10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

_______________

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

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

For the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015

OR

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

Commission File No. 1-8951

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	84-0622967
(State or other jurisdiction	(I.R.S. employer
of incorporation or organization)	identification no.)

4350 South Monaco Street, Suite 500	80237
Denver, Colorado	(Zip code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

(303) 773-1100

(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  ☒  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  ☒  No  ☐

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

Large Accelerated Filer	☒	Accelerated Filer	☐
Non-Accelerated Filer	☐  (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller Reporting Company	☐

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

As of April 29, 2015, 48,851,043 shares of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. common stock were outstanding.

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC. AND SUBSIDIARIES

FORM 10-Q

FOR THE QUARTER ENDED MARCH 31, 2015

INDEX

			Page No.
Part I. Financial Information:
	Item 1.	Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements:
		Consolidated Balance Sheets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014	1
		Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014	2
		Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014	3
		Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements	4
	Item 2.	Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	24
	Item 3.	Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	37
	Item 4.	Controls and Procedures	38
Part II. Other Information:
	Item 1.	Legal Proceedings	39
	Item 1A.	Risk Factors	39
	Item 2.	Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	40
	Item 3.	Defaults Upon Senior Securities	40
	Item 4.	Mine Safety Disclosures	40
	Item 5.	Other Information	40
	Item 6.	Exhibits	41
	Signature		41

(i) 

ITEM 1.     Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets.

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands, except
	per share amounts)
	(Unaudited)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	101,326	$	122,642
Marketable securities		144,098		140,878
Restricted cash		4,260		2,816
Trade and other receivables		34,397		28,555
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		728,240		732,692
Land and land under development		936,512		935,268
Total inventories		1,664,752		1,667,960
Property and equipment, net		29,783		30,491
Deferred tax asset, net		134,845		140,486
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)		19,978		18,203
Prepaid and other assets		65,940		67,996
Total homebuilding assets		2,199,379		2,220,027
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		28,589		31,183
Marketable securities		18,525		15,262
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		64,708		88,392
Other assets		5,234		3,574
Total financial services assets		117,056		138,411
Total Assets	$	2,316,435	$	2,358,438
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	38,720	$	35,445
Accrued liabilities		92,605		115,117
Revolving credit facility		15,000		15,000
Senior notes, net		846,600		846,450
Total homebuilding liabilities		992,925		1,012,012
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		57,010		57,268
Mortgage repurchase facility		40,037		60,822
Total financial services liabilities		97,047		118,090
Total Liabilities		1,089,972		1,130,102
Stockholders' Equity
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding		-		-
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 48,850,110 and 48,831,639 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively		488		488
Additional paid-in-capital		910,585		909,974
Retained earnings		303,627		307,419
Accumulated other comprehensive income		11,763		10,455
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,226,463		1,228,336
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,316,435	$	2,358,438

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
	(Unaudited)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues	$	377,009		$	318,534
Land sale revenues		910			-
Total home and land sale revenues		377,919			318,534
Home cost of sales		(318,642	)		(259,478	)
Land cost of sales		(1,125	)		-
Inventory impairments		(350	)		-
Total cost of sales		(320,117	)		(259,478	)
Gross margin		57,802			59,056
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(50,532	)		(48,341	)
Interest and other income		1,854			13,549
Interest expense		-			(685	)
Other expense		(1,134	)		(614	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		-			(9,412	)
Homebuilding pretax income		7,990			13,553
Financial Services:
Revenues		10,591			9,223
Expenses		(6,159	)		(4,924	)
Interest and other income		904			788
Financial services pretax income		5,336			5,087
Income before income taxes		13,326			18,640
Provision for income taxes		(4,906	)		(7,136	)
Net income	$	8,420		$	11,504
Other comprehensive income (loss) related to available for sale securities, net of tax		1,308			(4,046	)
Comprehensive income	$	9,728		$	7,458
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.17		$	0.24
Diluted	$	0.17		$	0.23
Weighted average common shares outstanding
Basic		48,714,637			48,585,757
Diluted		48,891,514			48,854,675
Dividends declared per share	$	0.25		$	0.25

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
	(Unaudited)
Operating Activities:
Net income	$	8,420		$	11,504
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		-			9,412
Stock-based compensation expense		875			1,292
Depreciation and amortization		1,083			934
Inventory impairments		350			-
Loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities		11			-
Amortization of discount / premiums on marketable debt securities, net		59			(90	)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)		4,713			7,103
Net changes in assets and liabilities:
Restricted cash		(1,444	)		690
Trade and other receivables		(6,141	)		(8,711	)
Mortgage loans held-for-sale		23,684			27,778
Housing completed or under construction		4,282			(75,190	)
Land and land under development		(1,274	)		(63,718	)
Prepaid expenses and other assets		489			(6,881	)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		(19,681	)		(18,371	)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities		15,426			(114,248	)
Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable securities		(20,484	)		(356,287	)
Maturities of marketable securities		1,510			133,724
Sales of marketable securities		12,976			279,450
Purchases of property and equipment		(340	)		(545	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(6,338	)		56,342
Financing Activities:
Advances (payments) on mortgage repurchase facility, net		(20,785	)		(23,734	)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		-			248,375
Repayment of senior notes		-			(259,118	)
Dividend payments		(12,213	)		(12,207	)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		-			71
Net cash used in financing activities		(32,998	)		(46,613	)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents		(23,910	)		(104,519	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		153,825			199,338
End of period	$	129,915		$	94,819

The accompanying Notes are an integral part of these Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

1. Basis of Presentation

The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. ("MDC," “the Company," “we,” “us,” or “our” which refers to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries) have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of MDC at March 31, 2015 and for all periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with MDC’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in MDC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

2. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"), which is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model. Under ASU 2014-09, a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and is to be applied retrospectively, with early application not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact the pronouncement will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-11, Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures ("ASU 2014-11"), which makes limited amendments to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 860, "Transfers and Servicing." ASU 2014-11 requires entities to account for repurchase-to-maturity transactions as secured borrowings, eliminates accounting guidance on linked repurchase financing transactions, and expands disclosure requirements related to certain transfers of financial assets. The only changes in ASU 2014-11 that are applicable to our consolidated financial statements are the disclosures for repurchase agreements effective for our fiscal periods beginning January 1, 2015 and interim periods beginning April 1, 2015. Early adoption is not permitted. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (“ASU 2015-02”), which amends the consolidation requirements in ASC 810, primarily related to limited partnerships and variable interest entities. ASU 2015-02 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) (“ASU 2015-03”), which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. Under ASU 2015-03, an entity presents such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs is reported as interest expense. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

3. Segment Reporting

Our operating segments are defined as a component of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), or decision-making group, to evaluate performance and make operating decisions. We have identified our CODM as two key executives—the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer.

We have identified each homebuilding division as an operating segment. Our homebuilding operating segments have been aggregated into the reportable segments noted below because they are similar in the following regards: (1) economic characteristics; (2) housing products; (3) class of homebuyer; (4) regulatory environments; and (5) methods used to construct and sell homes. Our homebuilding reportable segments are as follows:

● West (Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington)

● Mountain (Colorado and Utah)

● East (Virginia, Florida and Maryland, which includes Pennsylvania and New Jersey)

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Our financial services business consists of the operations of the following operating segments: (1) HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation (“HomeAmerican”); (2) Allegiant Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group (“Allegiant”); (3) StarAmerican Insurance Ltd. (“StarAmerican”); (4) American Home Insurance Agency, Inc.; and (5) American Home Title and Escrow Company. Due to its contributions to consolidated pretax income we consider HomeAmerican to be a reportable segment (“Mortgage operations”). The remaining operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment (“Other”) because they do not individually exceed 10 percent of: (1) consolidated revenue; (2) the greater of (A) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or (B) the positive value of the combined reported loss of all operating segments that reported losses; or (3) consolidated assets.

Corporate is a non-operating segment that develops and implements strategic initiatives and supports our operating divisions by centralizing key administrative functions such as finance and treasury, information technology, insurance and risk management, litigation and human resources. Corporate also provides the necessary administrative functions to support MDC as a publicly traded company. A portion of the expenses incurred by Corporate are allocated to the homebuilding operating segments based on their respective percentages of assets, and to a lesser degree, a portion of Corporate expenses are allocated to the financial services segments. A majority of Corporate’s personnel and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to the homebuilding segments, and, therefore, the balance of any unallocated Corporate expenses is included in the homebuilding segment.

The table set forth below summarizes home and land sale revenues for our homebuilding operations and revenues for our financial services operations.  

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding
West	$	176,817	$	136,422
Mountain		124,021		100,945
East		77,081		81,167
Total home and land sale revenues	$	377,919	$	318,534
Financial Services
Mortgage operations	$	6,649	$	5,119
Other		3,942		4,104
Total financial services revenues	$	10,591	$	9,223

The following table summarizes pretax income for our homebuilding and financial services operations:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding
West	$	8,503		$	12,650
Mountain		7,420			7,359
East		(421	)		2,661
Corporate		(7,512	)		(9,117	)
Total homebuilding pretax income	$	7,990		$	13,553
Financial Services
Mortgage operations	$	2,792		$	2,559
Other		2,544			2,528
Total financial services pretax income	$	5,336		$	5,087
Total pretax income	$	13,326		$	18,640

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table summarizes total assets for our homebuilding and financial services operations. The assets in our West, Mountain and East segments consist primarily of inventory while the assets in our Corporate segment primarily include cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and our deferred tax asset. The assets in our financial services segment consist mostly of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and mortgage loans held-for-sale.

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets
West	$	887,727	$	893,970
Mountain		518,187		516,971
East		351,884		343,718
Corporate		441,581		465,368
Total homebuilding assets	$	2,199,379	$	2,220,027
Financial services assets
Mortgage operations	$	72,470	$	94,265
Other		44,586		44,146
Total financial services assets	$	117,056	$	138,411
Total assets	$	2,316,435	$	2,358,438

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

4. Earnings Per Share

A company that has participating securities (for example, holders of unvested restricted stock that has nonforfeitable dividend rights) is required to utilize the two-class method to calculate earnings per share (“EPS”) unless the treasury stock method results in lower EPS. The two-class method is an allocation of earnings/(loss) between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders. Under the two-class method, earnings/(loss) for the reporting period are allocated between common shareholders and other security holders based on their respective rights to receive distributed earnings (i.e., dividends) and undistributed earnings (i.e., net income/(loss)). Currently, we have one class of security and we have participating security holders consisting of shareholders of unvested restricted stock. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. To calculate diluted EPS, basic EPS is further adjusted to include the effect of potential dilutive stock options outstanding. The following table shows basic and diluted EPS calculations:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator
Net income	$	8,420		$	11,504
Less: distributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(25	)		(52	)
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		-			-
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic earnings per share)		8,395			11,452
Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		-			-
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities		-			-
Numerator for diluted earnings per share under two class method	$	8,395		$	11,452
Denominator
Weighted-average common shares outstanding		48,714,637			48,585,757
Add: dilutive effect of stock options		176,877			268,918
Denominator for diluted earnings per share under two class method		48,891,514			48,854,675
Basic Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.17		$	0.24
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.17		$	0.23

Diluted EPS for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 excluded options to purchase approximately 3.7 million of common stock because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth our changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale marketable securities (1) :
Beginning balance	$	2,775	$	7,655
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		360		(33	)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (2)		7		(4,013	)
Ending balance	$	3,142	$	3,609
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale metropolitan district bond securities (1) :
Beginning balance	$	7,680	$	3,920
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		941		-
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		-		-
Ending balance	$	8,621	$	3,920
Total ending AOCI	$	11,763	$	7,529

(1) All amounts net-of-tax.

(2) See separate table below for details about these reclassifications.

The following table sets forth the activity related to reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to available for sale securities:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Affected Line Item in the Statements of Operations	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding interest and other income	$	(12	)	$	6,537
Financial services interest and other income		1			(12	)
Income before income taxes		(11	)		6,525
Provision for income taxes		4			(2,512	)
Net income	$	(7	)	$	4,013

6. Fair Value Measurements

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table sets forth the fair values and methods used for measuring the fair values of financial instruments on a recurring basis:

		Fair Value
		March 31,		December 31,
Financial Instrument	Hierarchy	2015		2014
		(Dollars in thousands)
Marketable securities (available-for-sale)
Equity securities	Level 1	$	137,387	$	129,560
Debt securities - maturity less than 1 year	Level 2		1,515		1,511
Debt securities - maturity 1 to 5 years	Level 2		7,497		7,643
Debt securities - maturity greater than 5 years	Level 2		16,224		17,426
Total available-for-sale marketable securities		$	162,623	$	156,140
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	Level 2	$	64,708	$	88,392
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party) (available-for-sale)	Level 3	$	19,978	$	18,203

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, trade and other receivables, prepaid and other assets, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities. Fair value approximates carrying value.

Marketable Securities.  We have marketable debt and equity securities.  Our equity securities consist of holdings in corporate equities and holdings in mutual fund securities, which are primarily invested in debt securities. Our debt securities consist primarily of fixed and floating rate interest earning debt securities, which may include, among others, United States government and government agency debt and corporate debt. We measure the fair value of our debt securities using a third party pricing service that either provides quoted prices in less active markets for identical or similar securities or uses observable inputs for their pricing, both of which are level 2 inputs.As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, all of our marketable securities were treated as available-for-sale investments and, as such, we have recorded all of our marketable securities at fair value with changes in fair value being recorded as a component of AOCI.

Each quarter we assess all of our securities in an unrealized loss position for potential other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). Our assessment includes a consideration of many factors, both qualitative and quantitative, including the amount of the unrealized loss, the period of time the security has been in a loss position, the financial condition of the issuer and whether we have the intent and ability to hold the securities, among other factors. Based on our assessments, no OTTI was recorded for either of the quarters ended March 31, 2015 or 2014.

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of our available-for-sale marketable securities:

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Equity securities	$	118,487	$	122,856	$	116,009	$	120,274
Debt securities		21,107		21,242		20,660		20,604
Total homebuilding available-for-sale marketable securities	$	139,594	$	144,098	$	136,669	$	140,878
Financial Services:
Equity securities	$	14,027	$	14,531	$	9,028	$	9,286
Debt securities		3,935		3,994		5,930		5,976
Total financial services available-for-sale marketable securities	$	17,962	$	18,525	$	14,958	$	15,262
Total available-for-sale marketable securities	$	157,556	$	162,623	$	151,627	$	156,140

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our marketable securities were in net unrealized gain positions totaling $5.1 million and $4.5 million, respectively. Our marketable securities that were in unrealized loss positions aggregated to unrealized losses of $2.1 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The table below sets forth the debt and equity securities that were in an aggregate loss position. We do not believe that the aggregate unrealized loss related to our debt or equity securities as of March 31, 2015 is material to our operations.

	March 31, 2015							December 31, 2014
	Number of Securities in Loss Position		Aggregate Loss Position			Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in a Loss Position		Number of Securities in Loss Position		Aggregate Loss Position			Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in a Loss Position
	(Dollars in thousands)
Type of Investment
Debt		28	$	(49	)	$	7,556		52	$	(359	)	$	14,536
Equity		8		(2,040	)		81,104		6		(2,738	)		74,999
Total		36	$	(2,089	)	$	88,660		58	$	(3,097	)	$	89,535

The following table sets forth gross realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale marketable securities, which were included in either interest and other income in the homebuilding section or interest and other income in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities
Equity securities	$	237		$	5,431
Debt securities		166			1,261
Total	$	403		$	6,692
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities
Equity securities	$	(325	)	$	(154	)
Debt securities		(89	)		(12	)
Total	$	(414	)	$	(166	)
Net realized gain (loss) on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	(11	)	$	6,526

Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale, Net.  As of March 31, 2015, the primary components of our mortgage loans held-for-sale that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are: (1) mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell; and (2) mortgage loans held-for-sale not under commitments to sell. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $45.6 million and $74.2 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell for which fair value was based upon Level 2 inputs, which were the quoted market prices for those mortgage loans. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $19.1 million and $14.2 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell. The fair value for those loans was primarily based upon the estimated market price received from an outside party, which is a Level 2 fair value input.

Metropolitan District Bond Securities (Related Party).  The Metropolitan district bond securities (the “Metro Bonds”) are included in the homebuilding section of our accompanying consolidated balance sheets. We acquired the Metro Bonds from a quasi-municipal corporation in the state of Colorado (the “Metro District”), which was formed to help fund and maintain the infrastructure associated with a master-planned community being developed by our Company. Cash flows received by the Company from these securities reflect principal and interest payments from the Metro District that are supported by an annual levy on the taxable value of real estate and personal property within the Metro District’s boundaries and a one-time fee assessed on permits obtained by MDC in the Metro District. The stated year of maturity for the Metro Bonds is 2037. However, if the unpaid principal and all accrued interest are not paid off by the year 2037, the Company will continue to receive principal and interest payments in perpetuity until the unpaid principal and accrued interest is paid in full. Since 2007 and through the first quarter of 2013, we accounted for these securities under the cost recovery method and they were not carried at fair value in accordance with ASC Topic 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (“ASC 310-30”).

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

In the second quarter of 2013, we determined that these securities no longer were required to be accounted for under the cost recovery method due to an increase in the number of new homes delivered in the community coupled with improvements in property values within the Metro District. In accordance with ASC 310-30, we adjust the bond principal balance using an interest accretion model that utilizes future cash flows expected to be collected. Furthermore, as this investment is accounted for as an available-for-sale asset, we update its fair value on a quarterly basis, with the adjustment being recorded through AOCI. The fair value is based upon a discounted future cash flow model, which uses Level 3 inputs. The two primary unobservable inputs used in our discounted cash flow model are the forecasted number of homes to be closed, as they drive any increases to the tax base for the Metro District, and the discount rate. Cash receipts, which are typically only received in the fourth quarter, reduce the carrying value of the Metro Bonds. The table below provides quantitative data, as of March 31, 2015, regarding each unobservable input and the sensitivity of fair value to potential changes in those unobservable inputs.

	Quantitative Data				Sensitivity Analysis
Unobservable Input	Range		Weighted Average		Movement in Fair Value from Increase in Input	Movement in Fair Value from Decrease in Input
Number of homes closed per year		0 to 132		93	Increase	Decrease
Discount rate		5% to 14%		9.9%	Decrease	Increase

The table set forth below summarizes the activity for our Metro Bonds:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	18,203	$	12,729
Increase in fair value (recorded in other comprehensive income)		1,418		-
Change due to accretion of principal		357		298
Cash receipts		-		-
Balance at end of period	$	19,978	$	13,027

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The debt associated with our mortgage repurchase facility (see Note 18 for further discussion) is at floating rates or at fixed rates that approximate current market rates and have relatively short-term maturities, generally within 30 days. The fair value approximates carrying value and is based on Level 2 inputs.

Senior Notes. The estimated values of the senior notes in the following table are based on Level 2 inputs, including market prices of other homebuilder bonds.

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net	$	246,600	$	266,875	$	246,450	$	257,950
5½% Senior Notes due January 2024, net		250,000		244,063		250,000		242,608
6% Senior Notes due January 2043		350,000		296,625		350,000		296,555
Total	$	846,600	$	807,563	$	846,450	$	797,113

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

7. Inventories

The following table sets forth, by reportable segment, information relating to our homebuilding inventories:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West	$	342,666	$	343,134
Mountain		236,937		220,489
East		148,637		169,069
Subtotal		728,240		732,692
Land and Land Under Development:
West		500,932		507,252
Mountain		257,564		277,583
East		178,016		150,433
Subtotal		936,512		935,268
Total Inventories	$	1,664,752	$	1,667,960

Our inventories are primarily associated with communities where we intend to construct and sell homes, including models and speculative homes (defined as homes under construction without a sales contract and also referred to as “spec homes”). Costs capitalized to land and land under development primarily include: (1) land costs; (2) land development costs; (3) entitlement costs; (4) capitalized interest; (5) engineering fees; and (6) title insurance, real property taxes and closing costs directly related to the purchase of the land parcel. Components of housing completed or under construction primarily include: (1) land costs transferred from land and land under development; (2) direct construction costs associated with a house; (3) real property taxes, engineering fees, permits and other fees; (4) capitalized interest; and (5) indirect construction costs, which include field construction management salaries and benefits, utilities and other construction related costs. Land costs are transferred from land and land under development to housing completed or under construction at the point in time that construction of a home on an owned lot begins.

In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”), homebuilding inventories are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable. We evaluate inventories for impairment at each quarter end on a subdivision level basis as each subdivision represents the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. In making this determination, we review, among other things, the following for each subdivision:

• actual and trending “Operating Margin” (which is defined as home sale revenues less home cost of sales and all direct incremental costs associated with the home closing, including sales commissions) for homes closed;

• estimated future undiscounted cash flows and Operating Margin;

• forecasted Operating Margin for homes in backlog;

• actual and trending net and gross home orders;

• base sales price and home sales incentive information for homes closed, homes in backlog and homes available for sale;

• market information for each sub-market, including competition levels, home foreclosure levels, the size and style of homes currently being offered for sale and lot size; and

• known or probable events indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of our inventory may not be recoverable, assets are reviewed for impairment by comparing the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from an individual subdivision to its carrying value. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the subdivision’s carrying value, the carrying value of the subdivision is written down to its estimated fair value. We generally determine the estimated fair value of each subdivision by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at discount rates that are commensurate with the risk of the subdivision under evaluation. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded $0.4 million of inventory impairment charges related to one project in our East segment. We recognized no inventory impairments during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

8. Capitalization of Interest

We capitalize interest to inventories during the period of development in accordance with ASC Topic 835, Interest (“ASC 835”). Homebuilding interest capitalized as a cost of inventories is included in cost of sales as related units or lots are sold. To the extent our homebuilding debt exceeds our qualified assets as defined in ASC 835, we expense a portion of interest incurred. Qualified homebuilding assets consist of all lots and homes, excluding finished unsold homes or finished models, within projects that are actively selling or under development. The table set forth below summarizes homebuilding interest activity.

