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Segment Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 3 Months Ended |  |
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Dec. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2017 | Sep. 30, 2016
Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | $ 920.3 | $ 1,150.3 | $ 1,007.8 | $ 1,303.2
Restricted cash | 53.7 |  | 16.5 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Construction in progress and finished homes | 4,907.8 |  | 4,606.0 |
Residential land and lots - developed and under development | 4,827.7 |  | 4,519.7 |
Land held for development | 100.5 |  | 101.0 |
Land held for sale | 204.2 |  | 10.4 |
Total inventories | 10,040.2 |  | 9,237.1 |
Investment in unconsolidated entities | 86.1 |  | 0.0 |
Mortgage loans held for sale | 538.2 |  | 587.3 |
Deferred income taxes | 239.1 |  | 365.0 |
Property and equipment, net | 357.7 |  | 325.0 |
Other Assets | 622.0 |  | 565.9 |
Goodwill | 100.0 |  | 80.0 |
Total assets | 12,957.3 |  | 12,184.6 |
Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | 575.7 |  | 580.4 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 1,068.1 |  | 985.0 |
Notes payable | 3,258.1 |  | 2,871.6 |
Total liabilities | 4,901.9 |  | 4,437.0 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Home sales | 3,184.5 | 2,797.7 |  |
Land/lot sales and other | 67.2 | 28.4 |  |
Financial services | 81.0 | 78.1 |  |
Total revenues | 3,332.7 | 2,904.2 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Home sales | 2,521.5 | 2,244.8 |  |
Land/lot sales | 54.9 | 20.8 |  |
Inventory and land option charges | 3.7 | 2.3 |  |
Total cost of sales | 2,580.1 | 2,267.9 |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 384.2 | 325.9 |  |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | (2.3) | 0.0 |  |
Interest Expense | 0.0 |  |  |
Other (income) expense | (20.5) | (7.7) |  |
Income before income taxes | 391.2 | 318.1 |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 16.2 | 14.4 |  |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (75.0) | (28.2) |  |
Segment Reconciling Items [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 0.0 |  |  |
Restricted cash | 0.0 |  |  |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Construction in progress and finished homes | 0.0 |  |  |
Residential land and lots - developed and under development | 46.7 |  |  |
Land held for development | 0.0 |  |  |
Land held for sale | 2.8 |  |  |
Total inventories | 49.5 |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated entities | 21.0 |  |  |
Mortgage loans held for sale | 0.0 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 0.3 |  |  |
Property and equipment, net | 0.0 |  |  |
Other Assets | 20.4 |  |  |
Goodwill | 20.0 |  |  |
Total assets | 111.2 |  |  |
Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | 0.0 |  |  |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | (23.8) |  |  |
Notes payable | 12.6 |  |  |
Total liabilities | (11.2) |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Home sales | 0.0 |  |  |
Land/lot sales and other | 0.0 |  |  |
Financial services | 0.0 |  |  |
Total revenues | 0.0 |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Home sales | 0.0 |  |  |
Land/lot sales | 4.4 |  |  |
Inventory and land option charges | 0.0 |  |  |
Total cost of sales | 4.4 |  |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 0.1 |  |  |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | 5.3 |  |  |
Interest Expense | (2.1) |  |  |
Other (income) expense | 0.0 |  |  |
Income before income taxes | (7.7) |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 0.1 |  |  |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (8.1) |  |  |
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 558.0 |  | 973.0 |
Restricted cash | 8.3 |  | 9.3 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Construction in progress and finished homes | 4,907.8 |  | 4,606.0 |
Residential land and lots - developed and under development | 4,649.2 |  | 4,519.7 |
Land held for development | 100.5 |  | 101.0 |
Land held for sale | 18.2 |  | 10.4 |
Total inventories | 9,675.7 |  | 9,237.1 |
Investment in unconsolidated entities | 0.0 |  |  |
Mortgage loans held for sale | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Deferred income taxes | 236.3 |  | 365.0 |
Property and equipment, net | 204.3 |  | 194.4 |
Other Assets | 545.3 |  | 518.7 |
Goodwill | 80.0 |  | 80.0 |
Total assets | 11,307.9 |  | 11,377.5 |
Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | 567.0 |  | 575.6 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 997.2 |  | 933.1 |
Notes payable | 2,749.6 |  | 2,451.6 |
Total liabilities | 4,313.8 |  | 3,960.3 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Home sales | 3,184.5 | 2,797.7 |  |
Land/lot sales and other | 36.4 | 28.4 |  |
Financial services | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Total revenues | 3,220.9 | 2,826.1 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Home sales | 2,521.5 | 2,244.8 |  |
Land/lot sales | 31.2 | 20.8 |  |
Inventory and land option charges | 3.7 | 2.3 |  |
Total cost of sales | 2,556.4 | 2,267.9 |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 304.8 | 268.4 |  |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | 0.0 |  |  |
Interest Expense | 0.0 |  |  |
Other (income) expense | (14.1) | (4.1) |  |
Income before income taxes | 373.8 | 293.9 |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 13.1 | 13.3 |  |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (101.6) | (98.3) |  |
Forestar Group [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 321.8 |  |  |
Restricted cash | 40.0 |  |  |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Construction in progress and finished homes | 0.0 |  |  |
Residential land and lots - developed and under development | 131.8 |  |  |
Land held for development | 0.0 |  |  |
Land held for sale | 183.2 |  |  |
Total inventories | 315.0 |  |  |
Investment in unconsolidated entities | 65.1 |  |  |
Mortgage loans held for sale | 0.0 |  |  |
Deferred income taxes | 2.5 |  |  |
Property and equipment, net | 2.0 |  |  |
Other Assets | 18.4 |  |  |
Goodwill | 0.0 |  |  |
Total assets | 764.8 |  |  |
Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | 2.4 |  |  |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 45.5 |  |  |
Notes payable | 108.4 |  |  |
Total liabilities | 156.3 |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Home sales | 0.0 |  |  |
Land/lot sales and other | 30.8 |  |  |
Financial services | 0.0 |  |  |
Total revenues | 30.8 |  |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Home sales | 0.0 |  |  |
