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Description of Business - Jun. 30, 2015 - state | Total
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Description of Business [Abstract] |
Business Description and Basis of Presentation | Description of Business Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (''we," "us," "our," "Beazer," "Beazer Homes" and the "Company") is a geographically diversified homebuilder with active operations in 15 states within three geographic regions in the United States: the West, East and Southeast. Our homes are designed to appeal to homeowners at different price points across various demographic segments and are generally offered for sale in advance of their construction. Our objective is to provide our customers with homes that incorporate exceptional value and quality while seeking to maximize our return on invested capital over the course of a housing cycle. For an additional description of our business, refer to Item 1 within our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014 (2014 Annual Report).
Number of states in which home building segments operate | 15
Number of regions in which entity operates | 3

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