Note 4 - Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2016

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2016		2015		2016		2015
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding revenues:
North	$	283,060	$	n/a	$	710,889	$	n/a
Southeast		400,720		211,759		1,065,038		556,330
Southwest		389,160		155,595		1,165,797		461,304
West		598,018		284,836		1,493,279		804,466
Total homebuilding revenues	$	1,670,958	$	652,190	$	4,435,003	$	1,822,100
Homebuilding pretax income (1):
North	$	25,627	$	n/a	$	53,177	$	n/a
Southeast		31,303		19,379		84,125		44,909
Southwest		39,312		16,552		113,145		49,817
West		104,697		39,516		230,231		114,713
Total homebuilding pretax income	$	200,939	$	75,447	$	480,678	$	209,439

Reconciliation of Assets from Segment to Consolidated [Table Text Block]

	September 30,
	2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets:
North	$	1,158,975
Southeast		2,189,173
Southwest		1,874,226
West		2,613,248
Corporate (1)		529,599
Total homebuilding assets	$	8,365,221