Quarterly report pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Narrative (Details)

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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Narrative (Details)
$ in Thousands
3 Months Ended
Mar. 31, 2016
USD ($)
state
region
community
Mar. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]      
Entity operations in number of regions | region 3    
Number of states in regions | state 9    
Number of communities in which homes are sold | community 243    
Money market funds     $ 20,000
Deposits on real estate under option or contract $ 91,991   87,839
Adjustments to warranty reserve balance 441 $ 0  
Debt issuance costs [1] 10,116   10,745
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]      
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]      
Amounts in transit from title companies for home closings 66,600   74,500
Senior Notes [Member] | Adjustments for New Accounting Pronouncement [Member]      
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]      
Debt issuance costs     $ 10,700
Minimum [Member]      
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]      
Base price per house for sale range $ 158    
Community life cycle range 3 years    
Minimum [Member] | Non-Structural Items [Member]      
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]      
Warranty period following home closings 1 year    
Maximum [Member]      
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]      
Base price per house for sale range $ 1,410    
Community life cycle range 5 years    
Maximum [Member] | Non-Structural Items [Member]      
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]      
Warranty period following home closings 2 years    
Maximum [Member] | Structural [Member]      
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]      
Warranty period following home closings 10 years    
[1] As discussed in Note 1, the adoption of ASU 2015-03 resulted in a retrospective reclassification of our debt costs from Prepaids, other assets and goodwill to Senior and convertible senior notes, net on our December 31, 2015 balance sheet in the amount of $10.7 million.