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2013 Form 10-K Financial Statement

#000083307914000047 Filed on February 19, 2014

Income Statement

Concept	2013	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
Revenue	$1.815B	$364.6M	$342.6M
YoY Change	52.02%	48.21%	57.51%
Cost Of Revenue	$1.547B	$322.1M	$305.7M
YoY Change	44.83%	41.83%	54.08%
Gross Profit	$396.4M	$68.97M	$62.42M
YoY Change	81.68%	107.82%	64.52%
Gross Profit Margin	21.85%	18.92%	18.22%
Selling, General & Admin	$218.2M	$17.70M	$45.06M
YoY Change	33.87%	0.57%	24.58%
% of Gross Profit	55.05%	25.66%	72.19%
Research & Development
YoY Change
% of Gross Profit
Depreciation & Amortization	$9.934M	$2.300M	$2.300M
YoY Change	21.15%	21.05%	35.29%
% of Gross Profit	2.51%	3.33%	3.68%
Operating Expenses	$218.2M	$16.60M	$45.06M
YoY Change	33.87%	-9.78%	24.58%
Operating Profit	$209.4M	$52.37M	$24.68M
YoY Change	169.16%	254.13%	242.25%
Interest Expense	$15.09M	-$1.900M	$5.009M
YoY Change	-37.75%	-64.81%	-33.36%
% of Operating Profit	7.21%	-3.63%	20.29%
Other Income/Expense, Net	$2.792M		-$8.276M
YoY Change	-144.02%		-1044.75%
Pretax Income	$177.7M	$23.60M	$6.986M
YoY Change	515.76%	-303.38%	-327.19%
Income Tax	$53.21M	$8.400M	$202.0K
% Of Pretax Income	29.95%	35.59%	2.89%
Net Earnings	$124.5M	$95.13M	$6.784M
YoY Change	18.35%	-907.95%	-309.71%
Net Earnings / Revenue	6.86%	26.09%	1.98%
Basic Earnings Per Share	$3.45	$2.67	$0.19
Diluted Earnings Per Share	$3.25	$2.49	$0.19
COMMON SHARES
Basic Shares Outstanding	36.11M shares	35.59M shares	35.22M shares
Diluted Shares Outstanding	38.80M shares		35.76M shares

Balance Sheet

Concept	2013	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
SHORT-TERM ASSETS
Cash & Short-Term Investments	$274.1M	$170.5M	$305.0M
YoY Change	60.76%	-1.79%	94.14%
Cash & Equivalents	$274.1M	$170.5M	$305.0M
Short-Term Investments
Other Short-Term Assets	$39.20M	$26.50M	$26.00M
YoY Change	47.92%	47.22%	53.85%
Inventory	$1.405B	$1.113B	$1.005B
Prepaid Expenses
Receivables
Other Receivables
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.758B	$1.331B	$1.353B
YoY Change	32.1%	30.2%	36.38%
LONG-TERM ASSETS
Property, Plant & Equipment	$22.10M	$15.72M	$14.11M
YoY Change	40.76%	16.51%	-4.65%
Goodwill		$0.00
YoY Change
Intangibles
YoY Change
Long-Term Investments	$101.3M	$98.20M	$78.60M
YoY Change	3.16%	-38.04%	-60.66%
Other Assets	$70.40M	$116.9M	$23.00M
YoY Change	-39.78%	866.12%	107.21%
Total Long-Term Assets	$245.8M	$245.1M	$128.7M
YoY Change	0.29%	22.85%	-46.77%
TOTAL ASSETS
Total Short-Term Assets	$1.758B	$1.331B	$1.353B
Total Long-Term Assets	$245.8M	$245.1M	$128.7M
Total Assets	$2.003B	$1.576B	$1.481B
YoY Change	27.15%	29.0%	20.08%
SHORT-TERM LIABILITIES
YoY Change
Accounts Payable	$68.00M	$49.80M	$52.10M
YoY Change	36.55%	32.1%	33.93%
Accrued Expenses	$166.6M	$93.00M	$90.70M
YoY Change	79.14%	21.73%	14.38%
Deferred Revenue
YoY Change
Short-Term Debt	$0.00	$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change
Long-Term Debt Due
YoY Change
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$256.6M	$158.6M	$162.5M
YoY Change	61.79%	25.87%	26.76%
LONG-TERM LIABILITIES
Long-Term Debt	$905.1M	$722.8M	$722.7M
YoY Change	25.22%	19.2%	19.2%
Other Long-Term Liabilities	$300.0K
YoY Change
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$905.4M	$722.8M	$722.7M
YoY Change	25.26%	19.2%	18.94%
TOTAL LIABILITIES
Total Short-Term Liabilities	$256.6M	$158.6M	$162.5M
Total Long-Term Liabilities	$905.4M	$722.8M	$722.7M
Total Liabilities	$1.162B	$881.4M	$885.1M
YoY Change	31.84%	20.33%	20.3%
SHAREHOLDERS EQUITY
Retained Earnings		$303.6M	$208.5M
YoY Change		52.99%
Common Stock		$390.6M	$387.6M
YoY Change		-18.5%
Preferred Stock
YoY Change
Treasury Stock (at cost)		$0.00	$0.00
YoY Change		-100.0%
Treasury Stock Shares		0.000 shares	0.000 shares
Shareholders Equity	$841.4M	$694.2M	$596.1M
YoY Change
Total Liabilities & Shareholders Equity	$2.003B	$1.576B	$1.481B
YoY Change	27.15%	29.0%	20.08%

Cashflow Statement

Concept	2013	2012 Q4	2012 Q3
OPERATING ACTIVITIES
Net Income	$124.5M	$95.13M	$6.784M
YoY Change	18.35%	-907.95%	-309.71%
Depreciation, Depletion And Amortization	$9.934M	$2.300M	$2.300M
YoY Change	21.15%	21.05%	35.29%
Cash From Operating Activities	-$86.28M	-$88.20M	-$27.40M
YoY Change	-60.87%	285.15%	48.11%
INVESTING ACTIVITIES
Capital Expenditures	$15.78M	-$3.800M	-$2.700M
YoY Change	45.29%	123.53%	92.86%
Acquisitions	$18.62M
YoY Change
Other Investing Activities	-$107.0K	-$43.20M	$41.20M
YoY Change	-11.57%	-207.2%	333.68%
Cash From Investing Activities	$1.031M	-$46.90M	$38.40M
YoY Change	-95.68%	-221.19%	386.08%
FINANCING ACTIVITIES
Cash Dividend Paid
YoY Change
Common Stock Issuance & Retirement, Net	$0.00
YoY Change	-100.0%
Debt Paid & Issued, Net
YoY Change
Cash From Financing Activities	$188.9M	600.0K	212.1M
YoY Change	-2.36%	-25.0%
NET CHANGE
