Condensed Consolidated Statements of Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Interest expense	$ (5,794)	$ (5,566)
Income before taxes	49,707	55,105
Income tax expense	(25,858)	(20,064)
Net income	23,849	35,041
Basic earnings per share	$ 5.34	$ 7.04
Diluted earnings per share	$ 5.16	$ 6.84
Basic weighted average shares outstanding	4,467,000	4,979,000
Diluted weighted average shares outstanding	4,620,000	5,122,000
Homebuilding [Member]
Revenues	799,187	750,868
Other income	997	1,026
Cost of sales	(655,152)	(624,085)
Selling, general and administrative	(90,632)	(78,413)
Operating income	54,400	49,396
Interest expense	(5,684)	(5,452)
Income before taxes	48,716	43,944
Mortgage Banking [Member]
Mortgage banking fees	12,123	19,388
Interest income	1,184	955
Other income	59	113
General and administrative	(12,265)	(9,181)
Interest expense	(110)	(114)
Income before taxes	$ 991	$ 11,161