Consolidated Financial Statements (Details)	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2013
Consolidated Financial Statements
Ownership interest in subsidiaries (as a percent)	100.00%

Represents the percentage of the Guarantor Subsidiaries that the entity owns.

No definition available.

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Namespace Prefix:	ryl_
Data Type:	num:percentItemType
Balance Type:	na
Period Type:	duration