accounts. The deferred gain amortization relates to the novation and reinsurance of our completed operations insurance reserves in 2009 and is recognized as income (expense) when the related claims are paid or actuarial estimates are adjusted.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, other income, net was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			% Change			2012			2011		% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Other income, net:
Interest income	$	1,126		$	879			28	%	$	3,672		$	2,357		56	%
Gain on sale of investments		8,779			130			6,653			8,802			539		1,533
Gain (loss) on deferred gain amortization and adjustments		200			713			(72	)		(7,168	)		133		(5,489	)
Other (expense)		(1,266	)		(1,078	)		17			(2,559	)		32		317
Total other income, net	$	8,839		$	644			1,273	%	$	2,747		$	3,061		(10	)%

The increase in income for the three months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily attributable to the $8.8 million gain on sale of marketable securities (the majority of which were previously impaired by $5.0 million in 2009). The decrease in income for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was primarily from the $7.2 million net loss on the deferred gain amortization and adjustments related to the novation and reinsurance of our completed operations insurance reserves in 2009. The increase in the deferred gain, and resultant expense, was the result of an increase in the actuary’s estimate of ultimate losses that will be paid out on these policies based on trends in completed operations claims related to our markets and products built, claim settlement patterns and insurance industry practices. However, at September 30, 2012, the estimated ultimate loss to be paid under these policies does not exceed the policy limits under the novation and reinsurance transactions. In addition, for the nine months comparison, there was an increase in property tax expense and decreases in related party interest income, bad debt recoveries and forfeited deposits. Partially offsetting these charges was the $8.8 million gain on sale of marketable securities (the majority of which were previously impaired by $5.0 million in 2009) and increased bank and investment interest income.

Income Tax Benefit (Expense)

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, net deferred tax assets were $28.3 million and $38.2 million, respectively, which primarily related to available loss carryforwards, inventory and marketable securities impairments, housing and land inventory basis differences and income recognition timing differences from our investment in joint ventures. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the net deferred tax asset was fully reserved due to the inherent uncertainty of future income. To the extent eligible taxable income exists, which allows the benefits of these deferred tax assets to be utilized, the effective tax rate may be reduced, subject to certain limitations under Internal Revenue Code Section 382, by reducing the valuation allowance and offsetting a portion of taxable income.

For the three months ended September 30, 2012, income tax (expense) benefit was $(0.8) million compared to $2.9 million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, income tax (expense) benefit was $(0.9) million compared to $3.9 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This change was primarily attributable to the adjustment to the valuation allowance for the reduction in deferred tax liability associated with the unrealized gains on investments held by SHI.

Net Expense (Income) Attributable to Non-Controlling Interests

Joint ventures are consolidated when we have a controlling interest or, absent a controlling interest, we can substantially influence its business. Net expense (income) attributable to non-controlling interests represents the share of expense (income) attributable to the parties having a non-controlling interest.

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For the three months ended September 30, 2012, net (income) expense attributable to non-controlling interests was zero compared to $(0.3) million for the three months ended September 30, 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, net (income) expense attributable to non-controlling interests was $(0.2) million compared to $(0.7) million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

In May 2012, SHLP purchased the Vistancia, LLC non-controlling member’s entire 16.7% partnership interest in Vistancia, LLC for a nominal amount. The reduction in the non-controlling interest’s capital account as a result of the purchase was also nominal. The former non-controlling member continues to receive the distribution payable, which is $0.1 million quarterly. At September 30, 2012, the distribution payable was $3.1 million.

Comprehensive (Loss) Income

Comprehensive (loss) income includes net (loss) income plus other comprehensive (loss) income attributable to unrealized gains (losses) from investments, net of reclassification adjustments for realized gains and tax expense.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, comprehensive (loss) income was as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,									Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			% Change			2012			2011			% Change
	(Dollars in thousands)
Comprehensive (loss) income:
Net (loss) income	$	8,300		$	2,362			251	%	$	(4,018	)	$	(106,594	)		(96	)%
Unrealized gains (losses) on investments, net		(3,130	)		(601	)		421			(2,328	)		1,350			(272	)
Total comprehensive (loss) income, net	$	5,170		$	1,761			194	%	$	(6,346	)	$	(105,244	)		(94	)%

SELECTED HOMEBUILDING OPERATIONAL DATA

Homes Sales Orders and Active Selling Communities

Home sales orders are contracts executed with homebuyers to purchase homes and are stated net of cancellations. Except where market conditions or other factors justify increasing available unsold home inventory, construction of a home typically begins when a sales contract for that home is executed. Accordingly, recognition of a home sales order usually represents the beginning of the home’s construction cycle. Homebuilding construction expenditures and, ultimately, homebuilding revenues and cash flow, are therefore dependent on the timing and magnitude of home sales orders.

An active selling community represents a new home community that advertises, markets and sells homes. Sales offices in communities near the end of their sales cycle are not designated as an active selling community. An active selling community is a designation similar to a store or sales outlet and is used to measure home sales order results on a per active selling community basis. Presentation of home sales orders per active selling community is a means of assessing sales growth or reductions across communities with a common analytical measurement. The average number of active selling communities for a particular period represents the aggregate number of active selling communities in operation at the end of each month in such period divided by the number of months in such period.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, home sales orders, net of cancellations, were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Home sales orders, net:
Southern California		89		52		71	%		247		219		13	%
San Diego		71		48		48			181		137		32
Northern California		140		55		155			376		159		136
Mountain West		106		50		112			316		188		68
South West		119		74		61			467		316		48
Other		5		9		(44	)		29		25		16
Total consolidated		530		288		84			1,616		1,044		55
Unconsolidated joint ventures		45		24		88			151		87		74
Total home sales orders, net		575		312		84	%		1,767		1,131		56	%

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For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, cancellation rates were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
Cancellation rates:
Southern California		9	%		30	%		11	%		23	%
San Diego		23			35			27			29
Northern California		7			18			10			19
Mountain West		9			28			12			20
South West		17			24			13			18
Other		38			10			22			14
Total consolidated		13	%		27	%		14	%		21	%
Unconsolidated joint ventures		17			25			13			23
Total cancellation rates		13	%		26	%		14	%		21	%

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, active selling communities were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,							Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		% Change			2012		2011		% Change
Average number of active selling communities:
Southern California		7		14		(50	)%		8		13		(38	)%
San Diego		8		11		(27	)		9		10		(10	)
Northern California		16		16		—			16		14		14
Mountain West		13		13		—			13		13		—
South West		16		22		(27	)		17		25		(32	)
Other		3		3		—			3		3		—
Total consolidated		63		79		(20	)		66		78		(15	)
Unconsolidated joint ventures		10		14		(29	)		11		14		(21	)
Total average number of active selling communities		73		93		(22	)%		77		92		(16	)%

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, consolidated home sales order per active selling community were 8.4 and 3.6, respectively. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, consolidated home sales order per active selling community were 24.5 and 13.4, respectively. The increases for both the three-month and nine-month periods reflect improved market conditions across all of our markets. The improvement in housing demand is also reflected in our lower cancellation rates and higher traffic levels.

Sales Order Backlog

Sales order backlog represents homes sold and under contract to be built, but not closed. Backlog sales value is the revenue estimated to be realized at closing. A home is sold when a sales contract is signed by the seller and buyer and upon receipt of a prerequisite deposit. A home is closed when all conditions of escrow are met, including delivery of the home, title passage, and appropriate consideration is received and collection of associated receivables, if any, is reasonably assured. A sold home is classified “in backlog” during the time between its sale and close. During that time, construction costs are generally incurred to complete the home except where market conditions or other factors justify increasing available unsold home inventory. Backlog is therefore an important performance measurement in analysis of cash outflows and inflows. However, because sales order contracts can be cancelled by the buyer in certain circumstances, not all homes in backlog will result in closings.

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At September 30, 2012 and 2011, sales order backlog was as follows:

	Homes				Sales Value				ASP
	September 30,				September 30,				September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011		2012		2011
					(In thousands)				(In thousands)
Backlog:
Southern California		138		119	$	84,216	$	63,725	$	610	$	536
San Diego		149		110		61,243		54,382		411		494
Northern California		311		119		140,399		60,888		451		512
Mountain West		251		117		117,832		56,057		469		479
South West		334		201		98,239		56,792		294		283
Other		21		16		5,297		3,221		252		201
Total consolidated		1,204		682		507,226		295,065		421		433
Unconsolidated joint ventures		93		29		29,998		10,423		323		359
Total backlog		1,297		711	$	537,224	$	305,488	$	414	$	430

The year-over-year increase in our backlog is due to the improved home sales orders for both the three- and nine-month periods.

Land and Homes in Inventory

Inventory is comprised of housing projects under development, land under development, land held for future development, deposits and pre-acquisition costs. As land is acquired and developed, and homes are constructed, the underlying costs are capitalized to inventory. As homes and land transactions close, these costs are relieved from inventory and charged to cost of sales.

As land is acquired and developed, each parcel is assigned a lot count. For parcels of land, an estimated number of lots are added to inventory once entitlement occurs. Occasionally, when the intended use of a parcel changes, lot counts are adjusted. As homes and land are sold, lot counts are reduced. Lots are categorized as (i) owned, (ii) controlled (which includes a contractual right to purchase) or (iii) owned or controlled through unconsolidated joint ventures. The status of each lot is identified by land held for development, land under development, lots available for construction, homes under construction, completed homes and models, and land held for sale. Homes under construction and completed homes are also classified as sold or unsold.

At September 30, 2012, December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, total lots owned or controlled were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		% Change from December 31, 2011			September 30, 2011		% Change from September 30, 2011
Lots owned or controlled by segment:
Southern California		1,048		1,241		(16	)%		1,367		(23	)%
San Diego		887		774		15			877		1
Northern California		3,924		3,927		—			4,337		(10	)
Mountain West		10,265		9,910		4			10,020		2
South West		2,083		1,854		12			1,620		29
Other		37		56		(34	)		68		(46	)
Total consolidated		18,244		17,762		3			18,289		—
Unconsolidated joint ventures		1,884		1,976		(5	)		6,076		(69	)
Total lots owned or controlled		20,128		19,738		2	%		24,365		(17	)%
Lots owned or controlled by ownership type:
Lots owned		10,254		9,722		5	%		10,141		1	%
Lots optioned or subject to contract		7,990		8,040		(1	)		8,148		(2	)
Unconsolidated joint venture lots		1,884		1,976		(5	)		6,076		(69	)
Total lots owned or controlled		20,128		19,738		2	%		24,365		(17	)%

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At September 30, 2012, December 31, 2011 and September 30, 2011, total homes under construction and completed homes were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011		% Change from December 31, 2011			September 30, 2011		% Change from September 30, 2011
Homes under construction:
Sold		861		225		283	%		479		80	%
Unsold		101		112		(10	)		158		(36	)
Total consolidated		962		337		185			637		51
Unconsolidated joint ventures		85		28		204			27		215
Total homes under construction		1,047		365		187	%		664		58	%
Completed homes:(a)
Sold(b)		64		51		25	%		67		(4	)%
Unsold		29		68		(57	)		87		(67	)
Total consolidated		93		119		(22	)		154		(40	)
Unconsolidated joint ventures		9		18		(50	)		29		(69	)
Total completed homes		102		137		(26	)%		183		(44	)%

^(a)  Excludes model homes.

^(b)  Sold but not closed.

Our inventory balance is comprised primarily of residential land that is in varying degrees of development and includes finished lots, land under development, land held for future development and land held for sale. Our business is primarily the sale of finished homes but includes acquisition and sale of lots and land in various stages of development. We frequently revise our business plan in response to market changes and as opportunities for such acquisitions and sales arise. The expected delivery of inventory at September 30, 2012 was as follows:

	Delivery of inventory
	Total September 30, 2012		Less Than 1 Year		1 – 3 Years		3 – 5 Years		5 –10 Years		After 10 Years
	(In thousands)
Southern California	$	147,209	$	55,856	$	43,493	$	26,109	$	21,751	$	0
San Diego		145,203		50,195		74,781		20,227		0		0
Northern California		244,539		82,574		121,516		27,703		12,746		0
Mountain West		243,597		67,699		52,967		41,709		42,152		39,070
South West		102,027		60,195		34,740		2,718		2,000		2,374
Other		4,120		4,120		0		0		0		0
Total inventory	$	886,695	$	320,639	$	327,497	$	118,466	$	78,649	$	41,444

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

Operating and other short-term cash liquidity needs have been primarily funded from cash on our balance sheet and our homebuilding operations primarily through home closings and land sales, net of the underlying expenditures to fund these operations. In addition, the Company has, and will continue to utilize, land option contracts, public and private note offerings, land seller notes, joint venture financings, assessment district bond financing, letters of credit and surety bonds, tax refunds and proceeds from related party note receivables as sources of liquidity. At present, we do not have a revolving credit facility to fund short-term cash liquidity needs. At September 30, 2012, cash and cash equivalents were $205.6 million, restricted cash was $13.7 million and total debt was $758.7 million, compared to cash and cash equivalents of $268.4 million, restricted cash of $13.7 million and total debt of $752.1 million at December 31, 2011. Restricted cash includes cash used as collateral for potential obligations paid by the Company’s bank, customer deposits temporarily restricted in accordance with regulatory requirements, and cash used in lieu of bonds.

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Based on our financial condition, we believe existing cash, cash equivalents, cash from operations and the other sources available to us will be sufficient to provide for our cash requirements in the next twelve months. In evaluating this sufficiency, we considered the expected cash flow to be generated by homebuilding operations, our current cash position and other sources of liquidity available to us, compared to anticipated cash requirements for interest payments on the Secured Notes, land purchase commitments, joint venture funding requirements and other cash operating expenses. We also continually monitor current and expected operational requirements to evaluate and determine the use and amount of our cash needs which includes, but is not limited to, the following disciplines:

• Strategic land acquisitions that meet our investment and marketing standards, including the quick turn of assets;

• Strict control and limitation of unsold home inventory and avoidance of excessive and untimely use of cash;

• Pre-qualification of homebuyers, timely commencement of home construction thereon and mitigation of cancellations and creation of unsold inventory;

• Reduced construction cycle times, prompt closings of homes and improved cash flow thereon; and

• Maintenance of sufficient cash that, depending on market conditions, will be available to acquire land and increase our active selling communities.

The availability of additional capital, whether from private capital sources (including banks) or the public capital markets, fluctuates as market conditions change. There may be times when the private capital markets and the public debt markets lack sufficient liquidity or when our securities cannot be sold at attractive prices, in which case we would not be able to access capital from these sources. A weakening of our financial condition, including in particular a material increase in our leverage or a decrease in our profitability or cash flows, could adversely affect our ability to obtain necessary funds, result in a credit rating downgrade or change in outlook, or otherwise increase our cost of borrowing.

In 2009, we filed a petition with the United States Tax Court (the “Tax Court”) regarding our use of the completed contract method (“CCM”) of accounting for our homebuilding operations. During 2010 and 2011, we engaged in formal and informal discovery with the IRS and the Tax Court heard trial testimony in July 2012 and has ordered the Company and the IRS to exchange briefs, some of which have been filed. We expect the matter to be submitted for decision to the Tax Court by the end of November 2012. Resolution of this matter, either through settlement or adjudication, may require payments (a) from SHI to the IRS and the applicable state taxing authorities for its income tax liability and interest and (b) from SHLP to its partners pursuant to the Tax Distribution Agreement for their liability attributable to SHLP’s income taxes and interest. We expect our position will prevail, but for adjudication contrary to our position, which is reasonably possible, the total amount of the SHI’s payment to the IRS and applicable state taxing authorities could be up to $62 million and the required distributions to SHLP’s partners pursuant to the Tax Distribution Agreement could be up to $105 million.

The indenture governing the Secured Notes restricts SHLP’s ability to make distributions to its partners pursuant to the Tax Distribution Agreement in excess of an amount specified by the indenture (such maximum amount of collective distributions referred to as the “Maximum CCM Payment”), unless SHLP receives a cash equity contribution from JFSCI for such excess. The initial Maximum CCM Payment is $70.0 million, which amount will be reduced by payments made by SHI in connection with any resolution of our dispute with the IRS regarding our use of CCM and payments made by SHLP on certain guarantee obligations described in the indenture. Payments of CCM-related tax liabilities by SHLP pursuant to the Tax Distribution Agreement or by SHI will not impact our Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined below) or our ability to incur additional indebtedness under the terms of the indenture governing the notes.

SHLP and SHI expect to pay any CCM-related tax liability from existing cash, cash from operations and, to the extent SHLP is required by the Tax Distribution Agreement to pay amounts in excess of the Maximum CCM Payment, from cash equity contributions by JFSCI. However, cash from homebuilding operations may be insufficient to cover such payments. See “Risk Factors—The IRS has disallowed certain income recognition methodologies. If we are unsuccessful in appealing this decision, we could become subject to a substantial tax liability from previous years” and “Risk Factors—Under our Tax Distribution Agreement, we are required to make distributions to our equity holders from time to time based on their ownership in SHLP, which is a limited partnership and, under certain circumstances, those distributions may occur even if SHLP does not have taxable income.”

We are unable to extend our evaluation of the sufficiency of our liquidity beyond twelve months, and we cannot assure in the future our homebuilding operations will generate sufficient cash flow to enable us to grow our business, service indebtedness, make payments toward land purchase commitments, or fund joint ventures. For more information, see “Risk Factors—Our ability to generate sufficient cash or access other limited sources of liquidity to operate our business and service our debt depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control” and “Risk Factors—We have a significant number of contingent liabilities, and if any are satisfied by us, could have a material adverse effect on our liquidity and results of operations.”

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The following table presents cash provided by (used in) operating, investing and financing activities:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating activities	$	(86,809	)	$	(29,416	)
Investing activities		24,390			110,804
Financing activities		(307	)		(39,226	)
Net (decrease) increase in cash	$	(62,726	)	$	42,162

Cash from Operating Activities

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, cash used in operating activities was $86.8 million compared to $29.4 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This increase in cash usage was primarily attributable to increased land acquisitions, general and administrative expenses, selling expenses associated with increased homes closed, and increased construction costs due to increased backlog, partially offset by cash receipts from increased homes closed.

Cash from Investing Activities

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, cash provided by investing activities was $24.4 million compared to $110.8 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. This decrease was primarily attributable to $107.9 million of net collections received on notes receivable from related parties, primarily JFSCI, for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The payment from JFSCI was concurrent with the issuance of the Secured Notes to pay down amounts owed to the Company. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, $1.9 million was received on promissory notes from related parties. Offsetting this decrease, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012, $22.8 million of additional proceeds was received from the sale of marketable securities and the Company made a lower amount of net contributions to unconsolidated joint ventures compared to the nine months ended September 30, 2011.

Cash from Financing Activities

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, cash used in financing activities was $0.3 million compared to $39.2 million for the nine months ended September 30, 2011. The decrease in cash used was primarily attributable to a $20.0 million principal prepayment of the Company’s Secured Facilities in January 2011 and the $779.6 million payoff of the Secured Facilities in May 2011, which was primarily funded by $750.0 million of Secured Notes. In addition, $3.7 million of net contributions was received from non-controlling interests in 2011. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, $1.5 million of payments on notes payable was offset by $1.4 million of net contributions from non-controlling interests.

Notes Payable

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, notes payable were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
Notes payable:
Senior secured notes	$	750,000	$	750,000
Other secured promissory notes		8,682		2,056
Total notes payable	$	758,682	$	752,056

On May 10, 2011, our 8.625% senior secured notes were issued in the aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million (the “Secured Notes”) and the outstanding obligations of the Company’s previous secured revolving lines of credit and notes payable (the “Secured Facilities”) were paid. Principal and interest paid under the Secured Facilities was $779.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. Concurrent with the payoff of the Secured Facilities, an $88.4 million loss on debt extinguishment was recognized.

The Secured Notes were issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S, with registration rights. The registration of the Secured Notes with the SEC and the exchange of Secured Notes issued under the Securities Act was completed May 4, 2012. The Secured Notes bear interest at 8.625% paid semi-annually on May 15 and November 15, and do not require principal payments until maturity on May 15, 2019. The notes are redeemable, in whole or in part, at the Company’s option beginning on May 15, 2015 at a price of 104.313 per bond, reducing to 102.156 on May 15, 2016 and are redeemable at par beginning on May 15, 2017. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accrued interest was $24.3 million and $8.1 million, respectively.

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The indenture governing the Secured Notes contains covenants that limit, among other things, our ability to incur additional indebtedness (including the issuance of certain preferred stock), pay dividends and distributions on our equity interests, repurchase our equity interests, retire unsecured or subordinated notes more than one year prior to their maturity, make investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures that are not restricted subsidiaries that guarantee the notes, sell certain assets, incur liens, merge with or into other companies, expand into unrelated businesses, and enter into certain transactions with affiliates.

The indenture governing the Secured Notes provides we and our restricted subsidiaries may not incur or guarantee the payment of any indebtedness (other than certain specified types of permitted indebtedness) unless, immediately after giving effect to such incurrence or guarantee and the application of the proceeds therefrom, the Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio (as defined in the indenture governing the Secured Notes) would be at least 2.0 to 1.0. “Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio” is defined in the indenture governing the Secured Notes as the ratio of (i) our Consolidated Cash Flow Available for Fixed Charges (as defined in the indenture governing the Secured Notes) for the prior four full fiscal quarters, to (ii) our aggregate Consolidated Interest Expense (as defined in the indenture governing the Secured Notes) for such prior four full fiscal quarters, in each case giving pro forma effect to certain transactions as specified in the indenture governing the Secured Notes. At September 30, 2012, our Consolidated Fixed Charge Coverage Ratio, determined as specified in the indenture governing the Secured Notes, was 1.17.

CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS, COMMERCIAL COMMITMENTS AND OFF-BALANCE SHEET ARRANGEMENTS

Contractual Obligations

Primary contractual obligations are payments under notes payable, operating leases and purchase obligations. Purchase obligations primarily represent land purchase and option contracts, including specific performance requirements that may require us to purchase land when a land seller meets certain obligations, and purchase obligations for water system connection rights. At September 30, 2012, there were no material changes to contractual obligations from those reported in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for December 31, 2011 included in the Prospectus.

Land Purchase and Option Contracts

In the ordinary course of business, we enter into land purchase and option contracts to procure land for construction of homes. These contracts typically require a cash deposit and the purchase is often contingent on satisfaction of certain requirements by land sellers, including securing property and development entitlements. We utilize option contracts as a method of acquiring large tracts of land in smaller parcels to better manage the financial and market risk of holding land and to reduce use of funds. Option contracts generally require a non-refundable deposit for the right to acquire lots over a specified period of time at a predetermined price. However, the purchase price may not be determinable and payable until the homes or lots are sold. In such instances, an estimated purchase price is not included in the total remaining purchase price. At our discretion, we generally have rights to terminate our obligations under purchase and option contracts by forfeiting our cash deposit or repaying amounts drawn under our letter of credit with no further financial responsibility to the land seller. However, purchase contracts can contain specific performance clauses that require us to purchase a specified number of lots at predetermined prices upon satisfaction of certain requirements by the seller and Company.

Use of option contracts is dependent on the willingness of land sellers, availability of capital, housing market conditions and geographic preferences. Options may be more difficult to obtain from land sellers in stronger housing markets and are more prevalent in certain geographic regions.

At September 30, 2012, we had $15.1 million in option contract deposits on land with a total remaining purchase price, excluding land subject to option contracts that do not specify a purchase price, of $249.1 million, compared to $16.4 million and $211.9 million, respectively, at December 31, 2011. At September 30, 2012, $83.5 million of the $249.1 million remaining purchase price on such option contracts represented one arrangement subject to a specific performance clause, consistent with December 31, 2011. This specific performance option contract was reflected in the applicable community’s future cash flow projections, which serve as the basis for the community’s impairment evaluation. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, no impairments were recorded at communities with specific performance option contracts. Further, as there are performance obligations by the seller, among other things, we have not recorded this specific performance obligation in our consolidated balance sheets.

Water System Connection Rights

In certain consolidated homebuilding projects, we have contractual obligations to purchase and receive water system connection rights which, at September 30, 2012, were $36.7 million. These water system connection rights are held and then transferred to homebuyers upon closing of their home or transferred upon the sale of land to the respective buyer. These water system connection rights can also be sold or leased but generally only within the local jurisdiction.

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Land Development and Homebuilding Joint Ventures

We enter into land development and homebuilding joint ventures for the following purposes:

• leveraging our capital base;

• managing financial and market risks of holding land;

• establishing strategic alliances;

• accessing lot positions; and

• expanding market share.

These joint ventures typically obtain secured acquisition, development and construction financing, each designed to reduce use of funds. In response to weak homebuilding market conditions, the number of joint ventures in which we participate and their underlying debt have significantly decreased.

In December 2011, our consolidated joint venture, Vistancia, LLC, sold its remaining interest in an unconsolidated joint venture. As a result of the sale, no other assets of Vistancia, LLC economically benefit the former non-controlling member of Vistancia, LLC and the Company recorded the remaining $3.3 million distribution payable to the former non-controlling member, which is paid $0.1 million quarterly. In May 2012, SHLP purchased the non-controlling member’s entire 16.7% partnership interest in Vistancia, LLC for a nominal amount. The reduction in the non-controlling interest’s partner capital balance as a result of the purchase was also nominal. The former non-controlling member continues to receive the distribution payable. At September 30, 2012, the distribution payable was $3.1 million.

At December 31, 2011, total unconsolidated joint ventures’ notes payable were $103.7 million and included $55.4 million of bank and seller financing notes payable secured by real property and $48.3 million of notes payable to joint ventures’ partners, of which $15.4 million was secured by real property. At December 31, 2011, our consolidated joint venture, Shea Colorado, LLC (“SCLLC”), had investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, which, of the $103.7 million of total notes payable, these unconsolidated joint ventures had $14.0 million of bank and seller financing notes payable secured by real property and $40.9 million of notes payable to the joint ventures’ partners, of which $15.4 million was secured by real property. In March 2012, our interest in SCLLC was redeemed by SCLLC and therefore, effective March 31, 2012, SCLLC’s investments in these unconsolidated joint ventures were no longer included in the consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

At September 30, 2012, total unconsolidated joint ventures’ notes payable were $33.4 million and included $28.0 million of bank and seller financing notes payable secured by real property and $5.4 million of notes payables with joint ventures’ partners. In addition, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had an indirect 12.3% effective ownership in a joint venture that had bank notes payable secured by real property of $7.1 million and $7.2 million, respectively, in which we have not provided guarantees.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, of the $28.0 million and $55.4 million outstanding joint venture bank and seller financing secured notes payable, respectively, we provided guarantees on a joint and several basis for one secured note payable, which had an outstanding balance of $4.0 million and $11.2 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. These guarantees include, but are not limited to, project completion and loan-to-value maintenance guarantees. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we also had an indemnification agreement from our joint venture partner for 90% of the secured note payable’s outstanding balance of $4.0 million and $11.2 million, respectively. However, we cannot provide assurance that we would be able to collect under this indemnity agreement. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, no liabilities were recorded for these guarantees as the fair value of the secured real estate assets exceeded the outstanding notes payable. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we have not provided guarantees on bank and seller financing secured notes payable of $24.0 million and $44.2 million, respectively, or on notes payable to joint ventures’ partners of $5.4 million and $48.3 million, respectively.

Despite reductions in our joint venture portfolio, we may be required to use funds for obligations of these joint ventures, such as:

• loans (including to replace expiring loans, to satisfy loan re-margin and land development and construction completion obligations or to satisfy environmental indemnity obligations);

• development and construction costs;

• indemnity obligations to surety providers;

• land purchase obligations; and

• dissolutions (including satisfaction of joint venture indebtedness through repayment or the assumption of such indebtedness, payments to our partners in connection with the dissolution, and the remaining costs to complete).

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Guarantees, Surety Obligations and Other Contingencies

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, in addition to guarantees on our joint venture’s outstanding borrowings, an unconditional loan-to-value maintenance guarantee was provided, on a joint and several basis, for a secured development loan for Shea/Baker Ranch Associates, LLC, a related party in which we have no ownership interest. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the loan had a $25.4 million outstanding principal balance. A liability was not recorded for this guarantee as the fair value of the secured real estate assets exceeded the outstanding notes payable.

