Note 16 - Results of Quarterly Operations (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2015

Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Quarterly Financial Information [Text Block]

16. Results of Quarterly Operations (Unaudited) 

	First Quarter		Second Quarter		Third Quarter		Fourth Quarter		Total (1)
	(Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts)
2015:
Revenues	$	475,671	$	707,044	$	659,200	$	1,698,198	$	3,540,113
Homebuilding gross margin	$	114,105	$	171,941	$	159,756	$	330,669	$	776,471
Net income	$	31,605	$	57,198	$	47,177	$	77,529	$	213,509
Basic income per common share	$	0.45	$	0.80	$	0.65	$	0.64	$	2.51
Diluted income per common share	$	0.40	$	0.70	$	0.59	$	0.56	$	2.26

2014:
Revenues	$	465,381	$	598,850	$	611,323	$	760,944	$	2,436,498
Homebuilding gross margin	$	118,950	$	157,940	$	159,060	$	182,433	$	618,383
Net income	$	38,159	$	56,463	$	56,599	$	64,644	$	215,865
Basic income per common share	$	0.50	$	0.75	$	0.77	$	0.88	$	2.94
Diluted income per common share	$	0.45	$	0.70	$	0.70	$	0.80	$	2.68

(1) Per share amounts do not add across due to rounding differences in quarterly amounts and due to the impact of differences between the quarterly and annual weighted average share calculations.