10-Q

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 10-Q

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x QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the quarterly period ended June 30, 2013

or

¨ TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

For the transition period from to

Commission File Number: 001-33662

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FORESTAR GROUP INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

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Delaware	26-1336998
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

6300 Bee Cave Road, Building Two, Suite 500, Austin, Texas 78746

(Address of Principal Executive Offices, Including Zip Code)

(512) 433-5200

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant: (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data File required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    x  Yes    ¨  No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

Large accelerated filer	¨		Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer	¨	(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)	Smaller reporting company	¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    ¨  Yes    x  No

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer’s classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.

Title of Each Class	Number of Shares Outstanding as of August 2, 2013
Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share	34,719,475

FORESTAR GROUP INC.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

PART I — FINANCIAL INFORMATION	3
Item 1. Financial Statements	3
Consolidated Balance Sheets (Unaudited)	3
Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (Unaudited)	4
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Unaudited)	5
Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements (Unaudited)	6
Item  2. Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations	20
Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk	40
Item 4. Controls and Procedures	41
PART II — OTHER INFORMATION	41
Item 1. Legal Proceedings	41
Item 1A. Risk Factors	41
Item 2. Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds	42
Item 3. Defaults Upon Senior Securities	42
Item 4. Mine Safety Disclosures	42
Item 5. Other Information	42
Item 6. Exhibits	42
SIGNATURES	43

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PART I—FINANCIAL INFORMATION

Item 1.Financial Statements

FORESTAR GROUP INC.

Consolidated Balance Sheets

(Unaudited)

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	69,138		$	10,361
Real estate, net	498,483			517,150
Oil and gas properties and equipment, net	181,491			158,427
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	44,090			41,546
Timber	11,545			12,293
Receivables, net	36,163			33,623
Prepaid expenses	6,519			6,455
Income taxes receivable	2,352			—
Property and equipment, net	4,628			4,859
Deferred tax asset, net	43,809			54,748
Goodwill and other intangible assets	65,552			63,868
Other assets	15,782			15,104
TOTAL ASSETS	$	979,552		$	918,434
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	$	12,618		$	18,320
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	1,446			5,667
Accrued property taxes	4,634			4,231
Accrued interest	2,396			1,168
Income taxes payable	—			587
Other accrued expenses	28,354			22,648
Other liabilities	32,963			38,203
Debt	331,647			294,063
TOTAL LIABILITIES	414,058			384,887
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
EQUITY
Forestar Group Inc. shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, 200,000,000 authorized shares, 36,946,603 issued at second quarter-end 2013 and year-end 2012	36,947			36,947
Additional paid-in capital	433,313			407,206
Retained earnings	125,589			121,097
Treasury stock, at cost, 2,240,469 shares at second quarter-end 2013 and 2,327,623 shares at year-end 2012	(34,761		)	(35,762		)
Total Forestar Group Inc. shareholders’ equity	561,088			529,488
Noncontrolling interests	4,406			4,059
TOTAL EQUITY	565,494			533,547
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$	979,552		$	918,434

Please read the notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FORESTAR GROUP INC.

Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income

(Unaudited)

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands, except per share amounts)
REVENUES
Real estate sales and other	$	23,358		$	19,349		$	47,876		$	29,993
Commercial and income producing properties	17,861			7,298			72,032			14,576
Real estate	41,219			26,647			119,908			44,569
Oil and gas	15,831			7,148			31,335			16,574
Other natural resources	3,029			1,517			6,307			2,261
	60,079			35,312			157,550			63,404
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of real estate sales and other	(12,414		)	(10,578		)	(24,509		)	(16,352		)
Cost of commercial and income producing properties	(15,848		)	(4,638		)	(56,799		)	(9,195		)
Cost of oil and gas producing activities	(8,838		)	(812		)	(16,672		)	(1,725		)
Cost of other natural resources	(516		)	(536		)	(1,208		)	(1,126		)
Other operating	(13,079		)	(11,441		)	(28,988		)	(24,425		)
General and administrative	(5,830		)	(6,749		)	(16,300		)	(13,712		)
	(56,525		)	(34,754		)	(144,476		)	(66,535		)
GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS	—			3,401			—			15,310
OPERATING INCOME	3,554			3,959			13,074			12,179
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	2,566			768			3,479			1,492
Interest expense	(5,122		)	(3,664		)	(9,661		)	(7,555		)
Other non-operating income	1,111			1,140			2,252			1,204
INCOME BEFORE TAXES	2,109			2,203			9,144			7,320
Income tax expense	(911		)	(732		)	(2,904		)	(2,352		)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	1,198			1,471			6,240			4,968
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(657		)	(660		)	(1,748		)	(1,355		)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO FORESTAR GROUP INC.	$	541		$	811		$	4,492		$	3,613
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic	35,351			35,235			35,305			35,190
Diluted	36,052			35,425			35,934			35,412
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
Basic	$	0.02		$	0.02		$	0.13		$	0.10
Diluted	$	0.02		$	0.02		$	0.13		$	0.10
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$	541		$	811		$	4,492		$	3,613

Please read the notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FORESTAR GROUP INC.

Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows

(Unaudited)

	First Six Months
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income	$	6,240		$	4,968
Adjustments:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	13,577			4,922
Deferred income taxes	1,492			(2,909		)
Tax benefits not recognized for book purposes	75			76
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	(3,479		)	(1,492		)
Distributions of earnings of unconsolidated ventures	210			356
Proceeds from consolidated venture's sale of assets, net	—			24,294
Share-based compensation	11,875			5,164
Real estate cost of sales	53,208			26,723
Dry hole exploration costs	1,296			—
Real estate development and acquisition expenditures, net	(34,772		)	(52,505		)
Reimbursements from utility and improvement districts	2,881			937
Other changes in real estate	144			733
Deferred income	(1,329		)	1,864
Gain on sale of assets	—			(15,310		)
Other	212			458
Changes in:
Notes and accounts receivable	(1,452		)	(242		)
Prepaid expenses and other	1,136			751
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(15,854		)	(3,530		)
Income taxes	(587		)	(6,078		)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	34,873			(10,820		)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Property, equipment, software and reforestation and other	(3,357		)	(1,341		)
Oil and gas properties and equipment	(32,286		)	(2,264		)
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	(782		)	(1,430		)
Return of investment in unconsolidated ventures	1,370			736
Proceeds from sale of venture interest	—			32,095
Other	(10		)	—
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(35,065		)	27,796
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes, net	121,250			—
Payments of debt	(93,390		)	(36,047		)
Additions to debt	32,621			47,394
Deferred financing fees	(648		)	(343		)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(1,401		)	(1,190		)
Exercise of stock options	1,645			1,182
Payroll taxes on restricted stock and stock options	(1,027		)	(1,151		)
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	(81		)	370
Net cash provided by financing activities	58,969			10,215
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	58,777			27,191
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	10,361			18,283
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	69,138		$	45,474

Please read the notes to consolidated financial statements.

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FORESTAR GROUP INC.

Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements

(Unaudited)

Note 1—Basis of Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Forestar Group Inc., all subsidiaries, ventures and other entities in which we have a controlling interest and variable interest entities of which we are the primary beneficiary. We eliminate all material intercompany accounts and transactions. In our consolidated balance sheets we have reclassified prior years' other accrued expenses that were included in accounts payable to conform to the current year presentation. Noncontrolling interests in consolidated pass-through entities are recognized before income taxes. We account for our investment in other entities in which we have significant influence over operations and financial policies using the equity method (we recognize our share of the entities’ income or loss and any preferential returns and treat distributions as a reduction of our investment). We account for our investment in other entities in which we do not have significant influence over operations and financial policies using the cost method (we recognize as income distributions of accumulated earnings).

We prepare our unaudited interim financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and Securities and Exchange Commission requirements for interim financial statements. As a result, they do not include all the information and disclosures required for complete financial statements. However, in our opinion, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Such adjustments consist only of normal recurring items unless otherwise noted. We make estimates and assumptions about future events. Actual results can, and probably will, differ from those we currently estimate including those principally related to allocating cost of sales to real estate, measuring long-lived assets for impairment, oil and gas revenue accruals, capital expenditure and lease operating expense accruals associated with our oil and gas production activities, oil and gas reserves and depletion of our oil and gas properties. These interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. For further information, please read the financial statements included in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In first quarter 2013, we strategically changed our reportable segments to better reflect the underlying market fundamentals and operating strategy of our core business operations, real estate and oil and gas. With this change, we aggregated our fiber and water resource operating results in other natural resources. All prior period segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These changes did not impact our consolidated net income or cash flows.

Note 2—New and Pending Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2013

In first quarter 2013, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-10 — Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate, ASU 2012-02 — Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment and ASU No. 2013-01 — Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. Adoption of these pronouncements did not have a significant effect on our earnings or financial position.

Pending Accounting Standards

ASU 2013-04 — Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date will be effective in first quarter 2014. This ASU requires an entity that is jointly and severally liable to measure the obligation as the sum of the amount the entity has agreed with co-obligors to pay and any additional amount it expects to pay on behalf of one or more co-obligors. We are currently evaluating the impact adoption of this ASU will have on our earnings, financial position and disclosures.

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Note 3—Real Estate

Real estate consists of:

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Entitled, developed and under development projects	$	369,512		$	361,827
Undeveloped land (includes land in entitlement)	83,634			82,688
Commercial and income producing properties
Carrying value	74,027			100,855
Less: accumulated depreciation	(28,690		)	(28,220		)
Net carrying value	45,337			72,635
	$	498,483		$	517,150

Included in entitled, developed and under development projects are the estimated costs of assets we expect to convey to utility and improvement districts of $52,902,000 at second quarter-end2013 and $50,476,000 at year-end 2012, including $34,252,000 at both second quarter-end2013 and year-end 2012 related to our Cibolo Canyons project near San Antonio, Texas. These costs relate to water, sewer and other infrastructure assets we have submitted to utility or improvement districts for approval and reimbursement. We submitted for reimbursement to these districts $1,966,000 in first six months2013 and $2,350,000 in first six months2012. We collected reimbursements of $1,081,000 from these districts in first six months2013 and $637,000 in first six months2012. We expect to collect the remaining amounts billed when these districts achieve adequate tax bases to support payment.

