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Fair Value Measurements (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |
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Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Real estate owned |  | $ 0.3 | $ 0.6
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Inventories [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring | [1],[2] | 3.8 | 10.1
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] | Assets Held-for-sale [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Assets, Fair Value Disclosure, Nonrecurring | [2],[3] | 0.7 | 2.8
Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] | Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring [Member] | Financial Services [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Other mortgage loans | [2],[4] | 40.0 | 15.2
Real estate owned | [2],[4] | $ 0.2 | $ 0.5
Inventories [Member] | Minimum [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  | 12.00% |
Inventories [Member] | Maximum [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items] |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  | 14.00% |
[1] | In performing its impairment analysis of communities, discount rates ranging from 12% to 14% were used in the periods presented.
[2] | The fair values included in the table above represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value in the respective period.
[3] | The fair value of inventory available for sale was determined based on recent offers received from outside third parties, comparable sales or actual contracts.
[4] | The fair values of other mortgage loans and real estate owned are determined based on the value of the underlying collateral.

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