The homebuilding interest expensed in the table below relates to the portion of interest incurred where our homebuilding debt exceeded our qualified inventory for such periods in accordance with ASC 835.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding interest incurred	$	13,251		$	19,182
Less: Interest capitalized		(13,251	)		(18,497	)
Homebuilding interest expensed	$	-		$	685
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	79,231		$	74,155
Plus: Interest capitalized during period		13,251			18,497
Less: Previously capitalized interest included in home and land cost of sales		(12,491	)		(11,724	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	79,991		$	80,928

9. Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

The following table sets forth the components of homebuilding prepaid expenses and other assets:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land option deposits	$	10,776	$	12,895
Deferred marketing costs		30,266		29,231
Prepaid expenses		4,655		5,104
Goodwill		6,008		6,008
Deferred debt issuance costs, net		12,590		13,004
Other		1,645		1,754
Total	$	65,940	$	67,996

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

10. Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

The following table sets forth information relating to homebuilding accrued liabilities:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Customer and escrow deposits	$	21,591	$	16,728
Warranty accrual		17,761		18,346
Accrued compensation and related expenses		12,649		27,541
Accrued interest		11,031		23,234
Land development and home construction accruals		9,411		10,108
Other accrued liabilities		20,162		19,160
Total accrued liabilities	$	92,605	$	115,117

The following table sets forth information relating to financial services accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Insurance reserves	$	50,015	$	50,470
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		6,995		6,798
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	57,010	$	57,268

11. Warranty Accrual

Our homes are sold with limited third-party warranties. We record expenses and warranty accruals for general and structural warranty claims, as well as accruals for known, unusual warranty-related expenditures. Warranty accruals are established based upon historical payment experience in an amount estimated to be adequate to cover expected costs of materials and outside labor during warranty periods. The establishment of warranty accruals for closed homes and the evaluation of our warranty accrual balance at period end are both based on an internally developed analysis that includes known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including, among other things, our trends in historical warranty payment levels and warranty payments for claims not considered to be normal and recurring.

Our warranty accrual is included in accrued liabilities in the homebuilding section of our consolidated balance sheets and adjustments to our warranty accrual are recorded as an increase or reduction to home cost of sales in the homebuilding section of our consolidated statements of operations.

The table set forth below summarizes warranty accrual, payment and adjustment activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The adjustment in the three month period ended March 31, 2014 was not material to our operations, and there was no such adjustment during the three month period ended March 31, 2015.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	18,346		$	22,238
Expense provisions		1,115			991
Cash payments		(1,700	)		(982	)
Adjustments		-			(800	)
Balance at end of period	$	17,761		$	21,447

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

12. Insurance Reserves

The establishment of reserves for estimated losses associated with insurance policies issued by Allegiant and re-insurance agreements issued by StarAmerican are based on actuarial studies that include known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including our experience with similar cases and historical trends involving claim payment patterns, pending levels of unpaid claims, product mix or concentration, claim severity, frequency patterns depending on the business conducted, and changing regulatory and legal environments.

The table set forth below summarizes the insurance reserve activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The insurance reserve is included as a component of accrued liabilities in the financial services section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	50,470		$	49,637
Expense provisions		1,273			1,310
Cash payments, net of recoveries		(1,728	)		(1,871	)
Balance at end of period	$	50,015		$	49,076

In the ordinary course of business, we make payments from our insurance reserves to settle litigation claims arising primarily from our homebuilding activities. These payments are irregular in both their timing and their magnitude. As a result, the cash payments, net of recoveries shown for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are not necessarily indicative of what future cash payments will be for subsequent periods.

13. Income Taxes

At the end of each interim period, we are required to estimate our annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year and use that rate to provide for income taxes for the current year-to-date reporting period. Our overall effective income tax rates were 36.8% and 38.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, resulting in income tax expense of $4.9 million and $7.1 million for the same periods, respectively.

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 we had deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, of $148.0 million and $153.5 million, respectively. Included in our deferred tax assets at March 31, 2015 are $45.6 million and $36.0 million of federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, respectively. Our net deferred tax assets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were partially offset by valuation allowances of $13.2 million and $13.0 million, respectively, related to (1) various state net operating loss carryforwards where realization is more uncertain at this time due to the more limited carryforward periods that exist in certain states and (2) the amount by which the carrying value of our Metro Bonds for tax purposes exceeds our carrying value for book purposes that we believe realization is more uncertain at this time.

14. Senior Notes

The following table sets forth the carrying amount of our senior notes as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, net of applicable discounts:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net	$	246,600	$	246,450
5½% Senior Notes due January 2024		250,000		250,000
6% Senior Notes due January 2043		350,000		350,000
Total	$	846,600	$	846,450

On March 26, 2014, we redeemed our 5⅜% Senior Notes due December 2014.  As a result of this transaction, we paid $259.1 million to extinguish $250 million in debt principal with a carrying value, including unamortized deferred financing costs, of $249.7 million and recorded a $9.4 million expense for loss on extinguishment of debt.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by substantially all of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries.

15. Stock Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires the fair value of stock-based compensation awards to be amortized as an expense over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation awards are valued at fair value on the date of grant. The following table sets forth share-based award expense activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Stock option grant expense	$	376	$	593
Restricted stock awards expense		499		699
Total stock based compensation	$	875	$	1,292

16. Commitments and Contingencies

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. We are required to obtain surety bonds and letters of credit in support of our obligations for land development and subdivision improvements, homeowner association dues, warranty work, contractor license fees and earnest money deposits. At March 31, 2015, we had issued and outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $147.1 million and $25.8 million, respectively, including $15.8 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit was approximately $47.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The letters of credit as of March 31, 2015, excluding those issued by HomeAmerican, were outstanding under our unsecured revolving credit facility (see Note 18 for further discussion of the revolving credit facility). We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit.

We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.

Mortgage Loan Loss Reserves. In the normal course of business, we establish reserves for potential losses associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans to third-parties. These reserves are created to address repurchase and indemnity claims by third-party purchasers of the mortgage loans, which claims arise primarily out of, but not limited to, allegations of homebuyer fraud at the time of origination of the loan, missing documentation, loan processing defects or defective appraisals. These reserves are based upon, among other things: (1) pending claims received from third-party purchasers associated with previously sold mortgage loans; (2) a current assessment of the potential exposure associated with future claims of homebuyer fraud in mortgage loans originated in prior periods; and (3) historical loss experience. In addition to reserves established for mortgage loans previously sold to third-parties, we establish reserves for loans that we have been required to repurchase. Our mortgage loan reserves are reflected as a component of accrued liabilities in the financial services section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and the associated expenses are included in expenses in the financial services section of the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

The following table summarizes the mortgage loan loss reserve activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	810		$	1,370
Expense provisions		725			-
Cash payments		-			-
Adjustments		(310	)		(497	)
Balance at end of period	$	1,225		$	873

Legal Reserves. Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, we have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Lot Option Contracts. In the normal course of business, we enter into lot option purchase contracts (“Option Contracts”), generally through a deposit of cash or a letter of credit, for the right to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. The use of such land option and other contracts generally allow us to reduce the risks associated with direct land ownership and development, reduces our capital and financial commitments and minimizes the amount of our land inventories on our consolidated balance sheets. Our obligation with respect to Option Contracts is generally limited to forfeiture of the related deposits. At March 31, 2015, we had cash deposits and letters of credit totaling $10.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively, at risk associated with the option to purchase 1,760 lots.

17. Derivative Financial Instruments

The derivative instruments we utilize in the normal course of business are interest rate lock commitments and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, both of which typically are short-term in nature. Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities are utilized to hedge changes in fair value of our interest rate lock commitments as well as mortgage loans held-for-sale not under commitments to sell. For forward sales of securities, as well as interest rate lock commitments that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, we record the changes in fair value of the derivatives in revenues in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations with an offset to prepaid expenses and other assets or accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the financial services section of our accompanying consolidated balance sheets, depending on the nature of the change.

At March 31, 2015, we had interest rate lock commitments with an aggregate principal balance of $87.6 million. Additionally, we had $19.1 million of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell at March 31, 2015. In order to hedge the changes in fair value of our interest rate lock commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale which had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser, we had forward sales of securities totaling $71.5 million at March 31, 2015.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, we recorded net gains (losses) on our derivatives of $0.6 million and $(0.4) million, respectively.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

18. Lines of Credit

Revolving Credit Facility. On December 13, 2013, we entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders which may be used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was amended on December 17, 2014 to (1) increase the aggregate commitment amount by $100 million to $550 million (the “Commitment”) and (2) extend the maturity until December 13, 2019. Each lender may issue letters of credit in an amount up to 50% of its commitment. The facility permits an increase in the maximum Commitment amount to $1.0 billion upon our request, subject to receipt of additional commitments from existing or additional lenders and the consent of the designated agent and the co-administrative agent. Interest rates on outstanding borrowings are determined by reference to a specified London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a specified federal funds effective rate or a specified prime rate, plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio, as defined in the facility agreement. At any time at which our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, exceeds 55%, the aggregate principal amount of all consolidated senior debt borrowings outstanding may not exceed the borrowing base. There is no borrowing base requirement if our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, is 55% or less.

The Revolving Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The financial covenants include a consolidated tangible net worth test and a leverage test, along with a consolidated tangible net worth covenant, all as defined in the facility agreement. A failure to satisfy the foregoing tests does not constitute an event of default, but can trigger a “term-out” of the facility. A breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant (but not the consolidated tangible net worth test) would result in an event of default.

The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant, failure to make timely payments, breaches of certain representations or covenants, failure to pay other material indebtedness, or another person becoming beneficial owner of 50% or more of our outstanding common stock. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2015.

We incur costs associated with unused commitment fees pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were $10.0 million and $10.5 million, respectively, in letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amounts available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility. At both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $15.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2015, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $525.0 million.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”) that will expire on September 18, 2015. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility, which had a temporary increase in the maximum aggregate commitment from $50 million to $80 million from December 29, 2014 through January 28, 2015, had a maximum aggregate commitment of $50 million as of March 31, 2015. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, HomeAmerican had $40.0 million and $60.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican was obligated to repurchase under our Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility in the consolidated balance sheets. Advances under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a price range that is LIBOR-based. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a maximum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth Ratio, (iii) a minimum Adjusted Net Income requirement, and (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement. The foregoing terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of March 31, 2015.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

19. Supplemental Guarantor Information

Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by the following subsidiaries (collectively, the "Guarantor Subsidiaries"), which are 100%-owned subsidiaries of the Company.

● M.D.C. Land Corporation

● RAH of Florida, Inc.

● Richmond American Construction, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Colorado, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Delaware, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP

● Richmond American Homes of Illinois, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of New Jersey, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Utah, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Virginia, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Washington, Inc.

The senior note indentures do not provide for a suspension of the guarantees, but do provide that any Guarantor may be released from its guarantee so long as (1) no default or event of default exists or would result from release of such guarantee, (2) the Guarantor being released has consolidated net worth of less than 5% of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (3) the Guarantors released from their guarantees in any year-end period comprise in the aggregate less than 10% (or 15% if and to the extent necessary to permit the cure of a default) of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (4) such release would not have a material adverse effect on the homebuilding business of the Company and its subsidiaries and (5) the Guarantor is released from its guarantee(s) under all Specified Indebtedness (other than by reason of payment under its guarantee of Specified Indebtedness). Upon delivery of an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the indenture relating to such transactions have been complied with and the release is authorized, the guarantee will be automatically and unconditionally released. “Specified Indebtedness” means indebtedness under the senior notes, the Company’s Indenture dated as of December 3, 2002, the Revolving Credit Facility, and any refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement of any of the foregoing.

We have determined that separate, full financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries would not be material to investors and, accordingly, supplemental financial information for the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries is presented below.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet

	March 31, 2015
					Non-
			Guarantor		Guarantor		Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Entries			MDC
	Dollars in thousands
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	98,316	$	3,010	$	-	$	-		$	101,326
Marketable securities		144,098		-		-		-			144,098
Restricted cash		-		4,260		-		-			4,260
Trade and other receivables		6,779		30,093		-		(2,475	)		34,397
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		-		728,240		-		-			728,240
Land and land under development		-		936,512		-		-			936,512
Total inventories		-		1,664,752		-		-			1,664,752
Intercompany receivables		1,516,617		2,855		5,819		(1,525,291	)		-
Investment in subsidiaries		199,907		-		-		(199,907	)		-
Deferred tax asset, net		131,993		-		-		2,852			134,845
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)		19,978		-		-		-			19,978
Other assets		40,041		55,682		-		-			95,723
Total Homebuilding Assets		2,157,729		1,760,652		5,819		(1,724,821	)		2,199,379
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		-		-		28,589		-			28,589
Marketable securities		-		-		18,525		-			18,525
Intercompany receivables		-		-		38,688		(38,688	)		-
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		-		-		64,708		-			64,708
Other assets		-		-		8,086		(2,852	)		5,234
Total Financial Services Assets		-		-		158,596		(41,540	)		117,056
Total Assets	$	2,157,729	$	1,760,652	$	164,415	$	(1,766,361	)	$	2,316,435
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	-	$	38,720	$	-	$	-		$	38,720
Accrued liabilities		22,304		69,336		19		946			92,605
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		47,362		1,489,489		24,554		(1,561,405	)		-
Revolving credit facility		15,000		-		-		-			15,000
Senior notes, net		846,600		-		-		-			846,600
Total Homebuilding Liabilities		931,266		1,597,545		24,573		(1,560,459	)		992,925
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		-		60,432		(3,422	)		57,010
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		-		-		2,573		(2,573	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-		-		40,037		-			40,037
Total Financial Services Liabilities		-		-		103,042		(5,995	)		97,047
Total Liabilities		931,266		1,597,545		127,615		(1,566,454	)		1,089,972
Equity:
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,226,463		163,107		36,800		(199,907	)		1,226,463
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,157,729	$	1,760,652	$	164,415	$	(1,766,361	)	$	2,316,435

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet

	December 31, 2014
					Non-
			Guarantor		Guarantor		Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	119,951	$	2,691	$	-	$	-		$	122,642
Marketable securities		140,878		-		-		-			140,878
Restricted cash		-		2,816		-		-			2,816
Trade Receivables		6,573		24,449		-		(2,467	)		28,555
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		-		732,692		-		-			732,692
Land and land under development		-		935,268		-		-			935,268
Total inventories		-		1,667,960		-		-			1,667,960
Intercompany receivables		1,418,705		2,854		5,295		(1,426,854	)		-
Investment in subsidiaries		260,874		-		-		(260,874	)		-
Deferred tax asset		137,529		-		-		2,957			140,486
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)		18,203		-		-		-			18,203
Other assets, net		41,743		56,744		-		-			98,487
Total Homebuilding Assets		2,144,456		1,757,514		5,295		(1,687,238	)		2,220,027
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		-		-		31,183		-			31,183
Marketable securities		-		-		15,262		-			15,262
Intercompany receivables		-		-		39,513		(39,513	)		-
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		-		-		88,392		-			88,392
Other assets, net		-		-		6,531		(2,957	)		3,574
Total Financial Services Assets		-		-		180,881		(42,470	)		138,411
Total Assets	$	2,144,456	$	1,757,514	$	186,176	$	(1,729,708	)	$	2,358,438
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	-	$	35,445	$	-	$	-		$	35,445
Accrued liabilities		7,007		105,529		67		2,514			115,117
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		47,663		1,392,111		23,809		(1,463,583	)		-
Revolving credit facility		15,000		-		-		-			15,000
Senior notes, net		846,450		-		-		-			846,450
Total Homebuilding Liabilities		916,120		1,533,085		23,876		(1,461,069	)		1,012,012
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		-		62,249		(4,981	)		57,268
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		-		-		2,784		(2,784	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-		-		60,822		-			60,822
Total Financial Services Liabilities		-		-		125,855		(7,765	)		118,090
Total Liabilities		916,120		1,533,085		149,731		(1,468,834	)		1,130,102
Equity:
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,228,336		224,429		36,445		(260,874	)		1,228,336
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,144,456	$	1,757,514	$	186,176	$	(1,729,708	)	$	2,358,438

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Operations

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	377,919		$	-		$	-		$	377,919
Cost of Sales		-			(319,767	)		-			-			(319,767	)
Inventory impairments		-			(350	)		-			-			(350	)
Gross margin		-			57,802			-			-			57,802
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(8,922	)		(41,457	)		-			(153	)		(50,532	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		12,992			-			-			(12,992	)		-
Interest and other income		1,563			281			5			5			1,854
Interest expense		86			-			-			(86	)		-
Other expense		(2	)		(1,132	)		-			-			(1,134	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		5,717			15,494			5			(13,226	)		7,990
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			5,102			234			5,336
Income before income taxes		5,717			15,494			5,107			(12,992	)		13,326
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		2,703			(5,704	)		(1,905	)		-			(4,906	)
Net income	$	8,420		$	9,790		$	3,202		$	(12,992	)	$	8,420
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax		1,308			-			259			(259	)		1,308
Comprehensive income	$	9,728		$	9,790		$	3,461		$	(13,251	)	$	9,728

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	318,534		$	-		$	-		$	318,534
Cost of Sales		-			(259,478	)		-			-			(259,478	)
Inventory impairments		-			-			-			-			-
Gross margin		-			59,056			-			-			59,056
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(12,077	)		(36,109	)		-			(155	)		(48,341	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		17,073			-			-			(17,073	)		-
Interest and other income		13,227			329			3			(10	)		13,549
Interest expense		(685	)		-			-			-			(685	)
Other expense		(2	)		(612	)		-			-			(614	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(9,412	)		-			-			-			(9,412	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		8,124			22,664			3			(17,238	)		13,553
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			4,922			165			5,087
Income before income taxes		8,124			22,664			4,925			(17,073	)		18,640
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		3,380			(8,677	)		(1,839	)		-			(7,136	)
Net income	$	11,504		$	13,987		$	3,086		$	(17,073	)	$	11,504
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax		(4,046	)		-			62			(62	)		(4,046	)
Comprehensive income	$	7,458		$	13,987		$	3,148		$	(17,135	)	$	7,458

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

Notes to Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Cash Flows

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	17,605		$	(25,582	)	$	23,403		$	-		$	15,426
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(27,027	)		(258	)		(3,026	)		23,973			(6,338	)
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		-			26,159			(2,186	)		(23,973	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-			-			(20,785	)		-			(20,785	)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		-			-			-			-			-
Repayment of senior notes		-			-			-			-			-
Dividend payments		(12,213	)		-			-			-			(12,213	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		-			-			-			-			-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(12,213	)		26,159			(22,971	)		(23,973	)		(32,998	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		(21,635	)		319			(2,594	)		-			(23,910	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		119,951			2,691			31,183			-			153,825
End of period	$	98,316		$	3,010		$	28,589		$	-		$	129,915

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(43,521	)	$	(101,004	)	$	30,277		$	-		$	(114,248	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(13,276	)		(80	)		3,187			66,511			56,342
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		-			101,023			(34,512	)		(66,511	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-			-			(23,734	)		-			(23,734	)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		248,375			-			-			-			248,375
Repayment of senior notes		(259,118	)		-			-			-			(259,118	)
Dividend payments		(12,207	)		-			-			-			(12,207	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		71			-			-			-			71
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(22,879	)		101,023			(58,246	)		(66,511	)		(46,613	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		(79,676	)		(61	)		(24,782	)		-			(104,519	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		145,180			3,454			50,704			-			199,338
End of period	$	65,504		$	3,393		$	25,922		$	-		$	94,819

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ITEM 2.    Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

The following discussion should be read in conjunction with, and is qualified in its entirety by, the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included elsewhere in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q. This item contains forward-looking statements that involve risks and uncertainties. Actual results may differ materially from those indicated in such forward-looking statements. Factors that may cause such a difference include, but are not limited to, those discussed in "Item 1A: Risk Factors" of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Homebuilding:
Home sale revenues	$	377,009		$	318,534
Land sale revenues		910			-
Total home and land sale revenues		377,919			318,534
Home cost of sales		(318,642	)		(259,478	)
Land cost of sales		(1,125	)		-
Inventory impairments		(350	)		-
Total cost of sales		(320,117	)		(259,478	)
Gross margin		57,802			59,056
Gross margin %		15.3	%		18.5	%
Selling, general and administrative expenses		(50,532	)		(48,341	)
Interest and other income		1,854			13,549
Interest expense		-			(685	)
Other expense		(1,134	)		(614	)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		-			(9,412	)
Homebuilding pretax income		7,990			13,553
Financial Services:
Revenues		10,591			9,223
Expenses		(6,159	)		(4,924	)
Interest and other income		904			788
Financial services pretax income		5,336			5,087
Income before income taxes		13,326			18,640
Provision for income taxes		(4,906	)		(7,136	)
Net income	$	8,420		$	11,504
Earnings per share:
Basic	$	0.17		$	0.24
Diluted	$	0.17		$	0.23
Weighted average common shares outstanding:
Basic		48,714,637			48,585,757
Diluted		48,891,514			48,854,675
Dividends declared per share	$	0.25		$	0.25
Cash provided by (used in):
Operating Activities	$	15,426		$	(114,248	)
Investing Activities	$	(6,338	)	$	56,342
Financing Activities	$	(32,998	)	$	(46,613	)

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Overview

For the 2015 first quarter, we recorded pretax income of $13.3 million, a year-over-year decrease of $5.3 million. The primary drivers of this decrease were a 310 basis point reduction in our gross margin from home sales and an $11.7 million reduction in interest and other income, which were partially offset by an 18% improvement in home sale revenues and a $9.4 million charge related to the early extinguishment of debt in the 2014 first quarter. The decline in our gross margin percentage was partly the result of our efforts to reduce our supply of aged speculative homes, which resulted in higher incentives for many spec homes delivered during the 2015 first quarter, and higher land and construction costs. Our interest and other income was down year-over-year as a result of the decrease in gains recognized on the sale of marketable securities, combined with a decrease in interest and dividends generated due to a lower marketable securities balance. The improvement in home sale revenues was primarily due to an increase in the average selling price of our homes due to a mix shift to higher-priced communities and, to a lesser extent, price increases implemented in prior quarters. Our net income for the 2015 first quarter was $8.4 million, or $0.17 per diluted share, compared to net income of $11.5 million, or $0.23 per diluted share for the year earlier period.

