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Market Gross Margin

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Maximum Earnout Downward Reduction Amount

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Number of commercial plots

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Number Of Communities

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Number of custom home lots

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Number of golf courses

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Number of homes in backlog

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Number of lots

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Number of model homes

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Potential Earnout Payments

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Weighted average amortization period of finite-lived intangible assets acquired either individually or as part of a group of assets, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days.

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Amount of direct costs of the business combination including legal, accounting, and other costs incurred to consummate the business acquisition.

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The amount of goodwill arising from a business combination that is expected to be deductible for tax purposes.

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Amount of liability recognized arising from contingent consideration in a business combination.

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The aggregate costs related to design, development, general contracting, remodeling, and renovation services for residential buildings, including single-family houses, multifamily housing, townhomes, apartments, and modular housing.

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2014 Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details)				3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
2014 Business Combinations (Narrative) (Details)	Nov. 13, 2014 USD ($) item	Aug. 12, 2014 USD ($)	Apr. 01, 2014 USD ($) item	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2014 USD ($)
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price							$ 178,235,000
Fair value of acquisition earnout				$ 504,000		$ 504,000		$ 2,426,000
Increase (decrease) to cost of home sales revenues				$ 141,452,000	$ 70,896,000	416,483,000	$ 166,367,000
Las Vegas Land Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price			$ 165,000,000
Number of lots \| item			1,761
Number of communities \| item			5
Number of homes in backlog \| item			57
Number of model homes \| item			17
Number of custom home lots \| item			3
Number of golf courses \| item			2
Number of commercial plots \| item			2
Acquisition costs			$ 800,000
Weighted average life of intangible assets			9 years 1 month 6 days
Goodwill amount expected to be tax deductible			$ 10,000,000
Las Vegas Land Holdings [Member] \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Market gross margin			7.00%
Las Vegas Land Holdings [Member] \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Market gross margin			24.00%
Grand View Builders Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price		$ 13,000,000
Acquisition costs		$ 100,000
Weighted average life of intangible assets		2 years 9 months 18 days
Fair value of acquisition earnout		$ 2,500,000
Earnout period		2 years
Maximum earnout downward reduction amount		$ 1,500,000
Goodwill amount expected to be tax deductible		$ 1,200,000
Increase (decrease) in the estimated value of amortizable intangible assets						(500,000)
Increase (decrease) in the fair value of the inventories						(200,000)
Increase (decrease) in Goodwill						700,000
Increase (decrease) of selling, general, and administrative expenses						(100,000)
Increase (decrease) to cost of home sales revenues						(200,000)
Grand View Builders Inc. [Member] \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Market gross margin		6.00%
Potential earnout payments		$ 0
Grand View Builders Inc. [Member] \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Market gross margin		18.00%
Potential earnout payments		$ 5,300,000
Peachtree Communities [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Purchase price	$ 57,000,000
Number of lots \| item	2,120
Number of communities \| item	36
Acquisition costs	$ 500,000
Weighted average life of intangible assets	4 years 9 months 18 days
Goodwill amount expected to be tax deductible	$ 15,400,000
Increase (decrease) in Goodwill						(600,000)
Increase (decrease) to cost of home sales revenues						$ 100,000
Peachtree Communities [Member] \| Minimum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Market gross margin	6.00%
Peachtree Communities [Member] \| Maximum
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Market gross margin	18.00%
Non-solicitation Agreement [Member] \| Las Vegas Land Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value			$ 1,400,000
Amortization period			2 years
Non-solicitation Agreement [Member] \| Peachtree Communities [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value	$ 3,200,000
Amortization period	5 years
Cell Phone Tower Leases [Member] \| Las Vegas Land Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value			$ 1,400,000
Amortization period			16 years 7 months 6 days
Home Plans [Member] \| Las Vegas Land Holdings [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value			$ 300,000
Amortization period			7 years
Home Plans [Member] \| Grand View Builders Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value		$ 100,000
Amortization period		7 years
Home Plans [Member] \| Peachtree Communities [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value	$ 200,000
Amortization period	7 years
Noncompete Agreements [Member] \| Grand View Builders Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value		$ 500,000
Amortization period		4 years
Trade Names [Member] \| Grand View Builders Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value		$ 1,000,000
Amortization period		2 years
Backlog [Member] \| Grand View Builders Inc. [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value		$ 200,000
Amortization period		1 year 6 months
Lot Option Agreements [Member] \| Peachtree Communities [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items]
Estimate of fair value	$ 600,000
Amortization period	3 years