Cash From Operating Activities	-$86.28M	-88.20M	-27.40M
Cash From Investing Activities	$1.031M	-46.90M	38.40M
Cash From Financing Activities	$188.9M	600.0K	212.1M
Net Change In Cash	$103.7M	-134.5M	223.1M
YoY Change	-3386.18%	-910.24%	-2204.72%
FREE CASH FLOW
Cash From Operating Activities	-$86.28M	-$88.20M	-$27.40M
Capital Expenditures	$15.78M	-$3.800M	-$2.700M
Free Cash Flow	-$102.1M	-$84.40M	-$24.70M
YoY Change	-55.89%	298.11%	44.44%

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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	-76309000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Expense Benefit IncomeTaxExpenseBenefit	730000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Other Reconciling Items IncomeTaxReconciliationOtherReconcilingItems	615000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	1878000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation State And Local Income Taxes IncomeTaxReconciliationStateAndLocalIncomeTaxes	475000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Tax Reconciliation Tax Credits IncomeTaxReconciliationTaxCredits	2064000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Income Taxes Paid IncomeTaxesPaid	402000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Increase Decrease In Inventories IncreaseDecreaseInInventories	299185000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Interest Expense InterestExpense	30399000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Land Available For Sale LandAvailableForSale	19112000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Land Under Purchase Options Recorded LandUnderPurchaseOptionsRecorded	289000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Held To Maturity Securities PaymentsToAcquireHeldToMaturitySecurities	166619000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Held To Maturity Securities PaymentsToAcquireHeldToMaturitySecurities	196401000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	10863000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	7082000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Payments To Acquire Property Plant And Equipment PaymentsToAcquirePropertyPlantAndEquipment	15783000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Preferred Stock Shares Outstanding PreferredStockSharesOutstanding	0	shares
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Prepaid Expense And Other Assets PrepaidExpenseAndOtherAssets	39231000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Property Plant And Equipment Net PropertyPlantAndEquipmentNet	22099000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCosts	21600000	USD
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CY2011	us-gaap	Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Incurred RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCostsIncurred	43393000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Real Estate Revenue Net RealEstateRevenueNet	1193674000	USD
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CY2013Q1	us-gaap	Real Estate Revenue Net RealEstateRevenueNet	336435000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Real Estate Revenue Net RealEstateRevenueNet	536194000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Amounts Of Transaction RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction	330000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Related Party Transaction Amounts Of Transaction RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction	359000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Selling And Marketing Expense SellingAndMarketingExpense	94833000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Selling And Marketing Expense SellingAndMarketingExpense	126716000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	7410000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	8319000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation ShareBasedCompensation	9483000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Total Intrinsic Value ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodTotalIntrinsicValue	5400000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	6100	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriod	3400	shares
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CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Grants In Period Gross ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsGrantsInPeriodGross	0	shares
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CY2010Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	1332767	shares
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	609585	shares
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Number ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingNumber	897767	shares
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	27.44