Although profit decreased in the 2015 first quarter, demand levels have shown signs of improvement, evidenced by the 43% year-over-year increase in our dollar value of net new home orders to $666.5 million for the 2015 first quarter, which was the result of a 29% increase in the number of net new orders, driven by improvements in both our monthly sales absorption pace and active community count, and an 11% increase in the average price of new orders, due mostly to a mix shift to higher priced communities. Our backlog at March 31, 2015 totaled $952.9 million, up 46% year-over-year.

With the significant year-over-year increase in our quarter-end backlog, coupled with a 10% year-over-year increase in our average active community count, we believe we are well positioned for the remainder of 2015. Furthermore, we believe that we have the opportunity to expand our gross margin percentage from the 2015 first quarter, as we have (1) increased prices in the many of our active subdivisions during the 2015 first quarter and (2) reduced our spec inventory levels per active community by 42%. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.

During the quarter, we purchased over 800 lots in 27 communities and ended the 2015 first quarter with 14,559 lots under our control. With overall liquidity of approximately $825 million, and no senior note maturities until 2020, we believe that our financial position at the end of the 2015 first quarter provides the appropriate balance for us between supporting potential growth opportunities and providing protection from the volatile and cyclical nature of the housing market.

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Homebuilding

Pretax Income

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,						Change
	2015			2014			Amount			%
	(Dollars in thousands)
West	$	8,503		$	12,650		$	(4,147	)		(33	)%
Mountain		7,420			7,359			61			1	%
East		(421	)		2,661			(3,082	)		(116	)%
Corporate		(7,512	)		(9,117	)		1,605			(18	)%
Total homebuilding pretax income	$	7,990		$	13,553		$	(5,563	)		(41	)%

For the 2015 first quarter, we reported homebuilding pretax income of $8.0 million, compared to pretax income of $13.6 million for the first quarter of 2014. The $5.6 million decline was primarily the result of a 310 basis point decline in our gross margin from home sales coupled with a decline of $11.7 million in interest and other income, partially offset by a $9.4 million reduction in charges related to the early extinguishment of debt and an 18% increase in home sale revenues. 

Our West and East homebuilding segments both experienced declines in pretax income. The $4.1 million decline in pretax income in our West segment, despite a 30% increase in home sale revenues, was driven by a decrease in our gross margin percentage coupled with an increase in marketing costs caused by a 9% increase in active communities. Our East segment experienced a $3.1 million decrease in pretax income due largely to a decrease in gross margin percentage, particularly in our Virginia market. Pretax income for our Mountain segment was up 1% as a slight decline in our gross margin percentage and a $1.6 million increase in SG&A expenses almost completely offset a 22% increase in home sale revenues. Our Corporate segment experienced a $1.6 million improvement in its pretax loss, due primarily to $3.2 million in lower general and administrative costs and the $9.4 million reduction in charges related to early extinguishment of debt discussed above. These amounts were partly offset by an $11.7 million decline in interest and other income caused by a decrease in the gains we recognized on marketable securities sold in the 2014 first quarter as well as a decrease in interest and dividends generated due to a lower marketable securities balance.  

Assets

	March 31,		December 31,		Change
	2015		2014		Amount			%
	(Dollars in thousands)
West	$	887,727	$	893,970	$	(6,243	)		(1	)%
Mountain		518,187		516,971		1,216			0	%
East		351,884		343,718		8,166			2	%
Corporate		441,581		465,368		(23,787	)		(5	)%
Total homebuilding assets	$	2,199,379	$	2,220,027	$	(20,648	)		(1	)%

Total homebuilding assets decreased by $20.6 million during the 2015 first quarter, primarily due to activity within our Corporate segment.

Home and land sale revenues

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,				Change
	2015		2014		Amount			%
	(Dollars in thousands)
West	$	176,817	$	136,422	$	40,395			30	%
Mountain		124,021		100,945		23,076			23	%
East		77,081		81,167		(4,086	)		(5	)%
Total home and land sale revenues	$	377,919	$	318,534	$	59,385			19	%

Home and land sale revenues increased $59.4 million year-over-year to $377.9 million, primarily driven by a 14% increase in average selling price and a 4% increase in new home deliveries.

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New Home Deliveries

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015						2014						% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
Arizona		150	$	46,886	$	312.6		125	$	32,672	$	261.4		20	%		44	%		20	%
California		140		68,986		492.8		92		41,100		446.7		52	%		68	%		10	%
Nevada		111		40,914		368.6		120		39,937		332.8		(8	)%		2	%		11	%
Washington		56		20,031		357.7		64		22,713		354.9		(13	)%		(12	)%		1	%
West		457		176,817		386.9		401		136,422		340.2		14	%		30	%		14	%
Colorado		245		111,938		456.9		248		93,383		376.5		(1	)%		20	%		21	%
Utah		31		11,172		360.4		24		7,562		315.1		29	%		48	%		14	%
Mountain		276		123,110		446.1		272		100,945		371.1		1	%		22	%		20	%
Maryland		56		27,156		484.9		77		36,905		479.3		(27	)%		(26	)%		1	%
Virginia		59		29,120		493.6		57		27,267		478.4		4	%		7	%		3	%
Florida		61		20,806		341.1		66		16,995		257.5		(8	)%		22	%		32	%
East		176		77,082		438.0		200		81,167		405.8		(12	)%		(5	)%		8	%
Total		909	$	377,009	$	414.8		873	$	318,534	$	364.9		4	%		18	%		14	%

For the 2015 first quarter, the 4% year-over-year increase in new home deliveries was driven almost entirely by our Arizona and California markets, due to significant year-over-year increases in (a) the number of homes in beginning backlog for both markets and (b) the number of specs sold and delivered during the period in California. These improvements were partially offset by decreases in most of our other markets. Most notably, deliveries in Maryland decreased due to a significant decrease in beginning backlog. Washington, Colorado and Florida also decreased, despite significant increases in beginning backlog, due to a drop in the number of spec homes sold and delivered during the period in these markets.

All of our markets experienced year-over-year increases in average selling price. As a result, our total average selling price for the Company increased to $414,800, the highest of any quarter in our history. The improvement in each market’s average selling price was primarily the result of a mix shift to higher-priced communities, particularly in Arizona, California, Colorado and Florida.

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Gross Margin

Our gross margin from home sales for the 2015 first quarter decreased 310 basis points year-over-year. The primary drivers of this decrease were lower margins from spec home deliveries due to higher incentives utilized in our efforts to reduce our aged spec inventory coupled with higher land costs. To a lesser extent, margins were adversely impacted by higher construction costs, a $0.8 million year-over-year decline in positive warranty adjustments and a $0.4 million inventory impairment recorded in the 2015 first quarter. Sequentially, our gross margin from home sales decreased 90 basis points from the 2014 fourth quarter as a result of a higher percentage of our 2015 first quarter deliveries coming from aged spec sales consistent with our strategy to reduce our spec inventory levels. Our gross margin percentage excluding inventory impairments and interest in cost of sales for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 18.8%, compared to 22.2% for the same period in 2014. As we continue to shift our mix of deliveries to a higher proportion of dirt sales (defined as homes with a sales contract before construction is started) in 2015, which generally have lower incentives than the aged spec deliveries, we believe that we have the opportunity to improve our gross margins compared with the levels we realized in the 2015 first quarter. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below. The table set forth below is a reconciliation of our gross margin from home sales to gross margin from home sales excluding inventory impairments and interest in cost of sales, which is a non-GAAP measure.

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			Gross Margin %			2014		Gross Margin %
	(Dollars in thousands)
Gross Margin	$	57,802			15.3	%	$	59,056		18.5	%
Less: Land Sale Revenues		(910	)					-
Add: Land Cost of Sales		1,125						-
Gross Margin from Home Sales		58,017			15.4	%		59,056		18.5	%
Add: Inventory Impairments		350						-
Gross Margin from Home Sales Excluding Inventory Impairments (1)		58,367			15.5	%		59,056		18.5	%
Add: Interest in Cost of Sales		12,491						11,724
Gross Margin from Home Sales Excluding Inventory Impairments and Interest in Cost of Sales (1)	$	70,858			18.8	%	$	70,780		22.2	%

(1) Gross margin from home sales excluding inventory impairments and gross margin from home sales excluding inventory impairments and interest in cost of sales are non-GAAP financial measures. We believe this information is meaningful as it isolates the impact that impairments and interest have on our Gross Margin from Home Sales and permits investors to make better comparisons with our competitors, who also break out and adjust gross margins in a similar fashion.

Inventory Impairments

For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded $0.4 million of inventory impairment charges related to one project in our East segment. No such charges were recorded during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

Selling, General and Administrative (“SG&A”) Expenses

Our SG&A expenses were $50.5 million for the quarter ended March 31, 2015, compared to $48.3 million for the same period in 2014. The increase in SG&A expenses was largely attributable to a $1.7 million increase in commission expenses, due to an increase in home sale revenues, and a $2.6 million increase in marketing expenses, due to the increase in our active communities. These increases were slightly offset by a $2.1 million decrease in general and administrative expenses, resulting primarily from a reduction in compensation and legal expenses.

Our SG&A rate decreased 180 basis points from 15.2% in the 2014 first quarter to 13.4% in the 2015 first quarter. The decrease in our SG&A rate was attributable mostly to an 18% increase in home sale revenues, which outpaced the 5% increase in our SG&A expenses.

Interest and Other Income

In the 2015 first quarter, our interest and other income declined to $1.9 million from $13.5 million in the 2014 first quarter. The decrease was primarily driven by a decline in the gain on sales of marketable securities in 2015 first quarter, as the volume of marketable securities sold decreased. In addition, interest income declined due to a year-over-year reduction in our marketable securities balance.

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Early Extinguishment of Debt

During the 2014 first quarter, we redeemed $250 million of senior notes due December 2014, which resulted in an early extinguishment of debt charge of $9.4 million. We recorded no such charge during the 2015 first quarter.

Other Homebuilding Operating Data

Net New Orders:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015								2014								% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Monthly Absorption Rate *		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Monthly Absorption Rate *		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price			Monthly Absorption Rate *
	(Dollars in thousands)
Arizona		225	$	59,721	$	265.4		2.08		191	$	52,392	$	274.3		2.32		18	%		14	%		(3	)%		(10	)%
California		229		120,963		528.2		3.76		153		75,421		492.9		4.08		50	%		60	%		7	%		(8	)%
Nevada		227		86,186		379.7		5.29		150		44,861		299.1		3.16		51	%		92	%		27	%		67	%
Washington		112		45,109		402.8		2.99		92		34,017		369.8		2.67		22	%		33	%		9	%		12	%
West		793		311,979		393.4		3.18		586		206,691		352.7		2.90		35	%		51	%		12	%		10	%
Colorado		490		223,955		457.1		3.82		396		157,613		398.0		3.52		24	%		42	%		15	%		9	%
Utah		66		23,531		356.5		3.49		43		14,481		336.8		2.61		53	%		62	%		6	%		34	%
Mountain		556		247,486		445.1		3.78		439		172,094		392.0		3.40		27	%		44	%		14	%		11	%
Maryland		67		33,370		498.1		2.54		68		31,347		461.0		1.35		(1	)%		6	%		8	%		88	%
Virginia		72		34,818		483.6		2.33		59		29,893		506.7		1.87		22	%		16	%		(5	)%		25	%
Florida		105		38,838		369.9		2.54		84		25,930		308.7		2.19		25	%		50	%		20	%		16	%
East		244		107,026		438.6		2.48		211		87,170		413.1		1.76		16	%		23	%		6	%		41	%
Total		1,593	$	666,491	$	418.4		3.22		1,236	$	465,955	$	377.0		2.74		29	%		43	%		11	%		18	%

* Calculated as total net new orders in period ÷ average active communities during period ÷ number of months in period

The dollar value of our net new orders increased 43% year-over-year, driven primarily by a 29% increase in units and an 11% increase in average sales price. The increase in units was the result of an 18% improvement in our monthly sales absorption rate to 3.22 per community, as demand across most of our markets picked up from the prior year period, and a 10% year-over-year increase in average active communities. Our monthly sales absorption pace was up 10% in our West segment driven by a Company high absorption pace of 5.29 per month in Nevada and an above Company average pace in California due to strong demand experienced in each of these markets. Absorption pace in our Mountain segment was up 11% year-over-year largely due to strong demand experienced in Colorado and improved activity in Utah. Our East segment experienced a 41% improvement in absorption rate as a result of the 2014 first quarter being negatively impacted by severe winter weather in our Virginia and Maryland markets. Most of our markets experienced an increase in average selling price, with the largest increases coming in Nevada, Colorado and Florida primarily due to a mix shift to higher-priced communities and submarkets, such as South Florida, along with stronger pricing power in Nevada and Colorado. Additionally, during the quarter, we were able to increase prices in most of our active subdivisions across most of our markets.

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Active Subdivisions:

	March 31,				%
	2015		2014		Change
Arizona		36		31		16	%
California		22		15		47	%
Nevada		10		17		(41	)%
Washington		13		11		18	%
West		81		74		9	%
Colorado		45		38		18	%
Utah		6		6		0	%
Mountain		51		44		16	%
Maryland		9		15		(40	)%
Virginia		10		10		0	%
Florida		15		14		7	%
East		34		39		(13	)%
Total		166		157		6	%
Average for quarter ended		165		150		10	%

At March 31, 2015, we had 166 active subdivisions, a 6% increase from 157 active subdivisions at March 31, 2014 and a 4% increase from December 31, 2014. The increase in active subdivisions from the same prior year period was the result of significant land acquisition activity during the past two years, particularly in our Arizona, California, and Colorado markets. Active communities in our Nevada market decreased due to a higher than expected level of sales during the 2015 first quarter causing certain communities to close out earlier than expected. However, by the end of 2015, we expect to see a significant increase in our community count in Nevada. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below. The decline in our Maryland market was primarily due to a combination of an increase in our sales absorption pace coupled with certain delays in opening new communities.

Cancellation Rate:

	Three Months Ended March 31,				Change in
	2015		2014		Percentage
Arizona		23%		19%		4%
California		20%		22%		(2)%
Nevada		11%		20%		(9)%
Washington		13%		16%		(3)%
West		17%		19%		(2)%
Colorado		15%		15%		0%
Utah		12%		12%		0%
Mountain		15%		15%		0%
Maryland		13%		28%		(15)%
Virginia		23%		27%		(4)%
Florida		23%		22%		1%
East		20%		25%		(5)%
Total		17%		19%		(2)%

Our cancellation rate for the three months ended March 31, 2015 was 17%, improving slightly from 19% in the prior year period. We experienced improvements in the majority of our markets with large declines in Maryland and Nevada. The improvement in Maryland was the direct result of various efforts to enhance the quality of our backlog, including reduced acceptance of contingencies and more emphasis on creditworthiness before the acceptance of sales contracts. The improvement in Nevada was due to fewer cancellations by buyers due to a stronger market and higher demand.

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Backlog:

	March 31,
	2015						2014						% Change
	Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes		Dollar Value		Average Price		Homes			Dollar Value			Average Price
	(Dollars in thousands)
Arizona		306	$	88,599	$	289.5		226	$	63,587	$	281.4		35	%		39	%		3	%
California		281		149,351		531.5		208		106,121		510.2		35	%		41	%		4	%
Nevada		271		104,686		386.3		170		53,490		314.6		59	%		96	%		23	%
Washington		111		45,216		407.4		74		27,427		370.6		50	%		65	%		10	%
West		969		387,852		400.3		678		250,625		369.7		43	%		55	%		8	%
Colorado		824		382,025		463.6		565		237,413		420.2		46	%		61	%		10	%
Utah		75		25,783		343.8		45		15,232		338.5		67	%		69	%		2	%
Mountain		899		407,808		453.6		610		252,645		414.2		47	%		61	%		10	%
Maryland		79		39,856		504.5		120		57,871		482.3		(34	)%		(31	)%		5	%
Virginia		103		50,864		493.8		105		53,278		507.4		(2	)%		(5	)%		(3	)%
Florida		153		66,569		435.1		112		36,852		329.0		37	%		81	%		32	%
East		335		157,289		469.5		337		148,001		439.2		(1	)%		6	%		7	%
Total		2,203	$	952,949	$	432.6		1,625	$	651,271	$	400.8		36	%		46	%		8	%

At March 31, 2015 we had 2,203 homes in backlog with a total value of $952.9 million, representing a year-over-year increase of 578 homes and $301.7 million from March 31, 2014. This quarter marked the third consecutive quarter of year-over-year increases in units in backlog and also was the most units in our backlog since the 2007 third quarter. The increase of the dollar value of homes in backlog was driven by year-over-year increases in net new orders and the average selling price due to a mix shift to higher-priced communities and price increases in certain markets, particularly Nevada and Colorado.

Homes Completed or Under Construction (WIP lots):

	March 31,				%
	2015		2014		Change
Unsold:
Completed		326		484		(33	)%
Under construction		419		740		(43	)%
Total unsold started homes (spec homes)		745		1,224		(39	)%
Sold homes under construction or completed		1,519		1,245		22	%
Model homes		279		258		8	%
Total homes completed or under construction		2,543		2,727		(7	)%

As a result of our ongoing efforts to lower our spec home supply to meet current levels of demand, we reduced the number of spec homes by 39% year-over-year as of March 31, 2015. This decline, which was partially offset by a 22% increase in sold homes under construction or completed, resulted in a 7% decrease in total homes completed or under construction.

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Lots Owned and Optioned (including homes completed or under construction):

	March 31, 2015						March 31, 2014
	Lots Owned		Lots Optioned		Total		Lots Owned		Lots Optioned		Total		Total % Change
Arizona		2,138		40		2,178		2,861		40		2,901		(25	)%
California		1,468		150		1,618		1,779		23		1,802		(10	)%
Nevada		1,765		52		1,817		1,591		290		1,881		(3	)%
Washington		830		-		830		687		140		827		0	%
West		6,201		242		6,443		6,918		493		7,411		(13	)%
Colorado		4,089		699		4,788		4,220		1,239		5,459		(12	)%
Utah		561		-		561		533		20		553		1	%
Mountain		4,650		699		5,349		4,753		1,259		6,012		(11	)%
Maryland		399		376		775		427		311		738		5	%
Virginia		613		322		935		466		421		887		5	%
Florida		936		121		1,057		844		151		995		6	%
East		1,948		819		2,767		1,737		883		2,620		6	%
Total		12,799		1,808		14,559		13,408		2,635		16,043		(9	)%

Lots owned and optioned decreased by 9% from the prior year as we slowed our land acquisition activity during 2014 in response to the declines in demand, which began during the latter half of 2013 and continued through all of 2014. Despite the decline in year-over-year lot supply, we believe that our current lot supply of approximately 3.3 years, which is based on a last-twelve month delivery basis and within our stated strategic range, coupled with our planned acquisition activity, will support expected growth in future periods. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below.

Financial Services

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,				Change
	2015		2014		Amount			%
Financial services revenues	(Dollars in thousands)
Mortgage operations	$	6,649	$	5,119		1,530			30	%
Other		3,942		4,104		(162	)		(4	)%
Total financial services revenues	$	10,591	$	9,223		1,368			15	%
Financial services pretax income
Mortgage operations		2,792		2,559		233			9	%
Other		2,544		2,528		16			1	%
Total financial services pretax income	$	5,336	$	5,087		249			5	%

Our financial services pretax income for the quarter ended March 31, 2015 was up 5% to $5.3 million from the 2014 first quarter as our mortgage operations segment experienced a 30% improvement in revenues, primarily due to increases in the volume of and gains on loans locked and sold.

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The following table sets forth information for our mortgage operations segment relating to mortgage loans originated and capture rate. “Capture rate” is defined as the number of mortgage loans originated by our mortgage operations segment for our homebuyers as a percent of our total home closings.

	Three Months Ended						% or
	March 31,						Percentage
	2015			2014			Change
Total Originations:	(Dollars in thousands)
Loans		493			514			(4	)%
Principal	$	166,912		$	158,953			5	%
Capture Rate Data:
Capture rate as % of all homes delivered		53	%		58	%		(5	)%
Capture rate as % of all homes delivered (excluding cash sales)		57	%		62	%		(5	)%
Mortgage Loan Origination Product Mix:
FHA loans		15	%		14	%		1	%
Other government loans (VA & USDA)		28	%		29	%		(1	)%
Total government loans		43	%		43	%		0	%
Conventional loans		57	%		57	%		0	%
		100	%		100	%		0	%
Loan Type:
Fixed rate		97	%		93	%		4	%
ARM		3	%		7	%		(4	)%
Credit Quality:
Average FICO Score		736			736			0	%
Other Data:
Average Combined LTV ratio		84	%		85	%		(1	)%
Full documentation loans		100	%		100	%		0	%
Loans Sold to Third Parties:
Loans		566			604			(6	)%
Principal	$	189,411		$	185,851			2	%

Income Taxes

We had income tax expense of $4.9 million for three months ended March 31, 2015, compared to $7.1 million for the same period in 2014. For the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, we recorded our income tax provisions based on effective tax rates of 36.8% and 38.3%, respectively.

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CRITICAL ACCOUNTING ESTIMATES AND POLICIES

The preparation of financial statements in conformity with accounting policies generally accepted in the United States of America requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities at the date of the consolidated financial statements and the reported amounts of revenue and expenses during the reporting period. Management bases its estimates and judgments on historical experience and on various other factors that are believed to be reasonable under the circumstances, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying value of assets and liabilities that are not readily apparent from other sources. Management evaluates such estimates and judgments on an on-going basis and makes adjustments as deemed necessary. Actual results could differ from these estimates if conditions are significantly different in the future. See "Forward-Looking Statements" below.

Our critical accounting estimates and policies have not changed from those reported in Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

LIQUIDITY AND CAPITAL RESOURCES

We use our liquidity and capital resources to (1) support our operations, including the purchase of land, land development and construction of homes; (2) provide working capital; and (3) provide mortgage loans for our homebuyers. Our liquidity includes our cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities, Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Additionally, we have an existing effective shelf registration statement that allows us to issue equity, debt or hybrid securities up to $1.25 billion.

We have marketable debt and equity securities. Our debt securities consist primarily of floating and fixed rate interest earning debt securities, which may include, among others, corporate debt, United States government and government agency debt. Our equity securities consist of holdings in corporate equities and holdings in mutual fund securities, which are invested mostly in debt securities.