At December 31, 2011, joint and several non-recourse (“bad boy”) guarantees were provided for two secured permanent financing loans of related parties in which we have no ownership interest. The bad boy guarantee may become a liability for us upon a voluntary bankruptcy filing by the related party borrower or the occurrence of other “bad” acts, including fraud or a material misrepresentation by the related party borrower. At December 31, 2011, these loans had a $34.1 million outstanding principal balance. In February 2012 and June 2012, these loans matured and we were released as a guarantor.

On May 10, 2011, concurrent with issuance of the Secured Notes, we entered into a new $75.0 million letter of credit facility. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, outstanding letters of credit against the letter of credit facility were $4.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

We are required to provide surety bonds that guarantee completion of certain infrastructure serving our homebuilding projects. At September 30, 2012, we had $81.6 million of costs to complete in connection with $182.2 million of surety bonds issued for our projects. At December 31, 2011, we had $71.0 million of costs to complete in connection with $178.4 million of surety bonds issued for our projects.

We also provided indemnification for bonds issued by unconsolidated joint ventures and other related party projects in which we have no ownership interest. At September 30, 2012, we had $17.5 million of costs to complete in connection with $58.2 million of surety bonds issued for unconsolidated joint venture projects, and $2.3 million of costs to complete in connection with $6.1 million of surety bonds issued for related party projects. At December 31, 2011, we had $29.3 million of costs to complete in connection with $69.0 million of surety bonds issued for unconsolidated joint venture projects, and $3.1 million of costs to complete in connection with $6.9 million of surety bonds issued for related party projects.

Certain of our consolidated and joint ventures’ homebuilding projects utilize, and may continue to utilize, community facility district, metro-district and other local government bond financing programs to fund construction or acquisition of infrastructure improvements. Interest and principal on these bonds are typically paid from taxes and assessments levied on homeowners following the sale of new homes within the project. From time to time we enter into credit support arrangements where we are required to make interest and principal payments on these bonds, and pay certain operating costs of these entities, if the taxes and assessments levied on homeowners are insufficient to cover such obligations. Furthermore, reimbursement of these payments to us is dependent on the district or local government’s ability to generate sufficient tax and assessment revenues from the sale of new homes.

In December 2011, Vistancia, LLC, a consolidated joint venture, sold its remaining interest in an unconsolidated joint venture. As a condition of sale, the Company effectively remained an 8.33% guarantor on certain community facility district bond obligations to which the Company must meet a minimum calculated tangible net worth; otherwise, the Company is required to fund collateral to the bond issuer. In May 2012, as a result of the Company purchasing the non-controlling interest’s remaining share in Vistancia, LLC, the Company is an effective 10% guarantor on these bond obligations. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company exceeded the minimum tangible net worth requirement.

RELATED PARTY TRANSACTIONS

In March 2012, SHLP’s entire 58% interest in SCLLC, a consolidated joint venture with Shea Properties II, LLC, a related party and the non-controlling member, was redeemed by SCLLC. In valuing its 58% interest in SCLLC, to ensure receipt of net assets of equal value to its ownership interest, SHLP used third-party real estate appraisals. The estimated fair value of the assets received by SHLP was $30.8 million. However, as the non-controlling interest is a related party under common control, the assets and liabilities received by SHLP were recorded at net book value and the difference between SHLP’s investment in SCLLC and the net book value of the assets and liabilities received was recorded as a reduction to SHLP’s equity.

As consideration for the redemption, SCLLC distributed assets and liabilities to SHLP having a net book value of $24.0 million, including $2.2 million cash, a $3.0 million secured note receivable, $20.0 million of inventory and $1.2 million of other liabilities. In addition, as a result of this redemption, SCLLC is no longer included in these consolidated financial statements effective March 31, 2012, which resulted in a net reduction of $41.8 million in assets and $2.0 million in liabilities, and a $39.8 million reduction in total equity, of which $11.6 million was attributable to SHLP and $28.2 million was attributable to non-controlling interests.

JFSCI provides corporate services to us, including management, legal, tax, information technology, risk management, facilities, accounting, treasury and human resources services. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, general and

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administrative expenses included $6.0 million and $14.4 million, respectively, for corporate services provided by JFSCI. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, general and administrative expenses included $4.2 million and $11.5 million, respectively, for corporate services provided by JFSCI.

CRITICAL ACCOUNTING POLICIES

We believe no significant changes occurred to our critical accounting policies during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to those disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for December 31, 2011 included in the Prospectus.

NEW ACCOUNTING PRONOUNCEMENTS

See Note 2 of our consolidated financial statements included in Item 1 of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a discussion of new accounting pronouncements applicable to our Company.

ITEM 3. QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE DISCLOSURES ABOUT MARKET RISK

We are exposed to market risk primarily from interest rate fluctuations. Historically, we have incurred fixed-rate and variable-rate debt. For fixed-rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the fair market value of the debt instrument, but not earnings or cash flow. Conversely, for variable-rate debt, changes in interest rates generally do not affect the fair market value of the debt but do affect earnings and cash flow. We did not utilize swaps, forward or option contracts on interest rates or commodities, or other types of derivative financial instruments at or during the nine months ended September 30, 2012. We have not entered into and currently do not hold derivatives for trading or speculative purposes. As we do not have an obligation to prepay fixed-rate debt prior to maturity, interest rate risk and changes in fair market value should not have a significant impact on such debt until refinanced.

We believe there have been no significant changes to our market risks during the nine months ended September 30, 2012, as compared to those disclosed in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations for December 31, 2011 included in the Prospectus.

ITEM 4. CONTROLS AND PROCEDURES

Evaluation of Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Management, with the participation of our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2012. The term “disclosure controls and procedures,” as defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Exchange Act, means controls and other procedures of a company that are designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is recorded, processed, summarized and reported within the time periods specified in the Securities and Exchange Commission’s rules and forms. Disclosure controls and procedures include, without limitation, controls and procedures designed to ensure that information required to be disclosed by a company in the reports that it files or submits under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to the company’s management, including its principal executive and principal financial officers, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

Based on the evaluation of our disclosure controls and procedures as of September 30, 2012, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded, as of such date, our disclosure controls and procedures were effective at the reasonable assurance level.

Limitations on Controls

Our disclosure controls and procedures are designed to provide reasonable assurance of achieving their objectives as specified above. Management does not expect, however, that our disclosure controls and procedures will prevent or detect all error and fraud. Any control system, no matter how well designed and operated, is based upon certain assumptions and can provide only reasonable, not absolute, assurance that its objectives will be met. Further, no evaluation of controls can provide absolute assurance that misstatements due to error or fraud will not occur or that all of our control issues and instances of fraud, if any, have been detected.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

Some of the statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, contain forward-looking statements and information relating to us that are based on beliefs of management as well as assumptions made by, and information currently available to, us. When used in this document, words such as “anticipate,” “believe,” “estimate,” “expect,” “intend,” “plan” and “project” and similar expressions, as they relate to us are intended to identify forward-looking statements. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events, are not guarantees of future performance and involve risks and uncertainties difficult to predict. Further, certain forward-looking statements are based upon assumptions of future events that may not prove to be accurate.

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See the “Risk Factors” section of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for a description of risk factors that could significantly affect our financial results. In addition, the following factors could cause actual results to differ materially from results that may be expressed or implied by such forward-looking statements. These factors include, among other things:

• changes in employment levels;

• changes in availability of financing for homebuyers;

• changes in interest rates;

• changes in consumer confidence;

• changes in levels of new and existing homes for sale;

• changes in demographic trends;

• changes in housing demand;

• changes in home prices;

• elimination or reduction of tax benefits associated with owning a home;

• litigation risks associated with home warranty and construction defect and other claims; and

• various other factors, both referenced and not referenced in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Many of these factors are macroeconomic in nature and are, therefore, beyond our control. Should one or more of these risks or uncertainties materialize, or should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, actual results, performance or achievements may vary materially from those described in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q as anticipated, believed, estimated, expected, intended, planned or projected. Except as required by law, we neither intend nor assume any obligation to revise or update these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates.

PART II. OTHER INFORMATION

ITEM 1. LEGAL PROCEEDINGS

Lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been or may be instituted or asserted against us in the normal course of business, including actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. We are also subject to local, state and federal laws and regulations related to land development activities, house construction standards, sales practices, employment practices and environmental protection. As a result, we are subject to periodic examinations or inquiry by agencies that administer these laws and regulations.

We record a reserve for potential legal claims and regulatory matters when they are probable of occurring and a potential loss is reasonably estimable. We accrue for these matters based on facts and circumstances specific to each matter and revise these estimates when necessary. In such cases, there may exist an exposure to loss in excess of amounts accrued. In view of the inherent difficulty of predicting the outcome of legal claims and related contingencies, we generally cannot predict their ultimate resolution, related timing or eventual loss. While their outcome cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe we have appropriately reserved for these claims or matters. However, to the extent the liability arising from their ultimate resolution exceeds their recorded reserves, we could incur additional charges that could be significant. For further information regarding our material pending legal proceedings and developments, see Notes 14 and 16 to our condensed consolidated financial statements in this Form 10-Q, which Notes are incorporated by reference.

ITEM 1A. RISK FACTORS

An investment in Shea Homes Limited Partnership involves risks. You should carefully consider each of the following risk factors and all other information set forth in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. The following risks and the risks described elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, including in the section entitled “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,” could materially harm our business, financial condition, operating results, cash flow and prospects. As used below, the term “notes” refers to the outstanding 8.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2019 issued by Shea Homes Limited Partnership and Shea Homes Funding Corp. and guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries.

We are one of a group of companies owned by the Shea family and references to “Shea Family Owned Companies” refer to these companies collectively.

Risks Relating to Us and Our Business

The homebuilding industry, which is very cyclical and affected by a variety of factors, has been in a significant and prolonged downturn, and, while the industry has attained a moderate level of stabilization and recovery recently, any return to more normal economic and housing market conditions is uncertain. A continuation of weaker housing and general economic conditions or further deterioration in industry conditions or in broader economic conditions could have additional material adverse effects on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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The homebuilding industry is cyclical and is significantly affected by changes in industry conditions, as well as in general and local economic conditions, such as changes in:

• employment and wage levels;

• availability of financing for homebuyers;

• interest rates;

• a lack of consumer confidence;

• levels of new and existing homes for sale;

• demographic trends;

• housing demand; and

• government.

These changes may occur on a national scale or may acutely affect some of the regions or markets in which we operate more than others. When adverse conditions affect any of our larger markets, they could have a proportionately greater impact on us than on some other homebuilding companies that have smaller presences in such markets. Our operations in previously strong markets, particularly California and Arizona, have more adversely affected our results of operations than our other markets in the current downturn.

An oversupply of alternatives to new homes, including foreclosed homes, homes held for sale by investors and speculators, other existing homes and rental properties, can also reduce our ability to sell new homes, depress new home prices and reduce our margins on the sales of new homes. High levels of foreclosures not only contribute to additional inventory available for sale, but also reduce appraised values for new homes, potentially resulting in lower sales prices.

As a result of the foregoing matters, potential customers may be less willing or able to buy our homes.

The recent downturn in the homebuilding industry was one of the most severe housing downturns in U.S. history. This downturn was marked by the significant decline in demand for new homes, significant oversupply of homes on the market and significant reductions in the availability of financing for homebuyers. As a result, we experienced material reductions in our home sales and homebuilding revenues, and incurred material inventory impairments and losses from our joint venture interests and other write-offs. It is not clear at this time if these trends have permanently reversed or when we may return to meaningful profitability. A housing or economic relapse or recession would have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our ability to respond to any downturn is limited. Numerous home mortgage foreclosures during the recent downturn increased supply and drove down prices, making the purchase of a foreclosed home an attractive alternative for some to purchasing a new home. Homebuilders responded to declining sales and increased cancellation rates with significant concessions, further adding to the price declines. With the decline in the values of homes and the inability of many homeowners to make their mortgage payments, the credit markets were significantly disrupted, putting strains on many households and businesses. In the face of these conditions, the overall economy weakened significantly, with high unemployment levels and substantially reduced consumer spending and confidence. As a result, while improving, demand for new homes remains at low levels in many of our markets.

We cannot predict the duration or ultimate magnitude of the current economic downturn or the extent of the recovery. Nor can we provide assurance that our responses to the homebuilding downturn or the government’s attempts to address the troubles in the overall economy will be successful. Additionally, we cannot predict the timing or effect of the winding down or possible withdrawal of government intervention or support.

The reduction in availability of mortgage financing has adversely affected our business, and the duration and ultimate severity of the effects are uncertain.

The mortgage lending industry experienced significant instability, beginning with increased defaults on subprime loans and other nonconforming loans and compounded by expectations of increasing interest payment requirements and further defaults. This in turn resulted in a decline in the market value of many mortgage loans and related securities. Lenders, regulators and others questioned the adequacy of lending standards and other credit requirements for several loan products and programs offered in recent years. Credit requirements have tightened, and investor demand for mortgage loans and mortgage-backed securities has declined. The deterioration in credit quality has caused most lenders to stop offering subprime mortgages and most other loan products that are not eligible for sale to Fannie Mae or Freddie Mac or loans that do not meet Federal Housing Administration (“FHA”) and Veterans Administration (“VA”) requirements. Fewer loan products, changes in conforming loan limits, tighter loan qualifications and a reduced willingness of lenders to provide loans make it more difficult for many buyers to finance the purchase of homes. These factors have served to reduce

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the pool of qualified homebuyers and made it more difficult to sell to first-time and move-up buyers who historically made up a substantial part of our customers. These reductions in demand have adversely affected our business, financial condition and results of operations, and the duration and severity of their effects are uncertain.

The liquidity provided by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to the mortgage industry has been very important to the housing market. These entities have required substantial injections of capital from the federal government and may require additional government support in the future. The federal government has proposed changing the nature of the relationship between Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac and the federal government and even eliminating these entities. If Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac were dissolved or if the federal government determined to stop providing liquidity support to the mortgage market, there would be a reduction in available financing from these institutions. Any such reduction would likely have an adverse effect on interest rates, mortgage availability and new home sales.

The FHA insures mortgage loans that generally have lower down payments and, as a result, it continues to be a particularly important support for financing home purchases. In the last two years, more restrictive guidelines were placed on FHA insured loans, such as increasing minimum down payment requirements. In the near future, further restrictions are expected on FHA insured loans including, but not limited to, limitations on seller-paid closing costs and concessions. These or any other restrictions may further negatively affect the availability or affordability of FHA financing, which could adversely affect our ability to sell homes.

While use of down payment assistance programs by our homebuyers has decreased significantly, some customers still utilize 100% financing through programs offered by the VA and United States Department of Agriculture. There can be no assurance these or other programs will continue to be available or will be as attractive to our customers as programs currently offered, which could adversely affect our home sales.

Because most customers require mortgage financing, increases in interest rates could lower demand for our products, limit our marketing effectiveness and limit our ability to realize our backlog.

Most customers finance their home purchases through lenders providing mortgage financing. Increases in interest rates could lower demand for new homes because the mortgage costs to potential homebuyers would increase. Even if potential new homebuyers do not need financing, changes in interest rates could make it difficult to sell their existing homes to potential buyers who need financing. This could prevent or limit our ability to attract new customers and fully realize our backlog in closing homes because our sales contracts generally include a financing contingency which permits buyers to cancel their sales contracts if mortgage financing is unobtainable within a specified time. This contingency period is typically 30 to 60 days following the date of execution of the sales contract. Exposure to such financing contingencies renders us vulnerable to changes in prevailing interest rates.

Cancellations of home sales orders in backlog may increase as homebuyers choose to not honor their contracts.

Notwithstanding our sales strategies, we experienced elevated rates of sales order cancellations in 2006 through 2008. Since 2008, our sales order cancellation rate has improved, and it is currently below our historical average for the period from 1997 to 2011. We believe the elevated cancellation rate in 2007 and 2008 was largely a result of reduced homebuyer confidence, due principally to continued price declines, growth in foreclosures, continued high unemployment and the fact that homebuyer deposits are generally a small percentage of the purchase price. A more restrictive mortgage lending environment and the inability of some buyers to sell their existing homes have also impacted cancellations. Many of these factors are beyond our control, and it is uncertain whether they will cause cancellation rates to rise in the future.

Home prices and demand in California, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Nevada and Florida have a large impact on our results of operations because we conduct our homebuilding business in these states.

Our operations are concentrated in regions that are among some of the most severely affected by the recent economic downturn. We conduct our homebuilding business in California, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Nevada and Florida. Home prices and sales in these states have declined significantly since the end of 2006. These states, particularly California, continue to experience economic difficulties, including elevated levels of unemployment and precarious budget situations in state and local governments, which may materially adversely affect the market for our homes in those areas. Declines in home prices and sales in these states also adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Inflation could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations, particularly in a period of oversupply of homes.

Inflation can adversely affect us by increasing costs of land, materials and labor. However, we may be unable to offset these increases with higher sales prices. In addition, inflation is often accompanied by higher interest rates, which have a negative impact on housing demand. In such an environment, we may be unable to raise home prices sufficiently to keep up with the rate of cost inflation and, accordingly, our margins could decrease. Moreover, with inflation, the purchasing power of our cash resources can decline. Efforts by the government to stimulate the economy may not be successful, but have increased the risk of significant inflation and its resulting adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

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Supply shortages and risks of demand for building materials and skilled labor could increase costs and delay deliveries.

The homebuilding industry has periodically experienced significant difficulties that can affect the cost or timing of construction, and adversely impact our revenues and operating margins, including:

• difficulty in acquiring land suitable for residential building at affordable prices in locations where our potential customers want to live;

• shortages of qualified labor;

• reliance on local subcontractors, manufacturers and distributors who may be inadequately capitalized;

• shortages of materials; and

• increases in cost of materials, particularly lumber, drywall, cement, steel, plumbing and electrical components, which are significant components of home construction costs.

Competitive bidding helps control labor and building material costs. The downward trend of these costs has stopped and a trend of increasing costs for material and labor has emerged in our markets. A continual increase in costs without an increase in selling price of our homes could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

In most of our markets, we need to replenish our lot inventory for construction. If the housing market recovers, the price of improved or finished lots for construction in these markets could increase, and adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Elimination or reduction of the tax benefits associated with owning a home could prevent potential customers from buying our homes and adversely affect our business or financial results.

Significant expenses of owning a home, including mortgage interest and real estate taxes, generally are deductible expenses for an individual’s federal and, in some cases, state income taxes, subject to certain limitations. If the federal government or a state government changes its income tax laws, as has been discussed, to eliminate or substantially modify these income tax deductions, the after-tax cost of owning a new home would increase for many potential customers. The resulting loss or reduction of homeowner tax deductions, if such tax law changes were enacted without offsetting provisions, would adversely affect demand for new homes.

Homebuilding is subject to home warranty and construction defect claims and other litigation risks in the ordinary course of business that can be significant. Our operating expenses could increase if we are required to pay higher insurance premiums or incur substantial litigation costs with respect to such claims and risks.

As a homebuilder, we are subject to home warranty and construction defect claims arising in the ordinary course of business. As a consequence, we maintain liability insurance in the form of a “rolling wrap-up” insurance program which insures both us and our TradePartners^® (designated subcontractors that meet certain quality, workplace safety and other criteria set by us). We also record customer service and warranty reserves for the homes we sell based on historical experience in our markets and our judgment of the qualitative risks associated with the types of homes built. Because of the uncertainties inherent in these matters, we cannot provide assurance that, in the future, our insurance coverage, TradePartners^® arrangements and reserves will be adequate to address all warranty and construction defect claims.

Costs of insuring against construction defect and product liability claims are high, and the amount and scope of coverage offered by insurance companies at acceptable rates is limited. The scope of coverage may continue to be limited or further restricted and may become more costly.

Increasingly in recent years, individual and class action lawsuits have been filed against homebuilders asserting claims of personal injury and property damage caused by various sources, including faulty materials and presence of mold in residential dwellings. Furthermore, decreases in home values as a result of general economic conditions may result in an increase in both non-meritorious and meritorious construction defect claims, as well as claims based on marketing and sales practices. Our insurance may not cover all of the claims arising from such issues, or such coverage may become prohibitively expensive. Notwithstanding, our annual policy limits presently are $50.0 million per occurrence and $50.0 million in the aggregate, a portion of which are insured through related party insurance companies. We reinsure our policy limits from time to time. If we are unable to obtain adequate insurance against these claims, we may experience litigation costs and losses that could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations. Even if we are successful in defending such claims, we may incur significant costs.

Historically, builders have recovered a significant portion of the construction and product defect liabilities and defense costs from their subcontractors and insurance carriers. We try to minimize our liability exposure by providing a master insurance policy and requiring TradePartners^® to enroll in a “rolling wrap-up” insurance policy. Insurance coverage available to us and our TradePartners^® for construction and product defects is expensive and the scope of coverage is restricted. If we cannot effectively recover from our carriers, we may suffer greater losses, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

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Furthermore, a builder’s ability to recover against an insurance policy depends upon the continued solvency and financial strength of the insurance carrier issuing the policy. The states where we build homes typically limit property damage claims resulting from construction defects to those arising within an eight- to twelve-year period from close of escrow. To the extent any carrier providing insurance coverage to us or our TradePartners^® becomes insolvent or experiences financial difficulty, we may be unable to recover on those policies, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Homebuilding is very competitive, and competitive conditions could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The homebuilding industry is highly competitive. Homebuilders compete not only for homebuyers, but also for desirable land, financing, raw materials and skilled labor. We compete with other local, regional and national homebuilders, often within larger subdivisions designed, planned and developed by such homebuilders. We also compete with existing home sales, foreclosures and rental properties. In addition, some competitors may have greater financial, marketing and sales resources with the ability to compete more effectively. New competitors may also enter our markets. These competitive conditions in the homebuilding industry can result in:

• lower sales;

• lower selling prices;

• increased selling incentives;

• lower profit margins;

• impairments in the value of inventory and other assets;

• difficulty in acquiring suitable land, raw materials, and skilled labor at acceptable prices or terms; or

• delays in home construction.

These competitive conditions affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Our success depends on the availability of suitable undeveloped land and improved lots at acceptable prices, and having sufficient liquidity to acquire such properties.

Our success in developing land and building and selling homes depends in part upon the continued availability of suitable undeveloped land and improved lots at acceptable prices. Availability of undeveloped land and improved lots for purchase at favorable prices depends on many factors beyond our control, including risk of competitive over-bidding and restrictive governmental regulation. Should suitable land become less available, the number of homes we may be able to build and sell would be reduced, which would reduce revenue and profits. In addition, our ability to purchase land depends upon us having sufficient liquidity. We may be disadvantaged in competing for land due to our debt obligations, limited cash resources, inability to incur further debt and, as a result, more limited access to capital compared to publicly traded competitors.

Poor relations with the residents of our communities could adversely impact sales, which could cause revenues or results of operations to decline.

Residents of communities we develop rely on us to resolve issues or disputes that may arise in connection with development or operation of their communities. Efforts to resolve these issues or disputes could be deemed unsatisfactory to the affected residents and subsequent actions by these residents could adversely affect our reputation or sales. In addition, we could be required to incur costs to settle these issues or disputes or to modify our community development plans, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

If we are unable to develop our communities successfully or within expected timeframes, results of operations could be adversely affected.

Before a community generates revenues, time and capital are required to acquire land, obtain development approvals and construct project infrastructure, amenities, model homes and sales facilities. Our inability to successfully develop and market our communities and to generate cash flow from these operations in a timely manner could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, certain project related costs such as sales and marketing expenses, model maintenance, utilities, taxes and overhead expenses, are time-based costs and could be significantly higher if the project duration is extended.

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Our business is seasonal in nature and quarterly operating results can fluctuate.

Our quarterly operating results generally fluctuate by season. We typically achieve our highest new home sales orders in the spring and summer, although new homes sales order activity is also highly dependent on the number of active selling communities and the timing of new community openings. Because it typically takes us three to eight months to construct a new home, we deliver a greater number of homes in the second half of the calendar year as sales orders convert to home deliveries. As a result, our revenues from homebuilding operations are typically higher in the second half of the year, particularly in the fourth quarter, and we generally experience higher capital demands in the first half of the year when we incur construction costs. If, due to construction delays or other causes, we cannot close our expected number of homes in the second half of the year, our financial condition and full year results of operations may be adversely affected.

We may be adversely affected by weather conditions and natural disasters.

Weather conditions and natural disasters, such as hurricanes, tornadoes, earthquakes, snow storms, landslides, wildfires, volcanic activity, droughts and floods can harm our homebuilding business and delay home closings, increase the cost or availability of materials or labor, or damage homes under construction. In addition, the climates and geology of many of the states where we operate present increased risks of adverse weather or natural disasters. In particular, a large portion of our homebuilding operations are concentrated in California, which is subject to increased risk of earthquakes. Any such events or any business interruption caused thereon could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.

Utility and resource shortages or rate fluctuations could have an adverse effect on operations.

Our communities at times have experienced utility and resource shortages, including significant changes to water availability and increases in utility and resource costs. Shortages of natural resources, particularly water, may make it more difficult to obtain regulatory approval of new developments. We may incur additional costs and be unable to complete construction as scheduled if these shortages and utility rate increases continue. Furthermore, these shortages and utility rate increases may adversely affect the regional economies where we operate, which may reduce demand for our homes.

In addition, costs of petroleum products, which are used to deliver materials and transport employees, fluctuate and may increase due to geopolitical events or accidents. This could also result in higher costs for products utilizing petrochemicals, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Acts of war or terrorism may seriously harm our business

Acts of war or terrorism or any outbreak or escalation of hostilities throughout the world may cause disruption to the economy, our company, our employees and our customers, which could undermine consumer confidence and result in a decrease in new sales contracts and cancellations of existing contracts, which, in turn, could impact our revenue, costs and expenses and financial condition.

The IRS has disallowed certain income recognition methodologies. If we are unsuccessful in appealing this decision, we could become subject to a substantial tax liability from previous years.

In the normal course of business, we are audited by various federal, state and local authorities regarding income tax matters. Significant judgment is required to determine our provision for income taxes and our liabilities for federal, state, local and other taxes. Any changes as a result of IRS and state audits could have a material adverse effect on our income tax provision or benefit, or other tax reserves, in the reporting period in which such determination is made and, consequently, on our results of operations, financial position and/or cash flows for such period.

Since 2002, Shea Homes Inc. (“SHI”) and Shea Homes Limited Partnership (“SHLP”) have used the “completed contract method” of accounting (the “CCM”) to recognize taxable income or loss with respect to the majority of their respective homebuilding operations. The CCM allows SHI and SHLP to defer taxable income/loss recognition from their homebuilding operations until projects are substantially complete, rather than annually based on the sale of individual homes to buyers of those homes. The Internal Revenue Service (the “IRS”) has assessed a tax deficiency against SHLP and SHI, contending they did not accurately and appropriately apply the relevant U.S. Treasury Regulations in calculating their respective homebuilding projects’ income/loss pursuant to the CCM for years 2004 through 2008, and years 2003 through 2008, respectively. SHI and SHLP believe their use of the CCM complies with the relevant regulations and have filed a petition with the United States Tax Court to challenge the IRS position. The Tax Court heard trial testimony in July 2012 and has ordered the Company and the IRS to exchange briefs, some of which have been filed. We expect the matter to be submitted for decision to the Tax Court by the end of November 2012. If, contrary to our expectations, the IRS should prevail in this matter, which is reasonably possible, SHI and SHLP would be required to recognize income for prior years that would otherwise be deferred until future years. With respect to SHI, this earlier recognition of income could result in a tax liability of up to $62 million (federal and state income taxes inclusive of interest). With respect to SHLP, the earlier recognition of income could result in the owners of SHLP incurring an additional tax liability of up to $105 million (federal and state income taxes inclusive of interest) for the years at issue, and SHLP would be required to make a distribution to its owners to pay a portion of such tax liability. The indenture governing the notes restricts SHLP’s ability to make distributions to its partners pursuant to the Tax Distribution Agreement in excess of an amount specified by the indenture (such maximum amount of collective distributions referred to as the “Maximum CCM Payment”), unless SHLP receives a cash equity contribution from JFSCI for such excess.

