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Interest (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2012
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs [Abstract] |
Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs | The following table sets forth certain information regarding interest (in thousands):
| Three Months Ended |  | Nine Months Ended
| June 30, |  | June 30,
| 2012 |  | 2011 |  | 2012 |  | 2011
Capitalized interest in inventory, beginning of period | $ | 47,242 |  |  | $ | 47,624 |  |  | $ | 45,973 |  |  | $ | 36,884 |
Interest incurred | 31,235 |  |  | 32,872 |  |  | 95,950 |  |  | 98,175 |
Capitalized interest impaired | (222 | ) |  | (380 | ) |  | (275 | ) |  | (1,789 | )
Interest expense not qualified for capitalization and included as other expense | (17,233 | ) |  | (17,707 | ) |  | (55,147 | ) |  | (55,688 | )
Capitalized interest amortized to house construction and land sales expenses | (15,649 | ) |  | (11,179 | ) |  | (41,128 | ) |  | (26,352 | )
Capitalized interest in inventory, end of period | $ | 45,373 |  |  | $ | 51,230 |  |  | $ | 45,373 |  |  | $ | 51,230 |

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