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Inventory | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2022
Inventory Impairments and Land Option Cost Write-Offs [Abstract] |
Inventory | INVENTORIES At the end of each quarter, the Company reviews the performance and outlook for all of its communities and land inventories for indicators of potential impairment and performs detailed impairment evaluations and analyses when necessary. As of September 30, 2022, the Company determined that no communities were impaired, and no impairment charges were recorded during the three months ended September 30, 2022. There were $3.8 million of impairment charges recorded during fiscal 2022 that related to a Forestar land development project, compared to $5.6 million and $1.7 million of impairment charges recorded in fiscal 2021 and 2020, respectively. During fiscal 2022, 2021 and 2020, earnest money and pre-acquisition cost write-offs related to land purchase contracts that the Company has terminated or expects to terminate were $66.6 million, $23.0 million and $22.1 million, respectively. Inventory impairments and land option charges are included in cost of sales in the consolidated statements of operations.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for inventory. Includes, but is not limited to, the basis of stating inventory, the method of determining inventory cost, the classes of inventory, and the nature of the cost elements included in inventory. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 330 -URI https://asc.fasb.org/topic&trid=2126998 + Details
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