Capital Resources

Our capital structure is primarily a combination of (1) permanent financing, represented by stockholders’ equity; (2) long-term financing, represented by our 5⅝% senior notes due 2020, 5½% senior notes due 2024 and our 6% senior notes due 2043; (3) our Revolving Credit Facility and (4) our Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Because of our current balance of cash, cash equivalents, marketable securities, ability to access the capital markets, and available capacity under both our Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility, we believe that our capital resources are adequate to satisfy our short and long-term capital requirements, including meeting future payments on our senior notes as they become due. See “Forward-Looking Statements” below.

We may from time to time seek to retire or purchase our outstanding senior notes through cash purchases, whether in open market purchases, privately negotiated transactions or otherwise. Such repurchases, if any, will depend on prevailing market conditions, our liquidity requirements, contractual restrictions and other factors. The amounts involved may be material.

Senior Notes, Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility

Senior Notes.  Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. We believe that we are in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants in the senior note indentures.

On January 15, 2014, we issued $250 million of 5½% Senior Notes due 2024 (the “5½% Notes”). The 5½% Notes, which pay interest semi-annually in arrears on January 15 and July 15 of each year, commencing July 15, 2014, are general unsecured obligations of MDC and rank equally and ratably with our other general unsecured and unsubordinated indebtedness. We received proceeds of $248.4 million, net of underwriting fees of $1.6 million.

On March 26, 2014, we redeemed our 5⅜% Senior Notes due December 2014.  As a result of this transaction, we paid $259.1 million to extinguish $250 million in debt principal with a carrying value, including unamortized deferred financing costs, of $249.7 million and recorded a $9.4 million expense for loss on extinguishment of debt.

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Revolving Credit Facility. On December 13, 2013, we entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders which may be used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was amended on December 17, 2014 to (1) increase the aggregate commitment amount by $100 million to $550 million (the “Commitment”) and (2) extend the maturity until December 13, 2019. Each lender may issue letters of credit in an amount up to 50% of its commitment. The facility permits an increase in the maximum Commitment amount to $1.0 billion upon our request, subject to receipt of additional commitments from existing or additional lenders and the consent of the designated agent and the co-administrative agent. Interest rates on outstanding borrowings are determined by reference to a specified London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a specified federal funds effective rate or a specified prime rate, plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio, as defined in the facility agreement. At any time at which our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, exceeds 55%, the aggregate principal amount of all consolidated senior debt borrowings outstanding may not exceed the borrowing base. There is no borrowing base requirement if our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, is 55% or less.

The Revolving Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The financial covenants include a consolidated tangible net worth test and a leverage test, along with a consolidated tangible net worth covenant, all as defined in the facility agreement. A failure to satisfy the foregoing tests does not constitute an event of default, but can trigger a “term-out” of the facility. A breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant (but not the consolidated tangible net worth test) would result in an event of default.

The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant, failure to make timely payments, breaches of certain representations or covenants, failure to pay other material indebtedness, or another person becoming beneficial owner of 50% or more of our outstanding common stock. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2015.

As of March 31, 2015, we had $15.0 million in borrowings and $10.0 million in letters of credit outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility, leaving remaining borrowing capacity of $525.0 million.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”) that will expire on September 18, 2015. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility, which had a temporary increase in the maximum aggregate commitment from $50 million to $80 million from December 29, 2014 through January 28, 2015, had a maximum aggregate commitment of $50 million as of March 31, 2015. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, HomeAmerican had $40.0 million and $60.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican was obligated to repurchase under our Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility in the consolidated balance sheets. Advances under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a price range that is LIBOR-based. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a maximum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth Ratio, (iii) a minimum Adjusted Net Income requirement, and (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement. The foregoing terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of March 31, 2015.

Dividends

During each of the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, we paid a dividend of $0.25 per share, respectively.

MDC Common Stock Repurchase Program

At March 31, 2015, we were authorized to repurchase up to 4,000,000 shares of our common stock. We did not repurchase any shares of our common stock during the quarter ended March 31, 2015.

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Consolidated Cash Flow

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we generated $15.4 million of cash from operating activities, primarily resulting from net income of $8.4 million, a $23.7 million decrease in mortgage loans held-for-sale and $7.1 million in non-cash reconciling items. These items were partially offset by a $19.7 million decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities and an increase of $6.1 million in receivables. 

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we used $6.3 million in cash for investing activities, primarily attributable to the purchase of $20.5 million of marketable securities partially offset by the sale or maturity of $14.5 million of marketable securities.

During the three months ended March 31, 2015, we used $33.0 million in cash from financing activities related to the net repayments totaling $20.8 million on our mortgage repurchase facility and a quarterly dividend payment of $12.2 million.

Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

Lot Option Purchase Contracts. In the ordinary course of business, we enter into lot option purchase contracts in order to procure lots for the construction of homes. Lot option contracts enable us to control lot positions with a minimal capital investment, which substantially reduces the risks associated with land ownership and development. At March 31, 2015, we had deposits of $10.2 million in the form of cash and $2.2 million in the form of letters of credit that secured option contracts to purchase 1,760 lots for a total estimated purchase price of $176.4 million.

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. At March 31, 2015, we had issued and outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $147.1 million and $25.8 million, respectively, including $15.8 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit was approximately $47.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively. We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit.

We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.

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IMPACT OF INFLATION, CHANGING PRICES AND ECONOMIC CONDITIONS

The impact of inflation and changing prices have not changed materially from the disclosure in our December 31, 2014 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

OTHER

Forward-Looking Statements

Certain statements in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q, as well as statements made by us in periodic press releases, oral statements made by our officials in the course of presentations about the Company and conference calls in connection with quarterly earnings releases, constitute “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements include statements regarding our business, financial condition, results of operations, cash flows, strategies and prospects. These forward-looking statements may be identified by terminology such as “likely,” “may,” “will,” “should,” “expects,” “plans,” “anticipates,” “believes,” “estimates,” “predicts,” “potential” or “continue,” or the negative of such terms and other comparable terminology. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements contained in this Report are reasonable, we cannot guarantee future results. These statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by the forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to publicly update any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. However, any further disclosures made on related subjects in subsequent reports on Forms 10-K, 10-Q and 8-K should be considered. Additionally, information about issues that could lead to material changes in performance and risk factors that have the potential to affect us is contained under the caption “Risk Factors” in Item 1A of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014 and Item 1A of Part II of this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

Item 3.               Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Our cash and investment policy and strategy is to achieve an appropriate investment return while preserving principal and managing risk. Our cash and cash equivalents may include immediately available commercial bank deposits, commercial paper, money market funds, certificates of deposit and time deposits. Our marketable securities contain both debt and equity instruments, held directly or through mutual funds. Our debt securities consist primarily of floating and fixed rate interest earning debt securities, which may include, among others, United States government and government agency debt and corporate debt. Our equity securities consist of holdings in mutual fund securities, which invest mostly in debt securities and holdings in corporate equities. The remaining equity securities in our investment portfolio are holdings in corporate equities. The market value and/or income derived from our debt and equity securities can be negatively impacted by a number of market risk factors, including changes in interest rates, general economic conditions and equity markets. As of March 31, 2015, we had marketable securities in unrealized gain positions totaling $5.1 million. There can be no assurances that the cost basis of these securities will be recovered in the future. If we elect to sell, or are otherwise were required to sell these securities, we could be required to record losses if the market values do not increase prior to any sales. Such losses, if any, would be recorded as a component of our results of operations.

We are exposed to market risks related to fluctuations in interest rates on mortgage loans held-for-sale, mortgage interest rate lock commitments and debt. Derivative instruments utilized in the normal course of business by HomeAmerican include interest rate lock commitments and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, which are used to manage the price risk on fluctuations in interest rates on our mortgage loans in inventory and interest rate locked commitments to originate mortgage loans. Such contracts are the only significant financial derivative instruments utilized by MDC. HomeAmerican’s mortgage loans in process for which a rate and price commitment had been made to a borrower that had not closed at March 31, 2015 had an aggregate principal balance of approximately $87.6 million, all of which were under interest rate lock commitments at an average interest rate of 3.55%. In addition, HomeAmerican had mortgage loans held-for-sale with an aggregate principal balance of $62.9 million at March 31, 2015, of which $18.6 million had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser and had an average interest rate of 3.57%. In order to hedge the changes in fair value of interest rate lock commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale which had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser, HomeAmerican had forward sales of securities totaling $71.5 million at March 31, 2015.

HomeAmerican provides mortgage loans that generally are sold forward and subsequently delivered to a third-party purchaser between 15 and 40 days. Forward commitments are used for non-trading purposes to sell mortgage loans and hedge price risk due to fluctuations in interest rates on rate-locked mortgage loans in process that have not closed. Due to this economic hedging philosophy, the market risk associated with these mortgages is limited. For forward sales commitments, as well as commitments to originate mortgage loans that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, we record the fair value of the derivatives in the consolidated statements of operations with an offset to either derivative assets or liabilities, depending on the nature of the change.

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We utilize our Revolving Credit Facility, our Mortgage Repurchase Facility and senior notes in our financing strategy. For fixed rate debt, changes in interest rates generally affect the fair value of the debt instrument, but does not affect our earnings or cash flows. We do not have an obligation to prepay our senior notes prior to maturity and, as a result, interest rate risk and changes in fair value do not have an impact on our financial position, results of operations or cash flows. For variable rate debt such as our Revolving Credit Facility and Mortgage Repurchase Facility, changes in interest rates generally do not affect the fair value of the outstanding borrowing on the debt facilities, but does affect our earnings and cash flows. See “Forward-Looking Statements” above.

Item 4.                  Controls and Procedures

(a)     Conclusion regarding the effectiveness of disclosure controls and procedures - An evaluation of the effectiveness of the design and operation of our disclosure controls and procedures was performed under the supervision, and with the participation, of our management, including the Chief Executive Officer (principle executive officer) and the Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer).  Based on that evaluation, our management, including the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, concluded that our disclosure controls and procedures were effective as of the end of the period covered by this report.

(b) Changes in internal control over financial reporting - There were no changes in our internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the quarter ended March 31, 2015 that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

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M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.

FORM 10-Q

PART II

Item 1.               Legal Proceedings

Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, we and certain of our subsidiaries and affiliates have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of our homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Item 1A.             Risk Factors

There have been no significant changes in the risk factors previously identified as being attendant to our business in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014. For a more complete discussion of other risk factors that affect our business, see “Risk Factors” in our Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, which include the following:

● Changes in general economic, real estate and other business conditions may have an adverse effect on the homebuilding and mortgage industries, which could have a negative impact on our business.

● Increased competition levels in the homebuilding and mortgage lending industries could have a negative impact on our homebuilding and mortgage operations.

● If land is not available at reasonable prices or terms, we could be required to scale back our operations in a given market and/or we may operate at lower levels of profitability.

● Supply shortages and other risks related to the demand for skilled labor and building materials could increase costs and delay deliveries.

● If mortgage interest rates rise, if down payment requirements are increased, if loan limits are decreased, or if mortgage financing otherwise becomes less available, it could adversely affect our business.

● Expirations, amendments or changes to tax laws, incentives or credits currently available to our customers may negatively impact our business.

● Increases in our cancellations could have a negative impact on our business.

● A decline in the market value of our homes or carrying value of our land would have a negative impact on our business.

● Natural disasters could cause an increase in home construction costs, as well as delays, and could negatively impact our business.

● Change in energy prices may have an adverse effect on the economies in certain markets we operate in and our cost of building homes.

● We have financial needs that we meet through the capital markets, including the debt and secondary mortgage markets, and disruptions in these markets could have an adverse impact on the results of our business.

● Our business is subject to numerous federal, local and state laws and regulations concerning land development, construction of homes, sales, mortgage lending, environmental and other aspects of our business. These laws and regulations could give rise to additional liabilities or expenditures, or restrictions on our business.

● In the ordinary course of business, we are required to obtain surety bonds, the unavailability of which could adversely affect our business.

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

● Product liability litigation and warranty claims that arise in the ordinary course of business may be costly.

● Repurchase requirements associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans, could negatively impact our business.

● Because of the seasonal nature of our business, our quarterly operating results can fluctuate.

● We are dependent on the services of key employees, and the loss of their services could hurt our business.

● The interests of certain controlling shareholders may be adverse to investors

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

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

The Company did not repurchase any shares during the three months ended March 31, 2015. Additionally, there were no sales of unregistered equity securities during the period.

Item 3.               Defaults Upon Senior Securities

Not applicable.

Item 4.               Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.               Other Information

Not applicable.

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Item 6.	Exhibits
10.1	Second Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 24, 2015). *

10.2 First Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 24, 2015). *

31.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

31.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.1 Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

32.2 Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.

101 The following financial statements, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014; and (iv) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

____________________

* Incorporated by reference.

SIGNATURE

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.

Date:     May 5, 2015	M.D.C. HOLDINGS, INC.
	(Registrant)
	By:	/s/ John M. Stephens
		John M. Stephens Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (principal financial officer and duly authorized officer)

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS

Exhibit Number	Description
10.1	Second Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Equity Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 24, 2015). *
10.2	First Amendment to the M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. 2011 Stock Option Plan for Non-Employee Directors (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K filed March 24, 2015). *
31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(a), pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer required by 17 CFR 240.13a-14(b), pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101	The following financial statements, formatted in XBRL: (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Operations for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014; and (iv) Notes to the Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements, tagged as blocks of text.

____________________

* Incorporated by reference.

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATIONS

I, Larry A. Mizel, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date: May 5, 2015	/s/ Larry A. Mizel
	Larry A. Mizel
	Chairman of the Board of Directors
	and Chief Executive Officer
	(principal executive officer)

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATIONS

I, John M. Stephens, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this report on Form 10-Q of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc.;

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Date: May 5, 2015	/s/ John M. Stephens
	John M. Stephens
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer
	and Principal Accounting Officer
	(principal financial officer)

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned principal executive officer of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (the "Company") hereby certifies that the Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended March 31, 2015 accompanying this certification, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 5, 2015	/s/ Larry A. Mizel
	Larry A. Mizel
	Chief Executive Officer
	(principal executive officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Title 18, United States Code, and is not being filed as part of the report or as a separate disclosure document.

EX-32.2

 Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned principal financial officer of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. (the “Company”) hereby certifies that the Report on Form 10-Q of the Company for the period ended March 31, 2015, accompanying this certification, fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that information contained in the periodic report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

Date: May 5, 2015	/s/ John M. Stephens
	John M. Stephens
	Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer (principal financial officer)

The foregoing certification is being furnished solely pursuant to Rule 13a-14(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Section 1350 of Title 18, United States Code, and is not being filed as part of the report or as a separate disclosure document.

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Note 3 - Segment Reporting (Details) (Other Segments [Member])	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Other Segments [Member]
Note 3 - Segment Reporting (Details) [Line Items]
Number of Reportable Segments	1

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Estimated Fair Value of Senior Notes (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Estimated Fair Value of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	$ 846,600	$ 846,450
Fair Value	807,563	797,113
5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Estimated Fair Value of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	246,600	246,450
Fair Value	266,875	257,950
5.5% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Estimated Fair Value of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	250,000	250,000
Fair Value	244,063	242,608
6.000% Senior Notes Due January 2043 [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Estimated Fair Value of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Carrying Amount	350,000	350,000
Fair Value	$ 296,625	$ 296,555

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Fair Value Methods Used for Measuring Fair Values of Financial Instruments on Recurring Basis (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Marketable securities (available-for-sale)
Total available-for-sale marketable securities	$ 162,623	$ 156,140
Metropolitan District Bond Securities [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member]
Marketable securities (available-for-sale)
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party) (available-for-sale)	19,978	18,203
Metropolitan District Bond Securities [Member]
Marketable securities (available-for-sale)
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party) (available-for-sale)	19,978	18,203	13,027	12,729
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 1 [Member]
Marketable securities (available-for-sale)
Equity securities	137,387	129,560
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Marketable securities (available-for-sale)
Debt securities - maturity less than 1 year	1,515	1,511
Debt securities - maturity 1 to 5 years	7,497	7,643
Debt securities - maturity greater than 5 years	16,224	17,426
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	$ 64,708	$ 88,392

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Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Surety Bonds Issued And Outstanding	$ 147.1
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	25.8
Estimated Cost Related To Bonds	47.7
Estimated Cost Related To Letters Of Credit	2.7
Option Contracts [Member]
Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	2.5
Earnest Money Deposits	10.2
Right To Acquire Lots Under Options Contract	1,760
Homeamerican [Member]
Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	$ 15.8

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Estimated Fair Value of Senior Notes (Parentheticals)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Estimated Fair Value of Senior Notes (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.625%	5.625%
5.5% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Estimated Fair Value of Senior Notes (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Senior Notes, interest rate	5.50%	5.50%
6.000% Senior Notes Due January 2043 [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Estimated Fair Value of Senior Notes (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Senior Notes, interest rate	6.00%	6.00%

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Note 5 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - Reclassifications out of AOCI (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	$ 13,326	$ 18,640
Provision for income taxes	(4,906)	(7,136)
Net income	8,420	11,504
Homebuilding [Member] | Accumulated Net Investment Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest and other income	(12)	6,537
Homebuilding [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest and other income	1,854	13,549
Income before income taxes	7,990	13,553
Financial Services [Member] | Accumulated Net Investment Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Interest and other income	1	(12)
Financial Services [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	5,336	5,087
Accumulated Net Investment Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Member] | Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Member]
Reclassification Adjustment out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	(11)	6,525
Provision for income taxes	4	(2,512)
Net income	$ (7)	$ 4,013

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Note 11 - Warranty Accrual (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	18,346		$	22,238
Expense provisions		1,115			991
Cash payments		(1,700	)		(982	)
Adjustments		-			(800	)
Balance at end of period	$	17,761		$	21,447

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Note 18 - Lines of Credit (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Dec. 29, 2014	Dec. 28, 2014	Dec. 17, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 18 - Lines of Credit (Details) [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	25,800,000
Upon Request [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Note 18 - Lines of Credit (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	1,000,000,000
Borrowing Base is Required [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Note 18 - Lines of Credit (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Leverage Ratio	55.00%
Borrowing Base Is Not Required [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Note 18 - Lines of Credit (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Leverage Ratio	55.00%
Subject to Acceleration [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Note 18 - Lines of Credit (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Covenant Terms, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings [Member] | Mortgage Repurchase Facility [Member]
Note 18 - Lines of Credit (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	50,000,000		80,000,000	50,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit	40,000,000	60,800,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Note 18 - Lines of Credit (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity					550,000,000	100,000,000
Debt Instrument, Maturity Date	Dec. 13, 2019
Long-term Line of Credit	15,000,000	15,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Remaining Borrowing Capacity	525,000,000
Standby Letters of Credit [Member]
Note 18 - Lines of Credit (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity, Percentage	50.00%
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	10,000,000	$ 10,500,000

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Note 7 - Inventories (Details) - Summary of Inventory (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
Housing Completed or Under Construction	$ 728,240	$ 732,692
Land and Land Under Development:
Land and Land Under Development	936,512	935,268
Total Inventories	1,664,752	1,667,960
West [Member]
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
Housing Completed or Under Construction	342,666	343,134
Land and Land Under Development:
Land and Land Under Development	500,932	507,252
Mountain [Member]
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
Housing Completed or Under Construction	236,937	220,489
Land and Land Under Development:
Land and Land Under Development	257,564	277,583
East [Member]
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
Housing Completed or Under Construction	148,637	169,069
Land and Land Under Development:
Land and Land Under Development	$ 178,016	$ 150,433

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Note 19 - Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details) - Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest expense		$ (685)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(9,412)
Income (loss) before income taxes	13,326	18,640
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(4,906)	(7,136)
Net income (loss)	8,420	11,504
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax	1,308	(4,046)
Comprehensive income	9,728	7,458
Homebuilding [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(153)	(155)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries	(12,992)	(17,073)
Interest income	5	(10)
Interest expense	(86)
Income (loss) before income taxes	(13,226)	(17,238)
Homebuilding [Member] | MDC Holdings [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(8,922)	(12,077)
Equity income (loss) of subsidiaries	12,992	17,073
Interest income	1,563	13,227
Interest expense	86	(685)
Other income (expense), net	(2)	(2)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(9,412)
Income (loss) before income taxes	5,717	8,124
Homebuilding [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	377,919	318,534
Cost of Sales	(319,767)	(259,478)
Inventory impairments	(350)
Gross margin	57,802	59,056
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(41,457)	(36,109)
Interest income	281	329
Other income (expense), net	(1,132)	(612)
Income (loss) before income taxes	15,494	22,664
Homebuilding [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Interest income	5	3
Income (loss) before income taxes	5	3
Homebuilding [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Revenues	377,919	318,534
Cost of Sales	(319,767)	(259,478)
Inventory impairments	(350)	0
Gross margin	57,802	59,056
Selling, general, and administrative expenses	(50,532)	(48,341)
Interest income	1,854	13,549
Interest expense		(685)
Other income (expense), net	(1,134)	(614)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(9,412)
Income (loss) before income taxes	7,990	13,553
Financial Services [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	234	165
Financial Services [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	5,102	4,922
Financial Services [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	5,336	5,087
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	(12,992)	(17,073)
Net income (loss)	(12,992)	(17,073)
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax	(259)	(62)
Comprehensive income	(13,251)	(17,135)
MDC Holdings [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	5,717	8,124
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	2,703	3,380
Net income (loss)	8,420	11,504
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax	1,308	(4,046)
Comprehensive income	9,728	7,458
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	15,494	22,664
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(5,704)	(8,677)
Net income (loss)	9,790	13,987
Comprehensive income	9,790	13,987
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Income Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Income (loss) before income taxes	5,107	4,925
(Provision) benefit for income taxes	(1,905)	(1,839)
Net income (loss)	3,202	3,086
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax	259	62
Comprehensive income	$ 3,461	$ 3,148

