The charge against earnings resulting from the aggregate write down of all assets from their carrying value to their fair value.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Temco Associates, LLC) (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended			3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011	Dec. 31, 2010	Dec. 31, 2011 Temco Associates	Dec. 31, 2012 Temco Associates Venture	Dec. 31, 2012 Forestar [Member] Temco Associates	Dec. 31, 2012 Residential Real Estate [Member] Temco Associates Venture
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Ownership Percentage of partner joint venture (percent)						50.00%
Number of joint ventures (ventures)					2		1
Share of impairment charges				$ 14,600,000
Impairment losses	488,000	100,131,000	2,554,000	608,000
Cash balance of joint venture					$ 91,000