Segment Information (Tables)
12 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2013
Segment Reporting [Abstract]  
Segment Financial Information Relating To Operations
Segment financial information relating to the Company’s operations was as follows (in thousands):
 
 
Successor
 
Predecessor
 
Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
Period from
February 25
through
December 31,
2012
 
Period from
January 1
through
February 24,
2012
 
Year Ended December 31, 2011
 
Operating revenue:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Southern California
$
216,731

 
$
116,619

 
$
7,759

 
$
130,737

Northern California
78,291

 
154,684

 
11,014

 
54,141

Arizona
129,089

 
58,714

 
4,316

 
20,074

Nevada
78,148

 
37,307

 
2,481

 
21,871

Colorado
70,276

 
5,436

 

 

Total operating revenue
$
572,535

 
$
372,760

 
$
25,570

 
$
226,823

 
 
Successor
 
Predecessor
 
Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
Period from
February 25
through
December 31,
2012
 
Period from
January 1
through
February 24,
2012
 
Year Ended December 31, 2011
 
Income (loss) before benefit (provision) for income taxes:
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Southern California
$
37,190

 
$
3,345

 
$
(19,131
)
 
$
(26,406
)
Northern California
12,862

 
16,179

 
6,195

 
(6,307
)
Arizona
17,861

 
2,073

 
9,928

 
(95,184
)
Nevada
9,180

 
(1,146
)
 
(1,738
)
 
(30,500
)
Colorado
736

 
130

 

 

Corporate
(24,528
)
 
(27,431
)
 
233,243

 
(34,491
)
Income (loss) before benefit (provision)
from income taxes
$
53,301

 
$
(6,850
)
 
$
228,497

 
$
(192,888
)
Pretax Inventory Impairment Charges Included In (Loss) Income Before (Provision) Benefit From Income Taxes
Income (loss) before benefit (provision) from income taxes includes the following pretax inventory impairment charges recorded in the following segments (in thousands):
 
 
Successor
 
Predecessor
 
Year Ended December 31, 2013
 
Period from
February 25
through
December 31,
2012
 
Period from
January 1
through
February 24,
2012
 
Year Ended December 31, 2011
Southern California
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
17,962

Northern California

 

 

 
2,074

Arizona

 

 

 
87,607

Nevada

 

 

 
20,671

Colorado

 

 

 

Total impairment loss on real estate assets
$

 
$

 
$

 
$
128,314

Schedule of Write-Off Of Land Option Deposits And Pre-Acquisition Costs
 
Successor
 
December 31,
 
2013
 
2012
Homebuilding assets:
 
 
 
Southern California
$
275,975

 
$
195,688

Northern California
143,693

 
31,293

Arizona
157,892

 
173,847

Nevada
85,695

 
51,141

Colorado
60,233

 
37,668

Corporate (1)
286,923

 
91,510

Total homebuilding assets
$
1,010,411

 
$
581,147

 
(1)
Comprised primarily of cash and cash equivalents, receivables, deferred loan costs, deferred income taxes, and other assets.