Note 3 - Segment Reporting (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended September 30,				Nine Months Ended September 30,
	2017		2016		2017		2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding revenues:
North	$	282,591	$	283,060	$	848,438	$	710,889
Southeast		427,244		400,720		1,207,616		1,065,038
Southwest		356,952		389,160		1,099,803		1,165,797
West		449,056		598,018		1,318,799		1,493,279
Total homebuilding revenues	$	1,515,843	$	1,670,958	$	4,474,656	$	4,435,003
Homebuilding pretax income (1):
North	$	25,895	$	25,627	$	74,492	$	53,177
Southeast		30,094		31,303		85,695		84,125
Southwest		31,648		39,312		100,757		113,145
West		51,257		104,697		147,869		230,231
Total homebuilding pretax income	$	138,894	$	200,939	$	408,813	$	480,678
Homebuilding income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures:
North	$	78	$	113	$	525	$	486
Southeast		―		―		―		437
Southwest		252		44		515		869
West		5,096		1,074		8,720		851
Total homebuilding income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures	$	5,426	$	1,231	$	9,760	$	2,643

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

	September 30,		December 31,
	2017		2016
	(Dollars in thousands)
Homebuilding assets:
North	$	1,347,835	$	1,181,544
Southeast		2,375,363		2,253,289
Southwest		1,895,329		1,842,869
West		2,706,155		2,500,163
Corporate		485,221		578,780
Total homebuilding assets	$	8,809,903	$	8,356,645
Homebuilding investments in unconsolidated joint ventures:
North	$	5,829	$	5,691
Southeast		162		334
Southwest		4,855		6,085
West		119,846		115,017
Total homebuilding investments in unconsolidated joint ventures	$	130,692	$	127,127