XML 38 R26.htm IDEA: XBRL DOCUMENT
v3.8.0.1

Capitalized Interest (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
--- | ---
Dec. 31, 2017
Interest Costs Incurred [Abstract] |
Rollforward of capitalized interest | The following table summarizes the Company’s interest costs incurred, capitalized and expensed during the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016:
|  | Three Months Ended December 31,
|  | 2017 |  | 2016
|  | (In millions)
Capitalized interest, beginning of period |  | $ | 167.9 |  |  | $ | 191.2 |
Interest incurred (1) |  | 31.0 |  |  | 33.5 |
Interest charged to cost of sales |  | (28.6 | ) |  | (34.7 | )
Capitalized interest, end of period |  | $ | 170.3 |  |  | $ | 190.0 |
_______________
(1) | Interest incurred includes interest on the Company's mortgage repurchase facility of $2.1 million and $1.7 million in the three months ended December 31, 2017 and 2016, respectively, and interest incurred by Forestar of $0.1 million from the acquisition date through December 31, 2017.

X
- Definition Information regarding the capitalization of homebuilding interest costs. + References No definition available. + Details
Name: | dhi_CapitalizedInterestCostsTableTextBlock
Namespace Prefix: | dhi_
Data Type: | nonnum:textBlockItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration

X
- References No definition available. + Details
Name: | us-gaap_InterestCostsIncurredAbstract
Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:stringItemType
Balance Type: | na
Period Type: | duration