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Inventory (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2016
Real Estate [Abstract] |
Schedule of Inventory | The components of our owned inventory are as follows as of December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2016:
(In thousands) | December 31, 2016 |  | September 30, 2016
Homes under construction | $ | 422,493 |  |  | $ | 377,191 |
Development projects in progress | 778,078 |  |  | 742,417 |
Land held for future development | 172,824 |  |  | 213,006 |
Land held for sale | 28,021 |  |  | 29,696 |
Capitalized interest | 144,299 |  |  | 138,108 |
Model homes | 72,829 |  |  | 68,861 |
Total owned inventory | $ | 1,618,544 |  |  | $ | 1,569,279 |
Schedule of Total Owned Inventory, by Segment | Total owned inventory, by reportable segment, is presented by category in the table below as of December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2016:
(In thousands) | Projects in Progress (a) |  | Land Held for Future Development |  | Land Held for Sale |  | Total Owned Inventory
December 31, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West Segment | $ | 619,044 |  |  | $ | 147,861 |  |  | $ | 7,699 |  |  | $ | 774,604 |
East Segment | 305,593 |  |  | 14,004 |  |  | 18,010 |  |  | 337,607 |
Southeast Segment | 297,336 |  |  | 10,959 |  |  | 1,212 |  |  | 309,507 |
Corporate and unallocated (b) | 195,726 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,100 |  |  | 196,826 |
Total | $ | 1,417,699 |  |  | $ | 172,824 |  |  | $ | 28,021 |  |  | $ | 1,618,544 |
September 30, 2016 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West Segment | $ | 586,420 |  |  | $ | 172,015 |  |  | $ | 6,577 |  |  | $ | 765,012 |
East Segment | 276,785 |  |  | 30,036 |  |  | 20,930 |  |  | 327,751 |
Southeast Segment | 276,385 |  |  | 10,955 |  |  | 1,090 |  |  | 288,430 |
Corporate and unallocated (b) | 186,987 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,099 |  |  | 188,086 |
Total | $ | 1,326,577 |  |  | $ | 213,006 |  |  | $ | 29,696 |  |  | $ | 1,569,279 |
(a) Projects in progress include homes under construction, development projects in progress, capitalized interest and model home categories from the preceding table. (b) Projects in progress amount includes capitalized interest and indirect costs that are maintained within Corporate and unallocated. Land held for sale amount includes parcels held by our discontinued operations.
Schedule of Inventory Impairments and Lot Option Abandonment Charges, by Reportable Homebuilding Segment | The following table presents, by reportable segment, our total impairment and abandonment charges for the three months ended December 31, 2015:
| Three Months Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2015
Land Held for Sale: |
East | $ | 197 |
Southeast | 371 |
Total impairment charges on land held for sale | $ | 568 |
Abandonments: |
Southeast | $ | 788 |
Total abandonments charges | $ | 788 |
Total impairment and abandonment charges | $ | 1,356 |
Summary of Interests in Lot Option Agreements | The following table provides a summary of our interests in lot option agreements as of December 31, 2016 and September 30, 2016:
(In thousands) | Deposits & Non-refundable Pre-acquisition Costs Incurred |  | Remaining Obligation
As of December 31, 2016 |  |  |
Unconsolidated lot option agreements | $ | 78,001 |  |  | $ | 412,881 |
As of September 30, 2016 |  |  |
Unconsolidated lot option agreements | $ | 80,433 |  |  | $ | 446,414 |

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