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Inventory (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Dec. 31, 2017
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |
Schedule of inventory | The components of our owned inventory are as follows as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017:
(In thousands) | December 31, 2017 |  | September 30, 2017
Homes under construction | $ | 461,185 |  |  | $ | 419,312 |
Development projects in progress | 830,827 |  |  | 785,777 |
Land held for future development | 97,166 |  |  | 112,565 |
Land held for sale | 19,258 |  |  | 17,759 |
Capitalized interest | 144,847 |  |  | 139,203 |
Model homes | 73,438 |  |  | 68,191 |
Total owned inventory | $ | 1,626,721 |  |  | $ | 1,542,807 |
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, 2017 and September 30, 2017:
(In thousands) | Projects in Progress (a) |  | Land Held for Future Development |  | Land Held for Sale |  | Total Owned Inventory
December 31, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West Segment | $ | 712,742 |  |  | $ | 71,647 |  |  | $ | 7,445 |  |  | $ | 791,834 |
East Segment | 271,224 |  |  | 14,561 |  |  | 10,679 |  |  | 296,464 |
Southeast Segment (b) | 329,589 |  |  | 10,958 |  |  | 1,110 |  |  | 341,657 |
Corporate and unallocated (c) | 196,742 |  |  | — |  |  | 24 |  |  | 196,766 |
Total | $ | 1,510,297 |  |  | $ | 97,166 |  |  | $ | 19,258 |  |  | $ | 1,626,721 |
September 30, 2017 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
West Segment | $ | 673,828 |  |  | $ | 87,231 |  |  | $ | 3,848 |  |  | $ | 764,907 |
East Segment | 250,002 |  |  | 14,391 |  |  | 11,578 |  |  | 275,971 |
Southeast Segment | 301,268 |  |  | 10,943 |  |  | 1,233 |  |  | 313,444 |
Corporate and unallocated (c) | 187,385 |  |  | — |  |  | 1,100 |  |  | 188,485 |
Total | $ | 1,412,483 |  |  | $ | 112,565 |  |  | $ | 17,759 |  |  | $ | 1,542,807 |
(a) Projects in progress include homes under construction, development projects in progress, capitalized interest and model homes categories from the preceding table. (b) In December 2017, we acquired more than 450 lots spread across four new home communities in Raleigh and three in Myrtle Beach in the Southeast segment from Bill Clark Homes. The transaction value was approximately $29.0 million and the assets were reported in the Southeast segment. (c) Projects in progress amount includes capitalized interest and indirect costs that are maintained within our Corporate and unallocated segment. 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 our total impairment and abandonment charges for the period presented:
| Three Months Ended December 31,
(In thousands) | 2017
Discontinued Operations: |
Land Held for Sale | $ | 450 |
Total impairment and abandonment charges | $ | 450 |
Summary of interests in lot option agreements | The following table provides a summary of our interests in lot option agreements as of December 31, 2017 and September 30, 2017:
(In thousands) | Deposits & Non-refundable Pre-acquisition Costs Incurred |  | Remaining Obligation
As of December 31, 2017 |  |  |
Unconsolidated lot option agreements | $ | 92,864 |  |  | $ | 380,378 |
As of September 30, 2017 |  |  |
Unconsolidated lot option agreements | $ | 91,854 |  |  | $ | 408,300 |

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