Note 8 - Inventories - Inventories Owned (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Land and land under development	[1]	$ 3,499,809	$ 3,627,740
Homes completed and under construction		2,573,476	2,304,109
Model homes		482,990	506,943
Total inventories owned		6,556,275	6,438,792
Homebuilding: North [Member]
Land and land under development	[1]	418,256	445,245
Homes completed and under construction		396,682	327,421
Model homes		74,753	79,306
Total inventories owned		889,691	851,972
Homebuilding Southeast [Member]
Land and land under development	[1]	1,119,696	1,177,646
Homes completed and under construction		720,209	585,938
Model homes		133,945	132,968
Total inventories owned		1,973,850	1,896,552
Homebuilding Southwest [Member]
Land and land under development	[1]	580,263	594,585
Homes completed and under construction		768,655	710,509
Model homes		115,607	116,575
Total inventories owned		1,464,525	1,421,669
Homebuilding: West [Member]
Land and land under development	[1]	1,381,594	1,410,264
Homes completed and under construction		687,930	680,241
Model homes		158,685	178,094
Total inventories owned		$ 2,228,209	$ 2,268,599

[1] During the three months ended March 31, 2017, we purchased $165.3 million of land (3,075 homesites), of which 34% (based on homesites) were located in the North, 36% in the Southeast, 25% in the Southwest, and 5% in the West. During the year ended December 31, 2016, we purchased $960.8 million of land (13,566 homesites), of which 25% (based on homesites) were located in the North, 25% in the Southeast, 24% in the Southwest, and 26% in the West.