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Note 19 - Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details) - Supplemental Condensed Combining Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$ 15,426	$ (114,248)
Net cash used in investing activities	(6,338)	56,342
Financing activities:
Mortgage repurchase facility	(20,785)	(23,734)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		248,375
Repayment of senior notes		(259,118)
Dividend payments	(12,213)	(12,207)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		71
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(32,998)	(46,613)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(23,910)	(104,519)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	153,825	199,338
End of period	129,915	94,819
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash used in investing activities	23,973	66,511
Financing activities:
Intercompany advances (repayments)	(23,973)	(66,511)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(23,973)	(66,511)
MDC Holdings [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	17,605	(43,521)
Net cash used in investing activities	(27,027)	(13,276)
Financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		248,375
Repayment of senior notes		(259,118)
Dividend payments	(12,213)	(12,207)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		71
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(12,213)	(22,879)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(21,635)	(79,676)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	119,951	145,180
End of period	98,316	65,504
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	(25,582)	(101,004)
Net cash used in investing activities	(258)	(80)
Financing activities:
Intercompany advances (repayments)	26,159	101,023
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	26,159	101,023
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	319	(61)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	2,691	3,454
End of period	3,010	3,393
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Condensed Cash Flow Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	23,403	30,277
Net cash used in investing activities	(3,026)	3,187
Financing activities:
Intercompany advances (repayments)	(2,186)	(34,512)
Mortgage repurchase facility	(20,785)	(23,734)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities	(22,971)	(58,246)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	(2,594)	(24,782)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period	31,183	50,704
End of period	$ 28,589	$ 25,922

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Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Details) - Mortgage Loan Loss Reserve Activity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Mortgage Loan Loss Reserve Activity [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 810	$ 1,370
Expense provisions	725
Adjustments	(310)	(497)
Balance at end of period	$ 1,225	$ 873

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Note 3 - Segment Reporting (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding
West	$	176,817	$	136,422
Mountain		124,021		100,945
East		77,081		81,167
Total home and land sale revenues	$	377,919	$	318,534
Financial Services
Mortgage operations	$	6,649	$	5,119
Other		3,942		4,104
Total financial services revenues	$	10,591	$	9,223

Reconciliation of Operating Profit (Loss) from Segments to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding
West	$	8,503		$	12,650
Mountain		7,420			7,359
East		(421	)		2,661
Corporate		(7,512	)		(9,117	)
Total homebuilding pretax income	$	7,990		$	13,553
Financial Services
Mortgage operations	$	2,792		$	2,559
Other		2,544			2,528
Total financial services pretax income	$	5,336		$	5,087
Total pretax income	$	13,326		$	18,640

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets
West	$	887,727	$	893,970
Mountain		518,187		516,971
East		351,884		343,718
Corporate		441,581		465,368
Total homebuilding assets	$	2,199,379	$	2,220,027
Financial services assets
Mortgage operations	$	72,470	$	94,265
Other		44,586		44,146
Total financial services assets	$	117,056	$	138,411
Total assets	$	2,316,435	$	2,358,438

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in Unrealized Loss Positions (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Type of Investment
Number of Securities in Loss Position	36	58
Aggregate Loss Position	$ (2,089)	$ (3,097)
Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in a Loss Position	88,660	89,535
Debt Securities [Member]
Type of Investment
Number of Securities in Loss Position	28	52
Aggregate Loss Position	(49)	(359)
Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in a Loss Position	7,556	14,536
Equity Securities [Member]
Type of Investment
Number of Securities in Loss Position	8	6
Aggregate Loss Position	(2,040)	(2,738)
Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in a Loss Position	$ 81,104	$ 74,999

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Note 3 - Segment Reporting (Details) - Total Assets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 2,316,435	$ 2,358,438
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	887,727	893,970
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Mountain [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	518,187	516,971
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | East [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	351,884	343,718
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Corporate Subsegment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	441,581	465,368
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	2,199,379	2,220,027
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Financial Services [Member] | Mortgage Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	72,470	94,265
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Financial Services [Member] | Other Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	44,586	44,146
Reportable Geographical Components [Member] | Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	117,056	138,411
Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	2,199,379	2,220,027
Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting, Asset Reconciling Item [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 117,056	$ 138,411

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Note 19 - Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details) - Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 129,915	$ 153,825	$ 94,819	$ 199,338
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction	728,240	732,692
Land and land under development	936,512	935,268
Total inventories	1,664,752	1,667,960
Deferred tax asset	148,000	153,500
Total Assets	2,316,435	2,358,438
Homebuilding:
Total Liabilities	1,089,972	1,130,102
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity	1,226,463	1,228,336
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	2,316,435	2,358,438
Homebuilding [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Homebuilding:
Trade Receivables	(2,475)	(2,467)
Inventories:
Intercompany receivables	(1,525,291)	(1,426,854)
Investment in subsidiaries	(199,907)	(260,874)
Deferred tax asset	2,852	2,957
Total Assets	(1,724,821)	(1,687,238)
Homebuilding:
Accrued liabilities	946	2,514
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	(1,561,405)	(1,463,583)
Total Liabilities	(1,560,459)	(1,461,069)
Homebuilding [Member] | MDC Holdings [Member]
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	98,316	119,951
Marketable securities	144,098	140,878
Trade Receivables	6,779	6,573
Inventories:
Intercompany receivables	1,516,617	1,418,705
Investment in subsidiaries	199,907	260,874
Deferred tax asset	131,993	137,529
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)	19,978	18,203
Other assets, net	40,041	41,743
Total Assets	2,157,729	2,144,456
Homebuilding:
Accrued liabilities	22,304	7,007
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	47,362	47,663
Revolving credit facility	15,000	15,000
Senior notes, net	846,600	846,450
Total Liabilities	931,266	916,120
Homebuilding [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,010	2,691
Restricted cash	4,260	2,816
Trade Receivables	30,093	24,449
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction	728,240	732,692
Land and land under development	936,512	935,268
Total inventories	1,664,752	1,667,960
Intercompany receivables	2,855	2,854
Other assets, net	55,682	56,744
Total Assets	1,760,652	1,757,514
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	38,720	35,445
Accrued liabilities	69,336	105,529
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	1,489,489	1,392,111
Total Liabilities	1,597,545	1,533,085
Homebuilding [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Inventories:
Intercompany receivables	5,819	5,295
Total Assets	5,819	5,295
Homebuilding:
Accrued liabilities	19	67
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	24,554	23,809
Total Liabilities	24,573	23,876
Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	101,326	122,642
Marketable securities	144,098	140,878
Restricted cash	4,260	2,816
Trade Receivables	34,397	28,555
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction	728,240	732,692
Land and land under development	936,512	935,268
Total inventories	1,664,752	1,667,960
Deferred tax asset	134,845	140,486
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)	19,978	18,203
Other assets, net	95,723	98,487
Total Assets	2,199,379	2,220,027
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	38,720	35,445
Accrued liabilities	92,605	115,117
Revolving credit facility	15,000	15,000
Senior notes, net	846,600	846,450
Total Liabilities	992,925	1,012,012
Financial Services [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Inventories:
Intercompany receivables	(38,688)	(39,513)
Other assets, net	(2,852)	(2,957)
Total Assets	(41,540)	(42,470)
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable and other liabilities	(3,422)	(4,981)
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	(2,573)	(2,784)
Total Liabilities	(5,995)	(7,765)
Financial Services [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	28,589	31,183
Marketable securities	18,525	15,262
Inventories:
Intercompany receivables	38,688	39,513
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	64,708	88,392
Other assets, net	8,086	6,531
Total Assets	158,596	180,881
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable and other liabilities	60,432	62,249
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries	2,573	2,784
Mortgage repurchase facility	40,037	60,822
Total Liabilities	103,042	125,855
Financial Services [Member]
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	28,589	31,183
Marketable securities	18,525	15,262
Inventories:
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	64,708	88,392
Other assets, net	5,234	3,574
Total Assets	117,056	138,411
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable and other liabilities	57,010	57,268
Mortgage repurchase facility	40,037	60,822
Total Liabilities	97,047	118,090
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member]
Inventories:
Total Assets	(1,766,361)	(1,729,708)
Homebuilding:
Total Liabilities	(1,566,454)	(1,468,834)
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity	(199,907)	(260,874)
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	(1,766,361)	(1,729,708)
MDC Holdings [Member]
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	98,316	119,951	65,504	145,180
Inventories:
Total Assets	2,157,729	2,144,456
Homebuilding:
Total Liabilities	931,266	916,120
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity	1,226,463	1,228,336
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	2,157,729	2,144,456
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	3,010	2,691	3,393	3,454
Inventories:
Total Assets	1,760,652	1,757,514
Homebuilding:
Total Liabilities	1,597,545	1,533,085
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity	163,107	224,429
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	1,760,652	1,757,514
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	28,589	31,183	25,922	50,704
Inventories:
Total Assets	164,415	186,176
Homebuilding:
Total Liabilities	127,615	149,731
Equity:
Total Stockholder’s Equity	36,800	36,445
Total Liabilities and Stockholders’ Equity	$ 164,415	$ 186,176

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Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Mortgage Loan Loss Reserve Activity [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	810		$	1,370
Expense provisions		725			-
Cash payments		-			-
Adjustments		(310	)		(497	)
Balance at end of period	$	1,225		$	873

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Quantitative Data Regarding Unobservable Inputs and Sensitivity Analysis	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Number of homes closed per year	93
Number of homes closed per year	Increase
Number of homes closed per year	Decrease
Discount rate	9.90%
Discount rate	Decrease
Discount rate	Increase
Minimum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Number of homes closed per year	0
Discount rate	5.00%
Maximum [Member]
Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Line Items]
Number of homes closed per year	132
Discount rate	14.00%

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Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) - Carrying Amount of Senior Notes (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) - Carrying Amount of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 846,600	$ 846,450
5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) - Carrying Amount of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	246,600	246,450
5.5% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) - Carrying Amount of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	250,000	250,000
6.000% Senior Notes Due January 2043 [Member]
Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) - Carrying Amount of Senior Notes [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 350,000	$ 350,000

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Note 10 - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 10 - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Insurance reserves	$ 50,015	$ 50,470	$ 49,076	$ 49,637
Financial Services [Member]
Note 10 - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Insurance reserves	50,015	50,470
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	6,995	6,798
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$ 57,010	$ 57,268

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) [Line Items]
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Gain (Loss) Accumulated in AOCI	5,100,000	$ 4,500,000
Available-for-sale Securities, Gross Unrealized Loss Accumulated in AOCI	2,100,000	3,100,000
Under Commitment To Sell [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Net, Not Part of Disposal Group, Mortgage	45,600,000	74,200,000
Not Under Commitment To Sell [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Net, Not Part of Disposal Group, Mortgage	19,100,000	14,200,000
Minimum [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) [Line Items]
Short Term Borrowings Maturity Period	30 days
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Net, Not Part of Disposal Group, Mortgage	64,708,000	$ 88,392,000

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Note 4 - Earnings Per Share

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share [Text Block]

4. Earnings Per Share

A company that has participating securities (for example, holders of unvested restricted stock that has nonforfeitable dividend rights) is required to utilize the two-class method to calculate earnings per share (“EPS”) unless the treasury stock method results in lower EPS. The two-class method is an allocation of earnings/(loss) between the holders of common stock and a company’s participating security holders. Under the two-class method, earnings/(loss) for the reporting period are allocated between common shareholders and other security holders based on their respective rights to receive distributed earnings (i.e., dividends) and undistributed earnings (i.e., net income/(loss)). Currently, we have one class of security and we have participating security holders consisting of shareholders of unvested restricted stock. Basic EPS is calculated by dividing income or loss attributable to common stockholders by the weighted average number of shares of common stock outstanding. To calculate diluted EPS, basic EPS is further adjusted to include the effect of potential dilutive stock options outstanding. The following table shows basic and diluted EPS calculations:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator
Net income	$	8,420		$	11,504
Less: distributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(25	)		(52	)
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		-			-
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic earnings per share)		8,395			11,452
Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		-			-
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities		-			-
Numerator for diluted earnings per share under two class method	$	8,395		$	11,452
Denominator
Weighted-average common shares outstanding		48,714,637			48,585,757
Add: dilutive effect of stock options		176,877			268,918
Denominator for diluted earnings per share under two class method		48,891,514			48,854,675
Basic Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.17		$	0.24
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.17		$	0.23

Diluted EPS for the quarters ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 excluded options to purchase approximately 3.7 million of common stock because the effect of their inclusion would be anti-dilutive.

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Note 11 - Warranty Accrual (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]
Product Warranty Accrual, Period Increase (Decrease)	$ 0	$ (800)

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Note 4 - Earnings Per Share (Details) (Equity Option [Member]) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Option [Member]
Note 4 - Earnings Per Share (Details) [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	3.7	3.7

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Note 7 - Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West	$	342,666	$	343,134
Mountain		236,937		220,489
East		148,637		169,069
Subtotal		728,240		732,692
Land and Land Under Development:
West		500,932		507,252
Mountain		257,564		277,583
East		178,016		150,433
Subtotal		936,512		935,268
Total Inventories	$	1,664,752	$	1,667,960

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value, Assets Measured on Recurring Basis [Table Text Block]

		Fair Value
		March 31,		December 31,
Financial Instrument	Hierarchy	2015		2014
		(Dollars in thousands)
Marketable securities (available-for-sale)
Equity securities	Level 1	$	137,387	$	129,560
Debt securities - maturity less than 1 year	Level 2		1,515		1,511
Debt securities - maturity 1 to 5 years	Level 2		7,497		7,643
Debt securities - maturity greater than 5 years	Level 2		16,224		17,426
Total available-for-sale marketable securities		$	162,623	$	156,140
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	Level 2	$	64,708	$	88,392
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party) (available-for-sale)	Level 3	$	19,978	$	18,203

Available-for-sale Securities [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Equity securities	$	118,487	$	122,856	$	116,009	$	120,274
Debt securities		21,107		21,242		20,660		20,604
Total homebuilding available-for-sale marketable securities	$	139,594	$	144,098	$	136,669	$	140,878
Financial Services:
Equity securities	$	14,027	$	14,531	$	9,028	$	9,286
Debt securities		3,935		3,994		5,930		5,976
Total financial services available-for-sale marketable securities	$	17,962	$	18,525	$	14,958	$	15,262
Total available-for-sale marketable securities	$	157,556	$	162,623	$	151,627	$	156,140

Schedule of Unrealized Loss on Investments [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2015							December 31, 2014
	Number of Securities in Loss Position		Aggregate Loss Position			Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in a Loss Position		Number of Securities in Loss Position		Aggregate Loss Position			Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in a Loss Position
	(Dollars in thousands)
Type of Investment
Debt		28	$	(49	)	$	7,556		52	$	(359	)	$	14,536
Equity		8		(2,040	)		81,104		6		(2,738	)		74,999
Total		36	$	(2,089	)	$	88,660		58	$	(3,097	)	$	89,535

Realized Gain (Loss) on Investments [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities
Equity securities	$	237		$	5,431
Debt securities		166			1,261
Total	$	403		$	6,692
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities
Equity securities	$	(325	)	$	(154	)
Debt securities		(89	)		(12	)
Total	$	(414	)	$	(166	)
Net realized gain (loss) on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	(11	)	$	6,526

Fair Value Inputs, Assets, Quantitative Information [Table Text Block]

	Quantitative Data				Sensitivity Analysis
Unobservable Input	Range		Weighted Average		Movement in Fair Value from Increase in Input	Movement in Fair Value from Decrease in Input
Number of homes closed per year		0 to 132		93	Increase	Decrease
Discount rate		5% to 14%		9.9%	Decrease	Increase

Schedule Of Principal Amounts And Fair Values Of Debt Instruments [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	18,203	$	12,729
Increase in fair value (recorded in other comprehensive income)		1,418		-
Change due to accretion of principal		357		298
Cash receipts		-		-
Balance at end of period	$	19,978	$	13,027

Fair Value of Senior Notes [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net	$	246,600	$	266,875	$	246,450	$	257,950
5½% Senior Notes due January 2024, net		250,000		244,063		250,000		242,608
6% Senior Notes due January 2043		350,000		296,625		350,000		296,555
Total	$	846,600	$	807,563	$	846,450	$	797,113

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Note 7 - Inventories (Details) (East [Member], USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
East [Member]
Note 7 - Inventories (Details) [Line Items]
Inventory Write-down	$ 400,000	$ 0

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Note 4 - Earnings Per Share (Details) - Earnings Per Share - Basic and Diluted Loss Per Share (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Numerator
Net income	$ 8,420	$ 11,504
Less: distributed earnings allocated to participating securities	(25)	(52)
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic earnings per share)	8,395	11,452
Numerator for diluted earnings per share under two class method	$ 8,395	$ 11,452
Denominator
Weighted-average common shares outstanding (in Shares)	48,714,637	48,585,757
Denominator for diluted earnings per share under two class method (in Shares)	48,891,514	48,854,675
Basic Earnings Per Common Share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.24
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.23
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Denominator
Add: dilutive effect of stock options (in Shares)	176,877	268,918

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Note 8 - Capitalization of Interest (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Capitalization Disclosure [Abstract]

Capitalization Of Interest [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding interest incurred	$	13,251		$	19,182
Less: Interest capitalized		(13,251	)		(18,497	)
Homebuilding interest expensed	$	-		$	685
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	79,231		$	74,155
Plus: Interest capitalized during period		13,251			18,497
Less: Previously capitalized interest included in home and land cost of sales		(12,491	)		(11,724	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	79,991		$	80,928

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Note 9 - Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Schedule of Other Assets [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land option deposits	$	10,776	$	12,895
Deferred marketing costs		30,266		29,231
Prepaid expenses		4,655		5,104
Goodwill		6,008		6,008
Deferred debt issuance costs, net		12,590		13,004
Other		1,645		1,754
Total	$	65,940	$	67,996

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Note 3 - Segment Reporting

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Reporting Disclosure [Text Block]

3. Segment Reporting

Our operating segments are defined as a component of an enterprise for which discrete financial information is available and is reviewed regularly by the Chief Operating Decision Maker (“CODM”), or decision-making group, to evaluate performance and make operating decisions. We have identified our CODM as two key executives—the Chief Executive Officer and the Chief Operating Officer.

We have identified each homebuilding division as an operating segment. Our homebuilding operating segments have been aggregated into the reportable segments noted below because they are similar in the following regards: (1) economic characteristics; (2) housing products; (3) class of homebuyer; (4) regulatory environments; and (5) methods used to construct and sell homes. Our homebuilding reportable segments are as follows:

● West (Arizona, California, Nevada and Washington)

● Mountain (Colorado and Utah)

● East (Virginia, Florida and Maryland, which includes Pennsylvania and New Jersey)

Our financial services business consists of the operations of the following operating segments: (1) HomeAmerican Mortgage Corporation (“HomeAmerican”); (2) Allegiant Insurance Company, Inc., A Risk Retention Group (“Allegiant”); (3) StarAmerican Insurance Ltd. (“StarAmerican”); (4) American Home Insurance Agency, Inc.; and (5) American Home Title and Escrow Company. Due to its contributions to consolidated pretax income we consider HomeAmerican to be a reportable segment (“Mortgage operations”). The remaining operating segments have been aggregated into one reportable segment (“Other”) because they do not individually exceed 10 percent of: (1) consolidated revenue; (2) the greater of (A) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or (B) the positive value of the combined reported loss of all operating segments that reported losses; or (3) consolidated assets.

Corporate is a non-operating segment that develops and implements strategic initiatives and supports our operating divisions by centralizing key administrative functions such as finance and treasury, information technology, insurance and risk management, litigation and human resources. Corporate also provides the necessary administrative functions to support MDC as a publicly traded company. A portion of the expenses incurred by Corporate are allocated to the homebuilding operating segments based on their respective percentages of assets, and to a lesser degree, a portion of Corporate expenses are allocated to the financial services segments. A majority of Corporate’s personnel and resources are primarily dedicated to activities relating to the homebuilding segments, and, therefore, the balance of any unallocated Corporate expenses is included in the homebuilding segment.

The table set forth below summarizes home and land sale revenues for our homebuilding operations and revenues for our financial services operations.  

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding
West	$	176,817	$	136,422
Mountain		124,021		100,945
East		77,081		81,167
Total home and land sale revenues	$	377,919	$	318,534
Financial Services
Mortgage operations	$	6,649	$	5,119
Other		3,942		4,104
Total financial services revenues	$	10,591	$	9,223

The following table summarizes pretax income for our homebuilding and financial services operations:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding
West	$	8,503		$	12,650
Mountain		7,420			7,359
East		(421	)		2,661
Corporate		(7,512	)		(9,117	)
Total homebuilding pretax income	$	7,990		$	13,553
Financial Services
Mortgage operations	$	2,792		$	2,559
Other		2,544			2,528
Total financial services pretax income	$	5,336		$	5,087
Total pretax income	$	13,326		$	18,640

The following table summarizes total assets for our homebuilding and financial services operations. The assets in our West, Mountain and East segments consist primarily of inventory while the assets in our Corporate segment primarily include cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and our deferred tax asset. The assets in our financial services segment consist mostly of cash and cash equivalents, marketable securities and mortgage loans held-for-sale.

