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 6 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
state
region
community
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Jun. 30, 2016
USD ($)
state
region
community
Jun. 30, 2015
USD ($)
Dec. 31, 2015
USD ($)
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 241   241    
Money market funds $ 100   $ 100   $ 20,000
Deposits on real estate under option or contract 91,444   91,444   87,839
Adjustments to warranty reserve balance (275) $ 750 (275) $ 750  
Debt issuance costs [1] 9,487   9,487   10,745
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Member]          
Organization and Presentation [Line Items]          
Amounts in transit from title companies for home closings 70,300   70,300   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 160   $ 160    
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 $ 1,440   $ 1,440    
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.