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Options Outstanding Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsOutstandingWeightedAverageExercisePrice	19.63
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	15.21
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Exercises In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsExercisesInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	33.40
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Stockholders Equity StockholdersEquity	488912000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	30.24
CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	25.73
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Arrangements By Share Based Payment Award Options Forfeitures In Period Weighted Average Exercise Price ShareBasedCompensationArrangementsByShareBasedPaymentAwardOptionsForfeituresInPeriodWeightedAverageExercisePrice	14.00
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CY2012	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Lower Range Limit ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit	8.06
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Lower Range Limit ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeLowerRangeLimit	11.48
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Number Of Exercisable Options ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfExercisableOptions	225415	shares
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Number Of Outstanding Options ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeNumberOfOutstandingOptions	258815	shares
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CY2011	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Upper Range Limit ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit	44.44
CY2013	us-gaap	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Upper Range Limit ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeUpperRangeLimit	42.82
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CY2013	us-gaap	Sharebased Compensation Arrangement By Sharebased Payment Award Options Vested And Expected To Vest Outstanding Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term1 SharebasedCompensationArrangementBySharebasedPaymentAwardOptionsVestedAndExpectedToVestOutstandingWeightedAverageRemainingContractualTerm1	P1Y4M7D
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	21971000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	22064000	USD
CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual StandardProductWarrantyAccrual	23136000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Payments StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	12343000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Payments StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments	9119000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Preexisting Increase Decrease StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	8047000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Standard Product Warranty Accrual Warranties Issued StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued	10939000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	282082	shares
CY2011	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	171800	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Shares Stock Options Exercised StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesStockOptionsExercised	347370	shares
CY2012	us-gaap	Stock Issued During Period Value New Issues StockIssuedDuringPeriodValueNewIssues	87113000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Treasury Stock Shares TreasuryStockShares	0	shares
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CY2013	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	0	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Unrecognized Tax Benefits Reductions Resulting From Lapse Of Applicable Statute Of Limitations UnrecognizedTaxBenefitsReductionsResultingFromLapseOfApplicableStatuteOfLimitations	0	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Valuation Allowance Deferred Tax Asset Change In Amount ValuationAllowanceDeferredTaxAssetChangeInAmount	77974000	USD
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CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	35172000	shares
CY2013	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Diluted Shares Outstanding WeightedAverageNumberOfDilutedSharesOutstanding	38801000	shares
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CY2012	us-gaap	Weighted Average Number Of Shares Outstanding Basic WeightedAverageNumberOfSharesOutstandingBasic	34057000	shares
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CY2012Q4	mth	Accruals Related To Real Estate Development And Construction Activities AccrualsRelatedToRealEstateDevelopmentAndConstructionActivities	19954000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Aggregate Deposit Assets AggregateDepositAssets	51595000	USD
