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Note 14 - Income Taxes (Details) - Summary of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (USD $)
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Dec. 31, 2012
Summary of Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation [Abstract]      
Tax expense computed at federal statutory rate $ 35,166us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 45,439us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate $ 21,390us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationIncomeTaxExpenseBenefitAtFederalStatutoryIncomeTaxRate
State income tax expense, net of federal benefit 3,340us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 4,544us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes 2,139us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes
Permanent differences (1,435)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense (358)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense 1,771us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpense
Expiration of state net operating loss 3,030mdc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationExpirationOfStateNetOperatingLoss 3,874mdc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationExpirationOfStateNetOperatingLoss 2,634mdc_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateReconciliationExpirationOfStateNetOperatingLoss
Tax expense (benefit) related to an increase (decrease) in unrecognized tax benefits 559us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (552)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments (1,857)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherAdjustments
Write-off of deferred tax asset for deferred compensation retirement plans   11,856mdc_IncomeTaxReconciliationWriteOffOfDeferredTaxAssetForDeferredCompensationRetirementPlans  
Charitable contributions statute expiration 181us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationNondeductibleExpenseCharitableContributions    
Federal energy credits (1,131)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsOther (6,530)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCreditsOther  
Rate changes 866us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInEnactedTaxRate    
Change in valuation allowance (1,665)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (242,833)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance (27,661)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationChangeInDeferredTaxAssetsValuationAllowance
Other (1,579)us-gaap_IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems    
Provision for (benefit from) income taxes $ 37,332us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (184,560)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit $ (1,584)us-gaap_IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit
Effective tax (benefit) rate 37.20%us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (142.20%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations (2.60%)us-gaap_EffectiveIncomeTaxRateContinuingOperations