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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2012
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, total equity and outstanding borrowings | The following table presents our investment in our unconsolidated entities, the total equity and outstanding borrowings of these unconsolidated entities, and our guarantees of these borrowings, as of September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011:
(In thousands) | September 30, 2012 |  | September 30, 2011
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities | $ | 42,078 |  |  | $ | 9,467 |
Total equity of unconsolidated entity | 383,482 |  |  | 96,966 |
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities | 64,912 |  |  | 394,414 |
Beazer’s estimate of its maximum exposure to our repayment guarantees | 696 |  |  | 17,916 |
For the fiscal years ended September 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010, our income (loss) from unconsolidated entity activities, the impairments of our investments in certain of our unconsolidated entities, and the overall equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities is as follows:
| Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands) | 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2010
Continuing operations: |  |  |  |  |
Income from unconsolidated entity activity | $ | 304 |  |  | $ | 652 |  |  | $ | 10 |
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment | — |  |  | (92 | ) |  | (8,817 | )
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations | $ | 304 |  |  | $ | 560 |  |  | $ | (8,807 | )
Reported in loss from discontinued operations, net of tax: |  |  |  |  |
Loss from unconsolidated entity activity | $ | (1 | ) |  | $ | (16 | ) |  | $ | (32 | )
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment | (36 | ) |  | (502 | ) |  | (15,511 | )
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities - discontinued operations | $ | (37 | ) |  | $ | (518 | ) |  | $ | (15,543 | )

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of equity method investments in common stock. The disclosure may include: (a) the name of each investee or group of investments for which combined disclosure is appropriate, (2) the percentage ownership of common stock, (3) the difference, if any, between the carrying amount of an investment and the value of the underlying equity in the net assets and the accounting treatment of difference, if any, and (4) the aggregate value of each identified investment based on its quoted market price, if available. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6382943&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher AICPA -Name Accounting Principles Board Opinion (APB) -Number 18 -Paragraph 20 -Subparagraph a, b -LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy. + Details
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