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The initial Maximum CCM Payment is $70.0 million, which amount will be reduced by payments made by SHI in connection with any resolution of our dispute with the IRS regarding our use of CCM and payments made by SHLP on certain guarantee obligations described in the indenture. Such potential additional taxes imposed on SHI and tax distributions by SHLP may have a material adverse effect on the financial condition and results of operations of SHI and SHLP, respectively, which could compromise our ability to service our debt, including our notes.

Under our Tax Distribution Agreement, we are required to make distributions to our equity holders from time to time based on their ownership in SHLP, which is a limited partnership and, under certain circumstances, those distributions may occur even if SHLP does not have taxable income.

Under our Tax Distribution Agreement, SHLP will be required to make cash distributions to the partners of SHLP (or their direct or indirect holders) for taxable income allocated to them in connection with their ownership interests in SHLP. In addition, SHLP will be required under the Tax Distribution Agreement to provide tax distributions to the partners of SHLP (or their direct or indirect holders) for any additional taxable income allocated to them as a result of any audit, tax proceeding or tax contest arising from or in connection with any tax position taken by SHLP (or any entity treated as a “pass-through” entity under U.S. federal income tax principles in which SHLP has an ownership interest). If any audit, proceeding or contest in connection with years prior to 2011 (including those related to the CCM) ultimately results in an increase in taxable income allocated to our partners, or any disallowance of losses or deductions previously allocated to our partners, then we would be required to make additional tax distributions to them, even if the audit, proceeding or contest resulted in a reduction of a tax loss previously allocated for such period and no taxable income had been previously allocated to them for such period or would be so allocated after such reduction. Any distribution under the Tax Distribution Agreement could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations, which could compromise our ability to service our debt, including our notes.

Our ability to generate sufficient cash or access other limited sources of liquidity to operate our business and service our debt depends on many factors, some of which are beyond our control.

Our ability to make payments on our notes and to fund land acquisition, development and construction costs depends on our ability to generate sufficient cash flow, which is subject to general economic, financial, competitive, legislative and regulatory factors and other factors beyond our control. We cannot assure we will generate sufficient cash flow from operations to pay principal and interest on our notes or fund operations. As a result, we may need to refinance all or a portion of our debt, including our notes, on or before the maturity thereof, or incur additional debt. We cannot assure we will be able to do so on favorable terms, if at all. If we are unable to timely refinance our debt, we may need to dispose of certain assets, minimize capital expenditures or take other steps that could be detrimental to our business and could reduce the value of the collateral. There is no assurance these alternatives will be available, if at all, on satisfactory terms or on terms that will not require us to breach the terms and conditions of our existing or future debt agreements. Any inability to generate sufficient cash flow, refinance debt or incur additional debt on favorable terms could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations, and could compromise our ability to service our debt, including our notes.

In addition, we use letters of credit and surety bonds to secure our performance under various construction and land development agreements, escrow agreements, financial guarantees and other arrangements. Should our future performance or economic conditions continue to make such letters of credit and surety bonds costly or difficult to obtain or lead to us being required to collateralize such instruments to a greater extent than previously, our business, financial condition and results of operations could be adversely affected.

We have a significant number of contingent liabilities, and if any are satisfied by us, could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

At September 30, 2012, contingent liabilities included:

• $4.0 million of potential liabilities pursuant to guarantees by SHLP of outstanding debt of AGS Home Builder I, LP, an unconsolidated joint venture in which SHLP has an effective 9.1% ownership interest, of which SHLP’s joint venture partners, certain investment funds managed by Angelo Gordon, are contractually obligated to reimburse SHLP for approximately 90% of any amounts required to be paid under such guarantees;

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• $25.4 million of potential liabilities pursuant to certain guarantees of outstanding debt of Shea/Baker Ranch Associates, LLC, a joint venture 50% owned by a Shea Family Owned Company in which SHLP has no ownership interest;

• $17.5 million of remaining exposure with respect to $58.2 million of surety bond indemnifications related to unconsolidated joint ventures and $2.3 million of remaining exposure with respect to $6.1 million of surety bond indemnifications related to other Shea Family Owned Companies;

• $81.6 million of remaining exposure in connection with $182.2 million of surety bonds issued in respect of projects of SHLP and its subsidiaries; and

• other commitments to fund certain of our joint ventures pursuant to the agreements and organizational documents governing such joint ventures.

The amounts above do not include obligations with respect to letters of credit issued under our existing letter of credit facility as credit support for certain liabilities of our joint ventures.

Certain of our homebuilding projects utilize, and may continue to utilize, community facility district, metro-district and other local government bond financing programs to fund construction or acquisition of infrastructure improvements. Interest and principal on these bonds are typically paid from taxes and assessments levied on homeowners following the sale of new homes within the project. From time to time, we enter into credit support arrangements where we are required to make interest and principal payments on these bonds if the taxes and assessments levied on homeowners are insufficient to cover such obligations. Furthermore, reimbursement of these payments to us is dependent on the district or local government’s ability to generate sufficient tax and assessment revenues from the sale of new homes. If the current housing recovery doesn’t materialize and we experience another slow housing market which results in declines in new home sales and home values, taxes and assessments levied on homeowners may be insufficient to cover interest and principal obligations on these bonds and we may be required to fund these shortfalls, possibly without reimbursement, and/or accrue liabilities in connection with these credit support arrangements.

If we must satisfy any of these contingent liabilities, it could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

The indenture governing our notes and our letter of credit facility contain, and any future indebtedness may contain, financial and operating restrictions that may affect our ability to operate our business.

The indenture governing our notes and our letter of credit facility do, and any future indebtedness may, contain various covenants that, among other things, limit our ability to grant certain liens to support indebtedness, invest in joint venture transactions, merge or sell assets. In addition, the indenture governing our notes and our letter of credit facility do, and any future indebtedness may, contain restrictions on our ability to incur indebtedness, enter into certain affiliate transactions and make certain distributions. These covenants could adversely affect our ability to finance our operations or capital needs or engage in, expand or pursue our business activities and prevent us from engaging in certain transactions that might otherwise be considered beneficial. In particular, restrictions on our ability to enter into joint venture transactions may limit our ability to undertake new large scale master-planned development opportunities, including developments of our homes under the Trilogy brand, and may thereby adversely affect our growth and results of operations. In addition, these covenants may restrict our ability to meet capital commitments under our joint venture agreements, including obligations to re-margin joint venture loans, which may result in our ownership interests in the corresponding joint ventures being reduced or eliminated.

The risks associated with our land and lot inventory could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

The risks inherent in controlling or purchasing, holding and developing land for new home construction are substantial and increase as consumer demand for housing decreases. The value of undeveloped land, building lots and housing inventories can fluctuate significantly from changing market conditions. If the fair market value of the land, lots and inventories we hold decreases, we may be required to reduce their carrying value and take significant impairment charges. We may have acquired options on or bought and developed land at a cost we will not be able to recover fully or on which we cannot build and sell homes profitably. In addition, our deposits for land controlled under option or similar contracts may be put at risk. In certain circumstances, a grant of entitlements or development agreement with respect to particular land may include restrictions on the transfer of such entitlements to a buyer which may increase our exposure to decreases in the price of such entitled land by restricting our ability to sell it for its full entitled value. In addition, inventory carrying costs can be significant and result in reduced margins or losses in a poorly performing community or market. In a weak market, we have recorded significant inventory impairment charges and sold homes and land for lower margins, and such conditions may return and persist for extended periods of time.

Historically, our goals for the ownership and control of land were based on management’s expectations for future volume growth. In light of weak market conditions that have persisted since 2006, we significantly reduced purchases of undeveloped land and land development spending, and made substantial land sales to reduce inventory to better align with our reduced rate of production.

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We also terminated certain land option contracts and wrote off earnest money deposits and pre-acquisition costs related to these option contracts. While housing market conditions have improved recently, future market conditions are uncertain and we cannot provide assurance that these measures will be successful in managing future inventory risks or avoiding future impairment charges. We could be limited in the amount of land we can dispose of, therefore, our cash inflows attributable to land sales may decline. Our flexibility in responding to changes in market conditions, including our ability to respond to further declines in the housing market or to benefit from a return to growth, has been reduced as the amount of our land controlled by option and similar contracts has declined.

Also, use of option contracts is dependent on the willingness of land sellers, availability of capital, housing market conditions and geographic preferences. Options may be more difficult to obtain from land sellers in stronger housing markets and are more prevalent in certain geographic regions.

In certain consolidated homebuilding projects, we have contractual obligations to purchase and receive water system connection rights which, at September 30, 2012, were $36.7 million. These water system connection rights are held and then transferred to homebuyers upon closing of their home or transferred upon the sale of land to the respective buyer. These water system connection rights can also be sold or leased but generally only within the local jurisdiction. The risks inherent in purchasing, controlling or holding these water system connection rights are substantial and increase as consumer demand for housing decreases. The value of these water system connection rights and their marketability can also fluctuate from changing market conditions. If the fair market value of these water system connection rights decreases, we may be required to reduce their carrying value which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

In certain consolidated homebuilding projects, we make infrastructure improvements on behalf of community facility districts and metro-districts or advance them funds for such improvements, both reimbursable to us from tax proceeds, assessments or bond financing and dependent on the district’s ability to secure capital from these sources. If a downturn in the homebuilding industry returns and results in further declines in new home sales and home values, then taxes and assessments levied on homeowners may be insufficient to reimburse us. Furthermore, if bond financing is unavailable, these districts may be unable to reimburse us. In either case, we may be required to recognize a charge for uncollectible amounts which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

Our consolidated financial statements could be adversely affected if we are unable to obtain performance bonds.

In the course of developing our communities, we are often required to provide to various municipalities and other government agencies performance bonds and/or letters of credit to secure the completion of our projects and/or in support of obligations to build community improvements such as roads, sewers, water systems and other utilities, and to support similar development activities by certain of our unconsolidated joint ventures. Our ability to obtain such bonds and the cost to do so depend on our credit rating, overall market capitalization, available capital, past operational and financial performance, management expertise and other factors, including surety and housing market conditions and the underwriting practices and resources of performance bond issuers. If we are unable to obtain performance bonds when required or the cost or operational restrictions or conditions imposed by issuers to obtain them increases significantly, we may not be able to develop or we may be significantly delayed in developing a community or communities and/or we may incur significant additional expenses, and, as a result, our consolidated financial statements, cash flows and/or liquidity could be materially and adversely affected.

We conduct certain of our operations through unconsolidated joint ventures with independent and affiliated third parties in which we do not have a controlling interest. These investments involve risks and are highly illiquid.

We currently operate through a number of unconsolidated homebuilding and land development joint ventures with independent and affiliated parties in which we do not have a controlling interest. At September 30, 2012, we had a net investment of $17.5 million in these unconsolidated joint ventures and guaranteed, on a joint and several basis, $4.0 million of outstanding liabilities for projects under development by these unconsolidated joint ventures. In addition, we issue and may continue to issue letters of credit under our letter of credit facility as credit support for liabilities of our unconsolidated joint ventures.

Our investments in the unconsolidated joint ventures involve risks and are highly illiquid, and their success depends in part on our joint venture partners’ performance, which can be impacted by their financial strength and other factors. There are a limited number of sources willing to provide acquisition, development and construction financing to land development and homebuilding joint ventures and, as market conditions become more challenging, it may be difficult or impossible to obtain financing for our unconsolidated joint ventures on commercially reasonable terms. Due to tighter credit markets, financing for newly created unconsolidated joint ventures has been difficult to obtain. In addition, we lack a controlling interest in our unconsolidated joint ventures and, therefore, are usually unable to require our unconsolidated joint ventures to sell assets or return invested capital, make additional capital contributions, or take other action without the vote of at least one other venture partner. Therefore, absent partner agreement, we may be unable to liquidate our unconsolidated joint ventures investments to generate cash.

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We have a significant number of affiliated entities with whom we have entered into many transactions. Our relationship with these entities could adversely affect us.

We are part of the Shea Family Owned Companies, which are operated in three major groups: homebuilding, heavy construction and commercial property development and management. Though our business forms the core of the homebuilding group, we have historically entered into many transactions with other Shea Family Owned Companies which are not part of the homebuilding group. These transactions range from management and administrative related matters to joint ventures, transfers of assets and financial guarantees and other credit support arrangements. We are currently party to many such affiliate transactions, not all of which are memorialized in formal written agreements. In the future, we will continue to be party to many of the affiliate transactions currently in existence, and it is likely we will enter into new affiliate transactions.

The homebuilding group of the Shea Family Owned Companies, which is operated largely through us, has only recently been operated as an independent business without credit support from the other Shea Family Owned Companies. If we are unable to continue to operate without such credit support, it could materially adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations. In addition, though we do not expect to receive new credit support from other Shea Family Owned Companies, we will still depend on our affiliates to provide us with certain management and administrative services. If these affiliates become unable to provide us with such services, we could incur significant additional costs to obtain them through other means due to lost efficiencies.

Until August 2011, one of our affiliates, JFSCI, provided us with centralized cash management services. As part of this function, we engaged in related party transactions and monetary transfers to settle amounts owed. The resultant accounts receivables and payables from these transfers were paid monthly. In August 2011, we ceased our participation in the centralized cash management service and performed the function independently. In addition, SHI has an unsecured term note receivable from JFSCI (the “Intercompany Debt Balance”), which bears interest at 4%, is payable in equal quarterly installments and due May 15, 2019, and has an outstanding balance, including accrued interest, at September 30, 2012 of $24.3 million. Quarterly, we evaluate collectability of the Intercompany Debt Balance, which includes consideration of JFSCI’s payment history, operating performance and future payment requirements under the note. Based on this criteria, and as JFSCI applied prepayments under the note to defer future installments until August 2014, we do not presently anticipate collection risks on the Intercompany Debt Balance. However, JFSCI’s inability to honor its obligation with respect to the Intercompany Debt Balance could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations and capital resources.

Although the indenture governing our notes contains a covenant limiting transactions with affiliates, this covenant has a number of significant exceptions and, in any case, does not prohibit transactions with affiliates but only requires they be on arm’s-length terms. In particular, with respect to transactions involving the transfer of real property, we will only be required to obtain third-party independent estimates of the value of such real property when the transaction involves consideration exceeding $10.0 million. With respect to all other affiliate transactions, we will only be required to obtain an independent third-party fairness opinion in connection with transactions involving consideration exceeding $5.0 million.

Finally, though the current intention with respect to the Shea Family Owned Companies is to create three independent businesses that do not provide credit support to each other, it is possible the homebuilding group would be adversely affected by future financial and other difficulties arising with respect to either the heavy construction or commercial property group. For example, if any of the Shea Family Owned Companies not a part of the homebuilding group require financial support, it is likely the attention and financial resources of the Shea family members could be diverted from us and toward the business in need of additional support. Moreover if any of the Shea Family Owned Companies becomes subject to a bankruptcy, liquidation or similar proceeding, such proceeding could have a substantial effect on our business. It is possible that, among other consequences:

• any outstanding guarantee by us of indebtedness or other obligations of such Shea Family Owned Company could be called, which could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations;

• our receivable from JFSCI and the Intercompany Debt Balance could become uncollectible, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations;

• any existing affiliate transaction could be terminated, resulting in our inability to access needed services;

• prior affiliate transactions could be examined and set aside, resulting in our liability to the bankruptcy or liquidation estate; and

• such Shea Family Owned Company could be closed or sold to an unrelated buyer, resulting in a loss of any synergies from which we benefit as a member of the Shea Family Owned Companies.

The families and family trusts that own our equity interests may have interests different from yours.

Entities directly or indirectly owned by the Shea family beneficially own substantially all of the equity interests in SHLP. As a result, members of the Shea family have the ability to control SHLP and, except as otherwise provided by law or our organizational documents, to approve or disapprove matters that may be submitted to a vote of SHLP’s limited partners. Each director is a member of the Shea family or an employee of other Shea Family Owned Companies. We have been advised Shea family members do not currently plan to appoint any nonaffiliated or independent directors.

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Our ownership group and their affiliates operate businesses using the Shea Homes brand that derive revenue from homebuilding and land development, including Shea Homes North Carolina, which are not owned by SHLP. We do not receive any brand licensing or sales revenue from these businesses, although in certain circumstances we provide them with management and administrative services. Certain of these affiliated entities have also engaged, and will continue to engage, in transactions with us. Shea Mortgage, Inc. (“Shea Mortgage”) derives revenue from loan fees paid by our customers. Shea Properties develops commercial properties that are sometimes built on land purchased from us, and we develop properties on land purchased from Shea Properties. In the future, we may enter into other agreements with affiliates of this group. Shea family members comprising our ownership group are not restricted from engaging in homebuilding or land development activities through independent entities.

The interests of our limited partners and owners of J.F. Shea Construction Management, Inc., our ultimate general partner, could conflict with interests of our note holders. For example, if we encounter financial difficulties or are unable to pay our debts as they mature, the interests of our equity holders might conflict with the interests of our note holders. In addition, our owners may have interests in pursuing acquisitions, divestitures, financings or other transactions that, in their judgment, could enhance their investments, even though such transactions might involve risks to our note holders. Furthermore, our owners currently own and may in the future own businesses, which may operate under the Shea Homes brand, that directly compete with our business. In addition, although the indenture governing our notes contains a covenant limiting transactions with affiliates, this covenant has a number of significant exceptions and, in any case, does not prohibit transactions with affiliates but only requires they be on arm’s-length terms. No owner has any obligation to provide us with any additional debt or equity financing.

We are dependent on the services of our senior management team and certain of our key employees, and loss of their services could hurt our business.

We believe our senior management’s experience in the homebuilding industry and tenure with our company are competitive strengths, and our success depends upon our ability to retain these executives. In addition, we believe our ability to attract, train, assimilate and retain new skilled personnel is important to our success. If we are unable to retain senior management and certain key employees, particularly lead personnel in our markets, as well as our senior corporate officers, or attract, train, assimilate or retain other skilled personnel, it could hinder the execution of our business strategy. Competition for qualified personnel in our markets is intense, and it could be difficult to find experienced personnel to replace our employees, many of whom have significant homebuilding experience. Furthermore, a significant increase in our active communities would necessitate hiring a significant number of field and sales personnel, who may be in short supply in our markets.

We continue to consider growth or expansion of our operations, which could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

We continue to consider opportunities for growth, primarily within our existing markets, but also in new markets. Additional growth of our business, either through increased land purchases or development of larger projects, may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations. Any expansion of our business into new markets could divert the attention of senior management from our existing business and could fail due to our relative lack of experience in those markets. In addition, while we do not currently intend to acquire any homebuilding operations from third parties, opportunities may arise in the future, and any acquisition could be difficult to integrate with our operations and could require us to assume unanticipated liabilities or expenses.

Information technology failures and data security breaches could harm our business.

We use information technology and other computer resources to carry out important operational and marketing activities as well as maintain our business records. Many of these resources are provided to us and/or maintained on our behalf by third-party service providers pursuant to agreements that specify certain security and service level standards. Although we and our service providers employ what we believe are adequate security, disaster recovery and other preventative and corrective measures, our ability to conduct our business may be impaired if these resources are compromised, degraded, damaged or fail, whether due to a virus or other harmful circumstance, intentional penetration or disruption of our information technology resources by a third party, natural disaster, hardware or software corruption or failure or error (including a failure of security controls incorporated into or applied to such hardware or software), telecommunications system failure, service provider error or failure, intentional or unintentional personnel actions (including the failure to follow our security protocols), or lost connectivity to our networked resources. A significant and extended disruption in the functioning of these resources could damage our reputation and cause us to lose customers, sales and revenue, result in the unintended public disclosure or the misappropriation of proprietary, personal and confidential information (including information about our homebuyers and business partners), and require us to incur significant expense to address and resolve these kinds of issues. The release of confidential information may also lead to litigation or other proceedings against us by affected individuals and/or business partners and/or by regulators, and the outcome of such proceedings, which could include penalties or fines, could have a material and adverse effect on our consolidated financial statements. In addition, the costs of maintaining adequate protection against such threats, depending on their evolution, pervasiveness and frequency and/or government-mandated standards or obligations regarding protective efforts, could be material to our consolidated financial statements.

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Government regulations could increase the cost and limit the availability of our development and homebuilding projects and adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We are subject to extensive and complex regulations that affect land development and home construction, including zoning, density restrictions, building design and building standards. These regulations often provide broad discretion to the administering governmental authorities as to the conditions we must meet prior to being approved, if approved at all. We are subject to determinations by these authorities as to the adequacy of water and sewage facilities, roads and other local services. New housing developments may also be subject to various assessments for schools, parks, streets and other public improvements. In addition, in many markets, government authorities have implemented no growth or growth control initiatives and preservation of land, often as a result of local grass-roots lobbying efforts. Furthermore, restrictions on immigration can create a shortage of skilled labor. Any of these regulatory issues can limit or delay home construction and increase operating costs.

We are also subject to various local, state and federal laws and regulations concerning the protection of health, safety and the environment, including endangered species. These matters may result in delays, may cause us to incur substantial compliance, remediation, mitigation and other costs or subject us to fines, penalties and related litigation. These laws and regulations can also prohibit or severely restrict development and homebuilding activity in environmentally sensitive areas.

We may incur additional operating expenses or delays due to compliance requirements or fines, penalties and remediation costs pertaining to environmental regulations within our markets.

We are subject to local, state and federal statutes, ordinances, rules and regulations concerning land use and the protection of health and the environment; including those governing discharge of pollutants to water and air, handling of hazardous materials and cleanup of contaminated sites. The particular impact and requirements of environmental laws that apply to any given community vary greatly according to the community site, the site’s environmental conditions and the present and former use of the site. We expect that increasingly stringent requirements will be imposed on homebuilders. Environmental laws may result in delays, cause us to implement time consuming and expensive compliance programs and prohibit or severely restrict development in certain environmentally sensitive regions or areas. Environmental regulations can also have an adverse impact on the availability and price of certain raw materials, such as lumber. Furthermore, we could incur substantial costs, including cleanup costs, fines, penalties and other sanctions and damages from third-party claims for property damage or personal injury, as a result of our failure to comply with, or liabilities under, applicable environmental laws and regulations. In addition, we are subject to third-party challenges under environmental laws and regulations to the permits and other approvals required for our projects and operations.

Changes in governmental regulation of our financial services operations could adversely affect our business, financial condition and results of operations.

We assist customers with finding homeowners’ insurance through Shea Insurance Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHLP. Through Shea Mortgage, a related entity within the Shea Family Owned Companies but not a subsidiary of SHLP or consolidated in its financial statements, we are also able to arrange mortgage origination options for our customers, helping us to ensure they secure financing for their home purchases. Our homebuilding operations offer financial incentives to our homebuyers to use Shea Mortgage. In addition to the financial benefits accruing to Shea Mortgage from these mortgage originations, the homebuilding operations are able to better manage the closing process as well as prequalify our homebuyers as a result of this affiliate arrangement. The homebuyers are not required to use Shea Mortgage as the homebuyer’s lender. Each homebuyer may select any lending institution of his or her choice for the purpose of securing mortgage financing and is not in anyway whatsoever limited to obtaining financing from Shea Mortgage.

These financial services operations are subject to federal, state and local laws and regulations. There have been numerous proposed changes in these regulations as a result of the housing downturn. For example, in July 2010, the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (H.R.4173) was signed into law, which has and will continue to have, significant impact on the regulation of the financial services industry, including new standards related to regulatory oversight of systematically important financial companies, derivatives transactions, asset-backed securitization, mortgage underwriting and consumer financial protection. Among other things, this legislation provides for a number of new requirements relating to residential mortgage lending practices, many of which are to be developed further by implementing rules. These include, among others, minimum standards for mortgages and lender practices in making mortgages, limitations on certain fees, retention of credit risk, prohibition of certain tying arrangements and remedies for borrowers in foreclosure proceedings. The effect of such provisions on our financial services business will depend on the rules that are ultimately enacted. In addition, we cannot predict what similar changes to, or new enactments of, statutes and regulations pertinent to our financial services operations will occur. Any such changes or new enactments could have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

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We could be adversely affected by negative changes in our credit ratings.

Our ability to access capital on favorable terms is a key factor in our ability to service our debt and fund our operations. Downgrades to our credit ratings and negative changes to the outlook for such credit ratings have in the past required, and may in the future require, significant management time and effort to address. Such changes in the past have made it difficult and costly for us to access debt capital and engage in other ordinary course financing transactions relating to our new developments. Any future adverse action by any of the principal credit agencies may exacerbate these difficulties.

Our substantial debt could adversely affect our financial condition and results of operations.

We have a significant amount of debt. At September 30, 2012, the total principal amount of our debt was $758.7 million. In addition, we have a substantial amount of contingent liabilities which could affect our business.

Our substantial debt and contingent liabilities could have important consequences for the holders of our notes, including:

• making it more difficult for us to satisfy our obligations with respect to our notes;

• increasing our vulnerability to adverse economic or industry conditions;

• limiting our ability to obtain additional financing to fund capital expenditures and acquisitions, particularly when the availability of financing in the capital markets is limited;

• requiring a substantial portion of our cash flows from operations for the payment of interest on our debt and reducing our ability to use our cash flows to fund working capital, capital expenditures, acquisitions and general corporate requirements;

• limiting our flexibility in planning for, or reacting to, changes in our business and the industry in which we operate; and

• placing us at a competitive disadvantage to less leveraged competitors.

We may incur additional indebtedness, which indebtedness might rank equal to our notes or the guarantees thereof.

Despite our indebtedness, we and our subsidiaries may be able to incur significant additional indebtedness, including secured indebtedness, in the future, including under our letter of credit facility, which is secured on a Pari-Passu basis with our notes but will have the benefit of payment priority upon enforcement against the collateral. Although the indenture governing our notes contains restrictions on our and our subsidiaries’ ability to incur additional indebtedness, these restrictions are subject to qualifications and exceptions, and, under certain circumstances, the indebtedness incurred in compliance with such restrictions could be substantial and certain of this indebtedness may be secured by the same collateral securing our notes, and the respective guarantees thereof. If new indebtedness is added to our and our subsidiaries’ debt levels, the related risks that we and the note guarantors face would be increased, and we may not be able to meet all our debt obligations, including repayment of our notes, in whole or in part. If we incur any additional debt that is secured on an equal and ratable basis with our notes or the guarantees thereof, the holders of that debt will be entitled to share ratably with the holders of our notes in any proceeds distributed in connection with any enforcement against the collateral or an insolvency, liquidation, reorganization, dissolution or other winding-up of the applicable note issuer or guarantor. This may have the effect of reducing the amount of proceeds paid to holders of our notes.

The indenture governing our notes and our letter of credit facility do, and agreements governing our future indebtedness may, contain covenants that could adversely affect our ability to operate our business, as well as significantly affect our financial condition, and therefore could adversely affect our results of operations.

The indenture governing our notes and our letter of credit facility contain covenants that restrict certain activities. These covenants restrict, among other things, our ability to:

• pay dividends or distributions, repurchase equity or prepay subordinated debt;

• incur additional debt or issue certain equity interests;

• incur liens on assets;

• merge or consolidate with another company or sell all or substantially all of our assets;

• enter into transactions with affiliates;

• make certain investments;

• create certain restrictions on the ability of restricted subsidiaries to transfer assets;

• guarantee certain debt; and

• enter into sale and lease-back transactions.

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The agreements we enter into governing our future indebtedness may impose similar or other restrictions. The restrictions contained in the indenture governing our notes and in any agreements governing future indebtedness may limit our financial flexibility, prohibit or limit any contemplated strategic initiatives, limit our ability to grow and increase our revenues or restrict our ability to respond to competitive changes.

Credit ratings assigned to our notes may not reflect all risks of an investment in our notes.

Credit ratings assigned to our notes reflect the rating agencies’ assessments of our ability to make payments on our notes when due. Consequently, real or anticipated changes in these credit ratings, or to the outlook for such credit ratings, will generally affect the market value of our notes. These credit ratings, however, may not reflect the potential impact of risks related to structure, market or other factors related to the value of our notes.

Decreases in the market value of our investments in marketable securities could have an adverse impact on our results of operations.

We have investments in marketable securities, money market funds and other short-term investments, the market value of which is subject to changes from period to period. Furthermore, during periods of financial stress, the value of money market and short-term securities funds have come under pressure. Decreases in the market value in these investments could have an adverse impact on our statements of financial position, results of operations and cash flow.

