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Segment Information (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Sep. 30, 2014 state | Jun. 30, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2013 | Jun. 30, 2013 | Mar. 31, 2013 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Sep. 30, 2014 segment state | Sep. 30, 2013 | Sep. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of operating segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3 |  |  |  |  |
Number of states with active operations | 16 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 16 |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue | $ 545,905,000 |  | $ 354,671,000 | $ 270,021,000 | $ 293,170,000 | $ 438,334,000 |  | $ 314,439,000 | $ 287,902,000 | $ 246,902,000 | $ 1,463,767,000 |  | $ 1,287,577,000 |  | $ 1,005,677,000 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) | 23,452,000 |  | 15,088,000 | 5,617,000 | 11,532,000 | 22,079,000 |  | 8,472,000 | 311,000 | (3,601,000) | 55,689,000 |  | 27,261,000 |  | (62,058,000) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,279,000 |  | 12,784,000 |  | 13,510,000 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,553,000 |  | 10,761,000 |  | 17,363,000 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 2,066,220,000 |  |  |  |  | 1,986,789,000 |  |  |  |  | 2,066,220,000 |  | 1,986,789,000 |  |  |
Operating Segments |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 145,423,000 |  | 122,784,000 |  | 38,885,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,244,000 |  | 10,467,000 |  | 10,556,000 |
West |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 556,741,000 |  | 547,636,000 |  | 391,648,000 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,442,000 |  | 59,084,000 |  | 15,147,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,722,000 |  | 5,305,000 |  | 4,980,000 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,660,000 |  | 4,835,000 |  | 3,031,000 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 756,575,000 |  |  |  |  | 680,346,000 |  |  |  |  | 756,575,000 |  | 680,346,000 |  |  |
East |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 552,082,000 |  | 483,685,000 |  | 402,466,000 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,127,000 |  | 40,670,000 |  | 9,152,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,447,000 |  | 3,479,000 |  | 3,536,000 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,050,000 |  | 1,915,000 |  | 3,532,000 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 433,032,000 |  |  |  |  | 369,937,000 |  |  |  |  | 433,032,000 |  | 369,937,000 |  |  |
Southeast |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 354,944,000 |  | 256,256,000 |  | 210,449,000 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 31,854,000 |  | 23,030,000 |  | 14,815,000 |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,075,000 |  | 1,683,000 |  | 1,710,000 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,979,000 |  | 1,311,000 |  | 1,814,000 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 299,215,000 |  |  |  |  | 228,814,000 |  |  |  |  | 299,215,000 |  | 228,814,000 |  |  |
Pre-Owned Segment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenue |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 1,114,000 |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | (229,000) |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 |  | 0 |  | 330,000 |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 0 | [1] | 0 | [1] | 7,933,000 | [1]
Corporate and unallocated |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Operating income (loss) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (89,734,000) | [2] | (95,523,000) | [2] | (100,943,000) | [2]
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Depreciation and amortization |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,035,000 | [2] | 2,317,000 | [2] | 2,954,000 | [2]
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Capital Expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,864,000 |  | 2,700,000 |  | 1,053,000 |
Assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Assets | 577,398,000 | [3] |  |  |  | 707,692,000 | [3] |  |  |  | 577,398,000 | [3] | 707,692,000 | [3] |  |
Recovery related to warranty and legal expenditures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 11,000,000 |
[1] | Capital expenditures represent the purchase of previously owned homes through May 2, 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, treasury, corporate finance, legal, branding and other national marketing costs. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2012, corporate and unallocated also includes an $11 million recovery related to old water intrusion warranty and related legal expenditures.
[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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