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets
West	$	887,727	$	893,970
Mountain		518,187		516,971
East		351,884		343,718
Corporate		441,581		465,368
Total homebuilding assets	$	2,199,379	$	2,220,027
Financial services assets
Mortgage operations	$	72,470	$	94,265
Other		44,586		44,146
Total financial services assets	$	117,056	$	138,411
Total assets	$	2,316,435	$	2,358,438

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Note 10 - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Schedule of Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Customer and escrow deposits	$	21,591	$	16,728
Warranty accrual		17,761		18,346
Accrued compensation and related expenses		12,649		27,541
Accrued interest		11,031		23,234
Land development and home construction accruals		9,411		10,108
Other accrued liabilities		20,162		19,160
Total accrued liabilities	$	92,605	$	115,117

Schedule of Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Insurance reserves	$	50,015	$	50,470
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		6,995		6,798
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	57,010	$	57,268

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Note 3 - Segment Reporting (Details) - Reconciliation of Revenue from Segments to Consolidated (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]
Homebuilding
Homebuilding Revenues	$ 176,817	$ 136,422
Homebuilding [Member] | Mountain [Member]
Homebuilding
Homebuilding Revenues	124,021	100,945
Homebuilding [Member] | East [Member]
Homebuilding
Homebuilding Revenues	77,081	81,167
Homebuilding [Member]
Homebuilding
Homebuilding Revenues	377,919	318,534
Financial Services [Member] | Mortgage Operations [Member]
Financial Services
Financial Services Revenues	6,649	5,119
Financial Services [Member] | Other Financial Services [Member]
Financial Services
Financial Services Revenues	3,942	4,104
Financial Services [Member]
Financial Services
Financial Services Revenues	$ 10,591	$ 9,223

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Summary of Activity for Metro Bonds (Metropolitan District Bond Securities [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Metropolitan District Bond Securities [Member]
Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Summary of Activity for Metro Bonds [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 18,203	$ 12,729
Increase in fair value (recorded in other comprehensive income)	1,418
Change due to accretion of principal	357	298
Cash receipts	0	0
Balance at end of period	$ 19,978	$ 13,027

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Note 17 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Note 17 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Derivative, Gain (Loss) on Derivative, Net	$ 600,000	$ (400,000)
Commitment To Originate Mortgage Loans [Member]
Note 17 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Notional Amount Of Forward Rate Commitments And Futures Contracts To Hedge Against Mortgage Servicing Rights	87,600,000
No Commitment To Originate Mortgage Loans [Member]
Note 17 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Loans Receivable Held-for-sale, Net, Not Part of Disposal Group, Mortgage	19,100,000
Forward Sales of Mortgage-backed Securities [Member]
Note 17 - Derivative Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items]
Notional Amount Of Forward Rate Commitments And Futures Contracts To Hedge Against Mortgage Servicing Rights	$ 71,500,000

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015		Dec. 31, 2014
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 129,915		$ 153,825
Housing completed or under construction	728,240		732,692
Land and land under development	936,512		935,268
Total inventories	1,664,752		1,667,960
Deferred tax asset, net	148,000		153,500
Prepaid and other assets	65,940		67,996
Total Assets	2,316,435		2,358,438
Total Liabilities	1,089,972		1,130,102
Preferred stock, $0.01 par value; 25,000,000 shares authorized; none issued or outstanding	0		0
Common stock, $0.01 par value; 250,000,000 shares authorized; 48,850,110 and 48,831,639 issued and outstanding at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively	488		488
Additional paid-in-capital	910,585		909,974
Retained earnings	303,627		307,419
Accumulated other comprehensive income	11,763	[1]	10,455
Total Stockholders' Equity	1,226,463		1,228,336
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	2,316,435		2,358,438
Homebuilding [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	101,326		122,642
Marketable securities	144,098		140,878
Restricted cash	4,260		2,816
Trade and other receivables	34,397		28,555
Housing completed or under construction	728,240		732,692
Land and land under development	936,512		935,268
Total inventories	1,664,752		1,667,960
Property and equipment, net	29,783		30,491
Deferred tax asset, net	134,845		140,486
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)	19,978		18,203
Prepaid and other assets	65,940		67,996
Total Assets	2,199,379		2,220,027
Accounts payable	38,720		35,445
Accrued liabilities	92,605		115,117
Revolving credit facility	15,000		15,000
Senior notes, net	846,600		846,450
Total Liabilities	992,925		1,012,012
Financial Services [Member]
Cash and cash equivalents	28,589		31,183
Marketable securities	18,525		15,262
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	64,708		88,392
Other assets	5,234		3,574
Total Assets	117,056		138,411
Total Liabilities	97,047		118,090
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	57,010		57,268
Mortgage repurchase facility	$ 40,037		$ 60,822

[1] All amounts net-of-tax.

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Note 5 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Details) - Changes in Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015		Mar. 31, 2014		Dec. 31, 2014
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale marketable securities (1) :
Beginning balance					$ 10,455
Beginning balance	11,763	[1]	7,529	[1]	10,455
Metropolitan District Bond Securities [Member] | Accumulated Net Investment Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Member]
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale marketable securities (1) :
Beginning balance	7,680	[1]	3,920	[1]
Other comprehensive income	941	[1]		[1]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		[1]		[1]
Beginning balance	8,621	[1]	3,920	[1]
Accumulated Net Investment Gain (Loss) Attributable to Parent [Member]
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale marketable securities (1) :
Beginning balance	2,775	[1]	7,655	[1]
Other comprehensive income	360	[1]	(33)	[1]
Amounts reclassified from AOCI	7	[1],[2]	(4,013)	[1],[2]
Beginning balance	$ 3,142	[1]	$ 3,609	[1]

[1] All amounts net-of-tax.

[2] See separate table below for details about these reclassifications.

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Note 1 - Basis of Presentation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Organization, Consolidation, Basis of Presentation, Business Description and Accounting Policies [Text Block]

1. Basis of Presentation

The Unaudited Consolidated Financial Statements of M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. ("MDC," “the Company," “we,” “us,” or “our” which refers to M.D.C. Holdings, Inc. and its subsidiaries) have been prepared, without audit, pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"). Accordingly, they do not include all information and footnotes required by U.S. generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for complete financial statements. These statements reflect all normal and recurring adjustments which, in the opinion of management, are necessary to present fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows of MDC at March 31, 2015 and for all periods presented. These statements should be read in conjunction with MDC’s Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes thereto included in MDC’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014.

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Note 9 - Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Details) - Summary of Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Summary of Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets [Abstract]
Land option deposits	$ 10,776	$ 12,895
Deferred marketing costs	30,266	29,231
Prepaid expenses	4,655	5,104
Goodwill	6,008	6,008
Deferred debt issuance costs, net	12,590	13,004
Other	1,645	1,754
Total	$ 65,940	$ 67,996

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Note 14 - Senior Notes (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net	$	246,600	$	246,450
5½% Senior Notes due January 2024		250,000		250,000
6% Senior Notes due January 2043		350,000		350,000
Total	$	846,600	$	846,450

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Note 13 - Income Taxes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 13 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation, Percent	36.80%	38.30%
Income Tax Expense (Benefit)	$ 4,906,000	$ 7,136,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Net	148,000,000		153,500,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance	13,200,000		13,000,000
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Note 13 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Domestic	45,600,000
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Note 13 - Income Taxes (Details) [Line Items]
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, State and Local	$ 36,000,000

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Note 17 - Derivative Financial Instruments

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Abstract]

Derivative Instruments and Hedging Activities Disclosure [Text Block]

17. Derivative Financial Instruments

The derivative instruments we utilize in the normal course of business are interest rate lock commitments and forward sales of mortgage-backed securities, both of which typically are short-term in nature. Forward sales of mortgage-backed securities are utilized to hedge changes in fair value of our interest rate lock commitments as well as mortgage loans held-for-sale not under commitments to sell. For forward sales of securities, as well as interest rate lock commitments that are still outstanding at the end of a reporting period, we record the changes in fair value of the derivatives in revenues in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations with an offset to prepaid expenses and other assets or accounts payable and accrued liabilities in the financial services section of our accompanying consolidated balance sheets, depending on the nature of the change.

At March 31, 2015, we had interest rate lock commitments with an aggregate principal balance of $87.6 million. Additionally, we had $19.1 million of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell at March 31, 2015. In order to hedge the changes in fair value of our interest rate lock commitments and mortgage loans held-for-sale which had not yet been committed to a mortgage purchaser, we had forward sales of securities totaling $71.5 million at March 31, 2015.

For the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, we recorded net gains (losses) on our derivatives of $0.6 million and $(0.4) million, respectively.

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Note 15 - Stock Based Compensation (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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

Schedule of Share-based Compensation, Activity [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Stock option grant expense	$	376	$	593
Restricted stock awards expense		499		699
Total stock based compensation	$	875	$	1,292

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Note 19 - Supplemental Guarantor Information

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Supplemental Guarantor Information [Abstract]

Supplemental Guarantor Information [Text Block]

19. Supplemental Guarantor Information

Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by the following subsidiaries (collectively, the "Guarantor Subsidiaries"), which are 100%-owned subsidiaries of the Company.

● M.D.C. Land Corporation

● RAH of Florida, Inc.

● Richmond American Construction, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Arizona, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Colorado, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Delaware, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Florida, LP

● Richmond American Homes of Illinois, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Maryland, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Nevada, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of New Jersey, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Pennsylvania, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Utah, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Virginia, Inc.

● Richmond American Homes of Washington, Inc.

The senior note indentures do not provide for a suspension of the guarantees, but do provide that any Guarantor may be released from its guarantee so long as (1) no default or event of default exists or would result from release of such guarantee, (2) the Guarantor being released has consolidated net worth of less than 5% of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (3) the Guarantors released from their guarantees in any year-end period comprise in the aggregate less than 10% (or 15% if and to the extent necessary to permit the cure of a default) of the Company’s consolidated net worth as of the end of the most recent fiscal quarter, (4) such release would not have a material adverse effect on the homebuilding business of the Company and its subsidiaries and (5) the Guarantor is released from its guarantee(s) under all Specified Indebtedness (other than by reason of payment under its guarantee of Specified Indebtedness). Upon delivery of an officers’ certificate and an opinion of counsel stating that all conditions precedent provided for in the indenture relating to such transactions have been complied with and the release is authorized, the guarantee will be automatically and unconditionally released. “Specified Indebtedness” means indebtedness under the senior notes, the Company’s Indenture dated as of December 3, 2002, the Revolving Credit Facility, and any refinancing, extension, renewal or replacement of any of the foregoing.

We have determined that separate, full financial statements of the Guarantor Subsidiaries would not be material to investors and, accordingly, supplemental financial information for the Guarantor and Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries is presented below.

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet

	March 31, 2015
					Non-
			Guarantor		Guarantor		Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Entries			MDC
	Dollars in thousands
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	98,316	$	3,010	$	-	$	-		$	101,326
Marketable securities		144,098		-		-		-			144,098
Restricted cash		-		4,260		-		-			4,260
Trade and other receivables		6,779		30,093		-		(2,475	)		34,397
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		-		728,240		-		-			728,240
Land and land under development		-		936,512		-		-			936,512
Total inventories		-		1,664,752		-		-			1,664,752
Intercompany receivables		1,516,617		2,855		5,819		(1,525,291	)		-
Investment in subsidiaries		199,907		-		-		(199,907	)		-
Deferred tax asset, net		131,993		-		-		2,852			134,845
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)		19,978		-		-		-			19,978
Other assets		40,041		55,682		-		-			95,723
Total Homebuilding Assets		2,157,729		1,760,652		5,819		(1,724,821	)		2,199,379
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		-		-		28,589		-			28,589
Marketable securities		-		-		18,525		-			18,525
Intercompany receivables		-		-		38,688		(38,688	)		-
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		-		-		64,708		-			64,708
Other assets		-		-		8,086		(2,852	)		5,234
Total Financial Services Assets		-		-		158,596		(41,540	)		117,056
Total Assets	$	2,157,729	$	1,760,652	$	164,415	$	(1,766,361	)	$	2,316,435
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	-	$	38,720	$	-	$	-		$	38,720
Accrued liabilities		22,304		69,336		19		946			92,605
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		47,362		1,489,489		24,554		(1,561,405	)		-
Revolving credit facility		15,000		-		-		-			15,000
Senior notes, net		846,600		-		-		-			846,600
Total Homebuilding Liabilities		931,266		1,597,545		24,573		(1,560,459	)		992,925
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		-		60,432		(3,422	)		57,010
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		-		-		2,573		(2,573	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-		-		40,037		-			40,037
Total Financial Services Liabilities		-		-		103,042		(5,995	)		97,047
Total Liabilities		931,266		1,597,545		127,615		(1,566,454	)		1,089,972
Equity:
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,226,463		163,107		36,800		(199,907	)		1,226,463
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,157,729	$	1,760,652	$	164,415	$	(1,766,361	)	$	2,316,435

Supplemental Condensed Combining Balance Sheet

	December 31, 2014
					Non-
			Guarantor		Guarantor		Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	119,951	$	2,691	$	-	$	-		$	122,642
Marketable securities		140,878		-		-		-			140,878
Restricted cash		-		2,816		-		-			2,816
Trade Receivables		6,573		24,449		-		(2,467	)		28,555
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		-		732,692		-		-			732,692
Land and land under development		-		935,268		-		-			935,268
Total inventories		-		1,667,960		-		-			1,667,960
Intercompany receivables		1,418,705		2,854		5,295		(1,426,854	)		-
Investment in subsidiaries		260,874		-		-		(260,874	)		-
Deferred tax asset		137,529		-		-		2,957			140,486
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)		18,203		-		-		-			18,203
Other assets, net		41,743		56,744		-		-			98,487
Total Homebuilding Assets		2,144,456		1,757,514		5,295		(1,687,238	)		2,220,027
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		-		-		31,183		-			31,183
Marketable securities		-		-		15,262		-			15,262
Intercompany receivables		-		-		39,513		(39,513	)		-
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		-		-		88,392		-			88,392
Other assets, net		-		-		6,531		(2,957	)		3,574
Total Financial Services Assets		-		-		180,881		(42,470	)		138,411
Total Assets	$	2,144,456	$	1,757,514	$	186,176	$	(1,729,708	)	$	2,358,438
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	-	$	35,445	$	-	$	-		$	35,445
Accrued liabilities		7,007		105,529		67		2,514			115,117
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		47,663		1,392,111		23,809		(1,463,583	)		-
Revolving credit facility		15,000		-		-		-			15,000
Senior notes, net		846,450		-		-		-			846,450
Total Homebuilding Liabilities		916,120		1,533,085		23,876		(1,461,069	)		1,012,012
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		-		62,249		(4,981	)		57,268
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		-		-		2,784		(2,784	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-		-		60,822		-			60,822
Total Financial Services Liabilities		-		-		125,855		(7,765	)		118,090
Total Liabilities		916,120		1,533,085		149,731		(1,468,834	)		1,130,102
Equity:
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,228,336		224,429		36,445		(260,874	)		1,228,336
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,144,456	$	1,757,514	$	186,176	$	(1,729,708	)	$	2,358,438

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Operations

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	377,919		$	-		$	-		$	377,919
Cost of Sales		-			(319,767	)		-			-			(319,767	)
Inventory impairments		-			(350	)		-			-			(350	)
Gross margin		-			57,802			-			-			57,802
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(8,922	)		(41,457	)		-			(153	)		(50,532	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		12,992			-			-			(12,992	)		-
Interest and other income		1,563			281			5			5			1,854
Interest expense		86			-			-			(86	)		-
Other expense		(2	)		(1,132	)		-			-			(1,134	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		5,717			15,494			5			(13,226	)		7,990
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			5,102			234			5,336
Income before income taxes		5,717			15,494			5,107			(12,992	)		13,326
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		2,703			(5,704	)		(1,905	)		-			(4,906	)
Net income	$	8,420		$	9,790		$	3,202		$	(12,992	)	$	8,420
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax		1,308			-			259			(259	)		1,308
Comprehensive income	$	9,728		$	9,790		$	3,461		$	(13,251	)	$	9,728

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	318,534		$	-		$	-		$	318,534
Cost of Sales		-			(259,478	)		-			-			(259,478	)
Inventory impairments		-			-			-			-			-
Gross margin		-			59,056			-			-			59,056
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(12,077	)		(36,109	)		-			(155	)		(48,341	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		17,073			-			-			(17,073	)		-
Interest and other income		13,227			329			3			(10	)		13,549
Interest expense		(685	)		-			-			-			(685	)
Other expense		(2	)		(612	)		-			-			(614	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(9,412	)		-			-			-			(9,412	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		8,124			22,664			3			(17,238	)		13,553
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			4,922			165			5,087
Income before income taxes		8,124			22,664			4,925			(17,073	)		18,640
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		3,380			(8,677	)		(1,839	)		-			(7,136	)
Net income	$	11,504		$	13,987		$	3,086		$	(17,073	)	$	11,504
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax		(4,046	)		-			62			(62	)		(4,046	)
Comprehensive income	$	7,458		$	13,987		$	3,148		$	(17,135	)	$	7,458

Supplemental Condensed Combining Statement of Cash Flows

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	17,605		$	(25,582	)	$	23,403		$	-		$	15,426
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(27,027	)		(258	)		(3,026	)		23,973			(6,338	)
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		-			26,159			(2,186	)		(23,973	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-			-			(20,785	)		-			(20,785	)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		-			-			-			-			-
Repayment of senior notes		-			-			-			-			-
Dividend payments		(12,213	)		-			-			-			(12,213	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		-			-			-			-			-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(12,213	)		26,159			(22,971	)		(23,973	)		(32,998	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		(21,635	)		319			(2,594	)		-			(23,910	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		119,951			2,691			31,183			-			153,825
End of period	$	98,316		$	3,010		$	28,589		$	-		$	129,915

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(43,521	)	$	(101,004	)	$	30,277		$	-		$	(114,248	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(13,276	)		(80	)		3,187			66,511			56,342
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		-			101,023			(34,512	)		(66,511	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-			-			(23,734	)		-			(23,734	)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		248,375			-			-			-			248,375
Repayment of senior notes		(259,118	)		-			-			-			(259,118	)
Dividend payments		(12,207	)		-			-			-			(12,207	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		71			-			-			-			71
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(22,879	)		101,023			(58,246	)		(66,511	)		(46,613	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		(79,676	)		(61	)		(24,782	)		-			(104,519	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		145,180			3,454			50,704			-			199,338
End of period	$	65,504		$	3,393		$	25,922		$	-		$	94,819

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Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) - Carrying Amount of Senior Notes (Parentheticals)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
5.625% Senior Notes Due 2020 [Member]
Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) - Carrying Amount of Senior Notes (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Senior notes, interest rate	5.625%	5.625%
5.5% Senior Notes Due 2024 [Member]
Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) - Carrying Amount of Senior Notes (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Senior notes, interest rate	5.50%	5.50%
6.000% Senior Notes Due January 2043 [Member]
Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) - Carrying Amount of Senior Notes (Parentheticals) [Line Items]
Senior notes, interest rate	6.00%	6.00%

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Note 2 - Recently Issued Accounting Standards

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Abstract]

New Accounting Pronouncements and Changes in Accounting Principles [Text Block]

2. Recently Issued Accounting Standards

In May 2014, the Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) issued Accounting Standards Update (“ASU”) 2014-09, Revenue from Contracts with Customers ("ASU 2014-09"), which is a comprehensive new revenue recognition model. Under ASU 2014-09, a company will recognize revenue when it transfers promised goods or services to customers in an amount that reflects the consideration to which the company expects to be entitled in exchange for those goods and services. ASU 2014-09 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2016, and is to be applied retrospectively, with early application not permitted. We are currently evaluating the impact the pronouncement will have on our consolidated financial statements and related disclosures.

In June 2014, the FASB issued ASU 2014-11, Repurchase-to-Maturity Transactions, Repurchase Financings, and Disclosures ("ASU 2014-11"), which makes limited amendments to Accounting Standards Codification (“ASC”) Topic 860, "Transfers and Servicing." ASU 2014-11 requires entities to account for repurchase-to-maturity transactions as secured borrowings, eliminates accounting guidance on linked repurchase financing transactions, and expands disclosure requirements related to certain transfers of financial assets. The only changes in ASU 2014-11 that are applicable to our consolidated financial statements are the disclosures for repurchase agreements effective for our fiscal periods beginning January 1, 2015 and interim periods beginning April 1, 2015. Early adoption is not permitted. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In February 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-02, Consolidation (Topic 810): Amendments to the Consolidation Analysis (“ASU 2015-02”), which amends the consolidation requirements in ASC 810, primarily related to limited partnerships and variable interest entities. ASU 2015-02 is effective for our interim and annual reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2016. Early adoption is permitted. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

In April 2015, the FASB issued ASU 2015-03, Interest—Imputation of Interest (Subtopic 835-30) (“ASU 2015-03”), which changes the presentation of debt issuance costs in financial statements. Under ASU 2015-03, an entity presents such costs in the balance sheet as a direct deduction from the related debt liability rather than as an asset. Amortization of the costs is reported as interest expense. This guidance is not expected to have a material impact on our consolidated financial statements.

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Current Period Unaudited) (Parentheticals) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Preferred stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	25,000,000	25,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Preferred stock, shares outstanding	0	0
Common stock, par value (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.01	$ 0.01
Common stock, shares authorized	250,000,000	250,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	48,850,110	48,831,639
Common stock, shares outstanding	48,850,110	48,831,639

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Note 12 - Insurance Reserves

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Insurance Loss Reserves [Abstract]

Liability for Future Policy Benefits and Unpaid Claims Disclosure [Text Block]

12. Insurance Reserves

The establishment of reserves for estimated losses associated with insurance policies issued by Allegiant and re-insurance agreements issued by StarAmerican are based on actuarial studies that include known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including our experience with similar cases and historical trends involving claim payment patterns, pending levels of unpaid claims, product mix or concentration, claim severity, frequency patterns depending on the business conducted, and changing regulatory and legal environments.

The table set forth below summarizes the insurance reserve activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The insurance reserve is included as a component of accrued liabilities in the financial services section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	50,470		$	49,637
Expense provisions		1,273			1,310
Cash payments, net of recoveries		(1,728	)		(1,871	)
Balance at end of period	$	50,015		$	49,076

In the ordinary course of business, we make payments from our insurance reserves to settle litigation claims arising primarily from our homebuilding activities. These payments are irregular in both their timing and their magnitude. As a result, the cash payments, net of recoveries shown for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014 are not necessarily indicative of what future cash payments will be for subsequent periods.

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Document And Entity Information	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Apr. 29, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]
Entity Registrant Name	MDC HOLDINGS INC
Document Type	10-Q
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		48,851,043
Amendment Flag	false
Entity Central Index Key	0000773141
Entity Current Reporting Status	Yes
Entity Voluntary Filers	No
Entity Filer Category	Large Accelerated Filer
Entity Well-known Seasoned Issuer	Yes
Document Period End Date	Mar. 31, 2015
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2015
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q1

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Note 13 - Income Taxes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Tax Disclosure [Text Block]

13. Income Taxes

At the end of each interim period, we are required to estimate our annual effective tax rate for the fiscal year and use that rate to provide for income taxes for the current year-to-date reporting period. Our overall effective income tax rates were 36.8% and 38.3% for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014, respectively, resulting in income tax expense of $4.9 million and $7.1 million for the same periods, respectively.