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ITEM 6. EXHIBITS

3.1	Certificate of Limited Partnership of Shea Homes Limited Partnership *
3.2	Agreement of Limited Partnership of Shea Homes Limited Partnership *
4.1	Indenture, dated as of May 10, 2011, between and among Shea Homes Limited Partnership, Shea Homes Funding Corp., the guarantors party thereto, and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee *
4.2	Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2011 between and among Shea Homes Limited Partnership, Shea Homes Funding Corp., the guarantors party thereto, and Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, as Initial Purchaser *
4.3	Intercreditor Agreement, dated as of May 10, 2011, among Shea Homes Limited Partnership, the grantors party thereto, Wells Fargo Bank, National Association and Credit Suisse AG **
10.1	Offer letter from Shea Homes Limited Partnership to Andrew H. Parnes ***.
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to Rule 13-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to Rule 13-14(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 as Adopted Pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of 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 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	The following materials from Shea Homes Limited Partnership’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2012, formatted in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL): (i) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss), (iii) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity, (iv) Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (v) Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements. Pursuant to Rule 406T of Regulation S-T, the Interactive Data Files on Exhibit 101 hereto are deemed furnished and not filed or part of a registration statement or prospectus for purposes of Sections 11 or 12 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are deemed not filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and otherwise are not subject to liability under those sections.

* Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-177328) filed with the SEC on October 14, 2011

** Incorporated by reference to our Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-177328) filed with the SEC on December 22, 2011

*** Incorporated by reference to our Form 8-K (File No. 333-177328) filed with the SEC on September 5, 2012.

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SIGNATURES

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

	SHEA HOMES LIMITED PARTNERSHIP
		(Registrant)
Dated: November 13, 2012	By:	/s/ Roberto F. Selva
		Roberto F. Selva Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
Dated: November 13, 2012	By:	/s/ Andrew H. Parnes
		Andrew H. Parnes Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer)

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Roberto F. Selva, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Shea Homes Limited Partnership;

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 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)) 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) 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

(c) 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 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.

By:	/s/ Roberto F. Selva
	Roberto F. Selva
	Chief Executive Officer
	(Principal Executive Officer)
	Date: November 13, 2012

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Andrew H. Parnes, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q of Shea Homes Limited Partnership;

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 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)) 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) 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

(c) 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 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.

By:	/s/ Andrew H. Parnes
	Andrew H. Parnes
	Chief Financial Officer
	(Principal Financial Officer)
	Date: November 13, 2012

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012 of Shea Homes Limited Partnership, (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Roberto F. Selva, Chief Executive Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. 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.

This written statement is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. A signed original of this statement has been provided to Shea Homes Limited Partnership and will be retained by Shea Homes Limited Partnership and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

/s/ Roberto F. Selva

Roberto F. Selva

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

Date: November 13, 2012

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906

OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended September 30, 2012 of Shea Homes Limited Partnership, (the “Company”) as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof (the “Report”), I, Andrew H. Parnes, Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:

1. 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.

This written statement is being furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit to such Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. A signed original of this statement has been provided to Shea Homes Limited Partnership and will be retained by Shea Homes Limited Partnership and furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.

/s/ Andrew H. Parnes

Andrew H. Parnes

Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

Date: November 13, 2012

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Bond obligations guarantee	10.00%	8.33%
Purchase of water systems rights		36,700,000	36,700,000
Amount company could be obligated to pay							$ 62,000,000	$ 105,000,000

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Interest Incurred, Capitalized and Expensed (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Capitalized Interest [Line Items]
Interest incurred	$ 16,768		$ 16,661		$ 50,088		$ 53,906
Interest expensed	4,581	[1]	4,310	[1]	16,778	[1]	12,636	[1]
Interest capitalized as a cost of inventory	11,961		12,031		32,706		40,164
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of inventory, included in cost of sales	(12,457)		(12,864)		(30,315)		(27,014)
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of inventory, transferred to property and equipment and/or from investments in joint ventures	0		(817)		0		(176)
Interest capitalized in ending inventory	113,827	[2]	118,925	[2]	113,827	[2]	118,925	[2]
Partner Notes Payable
Capitalized Interest [Line Items]
Interest capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures	226		320		604		1,105
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures, included in equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	(226)		(214)		(604)		(669)
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures, transferred to inventory	0		0		0		(641)
Interest capitalized in ending investments in joint ventures	$ 0		$ 741		$ 0		$ 741

[1] For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, assets qualifying for interest capitalization were less than debt; therefore, non-qualifying interest was expensed.

[2] Inventory impairment charges were recorded against total inventory of the respective community. Capitalized interest reflects the gross amount of capitalized interest as impairment charges recognized were generally not allocated to specific components of inventory.

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Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011		Sep. 30, 2011		Dec. 31, 2010
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 205,640		$ 268,366		$ 209,036		$ 166,874
Restricted cash	13,733		13,718
Investments	13,924		32,428
Accounts and other receivables, net	128,211		120,689
Receivables from related parties, net	33,447		60,223
Inventory	886,695		783,810
Investments in joint ventures	18,272		17,870
Investments in subsidiaries	0		0
Property and equipment, net	1,857		1,992
Other assets, net	28,612		29,020
Total assets	1,330,391		1,328,116
Liabilities:
Notes payable	758,682		752,056
Payables to related parties	3,498		2,343
Accounts payable	44,173		46,063
Other liabilities	240,798		199,651
Intercompany	0		0
Total liabilities	1,047,151		1,000,113
SHLP equity:
Owners' equity	278,749		294,511
Accumulated other comprehensive income	4,064		6,392
Total SHLP equity	282,813		300,903
Non-controlling interests	427		27,100
Total equity	283,240		328,003		332,283		432,313
Total liabilities and equity	1,330,391		1,328,116
SHLP Corp
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	147,549	[1],[2]	157,511	[1],[3]	80,574	[4]	99,511	[4]
Restricted cash	12,184	[2]	11,747	[3]
Investments	0	[2]	0	[3]
Accounts and other receivables, net	108,153	[2]	94,949	[3]
Receivables from related parties, net	8,824	[2]	8,147	[3]
Inventory	604,597	[2]	574,832	[3]
Investments in joint ventures	3,931	[2]	4,141	[3]
Investments in subsidiaries	664,763	[2]	698,886	[3]
Property and equipment, net	350	[2]	380	[3]
Other assets, net	19,685	[2]	18,851	[3]
Total assets	1,570,036	[2]	1,569,444	[3]
Liabilities:
Notes payable	751,556	[2]	751,457	[3]
Payables to related parties	20	[2]	0	[3]
Accounts payable	26,239	[2]	30,781	[3]
Other liabilities	177,556	[2]	140,992	[3]
Intercompany	331,852	[2]	345,311	[3]
Total liabilities	1,287,223	[2]	1,268,541	[3]
SHLP equity:
Owners' equity	278,749	[2]	294,511	[3]
Accumulated other comprehensive income	4,064	[2]	6,392	[3]
Total SHLP equity	282,813	[2]	300,903	[3]
Non-controlling interests	0	[2]	0	[3]
Total equity	282,813	[2]	300,903	[3]
Total liabilities and equity	1,570,036	[2]	1,569,444	[3]
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	44,628		96,100		113,113		54,393
Restricted cash	1,018		1,538
Investments	13,924		32,428
Accounts and other receivables, net	19,495		22,208
Receivables from related parties, net	24,602		26,753
Inventory	281,458		173,333
Investments in joint ventures	1,049		1,265
Investments in subsidiaries	73,807		85,118
Property and equipment, net	1,507		1,612
Other assets, net	8,887		10,057
Total assets	470,375		450,412
Liabilities:
Notes payable	7,126		0
Payables to related parties	0		0
Accounts payable	17,697		15,453
Other liabilities	34,525		36,954
Intercompany	(349,835)		(365,259)
Total liabilities	(290,487)		(312,852)
SHLP equity:
Owners' equity	756,798		756,872
Accumulated other comprehensive income	4,064		6,392
Total SHLP equity	760,862		763,264
Non-controlling interests	0		0
Total equity	760,862		763,264
Total liabilities and equity	470,375		450,412
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	13,463		14,755		15,349		12,970
Restricted cash	531		433
Investments	0		0
Accounts and other receivables, net	36,356		39,520
Receivables from related parties, net	21		25,323
Inventory	1,565		36,857
Investments in joint ventures	13,292		12,464
Investments in subsidiaries	94,729		98,555
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Other assets, net	40		112
Total assets	159,997		228,019
Liabilities:
Notes payable	0		599
Payables to related parties	0		1
Accounts payable	278		377
Other liabilities	65,393		58,931
Intercompany	21,462		21,714
Total liabilities	87,133		81,622
SHLP equity:
Owners' equity	72,437		119,297
Accumulated other comprehensive income	0		0
Total SHLP equity	72,437		119,297
Non-controlling interests	427		27,100
Total equity	72,864		146,397
Total liabilities and equity	159,997		228,019
Consolidation, Eliminations
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	0		0		0		0
Restricted cash	0		0
Investments	0		0
Accounts and other receivables, net	(35,793)		(35,988)
Receivables from related parties, net	0		0
Inventory	(925)		(1,212)
Investments in joint ventures	0		0
Investments in subsidiaries	(833,299)		(882,559)
Property and equipment, net	0		0
Other assets, net	0		0
Total assets	(870,017)		(919,759)
Liabilities:
Notes payable	0		0
Payables to related parties	3,478		2,342
Accounts payable	(41)		(548)
Other liabilities	(36,676)		(37,226)
Intercompany	(3,479)		(1,766)
Total liabilities	(36,718)		(37,198)
SHLP equity:
Owners' equity	(829,235)		(876,169)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(4,064)		(6,392)
Total SHLP equity	(833,299)		(882,561)
Non-controlling interests	0		0
Total equity	(833,299)		(882,561)
Total liabilities and equity	$ (870,017)		$ (919,759)

[1] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

[2] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp., whose financial position at September 30, 2012 was not material.

[3] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp., whose financial position at December 31, 2011 was not material.

[4] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

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Unobservable Inputs used in Valuation of Level 3 Financial Instruments (Detail) (Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3, Private Debt Obligations, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Group One | Minimum
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 7,414
Valuation Technique	Discounted cash flow
Unobservable Input	Constant prepayment rate
Range	15.00%
Weighted Average	17.00%
Group One | Maximum
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fair Value	7,414
Valuation Technique	Discounted cash flow
Unobservable Input	Constant prepayment rate
Range	20.00%
Weighted Average	17.00%
Group Two
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fair Value	7,414
Valuation Technique	Discounted cash flow
Unobservable Input	Probability of default
Range	2.00%
Weighted Average	2.00%
Group Three | Minimum
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fair Value	7,414
Valuation Technique	Discounted cash flow
Unobservable Input	Recovery rate
Range	50.00%
Weighted Average	55.00%
Group Three | Maximum
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fair Value	7,414
Valuation Technique	Discounted cash flow
Unobservable Input	Recovery rate
Range	60.00%
Weighted Average	55.00%
Group Four | Minimum
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fair Value	7,414
Valuation Technique	Discounted cash flow
Unobservable Input	Discount rate
Range	4.00%
Weighted Average	4.00%
Group Four | Maximum
Financial Instruments [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 7,414
Valuation Technique	Discounted cash flow
Unobservable Input	Discount rate
Range	5.00%
Weighted Average	4.00%

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Other Liabilities (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Other Liabilities

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, other liabilities were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Completed operations	$	117,862	$	109,390
Warranty reserves		15,174		17,358
Deferred revenue/gain		26,422		20,329
Provisions for closed homes/communities		9,615		13,156
Deposits (primarily homebuyer)		19,711		7,766
Legal reserves		6,761		5,824
Accrued interest		24,258		8,122
Accrued compensation and benefits		8,287		2,109
Distributions payable		3,073		3,344
Deficit Distributions (see Note 8)		803		928
Other		8,832		11,325
Total other liabilities	$	240,798	$	199,651

Changes in Completed Operations

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, changes in completed operations reserves were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Insured completed operations
Balance, beginning of the period	$	117,129		$	115,103		$	109,390		$	102,860
Reserves provided		1,965			1,838			20,873			3,012
Insurance purchased		0			0			0			16,520
Claims paid		(1,232	)		(2,792	)		(12,401	)		(8,243	)
Balance, end of the period		117,862			114,149			117,862			114,149
Self-insured completed operations
Balance, beginning of the period		0			0			0			15,613
Reserves provided		0			0			0			907
Insurance purchased		0			0			0			(16,520	)
Balance, end of the period		0			0			0			0
Total completed operations	$	117,862		$	114,149		$	117,862		$	114,149

Changes in Warranty Liabilities

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, changes in warranty liability were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the period	$	16,346		$	15,338		$	17,358		$	16,238
Provision for warranties		1,326			3,957			4,469			7,399
Warranty costs paid		(2,498	)		(3,215	)		(6,653	)		(7,557	)
Balance, end of the period	$	15,174		$	16,080		$	15,174		$	16,080

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 146,421		$ 157,300		$ 384,492		$ 346,293
Cost of sales	(115,225)		(133,645)		(308,238)		(301,947)
Gross margin	31,196		23,655		76,254		44,346
Selling expenses	(10,296)		(11,141)		(29,847)		(30,529)
General and administrative expenses	(16,001)		(9,136)		(35,825)		(25,624)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	(50)		(201)		334		(696)
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries	0		0		0		0
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0		0		(88,384)
Interest expense	(4,581)	[1]	(4,310)	[1]	(16,778)	[1]	(12,636)	[1]
Other income (expense), net	8,839		644		2,747		3,061
Income (loss) before income taxes	9,107		(489)		(3,115)		(110,462)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(807)		2,851		(903)		3,868
Net income (loss)	8,300		2,362		(4,018)		(106,594)
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	30		(264)		(164)		(702)
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	8,330		2,098		(4,182)		(107,296)
Comprehensive income (loss)	5,170		1,761		(6,346)		(105,244)
SHLP Corp
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	101,564	[2]	123,822	[3]	265,816	[2]	270,095	[3]
Cost of sales	(78,924)	[2]	(104,095)	[3]	(213,448)	[2]	(237,830)	[3]
Gross margin	22,640	[2]	19,727	[3]	52,368	[2]	32,265	[3]
Selling expenses	(5,654)	[2]	(7,140)	[3]	(17,267)	[2]	(19,424)	[3]
General and administrative expenses	(10,431)	[2]	(6,775)	[3]	(24,030)	[2]	(19,211)	[3]
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	(148)	[2]	(650)	[3]	(9)	[2]	(1,076)	[3]
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries	6,911	[2]	851	[3]	4,121	[2]	1,864	[3]
Loss on debt extinguishment							(88,384)	[3]
Interest expense	(3,637)	[2]	(3,998)	[3]	(15,106)	[2]	(11,737)	[3]
Other income (expense), net	(1,350)	[2]	83	[3]	(4,253)	[2]	(1,590)	[3]
Income (loss) before income taxes	8,331	[2]	2,098	[3]	(4,176)	[2]	(107,293)	[3]
Income tax benefit (expense)	(1)	[2]	0	[3]	(6)	[2]	(3)	[3]
Net income (loss)	8,330	[2]	2,098	[3]	(4,182)	[2]	(107,296)	[3]
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	0	[2]	0	[3]	0	[2]	0	[3]
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	8,330	[2]	2,098	[3]	(4,182)	[2]	(107,296)	[3]
Comprehensive income (loss)	5,200	[2]	1,497	[3]	(6,510)	[2]	(105,946)	[3]
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	42,386		30,523		113,413		69,390
Cost of sales	(36,130)		(28,098)		(94,333)		(60,284)
Gross margin	6,256		2,425		19,080		9,106
Selling expenses	(3,002)		(2,685)		(8,833)		(7,361)
General and administrative expenses	(4,598)		(1,663)		(9,628)		(4,617)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	(9)		4		(40)		19
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries	(1,056)		8,946		(11,443)		7,534
Loss on debt extinguishment							0
Interest expense	(944)		(312)		(1,668)		(899)
Other income (expense), net	9,632		753		12,845		3,679
Income (loss) before income taxes	6,279		7,468		313		7,461
Income tax benefit (expense)	(808)		2,850		(894)		3,884
Net income (loss)	5,471		10,318		(581)		11,345
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	0		0		0		0
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	5,471		10,318		(581)		11,345
Comprehensive income (loss)	2,341		9,717		(2,909)		12,695
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	2,471		2,955		5,263		6,808
Cost of sales	(298)		(1,547)		(743)		(4,071)
Gross margin	2,173		1,408		4,520		2,737
Selling expenses	(1,640)		(1,316)		(3,747)		(3,744)
General and administrative expenses	(972)		(698)		(2,167)		(1,796)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	107		445		383		361
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries	(1,299)		10,233		(3,742)		9,418
Loss on debt extinguishment							0
Interest expense	0		0		(4)		0
Other income (expense), net	684		(97)		(5,559)		1,210
Income (loss) before income taxes	(947)		9,975		(10,316)		8,186
Income tax benefit (expense)	2		1		(3)		(13)
Net income (loss)	(945)		9,976		(10,319)		8,173
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	30		(264)		(164)		(702)
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	(915)		9,712		(10,483)		7,471
Comprehensive income (loss)	(945)		9,976		(10,319)		8,173
Consolidation, Eliminations
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	0		0		0		0
Cost of sales	127		95		286		238
Gross margin	127		95		286		238
Selling expenses	0		0		0		0
General and administrative expenses	0		0		0		0
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	0		0		0		0
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries	(4,556)		(20,030)		11,064		(18,816)
Loss on debt extinguishment							0
Interest expense	0		0		0		0
Other income (expense), net	(127)		(95)		(286)		(238)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(4,556)		(20,030)		11,064		(18,816)
Income tax benefit (expense)	0		0		0		0
Net income (loss)	(4,556)		(20,030)		11,064		(18,816)
Less: Net (income) loss attributable to non-controlling interests	0		0		0		0
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	(4,556)		(20,030)		11,064		(18,816)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ (1,426)		$ (19,429)		$ 13,392		$ (20,166)

[1] For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, assets qualifying for interest capitalization were less than debt; therefore, non-qualifying interest was expensed.

[2] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

[3] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

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Financial Information for Reportable Segments - Inventory (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory	$ 886,695	$ 783,810
Homebuilding | Southern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory	147,209	142,877
Homebuilding | San Diego
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory	145,203	105,595
Homebuilding | Northern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory	244,537	204,901
Homebuilding | Mountain West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory	243,597	256,685
Homebuilding | South West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory	102,028	71,289
Homebuilding | Other Areas
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory	$ 4,121	$ 2,463

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Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified						9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Land Option Contracts	Sep. 30, 2012 Land Option Contracts Loss Exposure	Dec. 31, 2011 Land Option Contracts Loss Exposure	Sep. 30, 2012 Baker Ranch	Dec. 31, 2011 Baker Ranch	Sep. 30, 2012 Baker Ranch Affiliated Entity	Sep. 30, 2012 Baker Ranch Third Party	Sep. 30, 2012 Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities Land Option Contracts	Sep. 30, 2012 Unconsolidated Variable Interest Entities Land Option Contracts Specific Performance Clause
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items]
VIEs ownership interest						50.00%	50.00%
Notes payable outstanding				$ 25.4	$ 25.4
Refundable and non-refundable cash deposits	8.5	14.8	14.2					6.6
Remaining purchase price of cash deposits	$ 144.3							$ 104.7	$ 83.5

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Financial Information Relating to Reportable Segments - Impairment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 10,302
Homebuilding | Southern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment	0	0	0	0
Homebuilding | San Diego
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment	0	0	0	9,684
Homebuilding | Northern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment	0	0	0	0
Homebuilding | Mountain West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment	0	0	0	0
Homebuilding | South West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment	0	0	0	618
Homebuilding | Other Areas
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Impairment	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Subsequent Events - Additional Information (Detail) (Subsequent Event, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	1 Months Ended
	Oct. 05, 2012
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of properties	$ 4.6
Capital Contribution
Subsequent Event [Line Items]
Proceeds from sale of properties	$ 2.4

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Supplemental Guarantor Information - Additional Information (Detail) (Senior Secured Notes 8.625 Percent Due May 2019, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	May 10, 2011
Senior Secured Notes 8.625 Percent Due May 2019
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest rate	8.625%	8.625%	8.625%
Principal amount of debt issued	$ 750,000	$ 750,000	$ 750,000

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Supplemental Disclosures to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes (refunded) paid	$ (2,391)	$ 59
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	11,853	7,825
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities
Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale investments, net	(2,328)	1,350
Reclassification of Deficit Distributions to (from) unconsolidated joint ventures from (to) other liabilities	125	(334)
Purchase of land in exchange for note payable	8,567	1,134
Elimination of joint venture inventory, receivables from related parties and other assets	(41,600)	0
Elimination of joint venture note payable and other liabilities	(1,949)	0
Redemption of Company's interest in consolidated joint venture and elimination of non-controlling interest, less cash retained by non-controlling interest	(39,651)	0
Contribution of net assets for payment on notes receivable from related parties	0	41,524
Distribution of land from unconsolidated joint ventures	0	15,422
Distribution of note payable from unconsolidated joint venture	0	599
Transfer of land from inventory to property and equipment	0	1,838
Sale of property and equipment in exchange for note receivable from related party	0	6,500
Sale of property and equipment in exchange for relief of prepaid assets and assumptions of payables, net	$ 0	$ 591

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Subsequent Events

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Subsequent Events

20. Subsequent Events

On October 5, 2012, the Company sold land in Colorado to Shea Properties LLC, a related party, for $4.6 million. As Shea Properties LLC is a related party under common control, the $2.4 million of net sales proceeds received in excess of the net book value of the land sold will be recorded as a contribution from the owners.

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Fair Value Disclosures - Additional Information (Detail) (Senior Secured Notes, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Net Book Value	$ 750,000	$ 750,000
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Net Book Value	$ 750,000

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Summary of Investments (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Private Debt Obligations, USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Private Debt Obligations
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Other than temporary losses impairment on available-for-sale securities	$ 8.2	$ 13.2

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Financial Information Relating to Reportable Segments - Income (Loss) Before Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ 9,107	$ (489)	$ (3,115)	$ (110,462)
Corporate
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	10,879	177	1,978	(87,691)
Homebuilding
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	(1,772)	(666)	(5,093)	(22,771)
Homebuilding | Southern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	(53)	3,974	5,223	1,285
Homebuilding | San Diego
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	(1,966)	593	(3,466)	(10,496)
Homebuilding | Northern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	2,781	(1,435)	4,210	(3,496)
Homebuilding | Mountain West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	(203)	(3,288)	(5,355)	(7,006)
Homebuilding | South West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	(2,268)	(478)	(5,417)	(3,311)
Homebuilding | Other Areas
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	$ (63)	$ (32)	$ (288)	$ 253

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Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	147,549	$	44,628		$	13,463	$	0		$	205,640
Restricted cash		12,184		1,018			531		0			13,733
Investments		0		13,924			0		0			13,924
Accounts and other receivables, net		108,153		19,495			36,356		(35,793	)		128,211
Receivables from related parties, net		8,824		24,602			21		0			33,447
Inventory		604,597		281,458			1,565		(925	)		886,695
Investments in joint ventures		3,931		1,049			13,292		0			18,272
Investments in subsidiaries		664,763		73,807			94,729		(833,299	)		0
Property and equipment, net		350		1,507			0		0			1,857
Other assets, net		19,685		8,887			40		0			28,612
Total assets	$	1,570,036	$	470,375		$	159,997	$	(870,017	)	$	1,330,391
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities:
Notes payable	$	751,556	$	7,126		$	0	$	0		$	758,682
Payables to related parties		20		0			0		3,478			3,498
Accounts payable		26,239		17,697			278		(41	)		44,173
Other liabilities		177,556		34,525			65,393		(36,676	)		240,798
Intercompany		331,852		(349,835	)		21,462		(3,479	)		0
Total liabilities		1,287,223		(290,487	)		87,133		(36,718	)		1,047,151
Equity:
SHLP equity:
Owners’ equity		278,749		756,798			72,437		(829,235	)		278,749
Accumulated other comprehensive income		4,064		4,064			0		(4,064	)		4,064
Total SHLP equity		282,813		760,862			72,437		(833,299	)		282,813
Non-controlling interests		0		0			427		0			427
Total equity		282,813		760,862			72,864		(833,299	)		283,240
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,570,036	$	470,375		$	159,997	$	(870,017	)	$	1,330,391

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp., whose financial position at September 30, 2012 was not material.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	101,564		$	42,386		$	2,471		$	0		$	146,421
Cost of sales		(78,924	)		(36,130	)		(298	)		127			(115,225	)
Gross margin		22,640			6,256			2,173			127			31,196
Selling expenses		(5,654	)		(3,002	)		(1,640	)		0			(10,296	)
General and administrative expenses		(10,431	)		(4,598	)		(972	)		0			(16,001	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures, net		(148	)		(9	)		107			0			(50	)
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries		6,911			(1,056	)		(1,299	)		(4,556	)		0
Interest expense		(3,637	)		(944	)		0			0			(4,581	)
Other income (expense), net		(1,350	)		9,632			684			(127	)		8,839
Income (loss) before income taxes		8,331			6,279			(947	)		(4,556	)		9,107
Income tax benefit (expense)		(1	)		(808	)		2			0			(807	)
Net income (loss)		8,330			5,471			(945	)		(4,556	)		8,300
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			30			0			30
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	$	8,330		$	5,471		$	(915	)	$	(4,556	)	$	8,330
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	5,200		$	2,341		$	(945	)	$	(1,426	)	$	5,170

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	123,822		$	30,523		$	2,955		$	0		$	157,300
Cost of sales		(104,095	)		(28,098	)		(1,547	)		95			(133,645	)
Gross margin		19,727			2,425			1,408			95			23,655
Selling expenses		(7,140	)		(2,685	)		(1,316	)		0			(11,141	)
General and administrative expenses		(6,775	)		(1,663	)		(698	)		0			(9,136	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures		(650	)		4			445			0			(201	)
Equity in income from subsidiaries		851			8,946			10,233			(20,030	)		0
Interest expense		(3,998	)		(312	)		0			0			(4,310	)
Other income (expense), net		83			753			(97	)		(95	)		644
Income (loss) before income taxes		2,098			7,468			9,975			(20,030	)		(489	)
Income tax benefit		0			2,850			1			0			2,851
Net income		2,098			10,318			9,976			(20,030	)		2,362
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			(264	)		0			(264	)
Net income attributable to SHLP	$	2,098		$	10,318		$	9,712		$	(20,030	)	$	2,098
Comprehensive income	$	1,497		$	9,717		$	9,976		$	(19,429	)	$	1,761

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	265,816		$	113,413		$	5,263		$	0		$	384,492
Cost of sales		(213,448	)		(94,333	)		(743	)		286			(308,238	)
Gross margin		52,368			19,080			4,520			286			76,254
Selling expenses		(17,267	)		(8,833	)		(3,747	)		0			(29,847	)
General and administrative expenses		(24,030	)		(9,628	)		(2,167	)		0			(35,825	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures, net		(9	)		(40	)		383			0			334
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries		4,121			(11,443	)		(3,742	)		11,064			0
Interest expense		(15,106	)		(1,668	)		(4	)		0			(16,778	)
Other income (expense), net		(4,253	)		12,845			(5,559	)		(286	)		2,747
Income (loss) before income taxes		(4,176	)		313			(10,316	)		11,064			(3,115	)
Income tax expense		(6	)		(894	)		(3	)		0			(903	)
Net loss		(4,182	)		(581	)		(10,319	)		11,064			(4,018	)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			(164	)		0			(164	)
Net loss attributable to SHLP	$	(4,182	)	$	(581	)	$	(10,483	)	$	11,064		$	(4,182	)
Comprehensive loss	$	(6,510	)	$	(2,909	)	$	(10,319	)	$	13,392		$	(6,346	)

