Note 3 - Segment Reporting (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2017

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended June 30,					Six Months Ended June 30,
	2017		2016			2017		2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding revenues:
North	$	331,071	$	241,274		$	565,847	$	427,829
Southeast		429,269		386,836			780,372		664,318
Southwest		406,636		433,603			742,851		776,637
West		454,138		516,649			869,743		895,261
Total homebuilding revenues	$	1,621,114	$	1,578,362		$	2,958,813	$	2,764,045
Homebuilding pretax income (1):
North	$	29,732	$	17,980		$	48,597	$	27,550
Southeast		31,885		31,772			55,601		52,822
Southwest		38,932		46,907			69,109		73,833
West		47,083		74,812			96,612		125,534
Total homebuilding pretax income	$	147,632	$	171,471		$	269,919	$	279,739
Homebuilding income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures:
North	$	155	$	67		$	447	$	374
Southeast		―		(19	)		―		437
Southwest		154		257			263		824
West		137		(82	)		3,624		(223	)
Total homebuilding income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	446	$	223		$	4,334	$	1,412

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

	June 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets:
North	$	1,279,502	$	1,181,544
Southeast		2,342,138		2,253,289
Southwest		1,839,474		1,842,869
West		2,537,127		2,500,163
Corporate		600,776		578,780
Total homebuilding assets	$	8,599,017	$	8,356,645
Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:
North	$	5,726	$	5,691
Southeast		162		334
Southwest		5,393		6,085
West		114,487		115,017
Total homebuilding investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$	125,768	$	127,127