Note 7 - Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory [Table Text Block]

	December 31,		December 31,
	2016		2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West	$	470,503	$	365,867
Mountain		277,922		253,578
East		125,774		127,591
Subtotal		874,199		747,036
Land and Land Under Development:
West		499,186		580,682
Mountain		271,252		259,484
East		114,177		176,760
Subtotal		884,615		1,016,926
Total Inventories	$	1,758,814	$	1,763,962

Schedule of Inventory Impairments [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2016		2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West	$	364	$	-	$	-
Mountain		574		250		234
East		1,390		1,378		1,000
Subtotal		2,328		1,628		1,234
Land and Land Under Development:
West		1,036		648		-
Mountain		589		569		526
East		6,220		7,148		-
Subtotal		7,845		8,365		526
Total Inventories	$	10,173	$	9,993	$	1,760

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, 2016		14	$	-	$	-		-			N/A
June 30, 2016		17		1,600		6,415		2		12%	to	15%
September 30, 2016		25		4,700		12,295		2		15%	to	18%
December 31, 2016		40		3,873		23,657		3		12%	to	15%
Total			$	10,173	$	42,367		7
March 31, 2015		22	$	350	$	3,701		1			9%
June 30, 2015		22		-		-		-			N/A
September 30, 2015		18		3,225		14,836		5		12%	to	15%
December 31, 2015		15		5,200		19,925		3		15%	to	20%
Total			$	8,775	$	38,462		9
March 31, 2014		16	$	-	$	-		-			N/A
June 30, 2014		16		850		4,285		2		11%	to	14%
September 30, 2014		23		-		-		-			N/A
December 31, 2014		21		910		4,646		2			13%
Total			$	1,760	$	8,931		4