At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 we had deferred tax assets, net of deferred tax liabilities, of $148.0 million and $153.5 million, respectively. Included in our deferred tax assets at March 31, 2015 are $45.6 million and $36.0 million of federal and state net operating loss carryforwards, respectively. Our net deferred tax assets at March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014 were partially offset by valuation allowances of $13.2 million and $13.0 million, respectively, related to (1) various state net operating loss carryforwards where realization is more uncertain at this time due to the more limited carryforward periods that exist in certain states and (2) the amount by which the carrying value of our Metro Bonds for tax purposes exceeds our carrying value for book purposes that we believe realization is more uncertain at this time.

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Consolidated Statements of Operations and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Interest expense		$ (685,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		(9,412,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes	13,326,000	18,640,000
Provision for income taxes	(4,906,000)	(7,136,000)
Net income	8,420,000	11,504,000
Other comprehensive income (loss) related to available for sale securities, net of tax	1,308,000	(4,046,000)
Comprehensive income	9,728,000	7,458,000
Basic (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.24
Diluted (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.17	$ 0.23
Basic (in Shares)	48,714,637	48,585,757
Diluted (in Shares)	48,891,514	48,854,675
Dividends declared per share (in Dollars per share)	$ 0.25	$ 0.25
Homebuilding [Member]
Home sale revenues	377,009,000	318,534,000
Land sale revenues	910,000
Total home and land sale revenues	377,919,000	318,534,000
Home cost of sales	(318,642,000)	(259,478,000)
Land cost of sales	(1,125,000)
Inventory impairments	(350,000)
Total cost of sales	(320,117,000)	(259,478,000)
Gross margin	57,802,000	59,056,000
Selling, general and administrative expenses	(50,532,000)	(48,341,000)
Interest and other income	1,854,000	13,549,000
Interest expense		(685,000)
Other expense	(1,134,000)	(614,000)
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		(9,412,000)
Income (loss) before income taxes	7,990,000	13,553,000
Financial Services [Member]
Income (loss) before income taxes	5,336,000	5,087,000
Revenues	10,591,000	9,223,000
Expenses	(6,159,000)	(4,924,000)
Interest and other income	$ 904,000	$ 788,000

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Note 7 - Inventories

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

7. Inventories

The following table sets forth, by reportable segment, information relating to our homebuilding inventories:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West	$	342,666	$	343,134
Mountain		236,937		220,489
East		148,637		169,069
Subtotal		728,240		732,692
Land and Land Under Development:
West		500,932		507,252
Mountain		257,564		277,583
East		178,016		150,433
Subtotal		936,512		935,268
Total Inventories	$	1,664,752	$	1,667,960

Our inventories are primarily associated with communities where we intend to construct and sell homes, including models and speculative homes (defined as homes under construction without a sales contract and also referred to as “spec homes”). Costs capitalized to land and land under development primarily include: (1) land costs; (2) land development costs; (3) entitlement costs; (4) capitalized interest; (5) engineering fees; and (6) title insurance, real property taxes and closing costs directly related to the purchase of the land parcel. Components of housing completed or under construction primarily include: (1) land costs transferred from land and land under development; (2) direct construction costs associated with a house; (3) real property taxes, engineering fees, permits and other fees; (4) capitalized interest; and (5) indirect construction costs, which include field construction management salaries and benefits, utilities and other construction related costs. Land costs are transferred from land and land under development to housing completed or under construction at the point in time that construction of a home on an owned lot begins.

In accordance with ASC 360, Property, Plant, and Equipment (“ASC 360”), homebuilding inventories are carried at cost unless events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the underlying subdivision may not be recoverable. We evaluate inventories for impairment at each quarter end on a subdivision level basis as each subdivision represents the lowest level of identifiable cash flows. In making this determination, we review, among other things, the following for each subdivision:

• actual and trending “Operating Margin” (which is defined as home sale revenues less home cost of sales and all direct incremental costs associated with the home closing, including sales commissions) for homes closed;

• estimated future undiscounted cash flows and Operating Margin;

• forecasted Operating Margin for homes in backlog;

• actual and trending net and gross home orders;

• base sales price and home sales incentive information for homes closed, homes in backlog and homes available for sale;

• market information for each sub-market, including competition levels, home foreclosure levels, the size and style of homes currently being offered for sale and lot size; and

• known or probable events indicating that the carrying value may not be recoverable.

If events or circumstances indicate that the carrying value of our inventory may not be recoverable, assets are reviewed for impairment by comparing the undiscounted estimated future cash flows from an individual subdivision to its carrying value. If the undiscounted future cash flows are less than the subdivision’s carrying value, the carrying value of the subdivision is written down to its estimated fair value. We generally determine the estimated fair value of each subdivision by determining the present value of the estimated future cash flows at discount rates that are commensurate with the risk of the subdivision under evaluation. For the three months ended March 31, 2015, we recorded $0.4 million of inventory impairment charges related to one project in our East segment. We recognized no inventory impairments during the three months ended March 31, 2014.

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block]

6. Fair Value Measurements

ASC Topic 820, Fair Value Measurements (“ASC 820”), defines fair value, establishes guidelines for measuring fair value and expands disclosures regarding fair value measurements. ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value. These tiers include: Level 1, defined as observable inputs such as quoted prices in active markets; Level 2, defined as inputs other than quoted prices in active markets that are either directly or indirectly observable; and Level 3, defined as unobservable inputs for which little or no market data exists, therefore requiring an entity to develop its own assumptions.

The following table sets forth the fair values and methods used for measuring the fair values of financial instruments on a recurring basis:

		Fair Value
		March 31,		December 31,
Financial Instrument	Hierarchy	2015		2014
		(Dollars in thousands)
Marketable securities (available-for-sale)
Equity securities	Level 1	$	137,387	$	129,560
Debt securities - maturity less than 1 year	Level 2		1,515		1,511
Debt securities - maturity 1 to 5 years	Level 2		7,497		7,643
Debt securities - maturity greater than 5 years	Level 2		16,224		17,426
Total available-for-sale marketable securities		$	162,623	$	156,140
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net	Level 2	$	64,708	$	88,392
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party) (available-for-sale)	Level 3	$	19,978	$	18,203

The following methods and assumptions were used to estimate the fair value of each class of financial instruments.

Cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, trade and other receivables, prepaid and other assets, accounts payable, and accrued liabilities. Fair value approximates carrying value.

Marketable Securities.  We have marketable debt and equity securities.  Our equity securities consist of holdings in corporate equities and holdings in mutual fund securities, which are primarily invested in debt securities. Our debt securities consist primarily of fixed and floating rate interest earning debt securities, which may include, among others, United States government and government agency debt and corporate debt. We measure the fair value of our debt securities using a third party pricing service that either provides quoted prices in less active markets for identical or similar securities or uses observable inputs for their pricing, both of which are level 2 inputs. As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, all of our marketable securities were treated as available-for-sale investments and, as such, we have recorded all of our marketable securities at fair value with changes in fair value being recorded as a component of AOCI.

Each quarter we assess all of our securities in an unrealized loss position for potential other-than-temporary impairment (“OTTI”). Our assessment includes a consideration of many factors, both qualitative and quantitative, including the amount of the unrealized loss, the period of time the security has been in a loss position, the financial condition of the issuer and whether we have the intent and ability to hold the securities, among other factors. Based on our assessments, no OTTI was recorded for either of the quarters ended March 31, 2015 or 2014.

The following table sets forth the amortized cost and estimated fair value of our available-for-sale marketable securities:

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Amortized Cost		Fair Value		Amortized Cost		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Equity securities	$	118,487	$	122,856	$	116,009	$	120,274
Debt securities		21,107		21,242		20,660		20,604
Total homebuilding available-for-sale marketable securities	$	139,594	$	144,098	$	136,669	$	140,878
Financial Services:
Equity securities	$	14,027	$	14,531	$	9,028	$	9,286
Debt securities		3,935		3,994		5,930		5,976
Total financial services available-for-sale marketable securities	$	17,962	$	18,525	$	14,958	$	15,262
Total available-for-sale marketable securities	$	157,556	$	162,623	$	151,627	$	156,140

As of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, our marketable securities were in net unrealized gain positions totaling $5.1 millionand $4.5 million, respectively. Our marketable securities that were in unrealized loss positions aggregated to unrealized losses of $2.1 million and $3.1 million as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, respectively. The table below sets forth the debt and equity securities that were in an aggregate loss position. We do not believe that the aggregate unrealized loss related to our debt or equity securities as of March 31, 2015 is material to our operations.

	March 31, 2015							December 31, 2014
	Number of Securities in Loss Position		Aggregate Loss Position			Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in a Loss Position		Number of Securities in Loss Position		Aggregate Loss Position			Aggregate Fair Value of Securities in a Loss Position
	(Dollars in thousands)
Type of Investment
Debt		28	$	(49	)	$	7,556		52	$	(359	)	$	14,536
Equity		8		(2,040	)		81,104		6		(2,738	)		74,999
Total		36	$	(2,089	)	$	88,660		58	$	(3,097	)	$	89,535

The following table sets forth gross realized gains and losses from the sale of available-for-sale marketable securities, which were included in either interest and other income in the homebuilding section or interest and other income in the financial services section of our consolidated statements of operations:

	Three Months Ended March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities
Equity securities	$	237		$	5,431
Debt securities		166			1,261
Total	$	403		$	6,692
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities
Equity securities	$	(325	)	$	(154	)
Debt securities		(89	)		(12	)
Total	$	(414	)	$	(166	)
Net realized gain (loss) on sales of available-for-sale securities	$	(11	)	$	6,526

Mortgage Loans Held-for-Sale, Net.  As of March 31, 2015, the primary components of our mortgage loans held-for-sale that are measured at fair value on a recurring basis are: (1) mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell; and (2) mortgage loans held-for-sale not under commitments to sell. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $45.6 million and $74.2 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale under commitments to sell for which fair value was based upon Level 2 inputs, which were the quoted market prices for those mortgage loans. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $19.1 million and $14.2 million, respectively, of mortgage loans held-for-sale that were not under commitments to sell. The fair value for those loans was primarily based upon the estimated market price received from an outside party, which is a Level 2 fair value input.

Metropolitan District Bond Securities (Related Party).  The Metropolitan district bond securities (the “Metro Bonds”) are included in the homebuilding section of our accompanying consolidated balance sheets. We acquired the Metro Bonds from a quasi-municipal corporation in the state of Colorado (the “Metro District”), which was formed to help fund and maintain the infrastructure associated with a master-planned community being developed by our Company. Cash flows received by the Company from these securities reflect principal and interest payments from the Metro District that are supported by an annual levy on the taxable value of real estate and personal property within the Metro District’s boundaries and a one-time fee assessed on permits obtained by MDC in the Metro District. The stated year of maturity for the Metro Bonds is 2037. However, if the unpaid principal and all accrued interest are not paid off by the year 2037, the Company will continue to receive principal and interest payments in perpetuity until the unpaid principal and accrued interest is paid in full. Since 2007 and through the first quarter of 2013, we accounted for these securities under the cost recovery method and they were not carried at fair value in accordance with ASC Topic 310-30, Loans and Debt Securities Acquired with Deteriorated Credit Quality (“ASC 310-30”).

In the second quarter of 2013, we determined that these securities no longer were required to be accounted for under the cost recovery method due to an increase in the number of new homes delivered in the community coupled with improvements in property values within the Metro District. In accordance with ASC 310-30, we adjust the bond principal balance using an interest accretion model that utilizes future cash flows expected to be collected. Furthermore, as this investment is accounted for as an available-for-sale asset, we update its fair value on a quarterly basis, with the adjustment being recorded through AOCI. The fair value is based upon a discounted future cash flow model, which uses Level 3 inputs. The two primary unobservable inputs used in our discounted cash flow model are the forecasted number of homes to be closed, as they drive any increases to the tax base for the Metro District, and the discount rate. Cash receipts, which are typically only received in the fourth quarter, reduce the carrying value of the Metro Bonds. The table below provides quantitative data, as of March 31, 2015, regarding each unobservable input and the sensitivity of fair value to potential changes in those unobservable inputs.

	Quantitative Data				Sensitivity Analysis
Unobservable Input	Range		Weighted Average		Movement in Fair Value from Increase in Input	Movement in Fair Value from Decrease in Input
Number of homes closed per year		0 to 132		93	Increase	Decrease
Discount rate		5% to 14%		9.9%	Decrease	Increase

The table set forth below summarizes the activity for our Metro Bonds:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	18,203	$	12,729
Increase in fair value (recorded in other comprehensive income)		1,418		-
Change due to accretion of principal		357		298
Cash receipts		-		-
Balance at end of period	$	19,978	$	13,027

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. The debt associated with our mortgage repurchase facility (see Note 18 for further discussion) is at floating rates or at fixed rates that approximate current market rates and have relatively short-term maturities, generally within 30 days. The fair value approximates carrying value and is based on Level 2 inputs.

Senior Notes. The estimated values of the senior notes in the following table are based on Level 2 inputs, including market prices of other homebuilder bonds.

	March 31, 2015				December 31, 2014
	Carrying Amount		Fair Value		Carrying Amount		Fair Value
	(Dollars in thousands)
5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net	$	246,600	$	266,875	$	246,450	$	257,950
5½% Senior Notes due January 2024, net		250,000		244,063		250,000		242,608
6% Senior Notes due January 2043		350,000		296,625		350,000		296,555
Total	$	846,600	$	807,563	$	846,450	$	797,113

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Note 18 - Lines of Credit

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt Disclosure [Text Block]

18. Lines of Credit

Revolving Credit Facility. On December 13, 2013, we entered into an unsecured revolving credit agreement (“Revolving Credit Facility”) with a group of lenders which may be used for general corporate purposes. This agreement was amended on December 17, 2014 to (1) increase the aggregate commitment amount by $100 million to $550 million (the “Commitment”) and (2) extend the maturity until December 13, 2019. Each lender may issue letters of credit in an amount up to 50% of its commitment. The facility permits an increase in the maximum Commitment amount to $1.0 billion upon our request, subject to receipt of additional commitments from existing or additional lenders and the consent of the designated agent and the co-administrative agent. Interest rates on outstanding borrowings are determined by reference to a specified London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), a specified federal funds effective rate or a specified prime rate, plus a margin that is determined based on our credit ratings and leverage ratio, as defined in the facility agreement. At any time at which our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, exceeds 55%, the aggregate principal amount of all consolidated senior debt borrowings outstanding may not exceed the borrowing base. There is no borrowing base requirement if our leverage ratio, as of the last day of the most recent calendar quarter, is 55% or less.

The Revolving Credit Facility is fully and unconditionally guaranteed, jointly and severally, by most of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries. The facility contains various representations, warranties and covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The financial covenants include a consolidated tangible net worth test and a leverage test, along with a consolidated tangible net worth covenant, all as defined in the facility agreement. A failure to satisfy the foregoing tests does not constitute an event of default, but can trigger a “term-out” of the facility. A breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant (but not the consolidated tangible net worth test) would result in an event of default.

The Revolving Credit Facility is subject to acceleration upon certain specified events of default, including breach of the consolidated tangible net worth covenant, failure to make timely payments, breaches of certain representations or covenants, failure to pay other material indebtedness, or another person becoming beneficial owner of 50% or more of our outstanding common stock. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2015.

We incur costs associated with unused commitment fees pursuant to the terms of the Revolving Credit Facility. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, there were $10.0 million and $10.5 million, respectively, in letters of credit outstanding, which reduced the amounts available to be borrowed under the Revolving Credit Facility. At both March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, we had $15.0 million in borrowings outstanding under the Revolving Credit Facility. As of March 31, 2015, availability under the Revolving Credit Facility was approximately $525.0 million.

Mortgage Repurchase Facility. HomeAmerican has a Master Repurchase Agreement (the “Mortgage Repurchase Facility”) with U.S. Bank National Association (“USBNA”) that will expire on September 18, 2015. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility provides liquidity to HomeAmerican by providing for the sale of eligible mortgage loans to USBNA with an agreement by HomeAmerican to repurchase the mortgage loans at a future date. Until such mortgage loans are transferred back to HomeAmerican, the documents relating to such loans are held by USBNA, as custodian, pursuant to the Custody Agreement (“Custody Agreement”), dated as of November 12, 2008, by and between HomeAmerican and USBNA. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility, which had a temporary increase in the maximum aggregate commitment from $50 million to $80 million from December 29, 2014 through January 28, 2015, had a maximum aggregate commitment of $50 million as of March 31, 2015. At March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, HomeAmerican had $40.0 million and $60.8 million, respectively, of mortgage loans that HomeAmerican was obligated to repurchase under our Mortgage Repurchase Facility. Mortgage loans that HomeAmerican is obligated to repurchase under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility are accounted for as a debt financing arrangement and are reported as mortgage repurchase facility in the consolidated balance sheets. Advances under the Mortgage Repurchase Facility carry a price range that is LIBOR-based. The Mortgage Repurchase Facility contains various representations, warranties and affirmative and negative covenants that we believe are customary for agreements of this type. The negative covenants include, among others, (i) a minimum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth requirement, (ii) a maximum Adjusted Tangible Net Worth Ratio, (iii) a minimum Adjusted Net Income requirement, and (iv) a minimum Liquidity requirement. The foregoing terms are defined in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility. We believe we were in compliance with the representations, warranties and covenants included in the Mortgage Repurchase Facility as of March 31, 2015.

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Note 14 - Senior Notes

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Long-term Debt [Text Block]

14. Senior Notes

The following table sets forth the carrying amount of our senior notes as of March 31, 2015 and December 31, 2014, net of applicable discounts:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
5⅝% Senior Notes due February 2020, net	$	246,600	$	246,450
5½% Senior Notes due January 2024		250,000		250,000
6% Senior Notes due January 2043		350,000		350,000
Total	$	846,600	$	846,450

On March 26, 2014, we redeemed our 5⅜% Senior Notes due December 2014.  As a result of this transaction, we paid $259.1 million to extinguish $250 million in debt principal with a carrying value, including unamortized deferred financing costs, of $249.7 million and recorded a $9.4 million expense for loss on extinguishment of debt.

Our senior notes are not secured and, while the senior note indentures contain some restrictions on secured debt and other transactions, they do not contain financial covenants. Our senior notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed on an unsecured basis, jointly and severally, by substantially all of our homebuilding segment subsidiaries.

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Note 10 - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities Disclosure [Text Block]

10. Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities

The following table sets forth information relating to homebuilding accrued liabilities:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Customer and escrow deposits	$	21,591	$	16,728
Warranty accrual		17,761		18,346
Accrued compensation and related expenses		12,649		27,541
Accrued interest		11,031		23,234
Land development and home construction accruals		9,411		10,108
Other accrued liabilities		20,162		19,160
Total accrued liabilities	$	92,605	$	115,117

The following table sets forth information relating to financial services accounts payable and accrued liabilities:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Insurance reserves	$	50,015	$	50,470
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities		6,995		6,798
Total accounts payable and accrued liabilities	$	57,010	$	57,268

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Note 10 - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013
Note 10 - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Warranty accrual	$ 17,761	$ 18,346	$ 21,447	$ 22,238
Homebuilding [Member] | Land Development And Home Construction Accruals [Member]
Note 10 - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Accrued liabilities current and non-current	9,411	10,108
Homebuilding [Member]
Note 10 - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities and Financial Services Accounts Payable and Accrued Liabilities (Details) - Homebuilding Accrued Liabilities [Line Items]
Customer and escrow deposits	21,591	16,728
Warranty accrual	17,761	18,346
Accrued compensation and related expenses	12,649	27,541
Accrued interest	11,031	23,234
Accrued liabilities current and non-current	92,605	115,117
Other accrued liabilities	$ 20,162	$ 19,160

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Note 8 - Capitalization of Interest

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Capitalization Disclosure [Abstract]

Capitalization Disclosure [Text Block]

8. Capitalization of Interest

We capitalize interest to inventories during the period of development in accordance with ASC Topic 835, Interest (“ASC 835”). Homebuilding interest capitalized as a cost of inventories is included in cost of sales as related units or lots are sold. To the extent our homebuilding debt exceeds our qualified assets as defined in ASC 835, we expense a portion of interest incurred. Qualified homebuilding assets consist of all lots and homes, excluding finished unsold homes or finished models, within projects that are actively selling or under development. The table set forth below summarizes homebuilding interest activity.

The homebuilding interest expensed in the table below relates to the portion of interest incurred where our homebuilding debt exceeded our qualified inventory for such periods in accordance with ASC 835.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding interest incurred	$	13,251		$	19,182
Less: Interest capitalized		(13,251	)		(18,497	)
Homebuilding interest expensed	$	-		$	685
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	$	79,231		$	74,155
Plus: Interest capitalized during period		13,251			18,497
Less: Previously capitalized interest included in home and land cost of sales		(12,491	)		(11,724	)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$	79,991		$	80,928

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Note 9 - Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure Text Block Supplement [Abstract]

Other Assets Disclosure [Text Block]

9. Homebuilding Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets

The following table sets forth the components of homebuilding prepaid expenses and other assets:

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land option deposits	$	10,776	$	12,895
Deferred marketing costs		30,266		29,231
Prepaid expenses		4,655		5,104
Goodwill		6,008		6,008
Deferred debt issuance costs, net		12,590		13,004
Other		1,645		1,754
Total	$	65,940	$	67,996

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Note 11 - Warranty Accrual

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract]

Product Warranty Disclosure [Text Block]

11. Warranty Accrual

Our homes are sold with limited third-party warranties. We record expenses and warranty accruals for general and structural warranty claims, as well as accruals for known, unusual warranty-related expenditures. Warranty accruals are established based upon historical payment experience in an amount estimated to be adequate to cover expected costs of materials and outside labor during warranty periods. The establishment of warranty accruals for closed homes and the evaluation of our warranty accrual balance at period end are both based on an internally developed analysis that includes known facts and interpretations of circumstances, including, among other things, our trends in historical warranty payment levels and warranty payments for claims not considered to be normal and recurring.

Our warranty accrual is included in accrued liabilities in the homebuilding section of our consolidated balance sheets and adjustments to our warranty accrual are recorded as an increase or reduction to home cost of sales in the homebuilding section of our consolidated statements of operations.