Land/lot sales | 19.3 |  |  |
Inventory and land option charges | 0.0 |  |  |
Total cost of sales | 19.3 |  |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 13.6 |  |  |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | (7.6) |  |  |
Interest Expense | 2.1 |  |  |
Other (income) expense | (0.6) |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 4.0 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 1.2 |  |  |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | (36.2) |  |  |
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 24.5 |  | 24.1 |
Restricted cash | 5.4 |  | 7.2 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Construction in progress and finished homes | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Residential land and lots - developed and under development | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Land held for development | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Land held for sale | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Total inventories | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Investment in unconsolidated entities | 0.0 |  |  |
Mortgage loans held for sale | 538.2 |  | 587.3 |
Deferred income taxes | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Property and equipment, net | 3.1 |  | 3.0 |
Other Assets | 34.1 |  | 42.2 |
Goodwill | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Total assets | 605.3 |  | 663.8 |
Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | 1.6 |  | 1.5 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 30.9 |  | 35.6 |
Notes payable | 387.5 |  | 420.0 |
Total liabilities | 420.0 |  | 457.1 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Home sales | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Land/lot sales and other | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Financial services | 81.0 | 78.1 |  |
Total revenues | 81.0 | 78.1 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Home sales | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Land/lot sales | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Inventory and land option charges | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Total cost of sales | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 61.7 | 54.8 |  |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | 0.0 |  |  |
Interest Expense | 0.0 |  |  |
Other (income) expense | (2.9) | (3.2) |  |
Income before income taxes | 22.2 | 26.5 |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 0.4 | 0.3 |  |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | 67.9 | 59.9 |  |
Other Segments [Member] |  |  |  |
Assets [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Cash and cash equivalents | 16.0 |  | 10.7 |
Restricted cash | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Construction in progress and finished homes | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Residential land and lots - developed and under development | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Land held for development | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Land held for sale | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Total inventories | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Investment in unconsolidated entities | 0.0 |  |  |
Mortgage loans held for sale | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Deferred income taxes | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Property and equipment, net | 148.3 |  | 127.6 |
Other Assets | 3.8 |  | 5.0 |
Goodwill | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Total assets | 168.1 |  | 143.3 |
Liabilities [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Accounts payable | 4.7 |  | 3.3 |
Accrued expenses and other liabilities | 18.3 |  | 16.3 |
Notes payable | 0.0 |  | 0.0 |
Total liabilities | 23.0 |  | 19.6 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Home sales | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Land/lot sales and other | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Financial services | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Total revenues | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Home sales | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Land/lot sales | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Inventory and land option charges | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Total cost of sales | 0.0 | 0.0 |  |
Selling, General and Administrative Expense | 4.0 | 2.7 |  |
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated entities | 0.0 |  |  |
Interest Expense | 0.0 |  |  |
Other (income) expense | (2.9) | (0.4) |  |
Income before income taxes | (1.1) | (2.3) |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 1.4 | 0.8 |  |
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities | 3.0 | 10.2 |  |
East [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Total inventories | 1,155.6 |  | 1,068.9 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 393.0 | 305.9 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 45.0 | 26.3 |  |
Midwest [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Total inventories | 543.3 |  | 492.6 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 161.4 | 151.1 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 13.3 | 10.2 |  |
Southeast [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Total inventories | 2,470.2 |  | 2,392.3 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 988.7 | 883.4 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 122.5 | 99.6 |  |
South Central [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Total inventories | 2,281.9 |  | 2,199.4 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 808.8 | 756.9 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 101.5 | 96.5 |  |
Southwest [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Total inventories | 516.7 |  | 506.1 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 156.4 | 108.6 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 14.7 | 4.0 |  |
West [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Total inventories | 2,477.7 |  | 2,352.5 |
Revenues |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 712.6 | 620.2 |  |
Cost of sales |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 76.8 | $ 57.3 |  |
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] | Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Inventories: |  |  |  |
Total inventories | $ 230.3 |  | $ 225.3 |

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