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CY2013Q4	mth	Amounts In Transit From Title Companies For Home Closings AmountsInTransitFromTitleCompaniesForHomeClosings	26400000	USD
CY2013	mth	Change In Amount Of Properties In Mothball Status ChangeInAmountOfPropertiesInMothballStatus	9600000	USD
CY2012	mth	Change In State Effective Tax Rate ChangeInStateEffectiveTaxRate	-788000	USD
CY2013	mth	Change In State Effective Tax Rate ChangeInStateEffectiveTaxRate	0	USD
CY2011	mth	Change In State Effective Tax Rate ChangeInStateEffectiveTaxRate	1750000	USD
CY2012	mth	Corporate And Unallocated Income Expense CorporateAndUnallocatedIncomeExpense	22619000	USD
CY2011	mth	Corporate And Unallocated Income Expense CorporateAndUnallocatedIncomeExpense	20925000	USD
CY2013	mth	Corporate And Unallocated Income Expense CorporateAndUnallocatedIncomeExpense	31216000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Deferred Tax Asset Tax Deferred Expense Allowances And Other Reserves DeferredTaxAssetTaxDeferredExpenseAllowancesAndOtherReserves	1102000	USD
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CY2012Q4	mth	Deferred Tax Assets And Liabilities Net DeferredTaxAssetsAndLiabilitiesNet	75842000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Deposit Assets On Recorded Real Estate Not Owned DepositAssetsOnRecordedRealEstateNotOwned	0	USD
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CY2013	mth	Distributions Of Earnings From Unconsolidated Entities DistributionsOfEarningsFromUnconsolidatedEntities	13013000	USD
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CY2013	mth	Earnings From Financial Services Unconsolidated Entities And Other Net EarningsFromFinancialServicesUnconsolidatedEntitiesAndOtherNet	13183000	USD
CY2012	mth	Earnings From Financial Services Unconsolidated Entities And Other Net EarningsFromFinancialServicesUnconsolidatedEntitiesAndOtherNet	10457000	USD
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CY2011	mth	Earnings From Unconsolidated Entities Net EarningsFromUnconsolidatedEntitiesNet	5849000	USD
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CY2013Q4	mth	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Accounts Payable And Other Liabilities EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationAccountsPayableAndOtherLiabilities	2889000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Cash And Cash Equivalent EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCashAndCashEquivalent	7299000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Cash And Cash Equivalent EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCashAndCashEquivalent	7650000	USD
CY2011	mth	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Costs And Expenses EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostsAndExpenses	11783000	USD
CY2012	mth	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Costs And Expenses EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostsAndExpenses	21093000	USD
CY2013	mth	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Costs And Expenses EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationCostsAndExpenses	12407000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherAssets	3478000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Equity Method Investment Summarized Financial Information Other Assets EquityMethodInvestmentSummarizedFinancialInformationOtherAssets	3067000	USD
CY2011	mth	Financial Services Operating Profit FinancialServicesOperatingProfit	6563000	USD
CY2012	mth	Financial Services Operating Profit FinancialServicesOperatingProfit	10255000	USD
CY2013	mth	Financial Services Operating Profit FinancialServicesOperatingProfit	15954000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Finished Home Sites And Home Sites Under Development FinishedHomeSitesAndHomeSitesUnderDevelopment	813135000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Finished Home Sites And Home Sites Under Development FinishedHomeSitesAndHomeSitesUnderDevelopment	634106000	USD
CY2012Q3	mth	Future Infrastructure Improvement Costs FutureInfrastructureImprovementCosts	9800000	USD
CY2012	mth	Home Closing Gross Profit HomeClosingGrossProfit	217976000	USD
CY2011	mth	Home Closing Gross Profit HomeClosingGrossProfit	147448000	USD
CY2013	mth	Home Closing Gross Profit HomeClosingGrossProfit	391914000	USD
CY2012	mth	Impairment Of Real Estate And Joint Venture And Other Real Estate Related Impairments ImpairmentOfRealEstateAndJointVentureAndOtherRealEstateRelatedImpairments	2009000	USD
CY2011	mth	Impairment Of Real Estate And Joint Venture And Other Real Estate Related Impairments ImpairmentOfRealEstateAndJointVentureAndOtherRealEstateRelatedImpairments	15324000	USD