The table set forth below summarizes warranty accrual, payment and adjustment activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014. The adjustment in the three month period ended March 31, 2014 was not material to our operations, and there was no such adjustment during the three month period ended March 31, 2015.

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	18,346		$	22,238
Expense provisions		1,115			991
Cash payments		(1,700	)		(982	)
Adjustments		-			(800	)
Balance at end of period	$	17,761		$	21,447

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Note 12 - Insurance Reserves (Details) - Insurance Reserves (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Insurance Reserves [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 50,470	$ 49,637
Balance at end of period	50,015	49,076
Expense provisions	1,273	1,310
Cash payments, net of recoveries	$ (1,728)	$ (1,871)

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Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Gross			$ 846,600,000	$ 846,450,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(9,412,000)
5.375% Senior Notes Due December 2014 [Member]
Note 14 - Senior Notes (Details) [Line Items]
Early Repayment of Senior Debt		259,100,000
Debt Instrument, Face Amount	250,000,000	250,000,000
Long-term Debt, Gross	249,700,000	249,700,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ 9,400,000

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Note 11 - Warranty Accrual (Details) - Warranty Accrual and Payment Activity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Warranty Accrual and Payment Activity [Abstract]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 18,346	$ 22,238
Expense provisions	1,115	991
Cash payments	(1,700)	(982)
Adjustments	0	(800)
Balance at end of period	$ 17,761	$ 21,447

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Note 12 - Insurance Reserves (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Insurance Loss Reserves [Abstract]

Schedule of Liability for Unpaid Claims and Claims Adjustment Expense [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	50,470		$	49,637
Expense provisions		1,273			1,310
Cash payments, net of recoveries		(1,728	)		(1,871	)
Balance at end of period	$	50,015		$	49,076

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Gross Realized Gains and Gross Realized Losses (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	$ 403	$ 6,692
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	(414)	(166)
Net realized gain (loss) on sales of available-for-sale securities	(11)	6,526
Equity Securities [Member]
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	237	5,431
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	(325)	(154)
Debt Securities [Member]
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities
Gross realized gains on sales of available-for-sale securities	166	1,261
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities
Gross realized losses on sales of available-for-sale securities	$ (89)	$ (12)

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Note 16 - Commitments and Contingencies

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Text Block]

16. Commitments and Contingencies

Surety Bonds and Letters of Credit. We are required to obtain surety bonds and letters of credit in support of our obligations for land development and subdivision improvements, homeowner association dues, warranty work, contractor license fees and earnest money deposits. At March 31, 2015, we had issued and outstanding surety bonds and letters of credit totaling $147.1 million and $25.8 million, respectively, including $15.8 million in letters of credit issued by HomeAmerican. The estimated cost to complete obligations related to these bonds and letters of credit was approximately $47.7 million and $2.7 million, respectively. The letters of credit as of March 31, 2015, excluding those issued by HomeAmerican, were outstanding under our unsecured revolving credit facility (see Note 18 for further discussion of the revolving credit facility). We expect that the obligations secured by these performance bonds and letters of credit generally will be performed in the ordinary course of business and in accordance with the applicable contractual terms. To the extent that the obligations are performed, the related performance bonds and letters of credit should be released and we should not have any continuing obligations. However, in the event any such performance bonds or letters of credit are called, our indemnity obligations could require us to reimburse the issuer of the performance bond or letter of credit.

We have made no material guarantees with respect to third-party obligations.

Mortgage Loan Loss Reserves. In the normal course of business, we establish reserves for potential losses associated with HomeAmerican’s sale of mortgage loans to third-parties. These reserves are created to address repurchase and indemnity claims by third-party purchasers of the mortgage loans, which claims arise primarily out of, but not limited to, allegations of homebuyer fraud at the time of origination of the loan, missing documentation, loan processing defects or defective appraisals. These reserves are based upon, among other things: (1) pending claims received from third-party purchasers associated with previously sold mortgage loans; (2) a current assessment of the potential exposure associated with future claims of homebuyer fraud in mortgage loans originated in prior periods; and (3) historical loss experience. In addition to reserves established for mortgage loans previously sold to third-parties, we establish reserves for loans that we have been required to repurchase. Our mortgage loan reserves are reflected as a component of accrued liabilities in the financial services section of the accompanying consolidated balance sheets, and the associated expenses are included in expenses in the financial services section of the accompanying consolidated statements of operations.

The following table summarizes the mortgage loan loss reserve activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015 and 2014:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	$	810		$	1,370
Expense provisions		725			-
Cash payments		-			-
Adjustments		(310	)		(497	)
Balance at end of period	$	1,225		$	873

Legal Reserves. Because of the nature of the homebuilding business, we have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions arising in the ordinary course of business, including product liability claims and claims associated with the sale and financing of homes. In the opinion of management, the outcome of these ordinary course matters will not have a material adverse effect upon our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.

Lot Option Contracts. In the normal course of business, we enter into lot option purchase contracts (“Option Contracts”), generally through a deposit of cash or a letter of credit, for the right to purchase land or lots at a future point in time with predetermined terms. The use of such land option and other contracts generally allow us to reduce the risks associated with direct land ownership and development, reduces our capital and financial commitments and minimizes the amount of our land inventories on our consolidated balance sheets. Our obligation with respect to Option Contracts is generally limited to forfeiture of the related deposits. At March 31, 2015, we had cash deposits and letters of credit totaling $10.2 million and $2.5 million, respectively, at risk associated with the option to purchase 1,760 lots.

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Note 4 - Earnings Per Share (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator
Net income	$	8,420		$	11,504
Less: distributed earnings allocated to participating securities		(25	)		(52	)
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		-			-
Net income attributable to common stockholders (numerator for basic earnings per share)		8,395			11,452
Add back: undistributed earnings allocated to participating securities		-			-
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to participating securities		-			-
Numerator for diluted earnings per share under two class method	$	8,395		$	11,452
Denominator
Weighted-average common shares outstanding		48,714,637			48,585,757
Add: dilutive effect of stock options		176,877			268,918
Denominator for diluted earnings per share under two class method		48,891,514			48,854,675
Basic Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.17		$	0.24
Diluted Earnings Per Common Share	$	0.17		$	0.23

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Note 6 - Fair Value Measurements (Details) - Amortized Cost and Estimated Fair Value of Available-for-Sale Marketable Securities (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2015	Dec. 31, 2014
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	$ 157,556	$ 151,627
Fair Value	162,623	156,140
Homebuilding [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	118,487	116,009
Fair Value	122,856	120,274
Amortized Cost	21,107	20,660
Fair Value	21,242	20,604
Amortized Cost	139,594	136,669
Fair Value	144,098	140,878
Financial Services [Member]
Schedule of Available-for-sale Securities [Line Items]
Amortized Cost	14,027	9,028
Fair Value	14,531	9,286
Amortized Cost	3,935	5,930
Fair Value	3,994	5,976
Amortized Cost	17,962	14,958
Fair Value	$ 18,525	$ 15,262

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Note 3 - Segment Reporting (Details) - Reconciliation of Pretax Operating Income from Segments to Consolidated (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	$ 13,326	$ 18,640
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	8,503	12,650
Homebuilding [Member] | Mountain [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	7,420	7,359
Homebuilding [Member] | East [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	(421)	2,661
Homebuilding [Member] | Corporate Subsegment [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	(7,512)	(9,117)
Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	7,990	13,553
Financial Services [Member] | Mortgage Operations [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	2,792	2,559
Financial Services [Member] | Other Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	2,544	2,528
Financial Services [Member]
Segment Reporting, Reconciling Item for Operating Profit (Loss) from Segment to Consolidated [Line Items]
Income before income taxes	$ 5,336	$ 5,087

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Operating Activities:
Net income	$ 8,420	$ 11,504
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Loss on early extinguishment of debt		9,412
Stock-based compensation expense	875	1,292
Depreciation and amortization	1,083	934
Inventory impairments	350
Loss (gain) on sale of marketable securities	11
Amortization of discount / premiums on marketable debt securities, net	59	(90)
Deferred income tax expense (benefit)	4,713	7,103
Restricted cash	(1,444)	690
Trade and other receivables	(6,141)	(8,711)
Mortgage loans held-for-sale	23,684	27,778
Prepaid expenses and other assets	489	(6,881)
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities	(19,681)	(18,371)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	15,426	(114,248)
Investing Activities:
Purchases of marketable securities	(20,484)	(356,287)
Maturities of marketable securities	1,510	133,724
Sales of marketable securities	12,976	279,450
Purchases of property and equipment	(340)	(545)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	(6,338)	56,342
Financing Activities:
Advances (payments) on mortgage repurchase facility, net	(20,785)	(23,734)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		248,375
Repayment of senior notes		(259,118)
Dividend payments	(12,213)	(12,207)
Proceeds from exercise of stock options		71
Net cash used in financing activities	(32,998)	(46,613)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(23,910)	(104,519)
Beginning of period	153,825	199,338
End of period	129,915	94,819
Housing Completed Or Under Construction [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Land and Housing Inventories	4,282	(75,190)
Land And Land Under Development [Member]
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities:
Land and Housing Inventories	$ (1,274)	$ (63,718)

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Note 5 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Comprehensive Income (Loss) Note [Text Block]

5. Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income

The following table sets forth our changes in accumulated other comprehensive income (“AOCI”):

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale marketable securities (1) :
Beginning balance	$	2,775	$	7,655
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		360		(33	)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (2)		7		(4,013	)
Ending balance	$	3,142	$	3,609
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale metropolitan district bond securities (1) :
Beginning balance	$	7,680	$	3,920
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		941		-
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		-		-
Ending balance	$	8,621	$	3,920
Total ending AOCI	$	11,763	$	7,529

(1) All amounts net-of-tax.

(2) See separate table below for details about these reclassifications.

The following table sets forth the activity related to reclassifications out of accumulated other comprehensive income (loss) related to available for sale securities:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Affected Line Item in the Statements of Operations	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding interest and other income	$	(12	)	$	6,537
Financial services interest and other income		1			(12	)
Income before income taxes		(11	)		6,525
Provision for income taxes		4			(2,512	)
Net income	$	(7	)	$	4,013

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Note 8 - Capitalization of Interest (Details) - Interest Activity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Interest Activity [Abstract]
Homebuilding interest incurred	$ 13,251	$ 19,182
Less: Interest capitalized	(13,251)	(18,497)
Homebuilding interest expensed		685
Interest capitalized, beginning of period	79,231	74,155
Plus: Interest capitalized during period	13,251	18,497
Less: Previously capitalized interest included in home and land cost of sales	(12,491)	(11,724)
Interest capitalized, end of period	$ 79,991	$ 80,928

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Note 15 - Stock Based Compensation (Details) - Share-based Award Expense Activity (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015	Mar. 31, 2014
Note 15 - Stock Based Compensation (Details) - Share-based Award Expense Activity [Line Items]
Stock Based Compensation	$ 875	$ 1,292
Employee Stock Option [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Based Compensation (Details) - Share-based Award Expense Activity [Line Items]
Stock Based Compensation	376	593
Restricted Stock [Member]
Note 15 - Stock Based Compensation (Details) - Share-based Award Expense Activity [Line Items]
Stock Based Compensation	$ 499	$ 699

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Note 5 - Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Disclosure Text Block [Abstract]

Schedule of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income (Loss) [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Unrealized gains (losses) on available-for-sale marketable securities (1) :
Beginning balance	$	2,775	$	7,655
Other comprehensive income (loss) before reclassifications		360		(33	)
Amounts reclassified from AOCI (2)		7		(4,013	)
Ending balance	$	3,142	$	3,609
Unrealized gains on available-for-sale metropolitan district bond securities (1) :
Beginning balance	$	7,680	$	3,920
Other comprehensive income before reclassifications		941		-
Amounts reclassified from AOCI		-		-
Ending balance	$	8,621	$	3,920
Total ending AOCI	$	11,763	$	7,529

Reclassification out of Accumulated Other Comprehensive Income [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
Affected Line Item in the Statements of Operations	2015			2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding interest and other income	$	(12	)	$	6,537
Financial services interest and other income		1			(12	)
Income before income taxes		(11	)		6,525
Provision for income taxes		4			(2,512	)
Net income	$	(7	)	$	4,013

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Note 19 - Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details)	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2015
Note 19 - Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details) [Line Items]
Maximum Percentage of Consolidated Net Worth of Guarantor for Suspension of Guarantee	5.00%
Maximum Aggregate Percentage of Consolidated Net Worth of all Guarantors for Suspension of Guarantee	10.00%
Maximum Aggregate Percentage of Consolidated Net Worth of all Guarantors for Suspension of Guarantee to Permit Cure of Default	15.00%
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member]
Note 19 - Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details) [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	100.00%

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Note 19 - Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Supplemental Guarantor Information [Abstract]

Condensed Balance Sheet [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2015
					Non-
			Guarantor		Guarantor		Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Entries			MDC
	Dollars in thousands
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	98,316	$	3,010	$	-	$	-		$	101,326
Marketable securities		144,098		-		-		-			144,098
Restricted cash		-		4,260		-		-			4,260
Trade and other receivables		6,779		30,093		-		(2,475	)		34,397
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		-		728,240		-		-			728,240
Land and land under development		-		936,512		-		-			936,512
Total inventories		-		1,664,752		-		-			1,664,752
Intercompany receivables		1,516,617		2,855		5,819		(1,525,291	)		-
Investment in subsidiaries		199,907		-		-		(199,907	)		-
Deferred tax asset, net		131,993		-		-		2,852			134,845
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)		19,978		-		-		-			19,978
Other assets		40,041		55,682		-		-			95,723
Total Homebuilding Assets		2,157,729		1,760,652		5,819		(1,724,821	)		2,199,379
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		-		-		28,589		-			28,589
Marketable securities		-		-		18,525		-			18,525
Intercompany receivables		-		-		38,688		(38,688	)		-
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		-		-		64,708		-			64,708
Other assets		-		-		8,086		(2,852	)		5,234
Total Financial Services Assets		-		-		158,596		(41,540	)		117,056
Total Assets	$	2,157,729	$	1,760,652	$	164,415	$	(1,766,361	)	$	2,316,435
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	-	$	38,720	$	-	$	-		$	38,720
Accrued liabilities		22,304		69,336		19		946			92,605
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		47,362		1,489,489		24,554		(1,561,405	)		-
Revolving credit facility		15,000		-		-		-			15,000
Senior notes, net		846,600		-		-		-			846,600
Total Homebuilding Liabilities		931,266		1,597,545		24,573		(1,560,459	)		992,925
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		-		60,432		(3,422	)		57,010
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		-		-		2,573		(2,573	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-		-		40,037		-			40,037
Total Financial Services Liabilities		-		-		103,042		(5,995	)		97,047
Total Liabilities		931,266		1,597,545		127,615		(1,566,454	)		1,089,972
Equity:
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,226,463		163,107		36,800		(199,907	)		1,226,463
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,157,729	$	1,760,652	$	164,415	$	(1,766,361	)	$	2,316,435

	December 31, 2014
					Non-
			Guarantor		Guarantor		Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC		Subsidiaries		Subsidiaries		Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
ASSETS
Homebuilding:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	119,951	$	2,691	$	-	$	-		$	122,642
Marketable securities		140,878		-		-		-			140,878
Restricted cash		-		2,816		-		-			2,816
Trade Receivables		6,573		24,449		-		(2,467	)		28,555
Inventories:
Housing completed or under construction		-		732,692		-		-			732,692
Land and land under development		-		935,268		-		-			935,268
Total inventories		-		1,667,960		-		-			1,667,960
Intercompany receivables		1,418,705		2,854		5,295		(1,426,854	)		-
Investment in subsidiaries		260,874		-		-		(260,874	)		-
Deferred tax asset		137,529		-		-		2,957			140,486
Metropolitan district bond securities (related party)		18,203		-		-		-			18,203
Other assets, net		41,743		56,744		-		-			98,487
Total Homebuilding Assets		2,144,456		1,757,514		5,295		(1,687,238	)		2,220,027
Financial Services:
Cash and cash equivalents		-		-		31,183		-			31,183
Marketable securities		-		-		15,262		-			15,262
Intercompany receivables		-		-		39,513		(39,513	)		-
Mortgage loans held-for-sale, net		-		-		88,392		-			88,392
Other assets, net		-		-		6,531		(2,957	)		3,574
Total Financial Services Assets		-		-		180,881		(42,470	)		138,411
Total Assets	$	2,144,456	$	1,757,514	$	186,176	$	(1,729,708	)	$	2,358,438
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Homebuilding:
Accounts payable	$	-	$	35,445	$	-	$	-		$	35,445
Accrued liabilities		7,007		105,529		67		2,514			115,117
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		47,663		1,392,111		23,809		(1,463,583	)		-
Revolving credit facility		15,000		-		-		-			15,000
Senior notes, net		846,450		-		-		-			846,450
Total Homebuilding Liabilities		916,120		1,533,085		23,876		(1,461,069	)		1,012,012
Financial Services:
Accounts payable and accrued liabilities		-		-		62,249		(4,981	)		57,268
Advances and notes payable to parent and subsidiaries		-		-		2,784		(2,784	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-		-		60,822		-			60,822
Total Financial Services Liabilities		-		-		125,855		(7,765	)		118,090
Total Liabilities		916,120		1,533,085		149,731		(1,468,834	)		1,130,102
Equity:
Total Stockholders' Equity		1,228,336		224,429		36,445		(260,874	)		1,228,336
Total Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity	$	2,144,456	$	1,757,514	$	186,176	$	(1,729,708	)	$	2,358,438

Condensed Income Statement [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	377,919		$	-		$	-		$	377,919
Cost of Sales		-			(319,767	)		-			-			(319,767	)
Inventory impairments		-			(350	)		-			-			(350	)
Gross margin		-			57,802			-			-			57,802
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(8,922	)		(41,457	)		-			(153	)		(50,532	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		12,992			-			-			(12,992	)		-
Interest and other income		1,563			281			5			5			1,854
Interest expense		86			-			-			(86	)		-
Other expense		(2	)		(1,132	)		-			-			(1,134	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		5,717			15,494			5			(13,226	)		7,990
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			5,102			234			5,336
Income before income taxes		5,717			15,494			5,107			(12,992	)		13,326
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		2,703			(5,704	)		(1,905	)		-			(4,906	)
Net income	$	8,420		$	9,790		$	3,202		$	(12,992	)	$	8,420
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax		1,308			-			259			(259	)		1,308
Comprehensive income	$	9,728		$	9,790		$	3,461		$	(13,251	)	$	9,728

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding:
Revenues	$	-		$	318,534		$	-		$	-		$	318,534
Cost of Sales		-			(259,478	)		-			-			(259,478	)
Inventory impairments		-			-			-			-			-
Gross margin		-			59,056			-			-			59,056
Selling, general, and administrative expenses		(12,077	)		(36,109	)		-			(155	)		(48,341	)
Equity income of subsidiaries		17,073			-			-			(17,073	)		-
Interest and other income		13,227			329			3			(10	)		13,549
Interest expense		(685	)		-			-			-			(685	)
Other expense		(2	)		(612	)		-			-			(614	)
Loss on extinguishment of debt		(9,412	)		-			-			-			(9,412	)
Homebuilding pretax income (loss)		8,124			22,664			3			(17,238	)		13,553
Financial Services:
Financial services pretax income		-			-			4,922			165			5,087
Income before income taxes		8,124			22,664			4,925			(17,073	)		18,640
(Provision) benefit for income taxes		3,380			(8,677	)		(1,839	)		-			(7,136	)
Net income	$	11,504		$	13,987		$	3,086		$	(17,073	)	$	11,504
Other comprehensive income related to available for sale securities, net of tax		(4,046	)		-			62			(62	)		(4,046	)
Comprehensive income	$	7,458		$	13,987		$	3,148		$	(17,135	)	$	7,458

Condensed Cash Flow Statement [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2015
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	17,605		$	(25,582	)	$	23,403		$	-		$	15,426
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(27,027	)		(258	)		(3,026	)		23,973			(6,338	)
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		-			26,159			(2,186	)		(23,973	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-			-			(20,785	)		-			(20,785	)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		-			-			-			-			-
Repayment of senior notes		-			-			-			-			-
Dividend payments		(12,213	)		-			-			-			(12,213	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		-			-			-			-			-
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(12,213	)		26,159			(22,971	)		(23,973	)		(32,998	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		(21,635	)		319			(2,594	)		-			(23,910	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		119,951			2,691			31,183			-			153,825
End of period	$	98,316		$	3,010		$	28,589		$	-		$	129,915

	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
							Non-
				Guarantor			Guarantor			Eliminating			Consolidated
	MDC			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Entries			MDC
	(Dollars in thousands)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities	$	(43,521	)	$	(101,004	)	$	30,277		$	-		$	(114,248	)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities		(13,276	)		(80	)		3,187			66,511			56,342
Financing activities:
Payments from (advances to) subsidiaries		-			101,023			(34,512	)		(66,511	)		-
Mortgage repurchase facility		-			-			(23,734	)		-			(23,734	)
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes		248,375			-			-			-			248,375
Repayment of senior notes		(259,118	)		-			-			-			(259,118	)
Dividend payments		(12,207	)		-			-			-			(12,207	)
Proceeds from the exercise of stock options		71			-			-			-			71
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities		(22,879	)		101,023			(58,246	)		(66,511	)		(46,613	)
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents		(79,676	)		(61	)		(24,782	)		-			(104,519	)
Cash and cash equivalents:
Beginning of period		145,180			3,454			50,704			-			199,338
End of period	$	65,504		$	3,393		$	25,922		$	-		$	94,819

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Note 15 - Stock Based Compensation

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

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

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

15. Stock Based Compensation

We account for share-based awards in accordance with ASC 718, Compensation-Stock Compensation, which requires the fair value of stock-based compensation awards to be amortized as an expense over the vesting period. Stock-based compensation awards are valued at fair value on the date of grant. The following table sets forth share-based award expense activity for the three months ended March 31, 2015:

	Three Months Ended
	March 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Stock option grant expense	$	376	$	593
Restricted stock awards expense		499		699
Total stock based compensation	$	875	$	1,292