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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual)

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual)
 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
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region
community
Sep. 30, 2014
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Sep. 30, 2015
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region
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Sep. 30, 2014
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Dec. 31, 2014
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Organization and Presentation [Line Items]          
Entity operations in number of regions | region 3   3    
Number of states in regions | state 9   9    
Number of communities in which homes are sold | community 250   250    
Amounts in transit from title companies for home closings $ 58,700,000   $ 58,700,000   $ 59,200,000
Deposits on real estate under option or contract 91,526,000   91,526,000   $ 94,989,000
Adjustments to pre-existing reserves $ 0 $ 0 750,000 $ 500,000  
Minimum [Member]          
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]          
Base price per house for sale range     $ 130,000    
Community life cycle range (in years)     3 years    
Maximum [Member]          
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]          
Base price per house for sale range     $ 1,350,000    
Community life cycle range (in years)     5 years    
Non-Structural Items [Member] | Minimum [Member]          
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]          
Warranty period following home closings (in years)     1 year    
Non-Structural Items [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]          
Warranty period following home closings (in years)     2 years    
Structural [Member] | Maximum [Member]          
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]          
Warranty period following home closings (in years)     10 years