CY2013	mth	Impairment Of Real Estate And Joint Venture And Other Real Estate Related Impairments ImpairmentOfRealEstateAndJointVentureAndOtherRealEstateRelatedImpairments	987000	USD
CY2011	mth	Income Tax Reconciliation Net Interest Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationNetInterestAdjustments	0	USD
CY2012	mth	Income Tax Reconciliation Net Interest Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationNetInterestAdjustments	589000	USD
CY2013	mth	Income Tax Reconciliation Net Interest Adjustments IncomeTaxReconciliationNetInterestAdjustments	0	USD
CY2012	mth	Increase Decreasein Real Estate Acquired Through Notes Payable IncreaseDecreaseinRealEstateAcquiredThroughNotesPayable	-6288000	USD
CY2013	mth	Increase Decreasein Real Estate Acquired Through Notes Payable IncreaseDecreaseinRealEstateAcquiredThroughNotesPayable	-9705000	USD
CY2011	mth	Increase Decreasein Real Estate Acquired Through Notes Payable IncreaseDecreaseinRealEstateAcquiredThroughNotesPayable	0	USD
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CY2011	mth	Increase Decreasein Real Estate Not Owned IncreaseDecreaseinRealEstateNotOwned	-866000	USD
CY2012	mth	Increase Decreasein Real Estate Not Owned IncreaseDecreaseinRealEstateNotOwned	0	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Inventory Communities In Mothball Status InventoryCommunitiesInMothballStatus	28889000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Inventory Communities In Mothball Status InventoryCommunitiesInMothballStatus	38488000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Inventory Land Held For Development InventoryLandHeldForDevelopment	56118000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Inventory Land Held For Development InventoryLandHeldForDevelopment	52100000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Inventory Model Homes InventoryModelHomes	62411000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Inventory Model Homes InventoryModelHomes	81541000	USD
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CY2013Q4	mth	Inventory Real Estate Not Owned InventoryRealEstateNotOwned	289000	USD
CY2012	mth	Land Closing Gross Loss Profit LandClosingGrossLossProfit	223000	USD
CY2011	mth	Land Closing Gross Loss Profit LandClosingGrossLossProfit	-6340000	USD
CY2013	mth	Land Closing Gross Loss Profit LandClosingGrossLossProfit	4504000	USD
CY2012	mth	Land Impairments LandImpairments	669000	USD
CY2013	mth	Land Impairments LandImpairments	637000	USD
CY2011	mth	Land Impairments LandImpairments	6454000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Land Under Purchase Options Recorded And Unrecorded LandUnderPurchaseOptionsRecordedAndUnrecorded	555220000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Liabilities Related To Inventory Real Estate Not Owned LiabilitiesRelatedToInventoryRealEstateNotOwned	0	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Liabilities Related To Inventory Real Estate Not Owned LiabilitiesRelatedToInventoryRealEstateNotOwned	289000	USD
CY2013	mth	Liquid Investment Maturity Period To Be Classified As Cash Equivalent Maximum LiquidInvestmentMaturityPeriodToBeClassifiedAsCashEquivalentMaximum	P3M
CY2013Q4	mth	Money Market Funds Invested In Short Term Government Securities MoneyMarketFundsInvestedInShortTermGovernmentSecurities	68300000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Net Total Deferred Tax Assets NetTotalDeferredTaxAssets	70404000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Net Total Deferred Tax Assets NetTotalDeferredTaxAssets	86640000	USD
CY2013	mth	Noncontrollinginterestacquisition Noncontrollinginterestacquisition	-257000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Number Of Communities To Which Homes Are Sold NumberOfCommunitiesToWhichHomesAreSold	188	Communities
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CY2013Q4	mth	Number Of Lots Under Option Contracts Recorded NumberOfLotsUnderOptionContractsRecorded	12	Lot
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CY2012Q4	mth	Other Deferred Tax Liability State Franchise Taxes OtherDeferredTaxLiabilityStateFranchiseTaxes	2132000	USD
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CY2013Q4	mth	Percentage Of Wholly Owned Subsidiaries PercentageOfWhollyOwnedSubsidiaries	1.00
CY2011Q4	mth	Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Related To Joint Venture Investments RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCostsRelatedToJointVentureInvestments	750000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Related To Joint Venture Investments RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCostsRelatedToJointVentureInvestments	539000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Related To Joint Venture Investments RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCostsRelatedToJointVentureInvestments	511000	USD
