Note 7 - Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

Inventories Owned [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2013
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	752,155	$	376,589	$	322,218	$	1,450,962
Homes completed and under construction		267,433		109,036		118,641		495,110
Model homes		67,697		18,766		17,167		103,630
Total inventories owned	$	1,087,285	$	504,391	$	458,026	$	2,049,702

	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

Inventory Real Estate Not Owned [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land purchase and lot option deposits	$	26,556	$	23,803
Other lot option contracts, net of deposits		45,463		47,492
Total inventories not owned	$	72,019	$	71,295