Note 7 - Inventories (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Inventory Disclosure [Text Block]

Inventories Owned [Table Text Block]

	June 30, 2013
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	771,947	$	390,510	$	455,667	$	1,618,124
Homes completed and under construction		301,813		132,445		157,732		591,990
Model homes		74,206		25,299		15,871		115,376
Total inventories owned	$	1,147,966	$	548,254	$	629,270	$	2,325,490

	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]

	June 30, 2013		December 31, 2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land purchase and lot option deposits	$	28,068	$	23,803
Other lot option contracts, net of deposits		52,066		47,492
Total inventories not owned	$	80,134	$	71,295