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	270,095		$	69,390		$	6,808		$	0		$	346,293
Cost of sales		(237,830	)		(60,284	)		(4,071	)		238			(301,947	)
Gross margin		32,265			9,106			2,737			238			44,346
Selling expenses		(19,424	)		(7,361	)		(3,744	)		0			(30,529	)
General and administrative expenses		(19,211	)		(4,617	)		(1,796	)		0			(25,624	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures		(1,076	)		19			361			0			(696	)
Equity in income from subsidiaries		1,864			7,534			9,418			(18,816	)		0
Loss on debt extinguishment		(88,384	)		0			0			0			(88,384	)
Interest expense		(11,737	)		(899	)		0			0			(12,636	)
Other income (expense), net		(1,590	)		3,679			1,210			(238	)		3,061
Income (loss) before income taxes		(107,293	)		7,461			8,186			(18,816	)		(110,462	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(3	)		3,884			(13	)		0			3,868
Net income (loss)		(107,296	)		11,345			8,173			(18,816	)		(106,594	)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			(702	)		0			(702	)
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	$	(107,296	)	$	11,345		$	7,471		$	(18,816	)	$	(107,296	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(105,946	)	$	12,695		$	8,173		$	(20,166	)	$	(105,244	)

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(19,506	)	$	(92,616	)	$	23,602		$	1,711		$	(86,809	)
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments		0			23,954			0			0			23,954
Other investing activities		9			1,391			(964	)		0			436
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		9			25,345			(964	)		0			24,390
Financing activities
Intercompany		10,877			15,799			(24,965	)		(1,711	)		0
Other financing activities		(1,342	)		0			1,035			0			(307	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		9,535			15,799			(23,930	)		(1,711	)		(307	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(9,962	)		(51,472	)		(1,292	)		0			(62,726	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		157,511			96,100			14,755			0			268,366
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	147,549		$	44,628		$	13,463		$	0		$	205,640

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	15,144			(30,506	)	$	(1,391	)	$	(12,663	)	$	(29,416	)
Investing activities
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties		(2,057	)		(24,902	)		(672	)		135,487			107,856
Investments in joint ventures		(500	)		(103	)		(15,844	)		0			(16,447	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		12,872			21			0			0			12,893
Other investing activities		(1,680	)		2,657			5,525			0			6,502
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		8,635			(22,327	)		(10,991	)		135,487			110,804
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit		(80,448	)		0			0			0			(80,448	)
Borrowings from financial institutions		750,000			0			0			0			750,000
Principal payments to financial institutions and others		(721,358	)		0			0			0			(721,358	)
Intercompany		180			111,553			11,091			(122,824	)		0
Other financing activities		8,910			0			3,670			0			12,580
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(42,716	)		111,553			14,761			(122,824	)		(39,226	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(18,937	)		58,720			2,379			0			42,162
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		99,511			54,393			12,970			0			166,874
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	80,574		$	113,113		$	15,349		$	0		$	209,036

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

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Inventory (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Inventory Disclosure [Line Items]
Homes under construction	$ 214,009	$ 96,829
Lots available for construction	272,808	264,485
Land under development	130,219	122,287
Land held for future development	82,098	84,379
Land held for sale, including water system connection rights	73,617	85,581
Land deposits and preacquisition costs	20,524	18,207
Total inventory	886,695	783,810
Model Homes
Inventory Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory finished homes	69,619	82,339
Completed Homes for Sale
Inventory Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory finished homes	$ 23,801	$ 29,703

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Related Party Transactions - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended							9 Months Ended	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended						1 Months Ended	9 Months Ended			3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			1 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Related Party Receivables and Payables	Dec. 31, 2011 Related Party Receivables and Payables	Sep. 30, 2012 Related Party Receivables and Payables Minimum	Dec. 31, 2011 Related Party Receivables and Payables Minimum	Sep. 30, 2012 Related Party Receivables and Payables Maximum	Dec. 31, 2011 Related Party Receivables and Payables Maximum	Sep. 30, 2012 Related Party Receivables and Payables Other	Dec. 31, 2011 Related Party Receivables and Payables Other	Mar. 31, 2012 Real Property and Joint Ventures Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012 General and Administrative Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2011 General and Administrative Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012 General and Administrative Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2011 General and Administrative Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012 General and Administrative Related Party Transactions Noncancelable Operating Lease Agreements	Sep. 30, 2012 General and Administrative Related Party Transactions Minimum Noncancelable Operating Lease Agreements	Sep. 30, 2012 General and Administrative Related Party Transactions Maximum Noncancelable Operating Lease Agreements	Sep. 30, 2012 JFSCI	May 31, 2011 JFSCI Related Party Receivables and Payables	Sep. 30, 2012 JFSCI Related Party Receivables and Payables	Sep. 30, 2011 JFSCI Related Party Receivables and Payables	Dec. 31, 2011 JFSCI Related Party Receivables and Payables	Sep. 30, 2012 JFSCI General and Administrative Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2011 JFSCI General and Administrative Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012 JFSCI General and Administrative Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2011 JFSCI General and Administrative Related Party Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012 Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Maximum	Sep. 30, 2012 Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Related Party Receivables and Payables	Dec. 31, 2011 Unconsolidated Joint Ventures Related Party Receivables and Payables	Dec. 31, 2011 SCLLC Related Party Receivables and Payables	Mar. 31, 2012 SCLLC Real Property and Joint Ventures Transactions	Mar. 31, 2012 SHLP Real Property and Joint Ventures Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012 SHLP Real Property and Joint Ventures Transactions	May 31, 2012 SHLP Real Property and Joint Ventures Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012 Partner Notes Payable Real Property and Joint Ventures Transactions	Sep. 30, 2011 Partner Notes Payable Real Property and Joint Ventures Transactions	Sep. 30, 2012 Partner Notes Payable Real Property and Joint Ventures Transactions Entity	Sep. 30, 2011 Partner Notes Payable Real Property and Joint Ventures Transactions Entity
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Accrued interest monthly based on Prime less												0.75%	0.75%										2.05%
Proceeds from notes receivable																							$ 75,000,000
Contribution of assets through secured note																							41,500,000
Convertible notes receivable																							38,900,000
Bearing interest from notes receivable								2.50%	2.50%	4.20%	4.20%												4.00%									8.00%
Receivable maturity date																							May 15, 2019
Prepayment on notes																								1,900,000	14,300,000
Notes receivable	20,212,000		20,212,000		21,013,000	1,500,000	900,000					7,500,000	8,300,000											24,300,000		25,400,000						300,000	25,600,000	25,200,000
Notes receivable, maturity year																																2020
Internal rate of return																																17.50%
Reserves for notes receivable from other related parties	12,752,000		12,752,000		12,697,000							12,800,000	12,700,000
Notes receivable, maturity periods												November 2012 through April 2021
Payables to related parties	3,498,000		3,498,000		2,343,000	3,500,000	2,300,000
Ownership interest																						96.00%									50.00%					58.00%		16.70%
Distribution payable to non-controlling interest	3,073,000		3,073,000		3,344,000																																3,100,000
Distribution to non-controlling interest			344,000	278,000	100,000																																100,000
Estimated fair value assets received																																				30,800,000
Distributed assets and liabilities																																				24,000,000
Cash from distribution																																				2,200,000
Secured notes receivable	3,711,000		3,711,000		3,566,000																															3,000,000
Inventory																																				20,000,000
Other liabilities	240,798,000		240,798,000		199,651,000																															1,200,000
Reduction in assets																																			41,800,000
Reduction in liabilities																																			2,000,000
Reduction in equity														39,800,000																						11,600,000
Reduction in equity of non-controlling interest														28,200,000
Number of unconsolidated joint ventures																																									7	9
General and administrative expenses	16,001,000	9,136,000	35,825,000	25,624,000																							6,000,000	4,200,000	14,400,000	11,500,000									800,000	800,000	2,600,000	2,500,000
Management fees																																							100,000	600,000	300,000	1,200,000
Lease terms																				5 years	10 years
Lease renewal term																			5 years
Related party rental expense															$ 200,000	$ 200,000	$ 500,000	$ 600,000

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Notes Payable - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended			9 Months Ended		1 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Secured Notes 8.625 Percent Due May 2019	Dec. 31, 2011 Senior Secured Notes 8.625 Percent Due May 2019	May 10, 2011 Senior Secured Notes 8.625 Percent Due May 2019	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Secured Notes 8.625 Percent Due May 2019 Semi Annual Payment, Second Payment	Sep. 30, 2012 Senior Secured Notes 8.625 Percent Due May 2019 Semi Annual Payment, First Payment	May 10, 2011 Secured Debt
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount of debt issued						$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000	$ 750,000,000
Principal payment on debt											779,600,000
Interest payment on debt											2,500,000
Gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	(88,384,000)							(88,400,000)
Interest payment date									May 15	November 15
Maturity date						May 15, 2019
Accrued interest	$ 24,258,000		$ 24,258,000		$ 8,122,000	$ 24,300,000	$ 8,100,000

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Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Financial Instruments (Detail) (Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3, Private Debt Obligations, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Private Debt Obligations
Fair Value Measurements [Line Items]
Fair value at beginning of period	$ 10,504
Sales	(8,800)
Unrealized losses, included in other comprehensive income (loss)	(3,060)
Realized gains, included in other income, net	8,770
Fair value at end of period	$ 7,414

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Investments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investments

4. Investments

Investments consist of available-for-sale securities and are recorded at fair value, which is based on quoted market prices or cash flow models. Accordingly, unrealized gains and temporary losses on investments, net of tax, are reported as accumulated other comprehensive income (loss). Realized gains and losses are determined using the specific identification method.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, investments were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
	Cost / Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
Corporate obligations	$	5,499	$	93	$	0		$	5,592
Mortgage/asset-backed securities		61		11		0			72
Private debt obligations (a)		1,677		6,584		(8	)		8,253
Total debt securities		7,237		6,688		(8	)		13,917
Equity securities		4		3		0			7
Total investments	$	7,241	$	6,691	$	(8	)	$	13,924

	December 31, 2011
	Cost / Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
Corporate obligations	$	20,747	$	158	$	(39	)	$	20,866
Mortgage/asset-backed securities		101		10		0			111
Private debt obligations (a)		1,742		9,700		(2	)		11,440
Total debt securities		22,590		9,868		(41	)		32,417
Equity securities		4		7		0			11
Total investments	$	22,594	$	9,875	$	(41	)	$	32,428

(a) Through December 31, 2009, certain private debt obligations experienced other-than-temporary losses, of which $13.2 million of such impairments relate to private debt obligations still held at December 31, 2011 and $8.2 million of such impairments relate to private debt obligations still held at September 30, 2012. Unrealized gains of private debt obligations are stated as the difference between their fair value and cost basis, net of impairment.

For the three months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, realized gains on available-for-sale securities (the majority of which were previously impaired by $5.0 million in 2009) were $8.8 million and $0.1 million, respectively, which were included in other income, net. For the nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, realized gains on available-for-sale securities (the majority of which were previously impaired by $5.0 million in 2009) were $8.8 million and $0.5 million, respectively, which were included in other income, net.

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were $(7.1) million of unrealized losses, reclassification adjustments for $4.0 million of realized gains and $0.8 million of tax benefit. For the nine months ended September 30, 2011, included in accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) were $1.7 million of unrealized gains, reclassification adjustments for $0.3 million of realized gains and $(0.7) million of tax expense.

At September 30, 2012, the contractual maturities of debt securities classified as available-for-sale were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
	Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	5,499	$	5,592
Due after one year through five years		435		525
Due after five years through ten years		1,017		7,414
Due after ten years		225		314
Mortgage/asset-backed securities		61		72
Total	$	7,237	$	13,917

Actual maturities may differ from contractual maturities because certain borrowers have the right to call or prepay obligations with or without penalty.

At September 30, 2012, there were debt securities with a $0.3 million fair value and nominal unrealized losses that were in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than one year, and debt securities with a $13.6 million fair value with no continuous losses. At December 31, 2011, there were debt securities with a $10.9 million fair value and nominal unrealized losses that were in a continuous unrealized loss position for less than one year, and debt securities with a $21.5 million fair value with no continuous losses. We evaluated investments with unrealized losses to determine if they experienced an other-than-temporary impairment. This evaluation was based on various factors, including length of time securities were in a loss position, ability and intent to hold investments until temporary losses were recovered or mature, investee’s industry and amount of the unrealized loss. Based on these factors, unrealized losses at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were not deemed as an other-than-temporary impairment.

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Other Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011
Other Liabilities [Line Items]
Completed operations	$ 117,862	$ 109,390	$ 114,149
Warranty reserves	15,174	17,358
Deferred revenue/gain	26,422	20,329
Provisions for closed homes/communities	9,615	13,156
Deposits (primarily homebuyer)	19,711	7,766
Legal reserves	6,761	5,824
Accrued interest	24,258	8,122
Accrued compensation and benefits	8,287	2,109
Distributions payable	3,073	3,344
Deficit Distributions (see Note 8)	803	928
Other	8,832	11,325
Total other liabilities	$ 240,798	$ 199,651

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Investments - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2009	Sep. 30, 2012 Debt Securities	Dec. 31, 2011 Debt Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities realized gains	$ 8.8	$ 0.1	$ 8.8	$ 0.5
Impaired available-for-sale securities					5.0
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, before tax			(7.1)	1.7
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale securities, tax benefit (expense)			0.8	(0.7)
Reclassification adjustment on available-for-sale securities, before tax			4.0	0.3
Securities in unrealized loss position for less than one year						0.3	10.9
Securities at fair value with no continuous losses						$ 13.6	$ 21.5

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Accounts and Other Receivables, net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounts and Other Receivables

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accounts and other receivables, net were as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Insurance receivables	$	117,862		$	109,390
Escrow receivables		1,391			5,815
Notes receivable		3,711			3,566
Development receivables		2,312			0
Other receivables		5,759			4,937
Reserve		(2,824	)		(3,019	)
Total accounts and other receivables, net	$	128,211		$	120,689

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Fair Value Disclosures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis

The financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Debt securities	$	2,517	$	3,986	$	7,414	$	13,917
Equity securities		0		7		0		7
Total investments	$	2,517	$	3,993	$	7,414	$	13,924
	December 31, 2011
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Debt securities	$	17,186	$	4,727	$	10,504	$	32,417
Equity securities		0		11		0		11
Total investments	$	17,186	$	4,738	$	10,504	$	32,428

Unobservable Inputs used in Valuation of Level 3 Financial Instruments

At September 30, 2012, the unobservable inputs used in the valuation of Level 3 financial instruments were as follows:

	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
				Constant prepayment rate		15% - 20% (17%)
Private debt obligations	$	7,414	Discounted cash flow	Probability of default		2% (2%)
				Recovery rate		50% - 60% (55%)

Summary of Changes in Fair Value of Level 3 Financial Instruments

At September 30, 2012, the summary of changes in fair value of Level 3 financial instruments was as follows:

	Private Debt Obligations
	(In thousands)
Fair value at December 31, 2011	$	10,504
Sales		(8,800	)
Unrealized losses, included in other comprehensive income (loss)		(3,060	)
Realized gains, included in other income, net		8,770
Fair value at September 30, 2012	$	7,414

Net Book Values and Estimated Fair Values of Notes Payable

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, as required by ASC 825, Financial Instruments, the following presents net book values and estimated fair values of notes payable.

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Net Book Value		Estimated Fair Value		Net Book Value		Estimated Fair Value
	(In thousands)
$750,000 senior secured notes	$	750,000	$	840,000	$	750,000	$	697,500
Secured promissory notes	$	8,682	$	8,682	$	2,056	$	2,056

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Investments in Joint Ventures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011
Investment [Line Items]
Deficit Distributions	$ 803,000		$ 803,000		$ 928,000
Impairment on investments	0	0	0	0
Notes payable	758,682,000		758,682,000		752,056,000
Guarantees not provided
Investment [Line Items]
Notes payable	5,400,000		5,400,000		48,300,000
Notes payable secured by real property	24,000,000		24,000,000		44,200,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Investment [Line Items]
Notes payable	33,400,000		33,400,000		103,700,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures | Indirect
Investment [Line Items]
Ownership interest	12.30%		12.30%		12.30%
Notes payable secured by real property	7,100,000		7,100,000		7,200,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures | Bank and Seller Financing Notes Payable
Investment [Line Items]
Notes payable	28,000,000		28,000,000		55,400,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures | Guarantee provided
Investment [Line Items]
Notes payable outstanding	4,000,000		4,000,000		11,200,000
Indemnification agreement from joint ventures, percentage	90.00%		90.00%		90.00%
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures | Partner Notes Payable
Investment [Line Items]
Notes payable	5,400,000		5,400,000		48,300,000
Notes payable secured by real property					15,400,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures | SCLLC | Bank and Seller Financing Notes Payable
Investment [Line Items]
Notes payable secured by real property					14,000,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures | SCLLC | Partner Notes Payable
Investment [Line Items]
Notes payable					40,900,000
Notes payable secured by real property					$ 15,400,000
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures | Maximum
Investment [Line Items]
Ownership interest	50.00%		50.00%

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Contractual Maturities of Debt Securities Classified as Available-for-Sale (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012
Cost
Due in one year or less	$ 5,499
Due after one year through five years	435
Due after five years through ten years	1,017
Due after ten years	225
Mortgage/asset-backed securities	61
Total	7,237
Fair value
Due in one year or less	5,592
Due after one year through five years	525
Due after five years through ten years	7,414
Due after ten years	314
Mortgage/asset-backed securities	72
Total	$ 13,917

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Inventory (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Inventory

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, inventory was as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Model homes	$	69,619	$	82,339
Completed homes for sale		23,801		29,703
Homes under construction		214,009		96,829
Lots available for construction		272,808		264,485
Land under development		130,219		122,287
Land held for future development		82,098		84,379
Land held for sale, including water system connection rights		73,617		85,581
Land deposits and preacquisition costs		20,524		18,207
Total inventory	$	886,695	$	783,810

Inventory Impairment

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, inventory impairments were as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Inventory impairments	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	10,302
Remaining carrying value of inventory impaired at end of period	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	10,842
Projects impaired		0		0		0		3
Projects evaluated for impairment (a)		132		150		132		150

(a) Large land parcels not subdivided into communities are counted as one project. Once parcels are subdivided, the project count will increase accordingly.

Interest Incurred, Capitalized and Expensed

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, interest incurred, capitalized and expensed was as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Interest incurred	$	16,768		$	16,661		$	50,088		$	53,906
Interest expensed (a)	$	4,581		$	4,310		$	16,778		$	12,636
Interest capitalized as a cost of inventory during the period	$	11,961		$	12,031		$	32,706		$	40,164
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of inventory, included in cost of sales	$	(12,457	)	$	(12,864	)	$	(30,315	)	$	(27,014	)
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of inventory, transferred to property and equipment and/or from investments in joint ventures	$	0		$	(817	)	$	0		$	(176	)
Interest capitalized in ending inventory (b)	$	113,827		$	118,925		$	113,827		$	118,925
Interest capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures during the period	$	226		$	320		$	604		$	1,105
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures, included in equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	$	(226	)	$	(214	)	$	(604	)	$	(669	)
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures, transferred to inventory	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	(641	)
Interest capitalized in ending investments in joint ventures	$	0		$	741		$	0		$	741

(a) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, assets qualifying for interest capitalization were less than debt; therefore, non-qualifying interest was expensed.

(b) Inventory impairment charges were recorded against total inventory of the respective community. Capitalized interest reflects the gross amount of capitalized interest as impairment charges recognized were generally not allocated to specific components of inventory.

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Other Assets, Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Other Assets

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, other assets were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Income tax receivables	$	5,003	$	7,473
Prepaid professional fees		3,588		3,695
Prepaid loan fees		6,951		7,738
Prepaid bank fees		517		657
Deposits in lieu of bonds and letters of credit		8,584		6,439
Prepaid insurance		2,423		1,970
Other		1,546		1,048
Total other assets, net	$	28,612	$	29,020

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Restricted Cash

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Restricted Cash

3. Restricted Cash

Restricted cash related to homebuilding operations includes cash used as collateral for potential obligations paid by the Company’s bank, customer deposits temporarily restricted in accordance with regulatory requirements, and cash used in lieu of bonds. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, restricted cash related to homebuilding operations was $13.3 million and $13.3 million, respectively.

Restricted cash of PIC included cash held in escrow by PIC’s claim administrators. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, restricted cash of PIC was $0.4 million and $0.4 million, respectively.

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Notes Payable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Notes Payable

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, notes payable were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
$750.0 million 8.625% senior secured notes, due May 2019	$	750,000	$	750,000
Promissory notes at 1% interest, maturing through 2013, secured by deeds of trust on inventory		8,682		2,056
Total notes payable	$	758,682	$	752,056

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Restricted Cash - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Homebuilding Operations
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 13.3	$ 13.3
PIC
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents Items [Line Items]
Restricted cash	$ 0.4	$ 0.4

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Inventory Impairment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012 Project		Sep. 30, 2011 Project		Sep. 30, 2012 Project		Sep. 30, 2011 Project
Inventory Disclosure [Line Items]
Inventory impairments	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 10,302
Remaining carrying value of inventory impaired at end of period	$ 0		$ 0		$ 0		$ 10,842
Projects impaired	0		0		0		3
Projects evaluated for impairment	132	[1]	150	[1]	132	[1]	150	[1]

[1] Large land parcels not subdivided into communities are counted as one project. Once parcels are subdivided, the project count will increase accordingly.

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Financial Information for Reportable Segments - Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets	$ 1,330,391	$ 1,328,116
Corporate
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets	274,596	342,961
Homebuilding
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets	1,005,795	985,155
Homebuilding | Southern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets	189,023	176,999
Homebuilding | San Diego
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets	164,161	127,438
Homebuilding | Northern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets	263,211	219,734
Homebuilding | Mountain West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets	314,168	351,050
Homebuilding | South West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets	117,660	105,621
Homebuilding | Other Areas
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Assets	$ 7,572	$ 4,313

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Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 205,640	$ 268,366
Restricted cash	13,733	13,718
Investments	13,924	32,428
Accounts and other receivables, net	128,211	120,689
Receivables from related parties, net	33,447	60,223
Inventory	886,695	783,810
Investments in joint ventures	18,272	17,870
Property and equipment, net	1,857	1,992
Other assets, net	28,612	29,020
Total assets	1,330,391	1,328,116
Liabilities:
Notes payable	758,682	752,056
Payables to related parties	3,498	2,343
Accounts payable	44,173	46,063
Other liabilities	240,798	199,651
Total liabilities	1,047,151	1,000,113
SHLP equity:
Owners' equity	278,749	294,511
Accumulated other comprehensive income	4,064	6,392
Total SHLP equity	282,813	300,903
Non-controlling interests	427	27,100
Total equity	283,240	328,003
Total liabilities and equity	$ 1,330,391	$ 1,328,116

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Financial Instruments Measured at Fair Value on Recurring Basis (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Fair Value	$ 13,924	$ 32,428
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, debt securities	13,917	32,417
Available-for-sale securities, equity securities	7	11
Fair Value	13,924	32,428
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, debt securities	2,517	17,186
Available-for-sale securities, equity securities	0	0
Fair Value	2,517	17,186
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, debt securities	3,986	4,727
Available-for-sale securities, equity securities	7	11
Fair Value	3,993	4,738
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 | Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Available-for-sale securities, debt securities	7,414	10,504
Available-for-sale securities, equity securities	0	0
Fair Value	$ 7,414	$ 10,504

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Basis of Presentation

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Basis of Presentation

1. Basis of Presentation

The accompanying unaudited, condensed consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Shea Homes Limited Partnership (“SHLP”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, including Shea Homes, Inc. (“SHI”) and its wholly-owned subsidiaries. The Company consolidates all joint ventures in which it has a controlling interest or other ventures in which it is the primary beneficiary of a variable interest entity (“VIE”). Material intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated. The consolidated financial statements are prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for interim financial information, the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, these consolidated financial statements do not include all information and notes required by GAAP for complete financial statements and should be read in conjunction with the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes for the year ended December 31, 2011, which are contained in the Company’s registration statement on Form S-4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (“SEC”) on April 6, 2012 (the “Prospectus”) pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”). Adjustments, consisting of normal, recurring accruals, loss reserves and deferred tax asset valuation allowance adjustments, considered necessary for a fair presentation, are included.

Effective January 1, 2012, the Company adopted Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2011-05, Presentation of Comprehensive Income (“ASU 2011-05”), which requires presentation of comprehensive income in either (1) a continuous statement of operations and comprehensive income or (2) two separate but consecutive statements. In accordance with ASU 2011-05, the 2011 financial statements have been restated to conform to the current year presentation of comprehensive income (loss).

Unless the context otherwise requires, the terms “we”, “us”, “our” and “the Company” refer to SHLP, its subsidiaries and its consolidated joint ventures.

Organization

SHLP, a California limited partnership, was formed January 4, 1989, pursuant to an agreement of partnership (the “Agreement”), as most recently amended January 1, 2009, by and between J.F. Shea, LP, a Delaware limited partnership, as general partner, and the Company’s limited partners who are comprised of entities and trusts, including J.F. Shea Co., Inc. (“JFSCI”), that are under the common control of Shea family members (collectively, the “Partners”). J.F. Shea, LP is 96% owned by JFSCI.

Nature of Operations

Our principal business purpose is homebuilding, which includes acquiring and developing land and constructing and selling residential homes thereon. Our principal markets are California, Arizona, Colorado, Washington, Nevada and Florida.

We own a captive insurance company, Partners Insurance Company, Inc. (“PIC”), which provided warranty, general liability, workers’ compensation and completed operations insurance for us and related companies and third-party subcontractors. Effective for the policy years commencing in 2007, PIC ceased issuing policies for these coverages (see Note 12).

Seasonality

Historically, the homebuilding industry experiences seasonal fluctuations. We typically experience the highest new home sales order activity in spring and summer, although this activity is also highly dependent on the number of active selling communities, timing of new community openings and other market factors. Since it typically takes three to eight months to construct a new home, we deliver more homes in the second half of the year as spring and summer home sales orders convert to home deliveries. Because of this seasonality, home starts, construction costs and related cash outflows have historically been highest from April to October, and the majority of cash receipts from home closings occur during the second half of the year. Therefore, operating results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 are not necessarily indicative of results expected for the year ended December 31, 2012.

Use of Estimates

The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires the Company to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in the consolidated financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ significantly from those estimates.

