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Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) (USD $)	12 Months Ended	1 Months Ended
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) (USD $)	Dec. 31, 2014	Jul. 31, 2012	Apr. 30, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2009	Dec. 31, 2010	May 31, 2010	Aug. 31, 2013	Nov. 30, 2014	Jul. 31, 2014
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Cash Collateral Deposits	$ 37,200,000spf_CashCollateralDeposits
Maximum Carve-out In Credit Facility Indebtedness	1,100,000,000
Ownership Percentage of Guarantor Subsidiaries	100.00%
Maturities of Senior Debt	4,971,000us-gaap_MaturitiesOfSeniorDebt
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	7.20%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate			7.40%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate	7.60%us-gaap_DebtWeightedAverageInterestRate
Homebuilding [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Secured Debt	4,689,000			6,351,000
10.75% Senior Notes due September 2016 [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount						280,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage						10.75%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage						12.50%
8.375% Senior Notes due May 2018 [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							275,000,000	300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage								8.375%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage							7.964%
8.375% Senior Notes due January 2021 [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount							400,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage							8.375%
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage							8.50%
6.25% Senior Notes due December 15, 2021 [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount									300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage									6.25%
5.875% Senior Notes due November 15, 2024 [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount										300,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage										5.875%
1.25% Convertible Senior Notes Due August 2032 [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Face Amount		253,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage		1.25%
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio		123.7662
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Principal Amount Used In Conversion Rate Calculation		1,000
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price (in Dollars per share)		$ 8.08
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage		100.00%
Debt Instrument, Repurchase Price, Percentage		100.00%
6.25% Senior Notes due April 2014 [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage			6.25%
Maturities of Senior Debt			5,000,000
Committed Letter of Credit [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	58,000,000
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	36,600,000
Unsecured Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Note 6 - Homebuilding Indebtedness (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Current Borrowing Capacity											450,000,000
Maximum Aggregate Borrowing Commitment											750,000,000
Long-term Line of Credit	$ 0