Note 8 - Inventories - Inventories Owned (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jun. 30, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016
Model homes		$ 457,055	$ 506,943
Total inventories owned		6,654,990	6,438,792
Land and land under development	[1]	3,156,378	3,627,740
Homes completed and under construction		3,041,557	2,304,109
Homebuilding: North [Member]
Model homes		59,446	79,306
Total inventories owned		930,156	851,972
Land and land under development	[1]	356,324	445,245
Homes completed and under construction		514,386	327,421
Homebuilding Southeast [Member]
Model homes		130,048	132,968
Total inventories owned		1,998,997	1,896,552
Land and land under development	[1]	1,079,342	1,177,646
Homes completed and under construction		789,607	585,938
Homebuilding Southwest [Member]
Model homes		113,436	116,575
Total inventories owned		1,438,224	1,421,669
Land and land under development	[1]	434,607	594,585
Homes completed and under construction		890,181	710,509
Homebuilding: West [Member]
Model homes		154,125	178,094
Total inventories owned		2,287,613	2,268,599
Land and land under development	[1]	1,286,105	1,410,264
Homes completed and under construction		$ 847,383	$ 680,241

[1] During the six months ended June 30, 2017, we purchased $427.7 million of land (6,651 homesites), of which 33% (based on homesites) were located in the North, 30% in the Southeast, 17% in the Southwest, and 20% 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.