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Inventory (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jun. 30, 2014
Real Estate [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory |
(In thousands) | June 30, 2014 |  | September 30, 2013
Homes under construction | $ | 384,795 |  |  | $ | 262,476 |
Development projects in progress | 690,557 |  |  | 578,453 |
Land held for future development | 309,516 |  |  | 341,986 |
Land held for sale | 74,365 |  |  | 31,331 |
Capitalized interest | 84,083 |  |  | 52,562 |
Model homes | 44,638 |  |  | 37,886 |
Total owned inventory | $ | 1,587,954 |  |  | $ | 1,304,694 |
Schedule of Total Owned Inventory, by Segment | Total owned inventory, by reportable segment, is set forth in the table below:
(In thousands) | Projects in Progress |  | Held for Future Development |  | Land Held for Sale |  | Total Owned Inventory
June 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West Segment | $ | 442,694 |  |  | $ | 262,481 |  |  | $ | 19,192 |  |  | $ | 724,367 |
East Segment | 382,234 |  |  | 28,787 |  |  | 34,608 |  |  | 445,629 |
Southeast Segment | 259,530 |  |  | 18,248 |  |  | 13,205 |  |  | 290,983 |
Unallocated and Other | 119,615 |  |  | — |  |  | 7,360 |  |  | 126,975 |
Total | $ | 1,204,073 |  |  | $ | 309,516 |  |  | $ | 74,365 |  |  | $ | 1,587,954 |
September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West Segment | $ | 339,319 |  |  | $ | 292,875 |  |  | $ | 16,572 |  |  | $ | 648,766 |
East Segment | 331,894 |  |  | 25,491 |  |  | 3,833 |  |  | 361,218 |
Southeast Segment | 178,624 |  |  | 23,620 |  |  | 8,208 |  |  | 210,452 |
Unallocated and Other | 81,540 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,718 |  |  | 84,258 |
Total | $ | 931,377 |  |  | $ | 341,986 |  |  | $ | 31,331 |  |  | $ | 1,304,694 |
Recoverability Schedule of Inventory assets Held for Development, by Reportable Segment |
($ in thousands) |  |  | Undiscounted Cash Flow Analyses Prepared
Segment | # of Communities on Watch List |  | # of Communities |  | Pre-analysis Book Value (BV) |  | Aggregate Undiscounted Cash Flow as a % of BV
Quarter Ended June 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West | 3 |  |  | 2 |  |  | $ | 12,215 |  |  | 103.7 | %
East | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | n/a |
Southeast | 1 |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | n/a |
Unallocated | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | n/a |
Total | 4 |  |  | 2 |  |  | $ | 12,215 |  |  | 103.7 | %
Schedule of Inventory Impairments and Lot Option Abandonment Charges, by Reportable Homebuilding Segment | The following table sets forth, by reportable homebuilding segment, the inventory impairments and lot option abandonment charges recorded for the three and nine months ended June 30, 2014 and 2013, as applicable:
| Three Months Ended June 30, |  | Nine Months Ended June 30,
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013 |  | 2014 |  | 2013
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development) |  |  |  |  |  |
West | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 46 |
East | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 13 |
Southeast | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Unallocated | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 59 |
Land Held for Sale |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
East | 201 |  |  | — |  |  | 232 |  |  | — |
Southeast | — |  |  | — |  |  | 28 |  |  | 1,778 |
Subtotal | $ | 201 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 260 |  |  | $ | 1,778 |
Lot Option Abandonments |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 104 |
East | 156 |  |  | — |  |  | 156 |  |  | 20 |
Southeast | 1,653 |  |  | — |  |  | 2,505 |  |  | 268 |
Unallocated | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | $ | 1,809 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,661 |  |  | $ | 392 |
Continuing Operations | $ | 2,010 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,921 |  |  | $ | 2,229 |
Discontinued Operations |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Held for Development | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |
Land Held for Sale | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | 17 |
Lot Option Abandonments | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |  |  | — |
Subtotal | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 17 |
Total Company | $ | 2,010 |  |  | $ | — |  |  | $ | 2,921 |  |  | $ | 2,246 |
Summary of Interests in Lot Option Agreements | The following provides a summary of our interests in lot option agreements as of June 30, 2014 and September 30, 2013:
(In thousands) | Deposits & Non-refundable Preacquisition Costs Incurred |  | Remaining Obligation |  | Land Not Owned Under Option Agreements
As of June 30, 2014 |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated VIEs | $ | 4,572 |  |  | $ | 3,016 |  |  | $ | 7,588 |
Unconsolidated lot option agreements | 38,055 |  |  | 414,217 |  |  | — |
Total lot option agreements | $ | 42,627 |  |  | $ | 417,233 |  |  | $ | 7,588 |
As of September 30, 2013 |  |  |  |  |
Consolidated VIEs | $ | 4,491 |  |  | $ | 4,633 |  |  | $ | 9,124 |
Unconsolidated lot option agreements | 32,822 |  |  | 284,005 |  |  | — |
Total lot option agreements | $ | 37,313 |  |  | $ | 288,638 |  |  | $ | 9,124 |

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