Note 3 - Segment Reporting (Details Textual) $ in Millions	3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Number of Operating Segments	2
Number of Reportable Segments	4
Homebuilding [Member] \| North [Member]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction	$ 1.0	$ 1.2
Homebuilding [Member] \| Southeast [Member]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction	4.0	2.9
Homebuilding [Member] \| Southwest [Member]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction	2.4	2.6
Homebuilding [Member] \| West [Member]
Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Nonproduction	$ 5.3	$ 5.3

The current period expense charged against earnings on long-lived, physical assets not used in production, and which are not intended for resale, to allocate or recognize the cost of such assets over their useful lives; or to record the reduction in book value of an intangible asset over the benefit period of such asset; or to reflect consumption during the period of an asset that is not used in production.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 360
-SubTopic 10
-Section 50
-Paragraph 1
-Subparagraph (a)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391035&loc=d3e2868-110229

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
-Publisher FASB
-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 230
-SubTopic 10
-Section 45
-Paragraph 28
-Subparagraph (b)
-URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=98514028&loc=d3e3602-108585

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