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Contingencies - Warranty (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Mar. 31, 2015 | Mar. 31, 2014 | Dec. 31, 2014 home | Sep. 30, 2014 home
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Standard product warranty length, minimum |  |  | 1 year |  |  |
Standard product warranty length, maximum |  |  | 2 years |  |  |
Limited product warranty length |  |  | 5 years |  |  |
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | $ 27,227,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 11,911,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 16,084,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 11,663,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 16,084,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | $ 11,663,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual
Accruals for warranties issued | 1,630,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | 1,047,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | 3,155,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued | 2,170,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued |  |
Changes in liability related to warranties existing in prior periods | 6,524,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease | 1,480,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease | 20,754,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease | 3,223,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease |  |
Payments made | (6,587,000)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (1,877,000)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (11,199,000)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments | (4,495,000)us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrualPayments |  |
Balance at end of period | 28,794,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | 12,561,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | 28,794,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual | 12,561,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual |  |
Insurance Recoveries | 5,700,000 us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries |  |  |  |  |
Specific Warranty Issue |  |  |  |  |  |
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Product warranty expense |  |  | 22,800,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyExpense / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = bzh_SpecificWarrantyIssueMember |  |  |
FLORIDA |  |  |  |  |  |
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Balance at beginning of period | 16,200,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  | 4,000,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  | 4,000,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |
Balance at end of period | 17,200,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  | 17,200,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  | 16,200,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL | 4,000,000 us-gaap_StandardProductWarrantyAccrual / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL
Homes likely to require more than minor repairs |  |  | 436 bzh_HomesLikelytoRequireMorethanMinorRepairs / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  | 382 bzh_HomesLikelytoRequireMorethanMinorRepairs / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL | 135 bzh_HomesLikelytoRequireMorethanMinorRepairs / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL
Homes repaired during period |  |  | 65 bzh_HomesRepairedDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  | 42 bzh_HomesRepairedDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL | 11 bzh_HomesRepairedDuringPeriod / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL
Number of homes requiring more than minor repairs accounted for in warranty liability | 340 bzh_NumberofHomesRequiringMorethanMinorRepairsAccountedforinWarrantyLiability / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  | 340 bzh_NumberofHomesRequiringMorethanMinorRepairsAccountedforinWarrantyLiability / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  |  | 124 bzh_NumberofHomesRequiringMorethanMinorRepairsAccountedforinWarrantyLiability / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL
Product warranty accrual, warranties issued | 4,300,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  |  |  | 13,600,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL | 4,300,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualWarrantiesIssued / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL
Product warranty accrual, payments | 3,300,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  |  |  | 1,400,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL | 300,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPayments / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL
Insurance Recoveries | 4,300,000 us-gaap_InsuranceRecoveries / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  |  |  |  |
FLORIDA | Specific Warranty Issue |  |  |  |  |  |
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Standard product warranty |  |  |  |  | 8 years |
Product warranty expense |  |  | 22,200,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyExpense / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = bzh_SpecificWarrantyIssueMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_FL |  |  |
NEW JERSEY | Specific Warranty Issue |  |  |  |  |  |
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward] |  |  |  |  |  |
Standard product warranty |  |  | 8 years |  |  |
Product warranty expense |  |  | $ 600,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyExpense / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = bzh_SpecificWarrantyIssueMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NJ |  |  |
Number of Communities With Water Intrusion Issues |  |  | 1 bzh_NumberofCommunitiesWithWaterIntrusionIssues / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = bzh_SpecificWarrantyIssueMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = stpr_NJ |  |  |

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