Also included in entitled, developed and under development projects is our investment in the resort development owned by third parties at our Cibolo Canyons project. We received $1,800,000 in payments from the special improvement district in first six months2013 and $300,000 in first six months2012. At second quarter-end2013, we have $30,717,000 invested in the resort development.

In first six months2013, commercial and income producing properties decreased by $29,707,000 as result of selling Promesa for $41,000,000, a 289-unit multifamily property we developed and sold in Austin. We received $21,522,000 in net proceeds, reduced our outstanding debt by $18,902,000 and recognized $10,881,000 in segment earnings. At second quarter-end2013, commercial and income producing properties primarily represents our investment in a 413 guest room hotel in Austin with a carrying value of $21,069,000 and our investment in multifamily development sites located in Charlotte, Nashville and Dallas with a carrying value of $22,597,000.

Depreciation expense, primarily related to commercial and income producing properties, was $1,384,000 in first six months2013 and $1,812,000 in first six months2012 and is included in other operating expenses.

Note 4—Oil and Gas Properties

Net capitalized costs related to our oil and gas producing activities follows:

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Unproved oil and gas properties	$	84,032		$	81,672
Proved oil and gas properties	109,960			81,412
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(12,501		)	(4,657		)
Net carrying value of proved oil and gas properties	97,459			76,755
	$	181,491		$	158,427

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Note 5—Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets follows:

	Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Goodwill	$	63,366	$	61,680
Identified intangibles, net	2,186		2,188
	$	65,552	$	63,868

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets of $59,492,000 associated with our acquisition of Credo in third quarter 2012 and $3,874,000 associated with a water resources company acquired in 2010.

The allocation of the Credo purchase price is subject to change as we obtain additional information during the acquisition measurement period, in particular, allocation of the estimated values assigned to oil and gas properties and equipment, goodwill and deferred tax liability.

Identified intangibles include $1,667,000 in indefinite lived groundwater leases associated with a water resources company acquired in 2010. In addition, identified intangibles includes $590,000 related to patents with definite lives associated with the Calliope Gas Recovery System acquired as part of our acquisition of Credo and is being amortized over the average remaining useful life of the patents. The net carrying value at second quarter-end2013 is $519,000.

Note 6—Equity

A reconciliation of changes in equity at second quarter-end2013 follows:

	Forestar Group Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at year-end 2012	$	529,488	$	4,059		$	533,547
Net income	4,492		1,748			$	6,240
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		(1,440		)	$	(1,440	)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—		39			$	39
Convertible senior notes	17,058		—			$	17,058
Other (primarily share-based compensation)	10,050		—			$	10,050
Balance at second quarter-end 2013	$	561,088	$	4,406		$	565,494

Note 7—Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures

At second quarter-end2013, we had ownership interests generally ranging from 25 to 50 percent in 13 ventures that we account for using the equity method. We have no ventures that are accounted for using the cost method.

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Combined summarized balance sheet information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:

	Venture Assets				Venture Borrowings(a)				Venture Equity						Our Investment
	Second Quarter-End		Year-End		Second Quarter-End		Year-End		Second Quarter-End			Year-End			Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013			2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
242, LLC (b)	$	21,784	$	21,408	$	—	$	810	$	20,414		$	19,576		$	9,351	$	8,903
CJUF III, RH Holdings	28,121		15,970		8,829		1		15,842			13,701			3,662		3,836
CL Ashton Woods (c)	16,108		15,701		—		—		14,594			15,044			6,115		5,775
CL Realty	8,493		8,245		—		—		8,294			7,842			4,147		3,921
FMF Peakview	24,149		16,859		4,752		—		16,833			13,331			3,448		2,666
HM Stonewall Estates (c)	4,925		5,184		95		104		4,830			5,080			2,146		2,470
LM Land Holdings (c)	22,092		21,094		4,781		3,086		15,371			13,128			7,699		6,045
Temco	13,393		13,255		—		—		13,070			13,066			6,535		6,533
Other ventures (5) (d)	12,640		17,129		30,362		34,357		(32,012		)	(31,275		)	987		1,397
	$	151,705	$	134,845	$	48,819	$	38,358	$	77,236		$	69,493		$	44,090	$	41,546

Combined summarized income statement information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:

	Revenues								Earnings (loss)												Our Share of Earnings (Loss)
	Second Quarter				First Six Months				Second Quarter						First Six Months						Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
242, LLC (b)	$	1,497	$	942	$	3,131	$	1,853	$	354		$	131		$	837		$	189		$	190		$	76		$	448		$	115
CJUF III, RH Holdings	3		—		3		—		(108		)	—			(224		)	—			(108		)	—			(224		)	—
CL Ashton Woods (c)	1,419		794		2,891		1,349		293			113			550			261			563			277			1,140			524
CL Realty	373		329		801		1,996		216			184			452			736			108			92			226			368
FMF Peakview	—		—		—		—		(7		)	—			(39		)	—			(2		)	—			(8		)	—
HM Stonewall Estates (c)	1,098		1,170		1,098		1,170		425			410			400			397			182			167			176			159
LM Land Holdings (c)	3,953		1,428		5,264		3,270		3,160			172			3,759			867			1,486			(18		)	1,654			167
Temco	206		60		275		500		18			(64		)	6			(122		)	9			(32		)	3			(61		)
Other ventures (5)	788		1,509		5,150		2,879		109			(60		)	(522		)	(407		)	138			206			64			220
	$	9,337	$	6,232	$	18,613	$	13,017	$	4,460		$	886		$	5,219		$	1,921		$	2,566		$	768		$	3,479		$	1,492

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^(a)  Total includes current maturities of $28,000,000 at second quarter-end2013, of which $27,860,000 is non-recourse to us, and $32,323,000 at year-end 2012, of which $32,083,000 is non-recourse to us.

