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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended |
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Mar. 31, 2013 state | Mar. 31, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2013 segment state | Mar. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of homebuilding segments |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Number of states in which home building segments operate | 16 |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 287,902,000 |  | $ 191,643,000 |  | $ 534,804,000 |  | $ 380,191,000 |  |  |
Operating income/(loss) | 311,000 |  | (17,694,000) |  | (3,290,000) |  | (34,393,000) |  |  |
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities | 68,000 |  | 4,000 |  | 104,000 |  | (73,000) |  |  |
Other expense, net | (16,195,000) |  | (18,265,000) |  | (31,822,000) |  | (36,538,000) |  |  |
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes | (19,454,000) |  | (38,702,000) |  | (38,646,000) |  | (73,751,000) |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 3,093,000 |  | 3,190,000 |  | 5,808,000 |  | 5,593,000 |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  | 3,869,000 |  | 12,488,000 |  |  |
Assets | 1,946,710,000 |  |  |  | 1,946,710,000 |  |  |  | 1,982,218,000 |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income/(loss) | 22,408,000 |  | 3,836,000 |  | 39,284,000 |  | 4,698,000 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 2,424,000 |  | 2,423,000 |  | 4,447,000 |  | 4,166,000 |  |  |
West Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 118,996,000 |  | 77,857,000 |  | 229,122,000 |  | 148,634,000 |  |  |
Operating income/(loss) | 10,045,000 |  | 3,377,000 |  | 18,403,000 |  | 2,786,000 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 1,185,000 |  | 1,090,000 |  | 2,207,000 |  | 1,870,000 |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  | 1,866,000 |  | 1,415,000 |  |  |
Assets | 633,065,000 |  |  |  | 633,065,000 |  |  |  | 618,805,000 |
East Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 117,129,000 |  | 75,192,000 |  | 213,668,000 |  | 157,010,000 |  |  |
Operating income/(loss) | 10,313,000 |  | (659,000) |  | 16,501,000 |  | 147,000 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 900,000 |  | 805,000 |  | 1,583,000 |  | 1,310,000 |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  | 611,000 |  | 1,883,000 |  |  |
Assets | 300,748,000 |  |  |  | 300,748,000 |  |  |  | 320,404,000 |
Southeast Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 51,777,000 |  | 38,070,000 |  | 92,014,000 |  | 73,638,000 |  |  |
Operating income/(loss) | 2,050,000 |  | 1,180,000 |  | 4,380,000 |  | 1,965,000 |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 339,000 |  | 374,000 |  | 657,000 |  | 713,000 |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  | 482,000 |  | 1,078,000 |  |  |
Assets | 193,122,000 |  |  |  | 193,122,000 |  |  |  | 160,868,000 |
Pre-Owned Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | 0 |  | 524,000 |  | 0 |  | 909,000 |  |  |
Operating income/(loss) | 0 |  | (62,000) |  | 0 |  | (200,000) |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 0 |  | 154,000 |  | 0 |  | 273,000 |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  | 910,000 | [1] | 7,906,000 | [1] |  |
Corporate and unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Recovery Related Warranty and Legal Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,000,000 |  |  |
Operating income/(loss) | (22,097,000) | [2] | (21,530,000) | [2] | (42,574,000) | [2] | (39,091,000) | [2] |  |
Depreciation and amortization | 669,000 | [2] | 767,000 | [2] | 1,361,000 | [2] | 1,427,000 | [2] |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 206,000 |  |  |
Assets | $ 819,775,000 | [3] |  |  | $ 819,775,000 | [3] |  |  | $ 882,141,000 | [3]
[1] | Capital expenditures represent the purchase of previously owned homes during the six months ended March 31, 2012.
[2] | Corporate and unallocated includes amortization of capitalized interest and numerous shared services functions that benefit all segments, the costs of which are not allocated to the operating segments reported above including information technology, national sourcing and purchasing, treasury, corporate finance, legal, branding and other national marketing costs.
[3] | Primarily consists of cash and cash equivalents, consolidated inventory not owned, deferred taxes, capitalized interest and other items that are not allocated to the segments.

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