Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) (USD $)
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9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||||||||
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Sep. 30, 2014
Communities
Region
State
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Dec. 31, 2013
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Sep. 30, 2014
Maximum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Maximum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Minimum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Minimum [Member]
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Sep. 30, 2014
Legendary Communities Acquisition [Member]
Lot
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Aug. 01, 2014
Legendary Communities Acquisition [Member]
Lot
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Aug. 01, 2014
Owned Lots [Member]
Legendary Communities Acquisition [Member]
Lot
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Aug. 01, 2014
Option Lots [Member]
Legendary Communities Acquisition [Member]
Lot
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Organization and Presentation [Line Items] | |||||||||||||||
Entity operations in number of regions | 3 | ||||||||||||||
Number of states in regions | 9 | ||||||||||||||
Business acquisition lots acquired | 4,800 | 700 | 4,100 | ||||||||||||
Business acquisition sales order backlog lots acquired | 185 | ||||||||||||||
Number of communities in which homes are sold | 225 | ||||||||||||||
Base price per house for sale range | $ 859,000 | $ 127,000 | |||||||||||||
Maximum maturity period to classify liquid investments as cash equivalents | 3 months | ||||||||||||||
Amounts in transit from title companies for home closings | 36,900,000 | 26,400,000 | |||||||||||||
Money Market Funds, at Carrying Value | 300,000 | 68,300,000 | |||||||||||||
Investment Maturity Period | 18 months | 3 months | |||||||||||||
Unrecognized gains or losses or other-than-temporary impairments | 0 | ||||||||||||||
Community life cycle range | 5 years | 3 years | |||||||||||||
Deposits on real estate under option or contract | $ 80,263,000 | [1],[2] | $ 51,595,000 | ||||||||||||
Warranty period following home closings | 10 years | ||||||||||||||
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