Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Warranty accrual, beginning of the year | | $ | 40,691 | | | $ | 13,584 | | | $ | 13,811 | | Warranty accrual assumed with merger | | | ― | | | | 25,528 | | | | ― | | Warranty costs accrued during the year | | | 24,092 | | | | 13,803 | | | | 7,550 | | Warranty costs paid during the year | | | (20,851 | ) | | | (12,224 | ) | | | (7,777 | ) | Warranty accrual, end of the year | | $ | 43,932 | | | $ | 40,691 | | | $ | 13,584 | | |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Dollars in thousands, except per share amounts) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 484,730 | | | $ | 213,509 | | | $ | 215,865 | | Less: Net income allocated to preferred shareholder | | | ― | | | | (32,997 | ) | | | (51,650 | ) | Less: Net income allocated to unvested restricted stock | | | (1,168 | ) | | | (369 | ) | | | (297 | ) | Net income available to common stockholders for basic earnings per common share | | | 483,562 | | | | 180,143 | | | | 163,918 | | Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | Net income allocated to preferred shareholder | | | ― | | | | 32,997 | | | | 51,650 | | Interest on 1.625% convertible senior notes due 2018 | | | 2,059 | | | | 47 | | | | n/a | | Interest on 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2019 | | | 1,862 | | | | 9 | | | | n/a | | Interest on 1.25% convertible senior notes due 2032 | | | 1,407 | | | | 898 | | | | 899 | | Net income available to common and preferred stock for diluted earnings per share | | $ | 488,890 | | | $ | 214,094 | | | $ | 216,467 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Weighted average basic common shares outstanding | | | 118,212,740 | | | | 71,713,747 | | | | 55,737,548 | | Weighted average additional common shares outstanding if preferred shares converted to common shares (if dilutive) | | | ― | | | | 13,135,814 | | | | 17,562,557 | | Total weighted average common shares outstanding if preferred shares converted to common shares | | | 118,212,740 | | | | 84,849,561 | | | | 73,300,105 | | Effect of dilutive securities: | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 666,928 | | | | 816,459 | | | | 1,256,964 | | 1.625% convertible senior notes due 2018 | | | 7,167,960 | | | | 1,804,192 | | | | n/a | | 0.25% convertible senior notes due 2019 | | | 3,639,150 | | | | 915,985 | | | | n/a | | 1.25% convertible senior notes due 2032 | | | 6,298,207 | | | | 6,262,570 | | | | 6,262,570 | | Weighted average diluted shares outstanding | | | 135,984,985 | | | | 94,648,767 | | | | 80,819,639 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 4.09 | | | $ | 2.51 | | | $ | 2.94 | | | | $ | 3.60 | | | $ | 2.26 | | | $ | 2.68 | | |
Schedule of Homebuilding Interest Capitalized [Table Text Block] | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | $ | 233,225 | | | $ | 171,509 | | | $ | 153,695 | | Less: Interest capitalized to inventories owned | | | (229,200 | ) | | | (169,233 | ) | | | (151,962 | ) | Less: Interest capitalized to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | | | (4,025 | ) | | | (2,276 | ) | | | (1,733 | ) | | | $ | ― | | | $ | ― | | | $ | ― | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Interest previously capitalized to inventories owned, included in home cost of home sales | | $ | 170,105 | | | $ | 131,611 | | | $ | 119,422 | | Interest previously capitalized to inventories owned, included in land cost of land sales | | $ | 1,596 | | | $ | 7,770 | | | $ | 3,690 | | Interest previously capitalized to investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, included in income (loss) from unconsolidated joint ventures | | $ | 861 | | | $ | ― | | | $ | 30 | | Interest capitalized in ending inventories owned (1) | | $ | 365,701 | | | $ | 305,459 | | | $ | 275,607 | | Interest capitalized as a percentage of inventories owned | | | 5.7 | % | | | 5.0 | % | | | 8.5 | % | Interest capitalized in ending investments in unconsolidated joint ventures (1) | | $ | 3,362 | | | $ | 2,941 | | | $ | 665 | | Interest capitalized as a percentage of investments in unconsolidated joint ventures | | | 2.6 | % | | | 2.2 | % | | | 1.3 | % | |