^(b)  Includes unamortized deferred gains on real estate contributed by us to ventures. We recognize deferred gains as income as real estate is sold to third parties. Deferred gains of $855,000 are reflected as a reduction to our investment in unconsolidated ventures at second quarter-end2013.

^(c)  We acquired these equity investments from CL Realty in 2012 at estimated fair value. The difference between estimated fair value of the equity investment and our capital account within the respective ventures at closing (basis difference) will be accreted as income or expense over the life of the investment and included in our share of earnings (loss) from the respective ventures. Unrecognized basis difference of $2,410,000 is reflected as a reduction of our investment in unconsolidated ventures at second quarter-end2013.

^(d)  Our investment in other ventures reflects our ownership interests generally ranging from 25 to 50 percent, excluding venture losses that exceed our investment where we are not obligated to fund those losses. Please read Note 16 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.

In first six months2013, we invested $782,000 in these ventures and received $1,580,000 in distributions, and in first six months2012, we invested $1,430,000 in these ventures and received $1,092,000 in distributions. Distributions include both return of investments and distributions of earnings.

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We have provided performance bonds and letters of credit on behalf of certain ventures that could be drawn on due to failure to satisfy construction obligations as general contractor or for failure to timely deliver streets and utilities in accordance with local codes and ordinances. At second quarter-end2013, we have $26,630,000 outstanding, of which $26,577,000 is related to the development and construction of a 257-unit multifamily property in Austin estimated to be completed in May 2014.

Note 8—Receivables

Receivables consist of:

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Loan secured by real estate	$	16,713		$	18,507
Notes receivable, average interest rates of 5.23% at second quarter-end 2013 and 6.24% at year-end 2012	2,183			1,875
Receivables and accrued interest	17,293			13,303
	36,189			33,685
Allowance for bad debts	(26		)	(62		)
	$	36,163		$	33,623

At second quarter-end2013, we have $16,713,000 invested in a loan which was acquired from a financial institution in 2011 when it was non-performing and is secured by a lien on developed and undeveloped real estate located near Houston designated for single-family residential and commercial development. Interest accrues at 9 percent the first three years escalating to 10 percent in year four and 12 percent in year five, with interest above 6.25 percent to be forgiven if the loan is prepaid by certain dates. In first six months2013, we received principal payments of $3,074,000 and interest payments of $914,000. At second quarter-end2013, the outstanding principal balance was $26,940,000.

Estimated accretable yield follows:

	Second Quarter-End
	2013
	(In thousands)
Beginning of period (year-end 2012)	$	25,149
Change in accretable yield due to change in timing of estimated cash flows	(1,223		)
Interest income recognized (in first six months 2013)	(2,194		)
End of period	$	21,732

Notes receivable generally are secured by a deed of trust and generally due within three years.

Receivables and accrued interest principally includes oil and gas related revenue accruals, joint interest billing receivables and other miscellaneous operating receivables arising in the normal course of business.

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Note 9—Debt

Debt consists of:

	Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Senior secured credit facility
Term loan facility — average interest rate of 4.19% at second quarter-end 2013 and 4.21% at year-end 2012	$	200,000	$	200,000
Revolving line of credit — average interest rate of 4.75% at year-end 2012	—		44,000
3.75% Convertible senior notes due 2020, net of discount	98,353		—
Secured promissory notes — average interest rate of 3.20% at second quarter-end 2013 and 2.80% at year-end 2012	15,400		34,171
Other indebtedness due through 2017 at variable and fixed interest rates ranging from 0.24% to 8.00%	17,894		15,892
	$	331,647	$	294,063

Our debt agreements contain financial covenants customary for such agreements including minimum levels of interest coverage and limitations on leverage. At second quarter-end2013, we were in compliance with the financial covenants of these agreements.

At second quarter-end2013, our senior secured credit facility provides for a $200,000,000 term loan maturing September 14, 2017 and a $200,000,000 revolving line of credit maturing September 14, 2015 (with one-year extension option). The term loan and the revolving line of credit may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The revolving line of credit includes a $100,000,000 sublimit for letters of credit, of which $3,064,000 is outstanding at second quarter-end2013. Total borrowings under our senior secured credit facility (including the face amount of letters of credit) may not exceed a borrowing base formula. At second quarter-end2013, we had $196,936,000 in net unused borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit facility.

