Note 9 - Inventories Owned (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015
Homebuilding: North [Member]
Land and land under development	$ 401,816	$ 370,584
Homes completed and under construction	278,313	266,967
Model homes	71,724	66,100
Total inventories owned	751,853	703,651
Homebuilding Southeast [Member]
Land and land under development	1,185,104	1,169,350
Homes completed and under construction	496,949	464,668
Model homes	130,645	119,283
Total inventories owned	1,812,698	1,753,301
Homebuilding Southwest [Member]
Land and land under development	691,139	687,792
Homes completed and under construction	626,814	599,183
Model homes	111,535	113,549
Total inventories owned	1,429,488	1,400,524
Homebuilding: West [Member]
Land and land under development	1,292,007	1,318,563
Homes completed and under construction	837,682	708,779
Model homes	193,338	185,141
Total inventories owned	2,323,027	2,212,483
Land and land under development	3,570,066	3,546,289
Homes completed and under construction	2,239,758	2,039,597
Model homes	507,242	484,073
Total inventories owned	$ 6,317,066	$ 6,069,959

The carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of homes that have been finished and are ready for sale, net of valuation allowance and impairment loss and of capitalized construction costs of homes for future sale.

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-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
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-SubTopic 10
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-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a))
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