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Notes Payable (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 758,682	$ 752,056
Senior Secured Notes 8.625 Percent Due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	750,000	750,000
Promissory Notes Maturing 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Notes payable	$ 8,682	$ 2,056

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Supplemental Disclosure to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Consolidated Statement of Cash Flow Supplemental Disclosure

Supplemental disclosures to the consolidated statements of cash flows were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes (refunded) paid	$	(2,391	)	$	59
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$	11,853		$	7,825
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities
Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale investments, net	$	(2,328	)	$	1,350
Reclassification of Deficit Distributions to (from) unconsolidated joint ventures from (to) other liabilities	$	125		$	(334	)
Purchase of land in exchange for note payable	$	8,567		$	1,134
Elimination of joint venture inventory, receivables from related parties and other assets	$	(41,600	)	$	0
Elimination of joint venture note payable and other liabilities	$	(1,949	)	$	0
Redemption of Company’s interest in consolidated joint venture and elimination of non-controlling interest, less cash retained by non-controlling interest	$	(39,651	)	$	0
Contribution of net assets for payment on notes receivable from related parties	$	0		$	41,524
Distribution of land from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	0		$	15,422
Distribution of note payable from unconsolidated joint venture	$	0		$	599
Transfer of land from inventory to property and equipment	$	0		$	1,838
Sale of property and equipment in exchange for note receivable from related party	$	0		$	6,500
Sale of property and equipment in exchange for relief of prepaid assets and assumptions of payables, net	$	0		$	591

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Changes in Warranty Liabilities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Warranty Liability [Line Items]
Balance, beginning of the period	$ 16,346	$ 15,338	$ 17,358	$ 16,238
Provision for warranties	1,326	3,957	4,469	7,399
Warranty costs paid	(2,498)	(3,215)	(6,653)	(7,557)
Balance, end of the period	$ 15,174	$ 16,080	$ 15,174	$ 16,080

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Supplemental Disclosure to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Supplemental Disclosure to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

17. Supplemental Disclosure to Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

Supplemental disclosures to the consolidated statements of cash flows were as follows:

	Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information
Income taxes (refunded) paid	$	(2,391	)	$	59
Interest paid, net of amounts capitalized	$	11,853		$	7,825
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activities
Unrealized (loss) gain on available-for-sale investments, net	$	(2,328	)	$	1,350
Reclassification of Deficit Distributions to (from) unconsolidated joint ventures from (to) other liabilities	$	125		$	(334	)
Purchase of land in exchange for note payable	$	8,567		$	1,134
Elimination of joint venture inventory, receivables from related parties and other assets	$	(41,600	)	$	0
Elimination of joint venture note payable and other liabilities	$	(1,949	)	$	0
Redemption of Company’s interest in consolidated joint venture and elimination of non-controlling interest, less cash retained by non-controlling interest	$	(39,651	)	$	0
Contribution of net assets for payment on notes receivable from related parties	$	0		$	41,524
Distribution of land from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	0		$	15,422
Distribution of note payable from unconsolidated joint venture	$	0		$	599
Transfer of land from inventory to property and equipment	$	0		$	1,838
Sale of property and equipment in exchange for note receivable from related party	$	0		$	6,500
Sale of property and equipment in exchange for relief of prepaid assets and assumptions of payables, net	$	0		$	591

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Segment Information (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Financial Information Related to Reportable Segments

Financial information relating to reportable segments was as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Southern California	$	189,023	$	176,999
San Diego		164,161		127,438
Northern California		263,211		219,734
Mountain West		314,168		351,050
South West		117,660		105,621
Other		7,572		4,313
Total homebuilding assets		1,005,795		985,155
Corporate		274,596		342,961
Total assets	$	1,330,391	$	1,328,116
	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Inventory:
Southern California	$	147,209	$	142,877
San Diego		145,203		105,595
Northern California		244,537		204,901
Mountain West		243,597		256,685
South West		102,028		71,289
Other		4,121		2,463
Total inventory	$	886,695	$	783,810

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Revenues:
Southern California	$	31,692		$	55,215		$	88,176		$	100,809
San Diego		10,960			17,772			35,247			37,678
Northern California		32,504			25,657			88,900			68,068
Mountain West		34,858			26,041			86,664			62,913
South West		34,439			31,019			80,654			72,443
Other		1,721			1,270			4,113			3,531
Total homebuilding revenues		146,174			156,974			383,754			345,442
Corporate		247			326			738			851
Total revenues	$	146,421		$	157,300		$	384,492		$	346,293
	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Southern California	$	(53	)	$	3,974		$	5,223		$	1,285
San Diego		(1,966	)		593			(3,466	)		(10,496	)
Northern California		2,781			(1,435	)		4,210			(3,496	)
Mountain West		(203	)		(3,288	)		(5,355	)		(7,006	)
South West		(2,268	)		(478	)		(5,417	)		(3,311	)
Other		(63	)		(32	)		(288	)		253
Total homebuilding loss before income taxes		(1,772	)		(666	)		(5,093	)		(22,771	)
Corporate		10,879			177			1,978			(87,691	)
Total income (loss) before income taxes	$	9,107		$	(489	)	$	(3,115)		$	(110,462	)
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Impairment:
Southern California	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
San Diego		0			0			0			9,684
Northern California		0			0			0			0
Mountain West		0			0			0			0
South West		0			0			0			618
Other		0			0			0			0
Total impairment	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	10,302

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Supplemental Guarantor Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Supplemental Guarantor Information

19. Supplemental Guarantor Information

On May 10, 2011, SHLP and Shea Homes Funding Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of SHLP (collectively “SHLP Corp”), issued 8.625% senior secured notes in the aggregate principal amount of $750.0 million (the “Secured Notes”) and the outstanding obligations of the Secured Facilities were paid.

The obligations under the Secured Notes are not guaranteed by any SHLP joint venture where SHLP Corp does not own 100% of the economic interest, including those that are consolidated, and the collateral securing the Secured Notes does not include a pledge of the capital stock of any subsidiary if such pledge would result in a requirement that SHLP Corp file separate financial statements with respect to such subsidiary pursuant to Rule 3-16 of Regulation S-X under the Securities Act. Presented herein are the condensed consolidated financial statements for the guarantor subsidiaries and non-guarantor subsidiaries.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	147,549	$	44,628		$	13,463	$	0		$	205,640
Restricted cash		12,184		1,018			531		0			13,733
Investments		0		13,924			0		0			13,924
Accounts and other receivables, net		108,153		19,495			36,356		(35,793	)		128,211
Receivables from related parties, net		8,824		24,602			21		0			33,447
Inventory		604,597		281,458			1,565		(925	)		886,695
Investments in joint ventures		3,931		1,049			13,292		0			18,272
Investments in subsidiaries		664,763		73,807			94,729		(833,299	)		0
Property and equipment, net		350		1,507			0		0			1,857
Other assets, net		19,685		8,887			40		0			28,612
Total assets	$	1,570,036	$	470,375		$	159,997	$	(870,017	)	$	1,330,391
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities:
Notes payable	$	751,556	$	7,126		$	0	$	0		$	758,682
Payables to related parties		20		0			0		3,478			3,498
Accounts payable		26,239		17,697			278		(41	)		44,173
Other liabilities		177,556		34,525			65,393		(36,676	)		240,798
Intercompany		331,852		(349,835	)		21,462		(3,479	)		0
Total liabilities		1,287,223		(290,487	)		87,133		(36,718	)		1,047,151
Equity:
SHLP equity:
Owners’ equity		278,749		756,798			72,437		(829,235	)		278,749
Accumulated other comprehensive income		4,064		4,064			0		(4,064	)		4,064
Total SHLP equity		282,813		760,862			72,437		(833,299	)		282,813
Non-controlling interests		0		0			427		0			427
Total equity		282,813		760,862			72,864		(833,299	)		283,240
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,570,036	$	470,375		$	159,997	$	(870,017	)	$	1,330,391

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp., whose financial position at September 30, 2012 was not material.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet

December 31, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)		Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents	$	157,511	$	96,100		$	14,755	$	0		$	268,366
Restricted cash		11,747		1,538			433		0			13,718
Investments		0		32,428			0		0			32,428
Accounts and other receivables, net		94,949		22,208			39,520		(35,988	)		120,689
Receivables from related parties, net		8,147		26,753			25,323		0			60,223
Inventory		574,832		173,333			36,857		(1,212	)		783,810
Investments in joint ventures		4,141		1,265			12,464		0			17,870
Investments in subsidiaries		698,886		85,118			98,555		(882,559	)		0
Property and equipment, net		380		1,612			0		0			1,992
Other assets, net		18,851		10,057			112		0			29,020
Total assets	$	1,569,444	$	450,412		$	228,019	$	(919,759	)	$	1,328,116
Liabilities and equity
Liabilities:
Notes payable	$	751,457	$	0		$	599	$	0		$	752,056
Payables to related parties		0		0			1		2,342			2,343
Accounts payable		30,781		15,453			377		(548	)		46,063
Other liabilities		140,992		36,954			58,931		(37,226	)		199,651
Intercompany		345,311		(365,259	)		21,714		(1,766	)		0
Total liabilities		1,268,541		(312,852	)		81,622		(37,198	)		1,000,113
Equity:
SHLP equity:
Owners’ equity		294,511		756,872			119,297		(876,169	)		294,511
Accumulated other comprehensive income		6,392		6,392			0		(6,392	)		6,392
Total SHLP equity		300,903		763,264			119,297		(882,561	)		300,903
Non-controlling interests		0		0			27,100		0			27,100
Total equity		300,903		763,264			146,397		(882,561	)		328,003
Total liabilities and equity	$	1,569,444	$	450,412		$	228,019	$	(919,759	)	$	1,328,116

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp., whose financial position at December 31, 2011 was not material.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Three Months Ended September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	101,564		$	42,386		$	2,471		$	0		$	146,421
Cost of sales		(78,924	)		(36,130	)		(298	)		127			(115,225	)
Gross margin		22,640			6,256			2,173			127			31,196
Selling expenses		(5,654	)		(3,002	)		(1,640	)		0			(10,296	)
General and administrative expenses		(10,431	)		(4,598	)		(972	)		0			(16,001	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures, net		(148	)		(9	)		107			0			(50	)
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries		6,911			(1,056	)		(1,299	)		(4,556	)		0
Interest expense		(3,637	)		(944	)		0			0			(4,581	)
Other income (expense), net		(1,350	)		9,632			684			(127	)		8,839
Income (loss) before income taxes		8,331			6,279			(947	)		(4,556	)		9,107
Income tax benefit (expense)		(1	)		(808	)		2			0			(807	)
Net income (loss)		8,330			5,471			(945	)		(4,556	)		8,300
Less: Net loss attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			30			0			30
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	$	8,330		$	5,471		$	(915	)	$	(4,556	)	$	8,330
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	5,200		$	2,341		$	(945	)	$	(1,426	)	$	5,170

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income

Three Months Ended September 30, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	123,822		$	30,523		$	2,955		$	0		$	157,300
Cost of sales		(104,095	)		(28,098	)		(1,547	)		95			(133,645	)
Gross margin		19,727			2,425			1,408			95			23,655
Selling expenses		(7,140	)		(2,685	)		(1,316	)		0			(11,141	)
General and administrative expenses		(6,775	)		(1,663	)		(698	)		0			(9,136	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures		(650	)		4			445			0			(201	)
Equity in income from subsidiaries		851			8,946			10,233			(20,030	)		0
Interest expense		(3,998	)		(312	)		0			0			(4,310	)
Other income (expense), net		83			753			(97	)		(95	)		644
Income (loss) before income taxes		2,098			7,468			9,975			(20,030	)		(489	)
Income tax benefit		0			2,850			1			0			2,851
Net income		2,098			10,318			9,976			(20,030	)		2,362
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			(264	)		0			(264	)
Net income attributable to SHLP	$	2,098		$	10,318		$	9,712		$	(20,030	)	$	2,098
Comprehensive income	$	1,497		$	9,717		$	9,976		$	(19,429	)	$	1,761

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Loss

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	265,816		$	113,413		$	5,263		$	0		$	384,492
Cost of sales		(213,448	)		(94,333	)		(743	)		286			(308,238	)
Gross margin		52,368			19,080			4,520			286			76,254
Selling expenses		(17,267	)		(8,833	)		(3,747	)		0			(29,847	)
General and administrative expenses		(24,030	)		(9,628	)		(2,167	)		0			(35,825	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures, net		(9	)		(40	)		383			0			334
Equity in income (loss) from subsidiaries		4,121			(11,443	)		(3,742	)		11,064			0
Interest expense		(15,106	)		(1,668	)		(4	)		0			(16,778	)
Other income (expense), net		(4,253	)		12,845			(5,559	)		(286	)		2,747
Income (loss) before income taxes		(4,176	)		313			(10,316	)		11,064			(3,115	)
Income tax expense		(6	)		(894	)		(3	)		0			(903	)
Net loss		(4,182	)		(581	)		(10,319	)		11,064			(4,018	)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			(164	)		0			(164	)
Net loss attributable to SHLP	$	(4,182	)	$	(581	)	$	(10,483	)	$	11,064		$	(4,182	)
Comprehensive loss	$	(6,510	)	$	(2,909	)	$	(10,319	)	$	13,392		$	(6,346	)

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss)

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	270,095		$	69,390		$	6,808		$	0		$	346,293
Cost of sales		(237,830	)		(60,284	)		(4,071	)		238			(301,947	)
Gross margin		32,265			9,106			2,737			238			44,346
Selling expenses		(19,424	)		(7,361	)		(3,744	)		0			(30,529	)
General and administrative expenses		(19,211	)		(4,617	)		(1,796	)		0			(25,624	)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures		(1,076	)		19			361			0			(696	)
Equity in income from subsidiaries		1,864			7,534			9,418			(18,816	)		0
Loss on debt extinguishment		(88,384	)		0			0			0			(88,384	)
Interest expense		(11,737	)		(899	)		0			0			(12,636	)
Other income (expense), net		(1,590	)		3,679			1,210			(238	)		3,061
Income (loss) before income taxes		(107,293	)		7,461			8,186			(18,816	)		(110,462	)
Income tax benefit (expense)		(3	)		3,884			(13	)		0			3,868
Net income (loss)		(107,296	)		11,345			8,173			(18,816	)		(106,594	)
Less: Net income attributable to non-controlling interests		0			0			(702	)		0			(702	)
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	$	(107,296	)	$	11,345		$	7,471		$	(18,816	)	$	(107,296	)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$	(105,946	)	$	12,695		$	8,173		$	(20,166	)	$	(105,244	)

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2012

	SHLP Corp (a)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(19,506	)	$	(92,616	)	$	23,602		$	1,711		$	(86,809	)
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments		0			23,954			0			0			23,954
Other investing activities		9			1,391			(964	)		0			436
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		9			25,345			(964	)		0			24,390
Financing activities
Intercompany		10,877			15,799			(24,965	)		(1,711	)		0
Other financing activities		(1,342	)		0			1,035			0			(307	)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		9,535			15,799			(23,930	)		(1,711	)		(307	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(9,962	)		(51,472	)		(1,292	)		0			(62,726	)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		157,511			96,100			14,755			0			268,366
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	147,549		$	44,628		$	13,463		$	0		$	205,640

(a) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows

Nine Months Ended September 30, 2011

	SHLP Corp (b)			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Eliminations			Total
	(In thousands)
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	15,144			(30,506	)	$	(1,391	)	$	(12,663	)	$	(29,416	)
Investing activities
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties		(2,057	)		(24,902	)		(672	)		135,487			107,856
Investments in joint ventures		(500	)		(103	)		(15,844	)		0			(16,447	)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment		12,872			21			0			0			12,893
Other investing activities		(1,680	)		2,657			5,525			0			6,502
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		8,635			(22,327	)		(10,991	)		135,487			110,804
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit		(80,448	)		0			0			0			(80,448	)
Borrowings from financial institutions		750,000			0			0			0			750,000
Principal payments to financial institutions and others		(721,358	)		0			0			0			(721,358	)
Intercompany		180			111,553			11,091			(122,824	)		0
Other financing activities		8,910			0			3,670			0			12,580
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(42,716	)		111,553			14,761			(122,824	)		(39,226	)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents		(18,937	)		58,720			2,379			0			42,162
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period		99,511			54,393			12,970			0			166,874
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	80,574		$	113,113		$	15,349		$	0		$	209,036

(b) Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2009 SHI Maximum
Income Taxes [Line Items]
Income tax benefit	$ 807,000	$ (2,851,000)	$ 903,000	$ (3,868,000)
Deferred tax asset, net	28,300,000		28,300,000
Deferred tax asset valuation	28,300,000		28,300,000
Estimated income tax payment under the Tax Distribution Agreement					62,000,000
Distribution to Partners to fund related payment to IRS					$ 105,000,000

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

2. Summary of Significant Accounting Policies

Inventory

Inventory is stated at cost, unless the carrying amount is determined not to be recoverable, in which case inventory is written down to fair value or fair value less cost to sell. Quarterly, we review our real estate assets at each community for indicators of impairment. Real estate assets include projects actively selling, under development, held for future development or held for sale. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, significant decreases in local housing market values and selling prices of comparable homes, significant decreases in gross margins and sales absorption rates, costs in excess of budget, and actual or projected cash flow losses.

Semi-annually, or if there are indications of impairment, we analyze the budgets and cash flows of our real estate assets and compare the estimated remaining undiscounted future cash flows of the community to the asset’s carrying value. If the undiscounted cash flows exceed the asset’s carrying value, no impairment adjustment is required. If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the asset’s carrying value, the asset is deemed impaired and is written down to fair value. These impairment evaluations require use of estimates and assumptions regarding future conditions, including timing and amounts of development costs and sales prices of real estate assets, to determine if estimated future undiscounted cash flows will be sufficient to recover the asset’s carrying value.

When estimating undiscounted cash flows of a community, various assumptions are made, including: (i) expected sales prices and sales incentives to be offered, including the number of homes available, pricing and incentives being offered by us or other builders in other communities, and future sales price adjustments based on market and economic trends; (ii) expected sales pace and cancellation rates based on local housing market conditions, competition and historical trends; (iii) costs expended to date and expected to be incurred, including, but not limited to, land and land development costs, home construction costs, interest costs, indirect construction and overhead costs, and selling and marketing costs; (iv) alternative product offerings that may be offered that could have an impact on sales pace, sales price and/or building costs; and (v) alternative uses for the property.

Many assumptions are interdependent and a change in one may require a corresponding change to other assumptions. For example, increasing or decreasing sales absorption rates has a direct impact on the estimated per unit sales price of a home, the level of time sensitive costs (such as indirect construction, overhead and carrying costs), and selling and marketing costs (such as model maintenance costs and advertising costs). Depending on the underlying objective of the community, assumptions could have a significant impact on the projected cash flow analysis. For example, if our objective is to preserve operating margins, our cash flow analysis will be different than if the objective is to increase sales. These objectives may vary significantly by community over time.

If assets are considered impaired, impairment is determined by the amount the asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined based on estimated future cash flows discounted for inherent risks associated with real estate assets or other valuation techniques. These discounted cash flows are impacted by expected risk based on estimated land development, construction and delivery timelines; market risk of price erosion; uncertainty of development or construction cost increases; and other risks specific to the asset or market conditions where the asset is located when assessment is made. These factors are specific to each community and may vary among communities. The discount rate used in determining each asset’s fair value depends on the community’s projected life and development stage, subject to perceived risks associated with the community’s cash flow streams relative to its inventory.

Completed Operations Claim Costs

We maintain, and require our subcontractors to maintain, general liability insurance which includes coverage for completed operations losses and damages. Most subcontractors carry this insurance through our “rolling wrap-up” insurance program, where our risks and risks of participating subcontractors working on our projects are insured through master policies.

Completed operations claims reserves primarily represent claims for property damage to completed homes and projects outside of our one-to-two year warranty period. Specific terms and conditions of completed operations warranties vary depending on the market in which homes are closed and can range to 12 years.

We record expenses and liabilities for estimated costs of potential completed operations claims based upon aggregated loss experience, which includes an estimate of completed operations claims incurred but not reported and is actuarially estimated using individual case-basis valuations and statistical analysis. These estimates make up our entire reserve and are subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in completed operations claims related to our markets and products built, changes in claims reporting and settlement patterns, third party recoveries, insurance industry practices, insurance regulations and legal precedent. Because state regulations vary, completed operations claims are reported and resolved over an extended period, sometimes exceeding 12 years. As a result, actual costs may differ significantly from estimates.

The actuarial analyses that determine these incurred but not reported claims consider various factors, including frequency and severity of losses, which are based on our historical claims experience supplemented by industry data. The actuarial analyses of these claims and reserves also consider historical third party recovery rates and claims management expenses. Due to inherent uncertainties related to each of these factors, periodic changes to such factors based on updated relevant information could result in actual costs to differ significantly from estimated costs.

In accordance with our underlying completed operations insurance policies, a portion of these completed operations claims costs are recoverable from our subcontractors or insurance carriers. Completed operations claims through July 31, 2009 are insured with third-party insurance carriers and completed operations claims commencing August 1, 2009 are insured with third-party and affiliate insurance carriers.

Revenues

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, revenues from housing and other real estate sales are recognized when the respective units are closed. Housing and other real estate sales are closed when all conditions of escrow are met, including delivery of the home or other real estate asset, title passage, appropriate consideration is received, collection of associated receivables, if any, is reasonably assured and we have no other continuing involvement. Sales incentives are a reduction of revenues when the respective unit is closed.

Income Taxes

SHLP is treated as a partnership for income tax purposes. As a limited partnership, SHLP is subject to certain minimal state taxes and fees; however, taxes on income or losses realized by SHLP are generally the obligation of the Partners and their owners.

SHI and PIC are C corporations. Federal and state income taxes are provided for these entities in accordance with ASC 740. The provision for, or benefit from, income taxes is calculated using the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect the year in which differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are evaluated to determine whether a valuation allowance should be established based on our determination of whether it is more likely than not some or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends primarily on generation of future taxable income during periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Judgment is required to determine future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements and/or tax returns. Differences between anticipated and actual outcomes of these future tax consequences could have a material impact on the consolidated financial position or results of operations.

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), providing a consistent definition and measurement of fair value, as well as similar disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-04 changes certain fair value measurement principles, clarifies application of existing fair value measurement and expands the ASC 820 disclosure requirements, particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU 2011-04 effective January 1, 2012, which did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Loss) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended				9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011		Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Revenues	$ 146,421		$ 157,300		$ 384,492		$ 346,293
Cost of sales	(115,225)		(133,645)		(308,238)		(301,947)
Gross margin	31,196		23,655		76,254		44,346
Selling expenses	(10,296)		(11,141)		(29,847)		(30,529)
General and administrative expenses	(16,001)		(9,136)		(35,825)		(25,624)
Equity in income (loss) from joint ventures, net	(50)		(201)		334		(696)
Loss on debt extinguishment	0		0		0		(88,384)
Interest expense	(4,581)	[1]	(4,310)	[1]	(16,778)	[1]	(12,636)	[1]
Other income, net	8,839		644		2,747		3,061
Income (loss) before income taxes	9,107		(489)		(3,115)		(110,462)
Income tax benefit (expense)	(807)		2,851		(903)		3,868
Net income (loss)	8,300		2,362		(4,018)		(106,594)
Less: Net loss (income) attributable to non-controlling interests	30		(264)		(164)		(702)
Net income (loss) attributable to SHLP	8,330		2,098		(4,182)		(107,296)
Comprehensive income (loss)	$ 5,170		$ 1,761		$ (6,346)		$ (105,244)

[1] For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, assets qualifying for interest capitalization were less than debt; therefore, non-qualifying interest was expensed.

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Other Liabilities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Other Liabilities

12. Other Liabilities

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, other liabilities were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Completed operations	$	117,862	$	109,390
Warranty reserves		15,174		17,358
Deferred revenue/gain		26,422		20,329
Provisions for closed homes/communities		9,615		13,156
Deposits (primarily homebuyer)		19,711		7,766
Legal reserves		6,761		5,824
Accrued interest		24,258		8,122
Accrued compensation and benefits		8,287		2,109
Distributions payable		3,073		3,344
Deficit Distributions (see Note 8)		803		928
Other		8,832		11,325
Total other liabilities	$	240,798	$	199,651

Completed Operations

Reserves for completed operations primarily represent claims for property damage to completed homes and projects outside of our one-to-two year warranty period. Specific terms and conditions of completed operations warranties vary depending on the market in which homes are closed and can range up to 12 years. Expenses and liabilities are recorded for potential completed operations claims based upon aggregated loss experience, which includes an estimate of completed operations claims incurred but not reported, and is actuarially estimated using individual case-basis valuations and statistical analysis. From August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2009, completed operations claims are insured with third-party insurance carriers. In February 2011, we purchased completed operations insurance from third-party and affiliate insurance carriers, retroactive to August 1, 2009.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, changes in completed operations reserves were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Insured completed operations
Balance, beginning of the period	$	117,129		$	115,103		$	109,390		$	102,860
Reserves provided		1,965			1,838			20,873			3,012
Insurance purchased		0			0			0			16,520
Claims paid		(1,232	)		(2,792	)		(12,401	)		(8,243	)
Balance, end of the period		117,862			114,149			117,862			114,149
Self-insured completed operations
Balance, beginning of the period		0			0			0			15,613
Reserves provided		0			0			0			907
Insurance purchased		0			0			0			(16,520	)
Balance, end of the period		0			0			0			0
Total completed operations	$	117,862		$	114,149		$	117,862		$	114,149

Reserves provided for self-insured completed operations are included in cost of sales. Reserves provided for insured completed operations are offset by changes in insurance receivables (see Note 6), however, premiums paid for insured completed operations are included in cost of sales. For actual completed operations claims and estimates of completed operations claims incurred but not reported, we estimate and record insurance receivables under applicable policies when recovery is probable. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, insurance receivables were $117.9 million and $109.4 million, respectively.

Expenses, liabilities and receivables related to these claims are subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in completed operations claims related to our markets and products built, claim settlement patterns and insurance industry practices. Although considerable variability is inherent in such estimates, we believe reserves for completed operations claims are adequate.

Warranty Reserve

We offer a limited one or two year warranty for our homes. Specific terms and conditions of these warranties vary depending on the market in which homes are closed. We estimate warranty costs to be incurred and record a liability and an expense to cost of sales when home revenue is recognized. We also include in our warranty reserve uncovered losses related to completed operations coverage, which approximates 12.5% of the total property damage estimate. Factors affecting warranty liability include number of homes closed, historical and anticipated warranty claims, and cost per claim. We periodically assess adequacy of our warranty liabilities and adjust amounts as necessary.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, changes in warranty liability were as follows:

	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Balance, beginning of the period	$	16,346		$	15,338		$	17,358		$	16,238
Provision for warranties		1,326			3,957			4,469			7,399
Warranty costs paid		(2,498	)		(3,215	)		(6,653	)		(7,557	)
Balance, end of the period	$	15,174		$	16,080		$	15,174		$	16,080

Deferred Revenue/Gain

Deferred revenue/gain represents deferred profit on transactions in which an insufficient down payment was received or a future performance, passage of time or event is required. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, deferred revenue/gain primarily represents the PIC Transaction described below.

Completed operations claims were previously insured through PIC for policy years August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2007. In December 2009, PIC entered into a series of novation and reinsurance transactions (the “PIC Transaction”).

First, PIC entered into a novation agreement with JFSCI to novate its deductible reimbursement obligations related to its workers’ compensation and general liability risks at September 30, 2009 for policy years August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2007, and its completed operations claims for policy years August 1, 2005 to July 31, 2007. Concurrently, JFSCI entered into insurance arrangements with unrelated third-party insurance carriers to insure these policies. As a result of this novation, a $19.2 million gain was deferred and will be recognized as income (expense) when related claims are paid or actuarial estimates are adjusted. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the remaining deferred gain was $17.3 million and $15.6 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized $(0.1) million and $(1.7) million, respectively, of this deferral as expense, which was included in other income, net. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized $0.3 million and $1.2 million, respectively, of this deferral as income, which was included in other income, net.

Second, PIC entered into reinsurance agreements with various unrelated reinsurers that reinsured 100% of the completed operations claims coverage from August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2005. As a result of the reinsurance, a $15.6 million gain was deferred and will be recognized as income (expense) when the related claims are paid or actuarial estimates are adjusted. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the remaining deferred gain was $6.5 million and $1.1 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, we recognized $0.3 million and $(5.5) million, respectively, of this deferral as income (expense), which was included in other income, net. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, we recognized $0.4 million and $(1.1) million, respectively, of this deferral as income (expense), which was included in other income, net.

The increase in the deferred gain, and resultant expense, for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 was the result of an increase in the actuary’s estimate of ultimate losses to be paid on these policies based on trends in completed operations claims related to our markets and products built, claim settlement patterns and insurance industry practices. At September 30, 2012, the estimated ultimate loss to be paid under these policies does not exceed the policy limits under the novation and reinsurance transactions.

Distributions Payable

In December 2011, our consolidated joint venture, Vistancia, LLC, sold its remaining interest in an unconsolidated joint venture. As a result of the sale, no other assets of Vistancia, LLC economically benefit the former non-controlling member of Vistancia, LLC and the Company recorded the remaining $3.3 million distribution payable to the former non-controlling member, which is paid $0.1 million quarterly. At September 30, 2012, the distribution payable was $3.1 million.

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Related Party Transactions

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Related Party Transactions

13. Related Party Transactions

Related Party Receivables and Payables

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, receivables from related parties, net were as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Note receivable from JFSCI	$	24,265		$	25,381
Notes receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures		271			25,631
Notes receivable from other related parties		20,212			21,013
Reserves for notes receivable from other related parties		(12,752	)		(12,697	)
Receivables from related parties		1,451			895
Total receivables from related parties, net	$	33,447		$	60,223

Until August 2011, we participated in a centralized cash management function operated by JFSCI, whereby net cash flows from operations were transferred daily with JFSCI and resulted in related party transactions and monetary transfers to settle amounts owed. In August 2011, we ceased participation in this function and performed it independently. Through May 2011, the resultant notes receivable and payable at that time were unsecured, due on demand and accrued interest monthly based on Prime less 2.05%. In May 2011, concurrent with issuance of the Secured Notes, through a $75.0 million cash payment and $41.5 million contribution of assets, the receivable from JFSCI was paid down by JFSCI with the balance converted to a $38.9 million unsecured term note receivable from JFSCI, bearing 4% interest, payable in equal quarterly installments and maturing May 15, 2019. In 2012 and 2011, JFSCI elected to make prepayments, including accrued interest, of $1.9 million and $14.3 million, respectively, and applied these prepayments to future installments such that JFSCI would not be required to make a payment until August 2014. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the note receivable from JFSCI, including accrued interest, was $24.3 million and $25.4 million, respectively. Quarterly, we evaluate collectability of the note receivable from JFSCI, which includes consideration of JFSCI’s payment history, operating performance and future payment requirements under the note. Based on these criteria, and as JFSCI applied prepayments under the note to defer future installments until August 2014, we do not presently anticipate collection risks on the note receivable from JFSCI.

