Note 7 - Inventories (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Inventory Disclosure [Abstract]

Inventories Owned [Table Text Block]

	March 31, 2015
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	1,032,490	$	515,054	$	739,460	$	2,287,004
Homes completed and under construction		405,140		294,396		308,317		1,007,853
Model homes		83,047		43,090		59,783		185,920
Total inventories owned	$	1,520,677	$	852,540	$	1,107,560	$	3,480,777

	December 31, 2014
	California		Southwest		Southeast		Total
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land and land under development	$	1,021,585	$	504,538	$	722,166	$	2,248,289
Homes completed and under construction		318,982		250,498		258,132		827,612
Model homes		81,763		44,437		53,103		179,303
Total inventories owned	$	1,422,330	$	799,473	$	1,033,401	$	3,255,204

Inventory Real Estate Not Owned [Table Text Block]

	March 31,		December 31,
	2015		2014
	(Dollars in thousands)
Land purchase and lot option deposits	$	46,323	$	47,472
Other lot option contracts, net of deposits		4,533		37,681
Total inventories not owned	$	50,856	$	85,153