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Investments in Joint Ventures (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
Investments in Joint Ventures (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2014 item	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2014 item	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2013
Investments in Joint Ventures
Number of active homebuilding joint ventures	6		6
Unconsolidated Joint Ventures
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 12,700,000		$ 12,700,000		$ 12,600,000
Equity in earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures	$ 261,000	$ 77,000	$ 363,000	$ 241,000
Joint ventures \| Segment total
Lots
JV Lots Optioned	633		633		628
North \| Joint ventures
Lots
JV Lots Optioned	155		155		150
Texas \| Joint ventures
Lots
JV Lots Optioned	252		252		252
West \| Joint ventures
Lots
JV Lots Optioned	226		226		226

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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