Note 7 - Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories Owned [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2014
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	812,401	$	457,257	$	571,893	$	1,841,551
Homes completed and under construction		350,031		194,030		225,725		769,786
Model homes		74,925		27,212		27,795		129,932
Total inventories owned	$	1,237,357	$	678,499	$	825,413	$	2,741,269

	December 31, 2013
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	819,278	$	415,910	$	536,473	$	1,771,661
Homes completed and under construction		280,875		159,927		187,569		628,371
Model homes		82,367		27,466		26,237		136,070
Total inventories owned	$	1,182,520	$	603,303	$	750,279	$	2,536,102

Inventory Real Estate Not Owned [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2014		December 31, 2013
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land purchase and lot option deposits	$	43,325	$	44,005
Other lot option contracts, net of deposits		40,276		54,336
Total inventories not owned	$	83,601	$	98,341