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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual)

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Organization and Basis of Presentation (Details Textual) (USD $)
9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended 3 Months Ended 9 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2014
Communities
Region
State
Dec. 31, 2013
Sep. 30, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Maximum [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Minimum [Member]
Sep. 30, 2014
Legendary Communities Acquisition [Member]
Lot
Aug. 01, 2014
Legendary Communities Acquisition [Member]
Lot
Aug. 01, 2014
Owned Lots [Member]
Legendary Communities Acquisition [Member]
Lot
Aug. 01, 2014
Option Lots [Member]
Legendary Communities Acquisition [Member]
Lot
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            
[1] (3)Except for our specific performance option contracts recorded on our balance sheet as Real estate not owned, none of our option agreements require us to purchase lots.
[2] Amount is reflected in our consolidated balance sheet in the line item Deposits on real estate under option or contract as of September 30, 2014.