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Inventory - Schedule of Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Mar. 31, 2017 | Dec. 31, 2016 | Sep. 30, 2016 | Mar. 31, 2016 | Dec. 31, 2015 | Sep. 30, 2015
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Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Homes under construction | $ 462,017 |  | $ 377,191 |  |  |
Development projects in progress | 772,664 |  | 742,417 |  |  |
Land held for future development | 152,724 |  | 213,006 |  |  |
Land held for sale | 25,585 |  | 29,696 |  |  |
Capitalized interest | 146,916 | $ 144,299 | 138,108 | $ 140,139 | $ 132,462 | $ 123,457
Model homes | 71,166 |  | 68,861 |  |  |
Total owned inventory | $ 1,631,072 |  | $ 1,569,279 |  |  |

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- Definition The net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the sum of the various components of an operative builder's inventory, including finished homes. Operative builders primarily consist of entities that develop land, construct residential homes and commercial and industrial buildings thereon, and sell them to home buyers and operators of the commercial and industrial properties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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