Note 8 - Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Inventory [Table Text Block]

	December 31,		December 31,
	2018		2017
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West	$	521,960	$	489,136
Mountain		347,738		328,897
East		82,738		118,652
Subtotal		952,436		936,685
Land and Land Under Development:
West		705,591		517,697
Mountain		402,657		309,072
East		72,310		66,282
Subtotal		1,180,558		893,051
Total Inventories	$	2,132,994	$	1,829,736

Schedule of Inventory Impairments [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2018		2017		2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Housing Completed or Under Construction:
West	$	2,860	$	4,733	$	364
Mountain		417		390		574
East		1,227		2,720		1,390
Subtotal		4,504		7,843		2,328
Land and Land Under Development:
West		16,198		1,252		1,036
Mountain		958		380		589
East		190		535		6,220
Subtotal		17,346		2,167		7,845
Total Inventory Impairments	$	21,850	$	10,010	$	10,173

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, 2018		24	$	550	$	5,223		2	12%
June 30, 2018		17		200		767		1	12%
September 30, 2018		17		11,098		29,874		2	12%	-	18%
December 31, 2018		20		10,002		32,248		10	12%	-	18%
Total			$	21,850
March 31, 2017		33	$	4,850	$	19,952		2	12%	to	18%
June 30, 2017		35		-		-		-	N/A
September 30, 2017		33		4,540		52,190		9	10%	-	15%
December 31, 2017		23		620		14,245		2	10%	-	12%
Total			$	10,010
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