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Investments in Joint Ventures (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		9 Months Ended
Investments in Joint Ventures (Details) (USD $)	Sep. 30, 2013 item	Sep. 30, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013 item	Sep. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Investments in Joint Ventures
Number of active homebuilding joint ventures	6		6
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 12,400,000		$ 12,400,000		$ 8,300,000
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 546,000	$ 306,000	$ 787,000	$ 979,000
Joint ventures \| Segment total
Lots
JV Lots Owned	628		628		317
North \| Joint ventures
Lots
JV Lots Owned	150		150		145
Texas \| Joint ventures
Lots
JV Lots Owned	252		252		0
West \| Joint ventures
Lots
JV Lots Owned	226		226		172

This item represents the entity's proportionate share for the period of the net income (loss) of its investee (such as unconsolidated subsidiaries and joint ventures) to which the equity method of accounting is applied. This item includes income or expense related to stock-based compensation based on the investor's grant of stock to employees of an equity method investee.

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