Notes receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures, including accrued interest, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $0.3 million and $25.6 million, respectively, which, at December 31, 2011, included $25.2 million of notes receivable held by our consolidated joint venture, SCLLC. In March 2012, our interest in SCLLC was redeemed by SCLLC and therefore, effective March 31, 2012, SCLLC’s notes receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures were no longer included in these consolidated financial statements. At September 30, 2012, the remaining note receivable from an unconsolidated joint venture bears interest at 8% and matures in 2020. Further, this note earns additional interest to achieve a 17.5% internal rate of return, subject to available cash flows of the joint venture, and can be repaid prior to 2020. Quarterly, we evaluate collectability of this note, which includes consideration of prior payment history, operating performance and future payment requirements under the applicable note. Based on these criteria, we do not presently anticipate collection risks on this note.

Notes receivable from other related parties, including accrued interest, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were $7.5 million and $8.3 million, respectively, net of related reserves of $12.8 million and $12.7 million, respectively. These notes are unsecured and mature from November 2012 through April 2021. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, these notes bore interest ranging from Prime less .75% (2.5%) to 4.2%. Quarterly, we evaluate collectability of these notes. Our evaluation includes consideration of prior payment history, operating performance and future payment requirements under the applicable notes. At December 31, 2009, based on these criteria, notes receivable from Shea Management LLC and Shea Properties Management Company, Inc. (“SPMCI”) were deemed uncollectible and fully reserved. In June 2011, SPMCI paid the accrued interest for 2010 and thereafter. Therefore, unpaid interest in 2012 from SPMCI is not reserved; accrued interest prior to 2010 and the principal balance remain fully reserved. In addition, based on these criteria, we do not presently anticipate collection risks on the other notes.

The Company, entities under common control and these unconsolidated joint ventures also engage in transactions on behalf of the other, such as payment of invoices and payroll. The amounts resulting from these transactions are recorded in receivables from related parties or payables to related parties, are non-interest bearing, due on demand and generally paid monthly. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, these receivables were $1.5 million and $0.9 million, respectively, and these payables were $3.5 million and $2.3 million, respectively.

Real Property and Joint Venture Transactions

In May 2012, SHLP purchased the Vistancia, LLC non-controlling member’s entire 16.7% partnership interest in Vistancia, LLC for a nominal amount. The reduction in the non-controlling interest’s capital account as a result of the purchase was also nominal. The former non-controlling member continues to receive the distribution payable, which is $0.1 million quarterly. At September 30, 2012, the distribution payable was $3.1 million (see Note 12).

In March 2012, SHLP’s entire 58% interest in SCLLC, a consolidated joint venture with Shea Properties II, LLC, a related party and the non-controlling member, was redeemed by SCLLC. In valuing its 58% interest in SCLLC, and to ensure receipt of net assets of equal value to its ownership interest, SHLP used third-party real estate appraisals. The estimated fair value of the assets received by SHLP was $30.8 million. However, as the non-controlling member is a related party under common control, the assets and liabilities received by SHLP were recorded at net book value and the difference in SHLP’s investment in SCLLC and the net book value of the assets and liabilities received was recorded as a reduction to SHLP’s equity.

As consideration for the redemption, SCLLC distributed assets and liabilities to SHLP having a net book value of $24.0 million, including $2.2 million cash, a $3.0 million secured note receivable, $20.0 million of inventory and $1.2 million of other liabilities. In addition, as a result of this redemption, SCLLC is no longer included in these consolidated financial statements effective March 31, 2012, which resulted in a net reduction of $41.8 million in assets and $2.0 million in liabilities, and a $39.8 million reduction in total equity, of which $11.6 million was attributable to SHLP and $28.2 million was attributable to non-controlling interests.

At September 30, 2012 and 2011, we were the managing member for seven and nine, respectively, unconsolidated joint ventures and received a management fee from these joint ventures as reimbursement for direct and overhead costs incurred on behalf of the joint ventures and other associated costs. Fees from joint ventures representing reimbursement of our costs are recorded as a reduction to general and administrative expense. Fees from joint ventures representing amounts in excess of our costs are recorded as revenues. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, $0.8 million and $2.6 million of management fees, respectively, were offset against general and administrative expenses, and $0.1 million and $0.3 million of management fees, respectively, were included in revenues. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, $0.8 million and $2.5 million of management fees, respectively, were offset against general and administrative expenses, and $0.6 million and $1.2 million management fees, respectively, were included in revenues.

General and Administrative Related Party Transactions

JFSCI provides corporate services to us, including management, legal, tax, information technology, risk management, facilities, accounting, treasury and human resources. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, general and administrative expenses included $6.0 million and $14.4 million, respectively, for corporate services provided by JFSCI. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, general and administrative expenses included $4.2 million and $11.5 million, respectively, for corporate services provided by JFSCI.

We lease office space from related parties under non-cancelable operating leases. Leases are for five to ten year terms and generally provide for five year renewal options. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, related-party rental expense was $0.2 million and $0.5 million, respectively. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, related-party rental expense was $0.2 million and $0.6 million, respectively.

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Condensed Consolidating Statement of Cash Flows (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012		Sep. 30, 2011
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ (86,809)		$ (29,416)
Investing activities
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties	1,931		107,856
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments	23,954		1,180
Investments in joint ventures	(1,711)		(16,447)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0		12,893
Other investing activities	436		6,502
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	24,390		110,804
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit	0		(80,448)
Borrowings from financial institutions	0		750,000
Principal payments to financial institutions and others	(1,541)		(721,358)
Intercompany	0		0
Other financing activities	(307)		12,580
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(307)		(39,226)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(62,726)		42,162
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	268,366		166,874
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	205,640		209,036
SHLP Corp
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(19,506)	[1]	15,144	[2]
Investing activities
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties			(2,057)	[2]
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments	0	[1]
Investments in joint ventures			(500)	[2]
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			12,872	[2]
Other investing activities	9	[1]	(1,680)	[2]
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	9	[1]	8,635	[2]
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit			(80,448)	[2]
Borrowings from financial institutions			750,000	[2]
Principal payments to financial institutions and others			(721,358)	[2]
Intercompany	10,877	[1]	180	[2]
Other financing activities	(1,342)	[1]	8,910	[2]
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	9,535	[1]	(42,716)	[2]
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(9,962)	[1]	(18,937)	[2]
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	157,511	[1],[3]	99,511	[2]
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	147,549	[1],[4]	80,574	[2]
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(92,616)		(30,506)
Investing activities
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties			(24,902)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments	23,954
Investments in joint ventures			(103)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			21
Other investing activities	1,391		2,657
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	25,345		(22,327)
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit			0
Borrowings from financial institutions			0
Principal payments to financial institutions and others			0
Intercompany	15,799		111,553
Other financing activities	0		0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	15,799		111,553
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(51,472)		58,720
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	96,100		54,393
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	44,628		113,113
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	23,602		(1,391)
Investing activities
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties			(672)
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments	0
Investments in joint ventures			(15,844)
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0
Other investing activities	(964)		5,525
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(964)		(10,991)
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit			0
Borrowings from financial institutions			0
Principal payments to financial institutions and others			0
Intercompany	(24,965)		11,091
Other financing activities	1,035		3,670
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(23,930)		14,761
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(1,292)		2,379
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	14,755		12,970
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	13,463		15,349
Consolidation, Eliminations
Operating activities
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	1,711		(12,663)
Investing activities
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties			135,487
Proceeds from sale of available-for-sale investments	0
Investments in joint ventures			0
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment			0
Other investing activities	0		0
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	0		135,487
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit			0
Borrowings from financial institutions			0
Principal payments to financial institutions and others			0
Intercompany	(1,711)		(122,824)
Other financing activities	0		0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(1,711)		(122,824)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	0		0
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	0		0
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 0		$ 0

[1] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp.; no significant activity occurred in 2012.

[2] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp. since inception on April 26, 2011; no significant activity occurred for the financial statement period presented above.

[3] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp., whose financial position at December 31, 2011 was not material.

[4] Includes Shea Homes Funding Corp., whose financial position at September 30, 2012 was not material.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Changes in Equity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Total	Members Equity	Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss)	Parent	Noncontrolling Interest	Limited Partner Common Stock	Limited Partner Series B Preferred Stock	Limited Partner Series D Preferred Stock	General Partner Common Stock
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2010	$ 432,313	$ 406,863	$ 5,363	$ 412,226	$ 20,087	$ 71,830	$ 194,240	$ 121,892	$ 18,901
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	(106,594)	(107,296)	0	(107,296)	702	(73,052)	(14,090)	(932)	(19,222)
Change in unrealized gains (loss) on investments, net	1,350	0	1,350	1,350	0	0	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(105,244)			(105,946)	702
Contributions from owners and non-controlling interests	5,492	1,544	0	1,544	3,948	1,223	0	0	321
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(278)	0	0	0	(278)	0	0	0	0
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2011	332,283	301,111	6,713	307,824	24,459	1	180,150	120,960	0
Beginning Balance at Dec. 31, 2011	328,003	294,511	6,392	300,903	27,100	1	173,555	120,955	0
Comprehensive income (loss):
Net income (loss)	(4,018)	(4,182)	0	(4,182)	164	0	(4,182)	0	0
Change in unrealized gains (loss) on investments, net	(2,328)	0	(2,328)	(2,328)	0	0	0	0	0
Total comprehensive income (loss)	(6,346)			(6,510)	164
Redemption of Company's interest in consolidated joint venture (see Note 13)	(39,819)	(11,580)	0	(11,580)	(28,239)	0	(11,580)	0	0
Contributions from owners and non-controlling interests	1,746	0	0	0	1,746	0	0	0	0
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(344)	0	0	0	(344)	0	0	0	0
Ending Balance at Sep. 30, 2012	$ 283,240	$ 278,749	$ 4,064	$ 282,813	$ 427	$ 1	$ 157,793	$ 120,955	$ 0

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Inventory

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Inventory

7. Inventory

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, inventory was as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Model homes	$	69,619	$	82,339
Completed homes for sale		23,801		29,703
Homes under construction		214,009		96,829
Lots available for construction		272,808		264,485
Land under development		130,219		122,287
Land held for future development		82,098		84,379
Land held for sale, including water system connection rights		73,617		85,581
Land deposits and preacquisition costs		20,524		18,207
Total inventory	$	886,695	$	783,810

Impairment

Inventory, including all captions listed above, are stated at cost, unless the carrying amount is determined to be unrecoverable, in which case inventories are written down to fair value or fair value less costs to sell (see Note 2).

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, inventory impairments were as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September30,				Nine Months  Ended September 30,
	2012		2011		2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Inventory impairments	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	10,302
Remaining carrying value of inventory impaired at end of period	$	0	$	0	$	0	$	10,842
Projects impaired		0		0		0		3
Projects evaluated for impairment (a)		132		150		132		150

(a) Large land parcels not subdivided into communities are counted as one project. Once parcels are subdivided, the project count will increase accordingly.

Write-off of Deposits and Preacquisition Costs

Land deposits and preacquisition costs for potential acquisitions and land option contracts are included in inventory. When a potential acquisition or land option contract is abandoned, related deposits and preacquisition costs are written off to other income, net. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012, write-offs of deposits and preacquisition costs were $0.3 million and $0.8 million, respectively, and no option lots were abandoned. For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2011, write-offs of deposits and preacquisition costs were $0.1 million and $0.2 million, respectively, and no option lots were abandoned.

Interest Capitalization

Interest is capitalized on inventory and investments in joint ventures during development and other qualifying activities. Interest capitalized as cost of inventory is included in cost of sales as related units are closed. Interest capitalized as cost of investment in joint ventures is included in equity in income (loss) from joint venture as related units in the joint venture close.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, interest incurred, capitalized and expensed was as follows:

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)
Interest incurred	$	16,768		$	16,661		$	50,088		$	53,906
Interest expensed (a)	$	4,581		$	4,310		$	16,778		$	12,636
Interest capitalized as a cost of inventory during the period	$	11,961		$	12,031		$	32,706		$	40,164
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of inventory, included in cost of sales	$	(12,457	)	$	(12,864	)	$	(30,315	)	$	(27,014	)
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of inventory, transferred to property and equipment and/or from investments in joint ventures	$	0		$	(817	)	$	0		$	(176	)
Interest capitalized in ending inventory (b)	$	113,827		$	118,925		$	113,827		$	118,925
Interest capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures during the period	$	226		$	320		$	604		$	1,105
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures, included in equity in income (loss) from joint ventures	$	(226	)	$	(214	)	$	(604	)	$	(669	)
Interest previously capitalized as a cost of investments in joint ventures, transferred to inventory	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	(641	)
Interest capitalized in ending investments in joint ventures	$	0		$	741		$	0		$	741

(a) For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, assets qualifying for interest capitalization were less than debt; therefore, non-qualifying interest was expensed.

(b) Inventory impairment charges were recorded against total inventory of the respective community. Capitalized interest reflects the gross amount of capitalized interest as impairment charges recognized were generally not allocated to specific components of inventory.

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Accounts and Other Receivables, net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Accounts and Other Receivables, net

6. Accounts and Other Receivables, net

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accounts and other receivables, net were as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Insurance receivables	$	117,862		$	109,390
Escrow receivables		1,391			5,815
Notes receivable		3,711			3,566
Development receivables		2,312			0
Other receivables		5,759			4,937
Reserve		(2,824	)		(3,019	)
Total accounts and other receivables, net	$	128,211		$	120,689

Insurance receivables are from insurance carriers for reimbursable claims pertaining to resultant damage from construction defects on closed homes (see Note12). Closed homes for policy years August 1, 2001 to July 31, 2009 are insured with third-party insurance carriers, and closed homes for policy years commencing August 1, 2009 are insured with third-party and affiliate insurance carriers.

Development receivables represent infrastructure improvements to be reimbursed on communities that have closed out. The receivables are due from community facility district, metro-district and other local government agencies and are contingent upon such agencies’ ability to generate sufficient tax and assessment revenues.

We reserve for uncollectible receivables that are specifically identified.

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Segment Information

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Segment Information

18. Segment Information

Our homebuilding business, which is responsible for most of our operating results, constructs and sells single-family attached and detached homes designed to appeal to first-time, move-up and active adult homebuyers. Our homebuilding business also provides management services to joint ventures and other related and unrelated parties. We manage each homebuilding community as an operating segment and have aggregated these communities into reportable segments based on geography as follows:

• Southern California, comprised of communities in Los Angeles, Ventura, Orange, Riverside and San Bernardino Counties;

• San Diego, comprised of communities in San Diego County, California;

• Northern California, comprised of communities in northern and central California;

• Mountain West, comprised of communities in Colorado and Washington;

• South West, comprised of communities in Arizona and Nevada; and

• Other, comprised primarily of communities in Florida.

In accordance with ASC 280, Segment Reporting, in determining the most appropriate aggregation of our homebuilding communities, we also considered similar economic and other characteristics, including product types, average selling prices, gross profits, production processes, suppliers, subcontractors, regulatory environments, land acquisition results, and underlying demand and supply.

Our Corporate segment primarily provides management services to our operating segments, and includes results of our captive insurance provider, which primarily administers claims reinsured by third-party carriers. Results of our insurance brokerage services business are also included in our Corporate segment.

The reportable segments follow the same accounting policies as our consolidated financial statements described in Note 2. Operational results of each reportable segment are not necessarily indicative of the results that would have been achieved had the reportable segment been an independent, stand-alone entity during the periods presented. As a result of certain reporting changes that became effective December 31, 2011, we reclassified certain 2011 amounts to conform to the current reportable segments of the Company.

Financial information relating to reportable segments was as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Total assets:
Southern California	$	189,023	$	176,999
San Diego		164,161		127,438
Northern California		263,211		219,734
Mountain West		314,168		351,050
South West		117,660		105,621
Other		7,572		4,313
Total homebuilding assets		1,005,795		985,155
Corporate		274,596		342,961
Total assets	$	1,330,391	$	1,328,116
	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Inventory:
Southern California	$	147,209	$	142,877
San Diego		145,203		105,595
Northern California		244,537		204,901
Mountain West		243,597		256,685
South West		102,028		71,289
Other		4,121		2,463
Total inventory	$	886,695	$	783,810

	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Revenues:
Southern California	$	31,692		$	55,215		$	88,176		$	100,809
San Diego		10,960			17,772			35,247			37,678
Northern California		32,504			25,657			88,900			68,068
Mountain West		34,858			26,041			86,664			62,913
South West		34,439			31,019			80,654			72,443
Other		1,721			1,270			4,113			3,531
Total homebuilding revenues		146,174			156,974			383,754			345,442
Corporate		247			326			738			851
Total revenues	$	146,421		$	157,300		$	384,492		$	346,293
	Three Months  Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Southern California	$	(53	)	$	3,974		$	5,223		$	1,285
San Diego		(1,966	)		593			(3,466	)		(10,496	)
Northern California		2,781			(1,435	)		4,210			(3,496	)
Mountain West		(203	)		(3,288	)		(5,355	)		(7,006	)
South West		(2,268	)		(478	)		(5,417	)		(3,311	)
Other		(63	)		(32	)		(288	)		253
Total homebuilding loss before income taxes		(1,772	)		(666	)		(5,093	)		(22,771	)
Corporate		10,879			177			1,978			(87,691	)
Total income (loss) before income taxes	$	9,107		$	(489	)	$	(3,115)		$	(110,462	)
	Three Months Ended September 30,						Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2012			2011			2012			2011
	(In thousands)						(In thousands)
Impairment:
Southern California	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	0
San Diego		0			0			0			9,684
Northern California		0			0			0			0
Mountain West		0			0			0			0
South West		0			0			0			618
Other		0			0			0			0
Total impairment	$	0		$	0		$	0		$	10,302

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Income Taxes

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Income Taxes

14. Income Taxes

For the nine months ended September 30, 2012, income tax expense was $0.9 million, resulting from state income taxes and adjustment to the valuation allowance for the reduction in deferred tax liability associated with the unrealized gains on investments held by SHI. At September 30, 2012, the net deferred tax asset was $28.3 million, which primarily related to available loss carryforwards, impairments of inventory and available-for-sale investments, housing inventory and land basis differences, and timing of income recognition. The $28.3 million deferred tax asset valuation allowance fully reserves the net deferred tax asset due to inherent uncertainty of future income. To the extent eligible taxable income is generated, which allows tax benefits of these deferred tax assets to be utilized, the effective tax rate may be reduced, subject to certain limitations under Internal Revenue Code Section 382 (“Section 382”), by reducing the valuation allowance and offsetting a portion of taxable income.

In 2009, we filed a petition with the United States Tax Court (the “Tax Court”) regarding our position on the completed contract method for homebuilding activities by SHLP, SHI and subsidiaries. During 2010 and 2011, we engaged in formal and informal discovery with the IRS and the Tax Court heard trial testimony in July 2012 and has ordered the Company and the IRS to exchange briefs, some of which have been filed. We expect the matter to be submitted for decision to the Tax Court by the end of November 2012. We expect our position to prevail, and have accordingly, not recorded a liability for related taxes or interest for SHI and its subsidiaries. Furthermore, as a limited partnership, any income taxes, interest or penalties imposed on SHLP are the responsibility of the Partners and are not reflected in the tax provision in these consolidated financial statements. However, if the Tax Court rules in favor of the IRS, which is reasonably possible, SHI could be obligated to pay the IRS and applicable state taxing authorities up to $62 million and, under the Tax Distribution Agreement, SHLP could be obligated to make a distribution to the Partners up to $105 million to fund their related payments to the IRS and the applicable state taxing authorities.

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Other Assets, Net

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Other Assets, Net

10. Other Assets, Net

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, other assets were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Income tax receivables	$	5,003	$	7,473
Prepaid professional fees		3,588		3,695
Prepaid loan fees		6,951		7,738
Prepaid bank fees		517		657
Deposits in lieu of bonds and letters of credit		8,584		6,439
Prepaid insurance		2,423		1,970
Other		1,546		1,048
Total other assets, net	$	28,612	$	29,020

Prepaid Professional and Loan Fees

In accordance with ASC 470, these debt issuance costs are capitalized to other assets and amortized as interest over the term of the related debt.

Deposits in Lieu of Bonds and Letters of Credit

We are required to make deposits in lieu of bonds with various agencies for some of our homebuilding projects. These deposits may be returned as the collateral requirements decrease or replaced with new bonds as bonding becomes available.

In June 2010, due to the maturity of an unsecured bank line of credit, certain letters of credit were presented for payment and recorded as deposits in lieu of letters of credit. These deposits may be returned as collateral requirements decrease or replaced with new letters of credit.

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Notes Payable (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	May 10, 2011
Senior Secured Notes 8.625 Percent Due May 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 750,000	$ 750,000	$ 750,000
Interest rate	8.625%	8.625%	8.625%
Maturity period	2019-05	2019-05
Promissory Notes Maturing 2013
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Interest rate	1.00%	1.00%
Maturity year	2013	2013

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Investments in Joint Ventures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Investments in Joint Ventures

8. Investments in Joint Ventures

Unconsolidated joint ventures, which we do not control but have significant influence through ownership interests generally up to 50%, are accounted for using the equity method of accounting. These joint ventures are generally involved in real property development. Earnings and losses are allocated in accordance with terms of joint venture agreements.

Losses and distributions from joint ventures in excess of the carrying amount of our investment (“Deficit Distributions”) are included in other liabilities. We record Deficit Distributions since we are liable for this deficit to the respective joint ventures. Deficit Distributions are offset by future earnings of, or future contributions to, the joint ventures. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, Deficit Distributions were $0.8 million and $0.9 million, respectively.

For the three and nine months ended September 30, 2012 and 2011, there were no impairments on investments in joint ventures.

At December 31, 2011, total unconsolidated joint ventures’ notes payable were $103.7 million and included $55.4 million of bank and seller financing notes payable secured by real property and $48.3 million of notes payable to the joint ventures’ partners, of which $15.4 million was secured by real property. At December 31, 2011, our consolidated joint venture, Shea Colorado, LLC (“SCLLC”), had investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, which, of the $103.7 million of total notes payable, these unconsolidated joint ventures had $14.0 million of bank and seller financing notes payable secured by real property and $40.9 million of notes payable to the joint ventures’ partners, of which $15.4 million was secured by real property. In March 2012, our interest in SCLLC was redeemed by SCLLC and therefore, effective March 31, 2012, SCLLC’s investments in these unconsolidated joint ventures were no longer included in these consolidated financial statements (see Note 13).

At September 30, 2012, total unconsolidated joint venture notes payable were $33.4 million and included $28.0 million of bank and seller financing notes payable secured by real property and $5.4 million of notes payables with joint venture partners. In addition, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had an indirect 12.3% effective ownership in a joint venture that had bank notes payable secured by real property of $7.1 million and $7.2 million, respectively, in which we have not provided guarantees.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, of the $28.0 million and $55.4 million outstanding joint venture bank and seller financing secured notes payable, respectively, we provided guarantees on a joint and several basis for one secured note payable, which had an outstanding balance of $4.0 million and $11.2 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively. These guarantees include, but are not limited to, project completion and loan-to-value maintenance guarantees. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we also had an indemnification agreement from our joint venture partner for 90% of the secured note payable’s outstanding balance of $4.0 million and $11.2 million, respectively. However, we cannot provide assurance that we would be able to collect under this indemnity agreement. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, no liabilities were recorded for these guarantees as the fair value of the secured real estate assets exceeded the outstanding notes payable. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we have not provided guarantees on bank and seller financing secured notes payable of $24.0 million and $44.2 million, respectively, or on notes payable to joint ventures’ partners of $5.4 million and $48.3 million, respectively.

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Variable Interest Entities

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Variable Interest Entities

9. Variable Interest Entities

ASC 810 requires a VIE to be consolidated in financial statements of a company if it is the primary beneficiary of the VIE. Accordingly, the primary beneficiary has the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, and the obligation to absorb its losses or the right to receive its benefits. All VIEs with which we were involved at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011 were evaluated to determine the primary beneficiary.

Joint Ventures

We routinely enter into joint ventures for homebuilding activities. Investments in these joint ventures may create a variable interest in a VIE, depending on contractual terms of the arrangement. We analyze our joint ventures in accordance with ASC 810 to determine whether they are VIEs and, if so, whether we are the primary beneficiary. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, these joint ventures were not consolidated into our consolidated financial statements since they were not VIEs, or in the event that they were VIEs, we were not the primary beneficiary.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had a variable interest in a joint venture in which we do not hold a direct, or indirect, investment, and the joint venture was determined to be a VIE. The joint venture, Shea/Baker Ranch Associates, LLC (“Baker Ranch”), is owned 50% by an affiliate, Shea Baker Ranch, LLC, and 50% by a third-party homebuilder. We provided an unconditional loan-to-value maintenance guarantee on Baker Ranch’s outstanding bank notes payable which, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, was $25.4 million. We have not recorded a liability for this obligation as the fair value of the secured real estate assets exceeded the outstanding notes payable (see Note 16).

In accordance with ASC 810, we determined we were not the primary beneficiary of Baker Ranch because we did not have the power to direct activities that most significantly impact the economic performance of Baker Ranch, such as determining or limiting the scope or purpose of the entity, selling or transferring property owned or controlled by the entity, and arranging financing for the entity.

Land Option Contracts

We enter into land option contracts to procure land for home construction. Use of land option and similar contracts allows us to reduce market risks associated with direct land ownership and development, reduces capital and financial commitments, including interest and other carrying costs, and minimizes land inventory. Under these contracts, we pay a specified deposit for the right to purchase land, usually at a predetermined price. Under the requirements of ASC 810, certain contracts may create a variable interest with the land seller.

In compliance with ASC 810, we analyzed our land option and similar contracts to determine if respective land sellers are VIEs and, if so, if we are the primary beneficiary. Although we do not have legal title to the optioned land, ASC 810 requires us to consolidate a VIE if we are the primary beneficiary. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we determined we were not the primary beneficiary of such VIEs because we did not have the power to direct activities of the VIE that most significantly impact the VIE’s economic performance, such as selling, transferring or developing land owned by the VIE.

At September 30, 2012, we had $6.6 million of refundable and non-refundable cash deposits associated with land option contracts with unconsolidated VIEs, having a $104.7 million remaining purchase price, of which $83.5 million is subject to a specific performance clause. As there are significant future performance obligations by the seller that must be completed before we are required to purchase the land, among other things, we have not recorded this specific performance obligation in our consolidated balance sheets. We also had $8.5 million of refundable and non-refundable cash deposits associated with land option contracts that were not with VIEs, having a $144.3 million remaining purchase price.

Our loss exposure on land option contracts consisted of non-refundable deposits, which were $14.8 million and $14.2 million at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, respectively, and were included in inventory.

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Notes Payable

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Notes Payable

11. Notes Payable

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, notes payable were as follows:

	September 30, 2012		December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
$750.0 million 8.625% senior secured notes, due May 2019	$	750,000	$	750,000
Promissory notes at 1% interest, maturing through 2013, secured by deeds of trust on inventory		8,682		2,056
Total notes payable	$	758,682	$	752,056

On May 10, 2011, the 8.625% senior secured notes were issued in the aggregate principal of $750.0 million (the “Secured Notes”) and the outstanding obligations of the Company’s previous secured revolving lines of credit and notes payable (the “Secured Facilities”) were paid. Principal and interest paid under the Secured Facilities was $779.6 million and $2.5 million, respectively. Concurrent with payoff of the Secured Facilities, an $88.4 million loss on debt extinguishment was recognized, which represented the write-off of previously capitalized fees and the amount paid in excess of the recorded liability.