Under the terms of our senior secured credit facility, at our option we can borrow at LIBOR plus 4.0 percent or at the alternate base rate plus 3.0 percent. The alternate base rate is the highest of (i) KeyBank National Association’s base rate, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5 percent or (iii) 30 day LIBOR plus 1 percent. Borrowings under the senior secured credit facility are or may be secured by (a) mortgages on the timberland, high value timberland and portions of raw entitled land, as well as pledges of other rights including certain oil and gas operating properties, (b) assignments of current and future leases, rents and contracts, (c) a security interest in our primary operating account, (d) a pledge of the equity interests in current and future material operating subsidiaries or majority-owned joint venture interest, or if such pledge is not permitted, a pledge of the right to distributions from such entities, (e) a pledge of reimbursements, hotel occupancy and other revenues payable to us from special improvement district tax collections in connection with our Cibolo Canyons project, and (f) a negative pledge (without a mortgage) on other assets. The senior secured credit facility provides for releases of real estate and other collateral provided that borrowing base compliance is maintained.

On February 26, 2013, we issued $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (Notes). Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually at a rate of 3.75 percent per annum and they mature on March 1, 2020. The Notes have an initial conversion rate of 40.8351 per $1,000 principal amount. The initial conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events. Prior to November 1, 2019, the Notes are convertible only upon certain circumstances, and thereafter are convertible at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day prior to maturity. If converted, holders will receive cash, shares of our common stock or a combination thereof at our election. Net proceeds from the offering were used to repay $68,000,000 under our revolving line of credit, and we intend to use the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including investments in oil and gas exploration and drilling and real estate acquisition and development.

We separately account for the liability and equity conversion components of the Notes due to our option to settle the conversion obligation in cash, shares or a combination thereof at our election. The fair value of the Notes excluding the conversion feature at the date of issuance was estimated to be approximately $97,309,000 and was calculated based on the fair value of similar non-convertible debt instruments. The resulting value of the conversion option of $27,691,000 was recognized as debt discount and recorded as additional paid-in capital on our consolidated balance sheet. The effective interest rate to

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calculate the accretion of the bond discount is 8 percent and is based on our estimated (non-convertible) borrowing rate on long-term debt with a similar maturity at the time the Notes were issued. Interest expense includes the cash coupon rate on the Notes plus the non-cash accretion of the debt discount, which is based on the difference between the effective interest rate and the cash coupon rate. Amortization of debt discount was $1,044,000 in first six months2013 and is included in interest expense. At second quarter-end2013, unamortized debt discount of our Notes was $26,647,000. Total debt issuance costs were $4,205,000 (including underwriters discount of $3,750,000), of which $3,273,000 was allocated to the liability component and $932,000 to the equity component of the Notes. The portion of the issuance costs allocated to the debt component of the Notes is being amortized over the term of the Notes.

At second quarter-end2013, secured promissory notes represent a $15,400,000 loan collateralized by a 413 guest room hotel located in Austin with a carrying value of $21,069,000. In first six months2013, secured promissory notes decreased by $18,902,000 as result of selling of Promesa, a 289-unit multifamily property we developed in Austin, for $41,000,000. We received $21,522,000 in net proceeds and we recognized $10,881,000 in segment earnings.

At second quarter-end2013, other indebtedness, principally non-recourse, is collateralized by entitled, developed and under development projects with a carrying value of $60,974,000.

At second quarter-end2013 and year-end2012, we have $8,359,000 and $6,508,000 in unamortized deferred financing fees which are included in other assets. Amortization of deferred financing fees was $1,534,000 in first six months2013 and $1,441,000 in first six months2012 and is included in interest expense.

Note 10—Fair Value

Non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis principally include real estate assets, oil and gas properties, assets held for sale, goodwill and other intangible assets, which are measured for impairment. In second quarter 2013 and 2012, no non-financial assets were remeasured at fair value.

We elected not to use the fair value option for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, variable debt, accounts payable and other current liabilities. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature or variable interest rates. We determine the fair value of fixed rate financial instruments using quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets.

Information about our fixed rate financial instruments not measured at fair value follows:

	Second Quarter-End 2013						Year-End 2012
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Valuation Technique
	(In thousands)
Loan secured by real estate	$	16,713		$	30,968		$	18,507		$	35,824		Level 2
Fixed rate debt (a)	(103,008		)	(91,235		)	(3,989		)	(4,070		)	Level 2

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^(a) Second quarter-end 2013 includes our 3.75% convertible senior notes due 2020, issued February 26, 2013.

Note 11—Capital Stock

Pursuant to our stockholder rights plan, each share of common stock outstanding is coupled with one-quarter of a preferred stock purchase right (Right). Each Right entitles our stockholders to purchase, under certain conditions, one one-hundredth of a share of newly issued Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $100. Rights will be exercisable only if someone acquires beneficial ownership of 20 percent or more of our common shares or commences a tender or exchange offer, upon consummation of which they would beneficially own 20 percent or more of our common shares. We will generally be entitled to redeem the Rights at $0.001 per Right at any time until the 10th business day following public announcement that a 20 percent position has been acquired. The Rights will expire on December 11, 2017.

Please read Note 17 — Share-Based Compensation for information about additional shares of common stock that could be issued under terms of our share-based compensation plans.

At second quarter-end2013, personnel of former affiliates held options to purchase 855,000 shares of our common stock. The options have a weighted average exercise price of $24.09 and a weighted average remaining contractual term of three years. At second quarter-end2013, the options have an aggregate intrinsic value of $908,000.