CY2012Q4	mth	Real Estate Notes Payable RealEstateNotesPayable	6288000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Real Estate Notes Payable RealEstateNotesPayable	15993000	USD
CY2013	mth	Real Estate Related Impairments RealEstateRelatedImpairments	987000	USD
CY2012	mth	Real Estate Related Impairments RealEstateRelatedImpairments	2009000	USD
CY2011	mth	Real Estate Related Impairments RealEstateRelatedImpairments	15324000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Award Number Of Shares Outstanding ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardNumberOfSharesOutstanding	1318000	shares
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CY2013	mth	Share Based Compensation Shares Authorized Under Stock Option Plans Exercise Price Range Of Options Exercised Lower Range ShareBasedCompensationSharesAuthorizedUnderStockOptionPlansExercisePriceRangeOfOptionsExercisedLowerRange	8.06
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CY2013Q4	mth	Sureties Outstanding SuretiesOutstanding	191829000	USD
CY2013Q4	mth	Sureties Related To Uncompleted Contracts SuretiesRelatedToUncompletedContracts	86202000	USD
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CY2012Q4	mth	Tax Credit Carryforward TaxCreditCarryforward	3176000	USD
CY2013	mth	Warranty Period Following Home Closings WarrantyPeriodFollowingHomeClosings	P10Y
CY2013	dei	Amendment Flag AmendmentFlag	false
CY2013	dei	Current Fiscal Year End Date CurrentFiscalYearEndDate	--12-31
CY2013	dei	Document Fiscal Period Focus DocumentFiscalPeriodFocus	FY
CY2013	dei	Document Fiscal Year Focus DocumentFiscalYearFocus	2013
CY2013	dei	Document Period End Date DocumentPeriodEndDate	2013-12-31
CY2013	dei	Document Type DocumentType	10-K
CY2013	dei	Entity Central Index Key EntityCentralIndexKey	0000833079
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CY2013	dei	Entity Current Reporting Status EntityCurrentReportingStatus	Yes
CY2013	dei	Entity Filer Category EntityFilerCategory	Large Accelerated Filer
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CY2013	dei	Entity Registrant Name EntityRegistrantName	Meritage Homes CORP
CY2013	dei	Entity Voluntary Filers EntityVoluntaryFilers	No
CY2013	dei	Entity Well Known Seasoned Issuer EntityWellKnownSeasonedIssuer	Yes
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Amortization Deferred Finance Costs AccumulatedAmortizationDeferredFinanceCosts	8500000	USD
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Accumulated Depreciation Depletion And Amortization Property Plant And Equipment AccumulatedDepreciationDepletionAndAmortizationPropertyPlantAndEquipment	31016000	USD
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CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Additional Paid In Capital Common Stock AdditionalPaidInCapitalCommonStock	390249000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	8319000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	7410000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Sharebased Compensation Requisite Service Period Recognition Value AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalSharebasedCompensationRequisiteServicePeriodRecognitionValue	9483000	USD
CY2012	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	436000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Tax Effect From Share Based Compensation AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalTaxEffectFromShareBasedCompensation	1891000	USD
CY2013	us-gaap	Advertising Cost Policy Expensed Advertising Cost AdvertisingCostPolicyExpensedAdvertisingCost	<div style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;"><div style="line-height:120%;padding-top:10px;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">Advertising Costs.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"> We expense advertising costs as they are incurred.</font></div></div>
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CY2013	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	7800000	USD
CY2011	us-gaap	Advertising Expense AdvertisingExpense	6300000	USD
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CY2013	us-gaap	Antidilutive Securities Excluded From Computation Of Earnings Per Share Amount AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount	7000	shares
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CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Assets Assets	2003361000	USD
CY2013Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	274136000	USD
CY2012Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	170457000	USD
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CY2011Q4	us-gaap	Cash And Cash Equivalents At Carrying Value CashAndCashEquivalentsAtCarryingValue	173612000	USD

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