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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities - Income (Loss), Impairments From, and Equity In Investments In Unconsolidated Entities (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Sep. 30, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2011 | Sep. 30, 2010 | Sep. 30, 2012 Discontinued Operations | Sep. 30, 2011 Discontinued Operations | Sep. 30, 2010 Discontinued Operations | Sep. 30, 2012 South Edge | Sep. 30, 2012 Inspirada | Sep. 30, 2012 the REIT | May 03, 2012 the REIT homes
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income from unconsolidated entity activity | $ 304,000 | $ 652,000 | $ 10,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment | 0 | (92,000) | (8,817,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations | 304,000 | 560,000 | (8,807,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reported in loss from discontinued operations, net of tax: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Loss from unconsolidated entity activity |  |  |  | (1,000) | (16,000) | (32,000) |  |  |  |
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment |  |  |  | (36,000) | (502,000) | (15,511,000) |  |  |  |
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities - discontinued operations |  |  |  | (37,000) | (518,000) | (15,543,000) |  |  |  |
Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligation | 15,862,000 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  | 15,900,000 |  |  |
(Decrease) increase in future land purchase rights | (11,651,000) | 11,651,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  | 11,700,000 |  |
Cash and Pre-Owned Homes business contributed |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 300,000
Number of pre-owned homes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 190
Number of pre-owned homes that were leased |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 187
Beazer homes' ownership interest | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18.09% | 23.50%
Beazer's estimate of its maximum exposure to our repayment guarantees | $ 696,000 | $ 17,916,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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