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Note 12—Net Income per Share

Earnings attributable to common shareholders and weighted average common shares outstanding used to compute earnings per share were:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Earnings available to common shareholders:
Consolidated net income	$	1,198		$	1,471		$	6,240		$	4,968
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(657		)	(660		)	(1,748		)	(1,355		)
Net income attributable to Forestar Group Inc.	$	541		$	811		$	4,492		$	3,613
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic	35,351			35,235			35,305			35,190
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock and equity-settled awards	701			190			629			222
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted	36,052			35,425			35,934			35,412
Anti-dilutive awards excluded from diluted weighted average shares	1,854			2,712			1,837			2,530

We intend to settle the principal amount of the convertible senior notes (Notes) in cash upon conversion, with any excess conversion value to be settled in shares of our common stock. Therefore, only the amount in excess of the par value of the Notes will be included in our calculation of diluted net income per share using the treasury stock method. As such, the Notes have no impact on diluted net income per share until the price of our common stock exceeds the conversion price of the Notes of $24.49. The average price of our common stock in second quarter and first six months2013 did not exceed the conversion price which resulted in no additional diluted outstanding shares.

Note 13—Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was 43 percent in second quarter 2013 and 32 percent in first six months2013, which includes an 4 percent benefit for noncontrolling interests. Our effective tax rate was a benefit of 33 percent in second quarter 2012 and 32 percent in first six months2012, which included a 3 percent benefit for noncontrolling interests. In addition, 2013 and 2012 effective tax rates include the effect of state income taxes, nondeductible items and benefits of percentage depletion.

We have not provided a valuation allowance for our federal deferred tax asset because we believe it is likely it will be recoverable in future periods.

At second quarter-end2013, our unrecognized tax benefits totaled $6,326,000, all of which would affect our effective tax rate if recognized.

Note 14—Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

We are involved in various legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business and believe that adequate reserves have been established for any probable losses. We do not believe that the outcome of any of these proceedings should have a significant adverse effect on our financial position, long-term results of operations or cash flows. However, it is possible that charges related to these matters could be significant to our results or cash flows in any one accounting period.

Environmental

Environmental remediation liabilities arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business, and we believe we have established adequate reserves for any probable losses that we can reasonably estimate. We own 288 acres near Antioch, California, portions of which were sites of a former Temple-Inland paper manufacturing operation that are in remediation. We have received certificates of completion on all but one 80 acre tract, a portion of which includes subsurface contamination. We estimate the remaining cost to complete remediation activities will be approximately $1,293,000, which is included in other accrued expenses. It is possible that remediation or monitoring activities could be required in addition to those included within our estimate, but we are unable to determine the scope, timing or extent of such activities.

We have asset retirement obligations related to the abandonment and site restoration requirements that result from the acquisition, construction and development of oil and gas properties. We record the fair value of a liability for an asset

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retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred and a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Accretion expense related to the asset retirement obligation and depletion expense related to capitalized asset retirement cost is included in cost of oil and gas producing activities on our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. At second quarter-end2013, our asset retirement obligation was $1,468,000, which is included in other liabilities.

Note 15—Segment Information

In first quarter 2013, we changed our reportable segments to better reflect the underlying market fundamentals and operating strategy of our core business operations, real estate and oil and gas. With this change, we aggregated our fiber and water resource operating results in other natural resources. All prior period segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

We manage our operations through three segments: real estate, oil and gas and other natural resources. Real estate secures entitlements and develops infrastructure on our lands for single-family residential and mixed-use communities, and manages our undeveloped land, commercial and income producing properties, primarily a hotel and our multifamily investments. Oil and gas manages our owned mineral interests and leased from others and is an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production operation. Other natural resources manages our timber, recreational leases and water resource initiatives.

Assets allocated by segment are as follows:

	Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Real estate	$	569,442	$	588,137
Oil and gas	256,669		227,061
Other natural resources	22,581		24,066
Assets not allocated to segments (a)	130,860		79,170
Total assets	$	979,552	$	918,434

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^(a)  Assets not allocated to segments at second quarter-end2013 principally consist of cash and cash equivalents of $69,138,000 and a net deferred tax asset of $43,809,000. Assets not allocated to segments at year-end 2012 principally consist of a net deferred tax asset of $54,748,000 and cash and cash equivalents of $10,361,000.

We evaluate performance based on segment earnings (loss) before unallocated items and income taxes. Segment earnings (loss) consist of operating income, equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated ventures, gain on sales of assets, interest income on loans secured by real estate and net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. Items not allocated to our business segments consist of general and administrative expense, share-based compensation, gain on sale of strategic timberland, interest expense and other corporate non-operating income and expense. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the accounting policy note to the consolidated financial statements. Our revenues are derived from our U.S. operations and all of our assets are located in the U.S. In second quarter 2013, no single customer accounted for more than 10 percent of our total revenues.

