Real Estate and Capitalized Interest (Details 2) - USD ($) $ in Thousands |
3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | ||||
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Jun. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
Jun. 30, 2015 |
Jun. 30, 2014 |
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| Summary of capitalized interest | ||||||
| Capitalized interest, beginning of period | $ 56,843 | $ 38,701 | $ 54,060 | $ 32,992 | ||
| Interest incurred | 16,526 | 14,382 | 31,808 | 28,638 | ||
| Interest expensed | (4,621) | (1,396) | (7,775) | (4,109) | ||
| Interest amortized to cost of home and land closings | (9,878) | (7,332) | (19,223) | (13,166) | ||
| Capitalized interest, end of period | [1] | 58,870 | $ 44,355 | 58,870 | $ 44,355 | |
| Equity Method Land Ventures [Member] | ||||||
| Summary of capitalized interest | ||||||
| Capitalized interest, beginning of period | 490 | |||||
| Capitalized interest, end of period | $ 490 | $ 490 | ||||
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- Definition Amount of the cost of borrowed funds accounted for as interest expense. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest costs that were capitalized to properties under development during the land development and construction period of a project, and which are included in inventory. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of interest costs that had been capitalized to inventory which were charged to cost of sales during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition The amount of interest capitalized to an operative builder's inventory during the period. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef
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- Definition A roll forward is a reconciliation of a concept from the beginning of a period to the end of a period. No definition available.
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