Note 19 - Income Taxes (Detail) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2011	Jun. 30, 2012 Homebuilding [Member]	Dec. 31, 2011 Homebuilding [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Subject to Section 382 Limitations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Subject to Unrealized Built-in Loss Limitations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Subject to Federal and State Net Operating Loss Carryforward Limitations [Member]	Jun. 30, 2012 Not Limited by Section 382 [Member]
Deferred Tax Assets, Gross	$ 499,700,000	$ 499,700,000		$ 503,061,000	$ 515,947,000	$ 254,000,000	$ 107,000,000	$ 147,000,000
Deferred Tax Asset Related to Terminated Interest Rate Swap	3,400,000	3,400,000
Valuation Allowance, Deferred Tax Asset, Change in Amount	5,700,000	9,200,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Valuation Allowance				499,701,000	510,621,000
Gross Annual Deduction Limitation on Net Operating Loss Carryforwards	15,600,000	15,600,000
Deferred Tax Asset, Reduction Related to Built-In Loss		1,800,000	2,900,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards								147,000,000	121,000,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, Domestic, Before Tax								359,000,000	264,000,000
Deferred Tax Assets, Operating Loss Carryforwards, State and Local, Before Tax								373,000,000	459,000,000
Unrecognized Tax Benefits that Would Impact Effective Tax Rate	$ 13,500,000	$ 13,500,000