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Ryland Group Inc – ‘10-Q’ for 3/31/12 – ‘XML’

On:  Tuesday, 5/8/12, at 4:15pm ET   ·   For:  3/31/12   ·   Accession #:  1104659-12-34489   ·   File #:  1-08029

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  As Of               Filer                 Filing    For·On·As Docs:Size             Issuer                      Filing Agent

 5/08/12  Ryland Group Inc                  10-Q        3/31/12   80:15M                                    Toppan Merrill/FA

Quarterly Report   —   Form 10-Q   —   Sect. 13 / 15(d) – SEA’34
Filing Table of Contents

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38: R8          Consolidated Statement of Stockholders' Equity      HTML     24K 
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57: R12         Cash, Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash          HTML     30K 
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64: R14         Earnings Per Share Reconciliation                   HTML     69K 
61: R15         Marketable Securities, Available-for-sale           HTML    139K 
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77: R27         Discontinued Operations                             HTML     48K 
33: R28         Subsequent Events                                   HTML     24K 
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68: R34         Debt and Credit Facilities (Tables)                 HTML     54K 
46: R35         Fair Values of Financial and Nonfinancial           HTML    102K 
                Instruments (Tables)                                             
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79: R38         Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)         HTML    573K 
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22: R50         Debt and Credit Facilities (Details)                HTML     56K 
69: R51         Fair Values of Financial and Nonfinancial           HTML     64K 
                Instruments (Details)                                            
25: R52         Fair Values of Financial and Nonfinancial           HTML     35K 
                Instruments (Details 2)                                          
41: R53         Fair Values of Financial and Nonfinancial           HTML     30K 
                Instruments (Details 3)                                          
14: R54         Postretirement Benefits (Details)                   HTML     51K 
17: R55         Income Taxes (Details)                              HTML     40K 
34: R56         Stock-Based Compensation (Details)                  HTML    108K 
20: R57         Stock-Based Compensation (Details 2)                HTML     46K 
76: R58         Commitments and Contingencies (Details)             HTML     54K 
45: R59         Commitments and Contingencies (Details 2)           HTML     66K 
62: R60         Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details)        HTML     29K 
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29: R62         Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details 3)      HTML    106K 
67: R63         Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details 4)      HTML    153K 
66: R64         Supplemental Guarantor Information (Details 5)      HTML     30K 
47: R65         Discontinued Operations (Details)                   HTML     50K 
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