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Segment revenues and earnings are as follows:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Real estate	$	41,219		$	26,647		$	119,908		$	44,569
Oil and gas	15,831			7,148			31,335			16,574
Other natural resources	3,029			1,517			6,307			2,261
Total revenues	$	60,079		$	35,312		$	157,550		$	63,404
Segment earnings:
Real estate	$	8,104		$	7,666		$	27,550		$	19,243
Oil and gas	4,243			5,005			9,370			12,133
Other natural resources	991			(458		)	2,243			(1,321		)
Total segment earnings	13,338			12,213			39,163			30,055
Items not allocated to segments (a)	(11,886		)	(10,670		)	(31,767		)	(24,090		)
Income before taxes attributable to Forestar Group Inc.	$	1,452		$	1,543		$	7,396		$	5,965

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^(a)  Items not allocated to segments consist of:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	(5,329	)	$	(7,120	)	$	(10,287	)	$	(11,482	)
Shared-based compensation expense	(1,460		)	67			(11,875		)	(5,164		)
Interest expense	(5,122		)	(3,664		)	(9,661		)	(7,555		)
Other corporate non-operating income	25			47			56			111
	$	(11,886	)	$	(10,670	)	$	(31,767	)	$	(24,090	)

Note 16—Variable Interest Entities

At second quarter-end2013, we are the primary beneficiary of one variable interest entity (VIE) that we consolidate. At second quarter-end2013, our consolidated balance sheet includes no assets and $1,342,000 in liabilities related to this VIE. In first six months2013, there were no contributions to this VIE.

Also at second quarter-end2013, we are not the primary beneficiary of three VIEs that we account for using the equity method. The unrelated managing partners oversee day-to-day operations and guarantee some of the debt of the VIEs, and while we have certain rights regarding major decisions, we do not have the power to direct the activities that are most significant to the economic performance of the entities. Although some of the debt is guaranteed by the managing partners, we may under certain circumstances elect or be required to provide additional funds to these VIEs. At second quarter-end2013, these three VIEs have total assets of $11,187,000, substantially all of which represent developed and undeveloped real estate, and total liabilities of $44,414,000, which includes $27,868,000 of borrowings classified as current maturities. These amounts are included in other ventures in the combined summarized balance sheet information for ventures accounted for using the equity method in Note 7 — Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures. At second quarter-end2013, our investment in these VIEs is $140,000 and is included in investment in unconsolidated ventures. In first six months2013, we contributed $74,000 to these VIEs. Our maximum exposure to loss related to these VIEs is estimated at $3,764,000, which exceeds our investment as we have a nominal general partner interest in all of these VIEs and could be held responsible for their liabilities. The maximum exposure to loss represents the maximum loss that we could be required to recognize assuming all the ventures’ assets (principally real estate) are worthless, without consideration of the probability of a loss or of any actions we may take to mitigate any such loss.

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Note 17—Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation expense consists of:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Cash-settled awards	$	(972	)	$	(1,800	)	$	5,675	$	282
Equity-settled awards	947			555			2,666		1,829
Restricted stock	61			508			456		1,122
Stock options	1,424			670			3,078		1,931
	$	1,460		$	(67	)	$	11,875	$	5,164

Share-based compensation expense is included in:

	Second Quarter					First Six Months
	2013		2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	501	$	(371	)	$	6,013	$	2,230
Other operating expense	959		304			5,862		2,934
	$	1,460	$	(67	)	$	11,875	$	5,164

In first six months2013, share-based compensation expense increased principally as result of a 16 percent increase in our stock price since year-end 2012, compared to a 15 percent decrease in our stock price in first six months 2012 as compared to year-end 2011, which impacted the value of vested cash-settled awards.

The fair value of awards granted to retirement eligible employees and expensed at the date of grant was $590,000 in first six months2013 and $595,000 in first six months2012. Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested equity-settled awards, restricted stock and stock options is $10,950,000 at second quarter-end2013. The weighted average period over which this amount will be recognized is estimated to be two years. We did not capitalize any share-based compensation in first six months2013 or 2012.

In first six months2013, we withheld 54,500 shares having a value of $1,027,000 for payroll taxes in connection with vesting of restricted stock awards and exercises of stock options. In first six months2012, we withheld 71,100 shares having a value of $1,151,000 for payroll taxes in connection with vesting of restricted stock awards and exercises of stock options.

A summary of awards granted under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan follows:

Cash-settled awards

Cash-settled awards granted to our employees in the form of restricted stock units or stock appreciation rights generally vest over three to four years from the date of grant and generally provide for accelerated vesting upon retirement, death, disability or if there is a change in control. Vesting for some restricted stock unit awards is also conditioned upon achievement of a minimum one percent annualized return on assets over a three-year period. Cash-settled stock appreciation rights have a ten-year term, generally become exercisable ratably over four years and provide for accelerated or continued vesting upon retirement, death, disability or if there is a change in control. Stock appreciation rights were granted with an exercise price equal to the market value of our stock on the date of grant.

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The following table summarizes the activity of cash-settled restricted stock unit awards in first six months2013:

	Equivalent Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)		(Per unit)
Non-vested at beginning of period	350		$	17.03
Granted	89		18.70
Vested	(199	)	17.62
Forfeited	(2	)	17.42
Non-vested at end of period	238		17.90

The following table summarizes the activity of cash-settled stock appreciation rights in first six months2013:

	Rights Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Current Value Less Exercise Price)
	(In thousands)		(Per share)		(In years)	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	866		$	11.38	6	$	5,256
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(243	)	10.27
Forfeited	—		—
Balance at end of period	623		11.81		6	5,140
Exercisable at end of period	575		11.31		6	5,033

The fair value of awards settled in cash was $6,694,000 in first six months2013 and $4,710,000 in first six months2012. At second quarter-end2013, the fair value of vested cash-settled awards is $15,181,000 and is included in other liabilities. The aggregate current value of non-vested cash-settled awards is $4,874,000 at second quarter-end2013 based on a quarter-end stock price of $20.06.

