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Investments in Unconsolidated Entities | 6 Months Ended
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Mar. 31, 2017
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract] |
Investments in Unconsolidated Entities | Investments in Unconsolidated Entities As of March 31, 2017, we participated in certain joint ventures and other unconsolidated entities in which Beazer had less than a controlling interest. The following table presents our investment in these unconsolidated entities, as well as the total equity and outstanding borrowings of these unconsolidated entities as of March 31, 2017 and September 30, 2016:
(In thousands) | March 31, 2017 |  | September 30, 2016
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities | $ | 6,112 |  |  | $ | 10,470 |
Total equity of unconsolidated entities | 15,725 |  |  | 31,615 |
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities | 17,568 |  |  | 14,702 |
Our equity in income (loss) from unconsolidated entity activities is as follows for the periods presented:
| Three Months Ended |  | Six Months Ended
| March 31, |  | March 31,
(In thousands) | 2017 |  | 2016 |  | 2017 |  | 2016
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities | $ | 33 |  |  | $ | (51 | ) |  | $ | 55 |  |  | $ | 9 |
For the three and six months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, there were no impairments related to our investments in these unconsolidated entities. Guarantees. Our joint ventures typically obtain secured acquisition, development and construction financing. Historically, Beazer and our joint venture partners have provided varying levels of guarantees of debt and other debt-related obligations for these unconsolidated entities. However, as of March 31, 2017 and September 30, 2016, we had no outstanding guarantees or other debt-related obligations related to our investments in unconsolidated entities. We and our joint venture partners generally provide unsecured environmental indemnities to land development joint venture project lenders. These indemnities obligate us to reimburse the project lenders for claims related to environmental matters for which they are held responsible. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2017 and 2016, we were not required to make any payments related to environmental indemnities. In assessing the need to record a liability for the contingent aspect of these guarantees, we consider our historical experience in being required to perform under the guarantees, the fair value of the collateral underlying these guarantees and the financial condition of the applicable unconsolidated entities. In addition, we monitor the fair value of the collateral of these unconsolidated entities to ensure that the related borrowings do not exceed the specified percentage of the value of the property securing the borrowings. We have not recorded a liability for the contingent aspects of any guarantees that we determined were reasonably possible but not probable.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for equity method investments and joint ventures. Equity method investments are investments that give the investor the ability to exercise significant influence over the operating and financial policies of an investee. Joint ventures are entities owned and operated by a small group of businesses as a separate and specific business or project for the mutual benefit of the members of the group. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=66011266&loc=d3e33918-111571 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 35 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64825282&loc=d3e32847-111569 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.12) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 323 -SubTopic 10 -Section 35 -Paragraph 32 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=64825282&loc=d3e32787-111569 + Details
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