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Interest (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2014
Real Estate [Abstract] |
Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs | The following table sets forth certain information regarding interest:
| Three Months Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2014 |  | 2013
Capitalized interest in inventory, beginning of period | $ | 87,619 |  |  | $ | 52,562 |
Interest incurred | 30,283 |  |  | 32,441 |
Interest expense not qualified for capitalization and included as other expense | (9,747 | ) |  | (16,032 | )
Capitalized interest amortized to house construction and land sales expenses | (8,287 | ) |  | (7,135 | )
Capitalized interest in inventory, end of period | $ | 99,868 |  |  | $ | 61,836 |

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