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           Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $) 
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        0 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended | ||||||
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           Dec. 09, 2010
 
          lender 
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           Mar. 31, 2012 
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           Mar. 31, 2013 
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           Dec. 31, 2012 
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           Dec. 31, 2011 
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           Jun. 06, 2011 
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           Mar. 31, 2013
 
          South Edge guarantee [Member] 
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           Oct. 26, 2011
 
          South Edge [Member]
 
          JointVenture 
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| Loss Contingencies [Line Items] | ||||||||
| Reserved for litigation and asserted claims | $ 16,179,000 | $ 16,067,000 | ||||||
| Joint venture ownership percentage | 3.53% | |||||||
| Springing Repayment Guarantee_Original demand Letter | 13,200,000 | |||||||
| Number of co-ventures in joint venture | 4 | |||||||
| Commitments and Contingencies (Textual) [Abstract] | ||||||||
| Warranty reserve | 21,705,000 | 21,384,000 | 22,064,000 | 23,136,000 | ||||
| Number of lenders filing petition for involuntary bankruptcy | 3 | |||||||
| Amount requested in demand for arbitration related to alleged breaches | 13,500,000 | |||||||
| Additional amount requested in demand for arbitration related to pro rata future infrastructure improvement costs | $ 9,800,000 | 
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- Definition 
          The pro-rata share of alleged future infrastructure improvement costs to be incurred by the joint venture. No definition available. 
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          Number of co ventures in the joint venture. No definition available. 
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          The number of lenders who filed a petition seeking to place the venture into an involuntary bankruptcy. No definition available. 
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          The Company's percentage of interest in the joint venture. No definition available. 
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          Amount in original demand letter from lenders seeking to place joint venture into involuntary bankruptcy (June 2011) No definition available. 
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- Definition 
          Aggregate carrying amount of the estimated litigation liability for known or estimated probable loss from litigation, which may include attorneys' fees and other litigation costs. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition 
          The value (monetary amount) of the award the plaintiff seeks in the legal matter. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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- Definition 
          Amount as of the balance sheet date of the aggregate standard product warranty liability. Does not include the balance for the extended product warranty liability. Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef 
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