Note 7 - Inventories (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule Of Inventory [Table Text Block]

	September 30,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West	$	417,403	$	343,134
Mountain		272,727		220,489
East		131,537		169,069
Subtotal		821,667		732,692
Land and Land Under Development:
West		511,000		507,252
Mountain		251,943		277,583
East		194,752		150,433
Subtotal		957,695		935,268
Total Inventories	$	1,779,362	$	1,667,960

Schedule of Inventory Impairments [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	September 30,				September 30,
	2015		2014		2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
West	$	-	$	-	$	-	$	-
Mountain		250		-		250		-
East		2,975		-		3,325		850
Total Inventory Impairments	$	3,225	$	-	$	3,575	$	850

Quantitative Data for Fair Value of the Impaired Inventory [Table Text Block]

	Impairment Data								Quantitative Data
Three Months Ended	Total Subdivisions Tested		Inventory Impairments		Fair Value of Inventory After Impairments		Number of Subdivisions Impaired		Discount Rate
	(Dollars in thousands)
March 31, 2015		22	$	350	$	3,701		1		8.7	%
June 30, 2015		22		-		-		-		N/A
September 30, 2015		18		3,225		14,836		5		12.0 - 15.0	%
Total		62	$	3,575	$	18,537		6
March 31, 2014		16	$	-	$	-		-		N/A
June 30, 2014		16		850		4,285		2		11.0 - 13.8	%
September 30, 2014		23		-		-		-		N/A
Total		55	$	850	$	4,285		2