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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details 1)

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details 1) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Jun. 30, 2015
Dec. 31, 2014
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Letters of credit outstanding $ 17,591 $ 19,489
Sureties related to joint ventures [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Outstanding 87 87
Estimated work remaining to complete 87 87
Sureties related to owned projects and lots under contract [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Outstanding 241,805 230,079
Estimated work remaining to complete 93,313 93,667
Sureties [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Outstanding 241,892 230,166
Estimated work remaining to complete 93,400 93,754
LOCs in lieu of deposit for contracted lots [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Letters of credit outstanding 0 1,200
LOCs for land development [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Letters of credit outstanding 13,091 13,789
LOCs for general corporate operations [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Letters of credit outstanding $ 4,500 $ 4,500