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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Schedule of Surety Bond and Letter of Credit Obligations (Details)

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ORGANIZATION AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION - Schedule of Surety Bond and Letter of Credit Obligations (Details) - USD ($)
$ in Thousands
Mar. 31, 2016
Dec. 31, 2015
Sureties related to joint ventures [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Outstanding $ 0 $ 87
Estimated work remaining to complete 0 87
Sureties related to owned projects and lots under contract [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Outstanding 242,117 250,639
Estimated work remaining to complete 87,276 103,200
Sureties [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Outstanding 242,117 250,726
Estimated work remaining to complete 87,276 103,287
LOCs in lieu of deposits for contracted lots [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Letters of credit outstanding 0 0
LOCs for land development [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Letters of credit outstanding 24,308 23,934
LOCs for general corporate operations [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Letters of credit outstanding 3,750 3,750
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] | Line of Credit [Member]    
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]    
Letters of credit outstanding $ 28,058 $ 27,684