Note 2 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Warranty accrual, beginning of the year	$	13,811		$	15,514		$	17,572
Warranty costs accrued during the year		7,550			2,495			1,497
Warranty costs paid during the year		(7,777	)		(4,198	)		(3,555	)
Warranty accrual, end of the year	$	13,584		$	13,811		$	15,514

Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
Numerator:
Net income	$	215,865		$	188,715		$	531,421
Less: Net income allocated to preferred shareholder		(51,650	)		(57,386	)		(224,408	)
Less: Net income allocated to unvested restricted stock		(297	)		(265	)		(410	)
Net income available to common stockholders for basic earnings per common share		163,918			131,064			306,603
Effect of dilutive securities:
Net income allocated to preferred shareholder		51,650			57,386			224,408
Interest on 1.25% convertible senior notes due 2032		899			899			268
Net income available to common and preferred stock for diluted earnings per share	$	216,467		$	189,349		$	531,279
Denominator:
Weighted average basic common shares outstanding		278,687,740			253,118,247			201,953,799
Weighted average additional common shares outstanding if preferred shares converted to common shares (if dilutive)		87,812,786			110,826,557			147,812,786
Total weighted average common shares outstanding if preferred shares converted to common shares		366,500,526			363,944,804			349,766,585
Effect of dilutive securities:
Share-based awards		6,284,822			6,742,856			5,988,625
1.25% convertible senior notes due 2032		31,312,850			31,312,850			12,576,473
Weighted average diluted shares outstanding		404,098,198			402,000,510			368,331,683
Income per share:
Basic	$	0.59		$	0.52		$	1.52
Diluted	$	0.54		$	0.47		$	1.44

Schedule of Homebuilding Interest Capitalized [Table Text Block]

	Year Ended December 31,
	2014			2013			2012
	(Dollars in thousands)
Total interest incurred (1)	$	153,695		$	140,865		$	141,827
Less: Interest capitalized to inventories owned		(151,962	)		(137,990	)		(129,136	)
Less: Interest capitalized to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		(1,733	)		(2,875	)		(6,295	)
Interest expense		―			―		$	6,396
Interest previously capitalized to inventories owned, included in home cost of home sales	$	119,422		$	120,714		$	100,683
Interest previously capitalized to inventories owned, included in land cost of land sales	$	3,690		$	1,064		$	3,219
Interest previously capitalized to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, included in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	30		$	441		$	843
Interest capitalized in ending inventories owned (2)	$	275,607		$	240,734		$	221,402
Interest capitalized as a percentage of inventories owned		8.5	%		9.5	%		11.2	%
Interest capitalized in ending investments in unconsolidated joint ventures (2)	$	665		$	4,985		$	6,921
Interest capitalized as a percentage of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures		1.3	%		7.5	%		13.2	%