The Secured Notes were originally issued pursuant to Rule 144A and Regulation S, with registration rights. The Secured Notes bear interest at 8.625% paid semi-annually on May 15 and November 15, and do not require principal payments until maturity on May 15, 2019. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accrued interest was $24.3 million and $8.1 million, respectively.

Holders of the Secured Notes were entitled to the benefits of a registration rights agreement dated May 10, 2011 (“Registration Rights Agreement”) between the Company and the initial purchasers listed therein. We completed the registration of the Secured Notes with the SEC and the exchange of the Secured Notes issued under the Securities Act on May 4, 2012.

The indenture governing the Secured Notes contains covenants that limit, among other things, our ability to incur additional indebtedness (including the issuance of certain preferred stock), pay dividends and distributions on our equity interests, repurchase our equity interests, retire unsecured or subordinated notes more than one year prior to their maturity, make investments in subsidiaries and joint ventures that are not restricted subsidiaries that guarantee the notes, sell certain assets, incur liens, merge with or into other companies, expand into unrelated businesses, and enter into certain transactions with affiliates. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we were in compliance with these covenants.

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Changes in Completed Operations (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Insured Operations	Sep. 30, 2011 Insured Operations	Sep. 30, 2012 Insured Operations	Sep. 30, 2011 Insured Operations	Sep. 30, 2012 Self Insured Operations	Sep. 30, 2011 Self Insured Operations	Sep. 30, 2012 Self Insured Operations	Sep. 30, 2011 Self Insured Operations
Completed Operations [Line Items]
Total completed operations	$ 117,862	$ 109,390	$ 114,149	$ 117,862	$ 114,149	$ 117,862	$ 114,149	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Balance, beginning of the period	117,862	109,390	114,149	117,129	115,103	109,390	102,860	0	0	0	15,613
Reserves provided				1,965	1,838	20,873	3,012	0	0	0	907
Insurance purchased				0	0	0	16,520	0	0	0	(16,520)
Claims paid				(1,232)	(2,792)	(12,401)	(8,243)
Balance, end of the period	$ 117,862	$ 109,390	$ 114,149	$ 117,862	$ 114,149	$ 117,862	$ 114,149	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0

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Related Party Transactions (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Related Party Transaction [Line Items]
Note receivable from JFSCI	$ 24,265	$ 25,381
Notes receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures	271	25,631
Notes receivable from other related parties	20,212	21,013
Reserves for notes receivable from other related parties	(12,752)	(12,697)
Receivables from related parties	1,451	895
Total receivables from related parties, net	$ 33,447	$ 60,223

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Other Liabilities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended		12 Months Ended	9 Months Ended		3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended					3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Dec. 31, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012 Minimum	Sep. 30, 2012 Maximum	Sep. 30, 2012 JFSCI	Sep. 30, 2011 JFSCI	Sep. 30, 2012 JFSCI	Sep. 30, 2011 JFSCI	Dec. 31, 2009 JFSCI	Sep. 30, 2012 JFSCI Remaining Amount	Dec. 31, 2011 JFSCI Remaining Amount	Sep. 30, 2012 PIC	Sep. 30, 2011 PIC	Sep. 30, 2012 PIC	Sep. 30, 2011 PIC	Dec. 31, 2009 PIC	Sep. 30, 2012 PIC Remaining Amount	Dec. 31, 2011 PIC Remaining Amount
Other Liabilities [Line Items]
Operations claims standard warranty period						1 year	2 years
Completed operations extended warranty period							12 years
Insurance receivables	$ 117,862,000		$ 117,862,000		$ 109,390,000
Percentage of uncovered losses related to completed operations	12.50%		12.50%
Deferred revenue on completed operation claims												19,200,000	17,300,000	15,600,000					15,600,000	6,500,000	1,100,000
Deferral recognized as income (expense)	8,839,000	644,000	2,747,000	3,061,000				(100,000)	300,000	(1,700,000)	1,200,000				300,000	400,000	(5,500,000)	(1,100,000)
Distribution payable to non-controlling interest	3,073,000		3,073,000		3,344,000
Distribution to non-controlling interest			$ 344,000	$ 278,000	$ 100,000

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Related Party Transactions (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Receivables from Related Parties

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, receivables from related parties, net were as follows:

	September 30, 2012			December 31, 2011
	(In thousands)
Note receivable from JFSCI	$	24,265		$	25,381
Notes receivable from unconsolidated joint ventures		271			25,631
Notes receivable from other related parties		20,212			21,013
Reserves for notes receivable from other related parties		(12,752	)		(12,697	)
Receivables from related parties		1,451			895
Total receivables from related parties, net	$	33,447		$	60,223

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Accounts and Other Receivables (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Accounts and Other Receivables [Line Items]
Insurance receivables	$ 117,862	$ 109,390
Escrow receivables	1,391	5,815
Notes receivable	3,711	3,566
Development receivables	2,312	0
Other receivables	5,759	4,937
Reserve	(2,824)	(3,019)
Total accounts and other receivables, net	$ 128,211	$ 120,689

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Contingencies and Commitments

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Contingencies and Commitments

16. Contingencies and Commitments

Lawsuits, claims and proceedings have been or may be instituted or asserted against us in the normal course of business, including actions brought on behalf of various classes of claimants. We are also subject to local, state and federal laws and regulations related to land development activities, house construction standards, sales practices, employment practices and environmental protection. As a result, we are subject to periodic examinations or inquiry by agencies administering these laws and regulations.

We record a reserve for potential legal claims and regulatory matters when they are probable of occurring and a potential loss is reasonably estimable, and are based on specific facts and circumstances, and we revise these estimates when necessary. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, we had reserves of $6.8 million and $5.8 million, respectively, net of expected recoveries, relating to these claims and matters, and while their outcome cannot be predicted with certainty, we believe we have appropriately reserved for them. However, if the liability arising from their resolution exceeds their recorded reserves, we could incur additional charges that could be significant.

Due to the inherent difficulty of predicting outcomes of legal claims and related contingencies, we generally cannot predict their ultimate resolution, related timing or eventual loss. If our evaluations indicate loss contingencies that could be material are not probable, but are reasonably possible, we will disclose their nature with an estimate of possible range of losses or a statement that such loss is not reasonably estimable. At September 30, 2012, the range of reasonably possible losses in excess of amounts recorded was not material.

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, in addition to guarantees on our joint venture’s outstanding borrowings, an unconditional loan-to-value maintenance guarantee was provided, on a joint and several basis, for a secured development loan for Baker Ranch, a related party in which we have no ownership interest (see Note 9). At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the loan had a $25.4 million outstanding principal balance. A liability was not recorded for this guarantee as the fair value of the secured real estate assets exceeded the outstanding notes payable.

At December 31, 2011, joint and several non-recourse (“bad boy”) guarantees were provided for two secured permanent financing loans of related parties in which we have no ownership interest. The bad boy guarantee may become a liability for us upon a voluntary bankruptcy filing by the related party borrower or occurrence of other “bad” acts, including fraud or a material misrepresentation by the related party borrower. At December 31, 2011, these loans had a $34.1 million outstanding principal balance. In February 2012 and June 2012, these loans matured and we were released as a guarantor.

On May 10, 2011, concurrent with issuance of the Secured Notes, we entered into a new $75.0 million letter of credit facility. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, outstanding letters of credit against the letter of credit facility were $4.2 million and $4.2 million, respectively.

We are required to provide surety bonds that guarantee completion of certain infrastructure serving our homebuilding projects. At September 30, 2012, we had $81.6 million of costs to complete in connection with $182.2 million of surety bonds issued for our projects. At December 31, 2011, we had $71.0 million of costs to complete in connection with $178.4 million of surety bonds issued for our projects.

We also provided indemnification for bonds issued by certain unconsolidated joint ventures and other related party projects in which we have no ownership interest. At September 30, 2012, there was $17.5 million of costs to complete in connection with $58.2 million of surety bonds issued for unconsolidated joint venture projects, and $2.3 million of costs to complete in connection with $6.1 million of surety bonds issued for related party projects. At December 31, 2011, there was $29.3 million of costs to complete in connection with $69.0 million of surety bonds issued for unconsolidated joint venture projects, and $3.1 million of costs to complete in connection with $6.9 million of surety bonds issued for related party projects.

Certain of our consolidated and joint ventures homebuilding projects utilize, and may continue to utilize, community facility district, metro-district and other local government bond financing programs to fund construction or acquisition of infrastructure improvements. Interest and principal on these bonds are typically paid from taxes and assessments levied on homeowners following the sale of new homes within the project. We have also entered into credit support arrangements where we make interest and principal payments on these bonds, and pay certain operating costs of these entities, if the taxes and assessments levied on homeowners are insufficient to cover such obligations. Furthermore, reimbursement of these payments to us is dependent on the district or local government’s ability to generate sufficient tax and assessment revenues from the sale of new homes.

In December 2011, Vistancia, LLC, a consolidated joint venture, sold its remaining interest in an unconsolidated joint venture. As a condition of sale, the Company effectively remained an 8.33% guarantor on certain community facility district bond obligations to which the Company must meet a minimum calculated tangible net worth; otherwise, the Company is required to fund collateral to the bond issuer. In May 2012, as a result of the Company purchasing the non-controlling member’s remaining share in Vistancia, LLC, the Company is an effective 10% guarantor on these bond obligations. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, the Company exceeded the minimum tangible net worth requirement.

In certain consolidated homebuilding projects, we have contractual obligations to purchase and receive water system connection rights which, at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, were $36.7 million. These water system connection rights are held and then transferred to homebuyers upon closing of their home or transferred upon sale of land to the respective buyer. These water system connection rights can also be sold or leased but generally only within the local jurisdiction.

As described in Note 14, in 2009, we filed a petition with the Tax Court regarding our position on the completed contract method for homebuilding activities. The Tax Court heard trial testimony in July 2012 and has ordered the Company and the IRS to exchange briefs, some of which have been filed. We expect the matter to be submitted for decision to the Tax Court by the end of November 2012. We expect our position to prevail, and accordingly, no liability for related taxes or interest has been recorded. However, if the Tax Court rules in favor of the IRS, which is reasonably possible, SHI could be obligated to pay the IRS and applicable state taxing authorities up to $62 million and SHLP could be obligated to make a distribution to the Partners up to $105 million to fund their related payments to the IRS and the applicable state taxing authorities.

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Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Inventory

Inventory

Inventory is stated at cost, unless the carrying amount is determined not to be recoverable, in which case inventory is written down to fair value or fair value less cost to sell. Quarterly, we review our real estate assets at each community for indicators of impairment. Real estate assets include projects actively selling, under development, held for future development or held for sale. Indicators of impairment include, but are not limited to, significant decreases in local housing market values and selling prices of comparable homes, significant decreases in gross margins and sales absorption rates, costs in excess of budget, and actual or projected cash flow losses.

Semi-annually, or if there are indications of impairment, we analyze the budgets and cash flows of our real estate assets and compare the estimated remaining undiscounted future cash flows of the community to the asset’s carrying value. If the undiscounted cash flows exceed the asset’s carrying value, no impairment adjustment is required. If the undiscounted cash flows are less than the asset’s carrying value, the asset is deemed impaired and is written down to fair value. These impairment evaluations require use of estimates and assumptions regarding future conditions, including timing and amounts of development costs and sales prices of real estate assets, to determine if estimated future undiscounted cash flows will be sufficient to recover the asset’s carrying value.

When estimating undiscounted cash flows of a community, various assumptions are made, including: (i) expected sales prices and sales incentives to be offered, including the number of homes available, pricing and incentives being offered by us or other builders in other communities, and future sales price adjustments based on market and economic trends; (ii) expected sales pace and cancellation rates based on local housing market conditions, competition and historical trends; (iii) costs expended to date and expected to be incurred, including, but not limited to, land and land development costs, home construction costs, interest costs, indirect construction and overhead costs, and selling and marketing costs; (iv) alternative product offerings that may be offered that could have an impact on sales pace, sales price and/or building costs; and (v) alternative uses for the property.

Many assumptions are interdependent and a change in one may require a corresponding change to other assumptions. For example, increasing or decreasing sales absorption rates has a direct impact on the estimated per unit sales price of a home, the level of time sensitive costs (such as indirect construction, overhead and carrying costs), and selling and marketing costs (such as model maintenance costs and advertising costs). Depending on the underlying objective of the community, assumptions could have a significant impact on the projected cash flow analysis. For example, if our objective is to preserve operating margins, our cash flow analysis will be different than if the objective is to increase sales. These objectives may vary significantly by community over time.

If assets are considered impaired, impairment is determined by the amount the asset’s carrying value exceeds its fair value. Fair value is determined based on estimated future cash flows discounted for inherent risks associated with real estate assets or other valuation techniques. These discounted cash flows are impacted by expected risk based on estimated land development, construction and delivery timelines; market risk of price erosion; uncertainty of development or construction cost increases; and other risks specific to the asset or market conditions where the asset is located when assessment is made. These factors are specific to each community and may vary among communities. The discount rate used in determining each asset’s fair value depends on the community’s projected life and development stage, subject to perceived risks associated with the community’s cash flow streams relative to its inventory.

Completed Operations Claim Costs

Completed Operations Claim Costs

We maintain, and require our subcontractors to maintain, general liability insurance which includes coverage for completed operations losses and damages. Most subcontractors carry this insurance through our “rolling wrap-up” insurance program, where our risks and risks of participating subcontractors working on our projects are insured through master policies.

Completed operations claims reserves primarily represent claims for property damage to completed homes and projects outside of our one-to-two year warranty period. Specific terms and conditions of completed operations warranties vary depending on the market in which homes are closed and can range to 12 years.

We record expenses and liabilities for estimated costs of potential completed operations claims based upon aggregated loss experience, which includes an estimate of completed operations claims incurred but not reported and is actuarially estimated using individual case-basis valuations and statistical analysis. These estimates make up our entire reserve and are subject to a high degree of variability due to uncertainties such as trends in completed operations claims related to our markets and products built, changes in claims reporting and settlement patterns, third party recoveries, insurance industry practices, insurance regulations and legal precedent. Because state regulations vary, completed operations claims are reported and resolved over an extended period, sometimes exceeding 12 years. As a result, actual costs may differ significantly from estimates.

The actuarial analyses that determine these incurred but not reported claims consider various factors, including frequency and severity of losses, which are based on our historical claims experience supplemented by industry data. The actuarial analyses of these claims and reserves also consider historical third party recovery rates and claims management expenses. Due to inherent uncertainties related to each of these factors, periodic changes to such factors based on updated relevant information could result in actual costs to differ significantly from estimated costs.

In accordance with our underlying completed operations insurance policies, a portion of these completed operations claims costs are recoverable from our subcontractors or insurance carriers. Completed operations claims through July 31, 2009 are insured with third-party insurance carriers and completed operations claims commencing August 1, 2009 are insured with third-party and affiliate insurance carriers.

Revenues

Revenues

In accordance with Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) 360, revenues from housing and other real estate sales are recognized when the respective units are closed. Housing and other real estate sales are closed when all conditions of escrow are met, including delivery of the home or other real estate asset, title passage, appropriate consideration is received, collection of associated receivables, if any, is reasonably assured and we have no other continuing involvement. Sales incentives are a reduction of revenues when the respective unit is closed.

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

SHLP is treated as a partnership for income tax purposes. As a limited partnership, SHLP is subject to certain minimal state taxes and fees; however, taxes on income or losses realized by SHLP are generally the obligation of the Partners and their owners.

SHI and PIC are C corporations. Federal and state income taxes are provided for these entities in accordance with ASC 740. The provision for, or benefit from, income taxes is calculated using the asset and liability method, whereby deferred tax assets and liabilities are recorded based on the difference between the financial statement and tax basis of assets and liabilities using enacted tax rates in effect the year in which differences are expected to reverse. Deferred tax assets are evaluated to determine whether a valuation allowance should be established based on our determination of whether it is more likely than not some or all of the deferred tax asset will not be realized. The ultimate realization of deferred tax assets depends primarily on generation of future taxable income during periods in which those temporary differences become deductible. Judgment is required to determine future tax consequences of events that have been recognized in the consolidated financial statements and/or tax returns. Differences between anticipated and actual outcomes of these future tax consequences could have a material impact on the consolidated financial position or results of operations.

New Accounting Pronouncements

New Accounting Pronouncements

In May 2011, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued ASU 2011-04, Amendments to Achieve Common Fair Value Measurement and Disclosure Requirements in U.S. GAAP and IFRSs, (“ASU 2011-04”). ASU 2011-04 amends ASC 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), providing a consistent definition and measurement of fair value, as well as similar disclosure requirements between U.S. GAAP and International Financial Reporting Standards. ASU 2011-04 changes certain fair value measurement principles, clarifies application of existing fair value measurement and expands the ASC 820 disclosure requirements, particularly for Level 3 fair value measurements. The Company adopted ASU 2011-04 effective January 1, 2012, which did not have a material impact on its consolidated financial position or results of operations.

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Net Book Values and Estimated Fair Values of Notes Payable (Parenthetical) (Detail) (Senior Secured Notes, USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Senior Secured Notes
Fair Value, Balance Sheet Grouping, Financial Statement Captions [Line Items]
Principal amount	$ 750,000	$ 750,000

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Summary of Investments (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012		Dec. 31, 2011
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost / Amortized Cost	$ 7,241		$ 22,594
Gross Unrealized Gains	6,691		9,875
Gross Unrealized Losses	(8)		(41)
Fair Value	13,924		32,428
Debt Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost / Amortized Cost	7,237		22,590
Gross Unrealized Gains	6,688		9,868
Gross Unrealized Losses	(8)		(41)
Fair Value	13,917		32,417
Debt Securities | Corporate Debt Obligations
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost / Amortized Cost	5,499		20,747
Gross Unrealized Gains	93		158
Gross Unrealized Losses	0		(39)
Fair Value	5,592		20,866
Debt Securities | Mortgage and Asset Backed Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost / Amortized Cost	61		101
Gross Unrealized Gains	11		10
Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Fair Value	72		111
Debt Securities | Private Debt Obligations
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost / Amortized Cost	1,677	[1]	1,742	[1]
Gross Unrealized Gains	6,584	[1]	9,700	[1]
Gross Unrealized Losses	(8)	[1]	(2)	[1]
Fair Value	8,253	[1]	11,440	[1]
Equity Securities
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Cost / Amortized Cost	4		4
Gross Unrealized Gains	3		7
Gross Unrealized Losses	0		0
Fair Value	$ 7		$ 11

[1] Through December 31, 2009, certain private debt obligations experienced other-than-temporary losses, of which $13.2 million of such impairments relate to private debt obligations still held at December 31, 2011 and $8.2 million of such impairments relate to private debt obligations still held at September 30, 2012. Unrealized gains of private debt obligations are stated as the difference between their fair value and cost basis, net of impairment.

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Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Operating activities
Net loss	$ (4,018)	$ (106,594)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:
Equity in (income) loss from joint ventures	(334)	696
Loss from debt extinguishment	0	88,384
Net gain on sale of investments	(8,802)	(539)
Depreciation and amortization expense	5,255	7,213
Impairment of inventory	0	10,302
Net interest capitalized on investment in joint ventures	(604)	(465)
Distributions of earnings from joint ventures	1,400	650
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash	(15)	(1,351)
Receivables and other assets	(7,755)	(20,363)
Inventory	(114,860)	(36,153)
Payables and other liabilities	42,924	28,804
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(86,809)	(29,416)
Investing activities
Proceeds from sale of investments	23,954	1,180
Net proceeds from promissory notes from related parties	1,931	107,856
Investments in joint ventures	(1,711)	(16,447)
Distributions from joint ventures	244	7,002
Proceeds from sale of property and equipment	0	12,893
Other investing activities	(28)	(1,680)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	24,390	110,804
Financing activities
Repayments on revolving lines of credit	0	(80,448)
Borrowings under senior secured notes payable	0	750,000
Principal payments to financial institutions and others	(1,541)	(721,358)
Accrued interest on notes payable	0	1,839
Amortization of notes payable discount	0	5,527
Contributions from non-controlling interests	1,746	3,948
Distributions to non-controlling interests	(344)	(278)
Contributions from owners	0	1,544
Other financing activities	(168)	0
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(307)	(39,226)
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	(62,726)	42,162
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	268,366	166,874
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 205,640	$ 209,036

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Fair Value Disclosures

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Fair Value Disclosures

5. Fair Value Disclosures

ASC 820, Fair Value Measurement, defines fair value as the price that would be received for selling an asset or paid to transfer a liability in an orderly transaction between market participants at measurement date and requires assets and liabilities carried at fair value to be classified and disclosed in the following three categories:

• Level 1 — Quoted prices for identical instruments in active markets

• Level 2 — Quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets; quoted prices for identical or similar instruments in markets that are inactive; and model-derived valuations in which all significant inputs and significant value drivers are observable in active markets at measurement date

• Level 3 — Valuations derived from techniques where one or more significant inputs or significant value drivers are unobservable in active markets at measurement date

The financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Debt securities	$	2,517	$	3,986	$	7,414	$	13,917
Equity securities		0		7		0		7
Total investments	$	2,517	$	3,993	$	7,414	$	13,924
	December 31, 2011
Description	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3		Total
	(In thousands)
Debt securities	$	17,186	$	4,727	$	10,504	$	32,417
Equity securities		0		11		0		11
Total investments	$	17,186	$	4,738	$	10,504	$	32,428

Level 1 financial instruments are debt securities in which fair values were determined from quoted prices in an active market. Level 2 financial instruments are debt and equity securities in which fair values were determined from quoted prices in an inactive market or for similar instruments in an active market. Level 3 financial instruments are private debt securities where fair value was determined using a cash flow model that considered estimated interest rates, discount rates, prepayments and defaults.

The Company uses a third-party service provider to value its Level 3 financial instruments. Significant changes in the pricing of these instruments are compared to activity of similar financial instruments, or general market conditions, for reasonableness. At September 30, 2012, the unobservable inputs used in the valuation of Level 3 financial instruments were as follows:

	Fair Value		Valuation Technique	Unobservable Input	Range (Weighted Average)
				Constant prepayment rate		15% - 20% (17%)
Private debt obligations	$	7,414	Discounted cash flow	Probability of default		2% (2%)
				Recovery rate		50% - 60% (55%)
				Discount rate		4% - 5% (4%)

At September 30, 2012, the summary of changes in fair value of Level 3 financial instruments was as follows:

	Private Debt Obligations
	(In thousands)
Fair value at December 31, 2011	$	10,504
Sales		(8,800	)
Unrealized losses, included in other comprehensive income (loss)		(3,060	)
Realized gains, included in other income, net		8,770
Fair value at September 30, 2012	$	7,414

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, as required by ASC 825, Financial Instruments, the following presents net book values and estimated fair values of notes payable.

	September 30, 2012				December 31, 2011
	Net Book Value		Estimated Fair Value		Net Book Value		Estimated Fair Value
	(In thousands)
$750,000 senior secured notes	$	750,000	$	840,000	$	750,000	$	697,500
Secured promissory notes	$	8,682	$	8,682	$	2,056	$	2,056

The $750.0 million senior secured notes are level 2 financial instruments in which fair value was based on quoted market prices at the end of the period in an inactive market.

Other financial instruments consist primarily of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts and other receivables, accounts payable, other liabilities and secured promissory notes. Book values of these financial instruments approximate fair value due to their relatively short-term nature.

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Other Assets (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Other Assets [Line Items]
Income tax receivables	$ 5,003	$ 7,473
Prepaid professional fees	3,588	3,695
Prepaid loan fees	6,951	7,738
Prepaid bank fees	517	657
Deposits in lieu of bonds and letters of credit	8,584	6,439
Prepaid insurance	2,423	1,970
Other	1,546	1,048
Total other assets, net	$ 28,612	$ 29,020

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Owners' Equity - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Series B
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Interest rate determination	2.05%
Preferred return percentage earned on unreturned preferred capital	1.20%	1.20%
Accumulated undistributed preferred returns	$ 20.3	$ 18.9
Series D
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Ownership interest	1.00%
Preferred return percentage earned on unreturned preferred capital	7.00%
Accumulated undistributed preferred returns	$ 49.6	$ 40.3
Limited Partner
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Ownership interest	78.38%
General Partner
Stockholders Equity Note [Line Items]
Ownership interest	20.62%

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Investments (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Summary of Investments

At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, investments were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
	Cost / Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
Corporate obligations	$	5,499	$	93	$	0		$	5,592
Mortgage/asset-backed securities		61		11		0			72
Private debt obligations (a)		1,677		6,584		(8	)		8,253
Total debt securities		7,237		6,688		(8	)		13,917
Equity securities		4		3		0			7
Total investments	$	7,241	$	6,691	$	(8	)	$	13,924

	December 31, 2011
	Cost / Amortized Cost		Gross Unrealized Gains		Gross Unrealized Losses			Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Debt securities:
Corporate obligations	$	20,747	$	158	$	(39	)	$	20,866
Mortgage/asset-backed securities		101		10		0			111
Private debt obligations (a)		1,742		9,700		(2	)		11,440
Total debt securities		22,590		9,868		(41	)		32,417
Equity securities		4		7		0			11
Total investments	$	22,594	$	9,875	$	(41	)	$	32,428

(a) Through December 31, 2009, certain private debt obligations experienced other-than-temporary losses, of which $13.2 million of such impairments relate to private debt obligations still held at December 31, 2011 and $8.2 million of such impairments relate to private debt obligations still held at September 30, 2012. Unrealized gains of private debt obligations are stated as the difference between their fair value and cost basis, net of impairment.

Contractual Maturities of Debt Securities Classified as Available-for-Sale

At September 30, 2012, the contractual maturities of debt securities classified as available-for-sale were as follows:

	September 30, 2012
	Cost		Fair Value
	(In thousands)
Due in one year or less	$	5,499	$	5,592
Due after one year through five years		435		525
Due after five years through ten years		1,017		7,414
Due after ten years		225		314
Mortgage/asset-backed securities		61		72
Total	$	7,237	$	13,917

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Financial Information for Reportable Segments - Revenues (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2011
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 146,421	$ 157,300	$ 384,492	$ 346,293
Corporate
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	247	326	738	851
Homebuilding
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	146,174	156,974	383,754	345,442
Homebuilding | Southern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	31,692	55,215	88,176	100,809
Homebuilding | San Diego
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	10,960	17,772	35,247	37,678
Homebuilding | Northern California
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	32,504	25,657	88,900	68,068
Homebuilding | Mountain West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	34,858	26,041	86,664	62,913
Homebuilding | South West
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	34,439	31,019	80,654	72,443
Homebuilding | Other Areas
Segment Reporting Disclosure [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 1,721	$ 1,270	$ 4,113	$ 3,531

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Basis of Presentation - Additional Information (Detail) (JFSCI)	Sep. 30, 2012
JFSCI
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership interest	96.00%

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Owners' Equity

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2012

Owners' Equity

15. Owners’ Equity

Owners’ equity consists of partners’ preferred and common capital. Common capital is comprised of limited partners with a collective 78.38% ownership and a general partner with a 20.62% ownership. Preferred capital is comprised of limited partners with either series B (“Series B”) or series D (“Series D”) classification. Series B holders have no ownership interest but earn a preferred return of Prime less 2.05% (1.2% at September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011) per annum on unreturned capital balances. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accumulated undistributed preferred returns for Series B holders were $20.3 million and $18.9 million, respectively. Series D holders have a 1% ownership interest and earn a preferred return of 7% per annum on unreturned preferred capital balances. At September 30, 2012 and December 31, 2011, accumulated undistributed preferred returns for Series D holders were $49.6 million and $40.3 million, respectively.

Net income is allocated to Partners in a priority order that considers previously allocated net losses and preferred return considerations and, thereafter, in proportion to their respective ownership interests. Net loss is allocated in a priority order to Partners generally in proportion to their ownership interests and adjusted capital account balances, and, thereafter, to the general partner.

The general partner, in its sole discretion, may make additional capital contributions or accept additional capital contributions from the limited partners. Cash distributions are made to Partners in proportion to their unpaid preferred returns and, thereafter, in proportion to their ownership interests. Distributions to Partners are made at the discretion of the general partner, including payment of personal income taxes related to the Company. In addition, distributions to Partners from other entities under control of Shea family members, such as JFSCI, can be used for payment of personal incomes taxes related to the Company and other uses.