Note 4 - Inventories (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2012

Inventories Owned [Table Text Block]

	December 31, 2012
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	778,419	$	352,705	$	313,037	$	1,444,161
Homes completed and under construction		240,236		93,265		93,695		427,196
Model homes		67,504		15,231		17,326		100,061
Total inventories owned	$	1,086,159	$	461,201	$	424,058	$	1,971,418

	December 31, 2011
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	614,668	$	221,481	$	200,680	$	1,036,829
Homes completed and under construction		205,515		67,200		67,134		339,849
Model homes		70,117		14,005		16,439		100,561
Total inventories owned	$	890,300	$	302,686	$	284,253	$	1,477,239

Inventory Real Estate Not Owned [Table Text Block]

	December 31,
	2012		2011
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land purchase and lot option deposits	$	23,803	$	24,379
Other lot option contracts, net of deposits		47,492		35,461
Total inventories not owned	$	71,295	$	59,840