Equity-settled awards

Equity-settled awards granted to our employees include restricted stock units (RSU), which vest ratably over three years from the date of grant, market-leveraged stock units (MSU), which vest after three years from date of grant and performance stock units (PSU), which vest after approximately three years from date of grant if certain performance goals are met. Equity settled awards in the form of restricted stock units granted to our directors are fully vested at time of grant and issued upon retirement. The following table summarizes the activity of equity-settled awards in first six months2013:

	Equivalent Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)		(Per share)
Non-vested at beginning of period	409		$	18.99
Granted	254		19.38
Vested	(66	)	16.39
Forfeited	(8	)	17.34
Non-vested at end of period	589		19.47

In first six months2013, we granted 136,000 MSU awards. These awards will be settled in common stock based upon our stock price performance over three years from the date of grant. The number of shares to be issued could range from a high of 204,000 shares if our stock price increases by 50 percent or more, to a low of 68,000 shares if our stock price decreases by 50 percent, or could be zero if our stock price decreases by more than 50 percent, the minimum threshold performance. MSU awards are valued using a Monte Carlo simulation pricing model, which includes expected stock price volatility and risk-free interest rate assumptions. Compensation expense is recognized regardless of achievement of performance conditions, provided the requisite service period is satisfied.

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Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested equity-settled awards is $6,090,000 at second quarter-end2013. The weighted average period over which this amount will be recognized is estimated to be two years.

Restricted stock

Restricted stock awards vest either ratably over or after three years, generally if we achieve a minimum one percent annualized return on assets over such three-year period. The following table summarizes the activity of restricted stock awards in first six months2013:

	Restricted Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)		(Per share)
Non-vested at beginning of period	211		$	16.95
Granted	—		—
Vested	(162	)	17.80
Forfeited	—		—
Non-vested at end of period	49		14.18

Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock awards is $181,000 at second quarter-end2013. The weighted average period over which this amount will be recognized is estimated to be two years.

Stock options

Stock options have a ten-year term, generally become exercisable ratably over four years and provide for accelerated or continued vesting upon retirement, death, disability or if there is a change in control. Options were granted with an exercise price equal to the market value of our stock on the date of grant. The following table summarizes the activity of stock option awards in first six months2013:

	Options Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Current Value Less Exercise Price)
	(In thousands)		(Per share)		(In years)	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	1,756		$	20.53	7	$	1,956
Granted	373		18.70
Exercised	(73	)	15.85
Forfeited	(28	)	26.62
Balance at end of period	2,028		20.27		7	4,762
Exercisable at end of period	1,137		22.38		6	2,556

We estimate the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions:

	First Six Months
	2013			2012
Expected dividend yield	—		%	—		%
Expected stock price volatility	66.8		%	61.8		%
Risk-free interest rate	1.4		%	1.4		%
Expected life of options (years)	6			6
Weighted average estimated fair value of options granted	$	11.47		$	9.32

We have limited historical experience as a stand-alone company so we utilized alternative methods in determining our valuation assumptions. The expected life was based on the simplified method utilizing the midpoint between the vesting period and the contractual life of the awards. Our expected stock price volatility is based on a blended rate utilizing our historical volatility and historical prices of our peers’ common stock for a period corresponding to the expected life of the options. Pre-vesting forfeitures are estimated based upon the pool of participants and their expected activity and historical trends.

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Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options is $4,679,000 at second quarter-end2013. The weighted average period over which this amount will be recognized is estimated to be three years.

Pre-Spin Awards

Certain of our employees participated in Temple-Inland’s share-based compensation plans. In conjunction with the 2007 spin-off, these awards were equitably adjusted into separate awards of the common stock of Temple-Inland and the spin-off entities.

Pre-Spin stock option awards to our employees to purchase our common stock have a ten-year term, generally become exercisable ratably over four years and provide for accelerated or continued vesting upon retirement, death, disability or if there is a change in control. At second quarter-end2013, there were 62,000 awards outstanding and exercisable on our stock with a weighted average exercise price of $25.77, weighted average remaining term of three years and aggregate intrinsic value of $34,000.

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Item 2.        Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations

Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations should be read in conjunction with the financial statements and Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K. Unless otherwise indicated, information is presented as of second quarter-end2013, and references to acreage owned includes all acres owned by ventures regardless of our ownership interest in a venture.

Forward-Looking Statements

This Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q and other materials we have filed or may file with the Securities and Exchange Commission contain “forward-looking statements” within the meaning of the federal securities laws. These forward-looking statements are identified by their use of terms and phrases such as “believe,” “anticipate,” “could,” “estimate,” “likely,” “intend,” “may,” “plan,” “expect,” and similar expressions, including references to assumptions. These statements reflect our current views with respect to future events and are subject to risks and uncertainties. We note that a variety of factors and uncertainties could cause our actual results to differ significantly from the results discussed in the forward-looking statements. Factors and uncertainties that might cause such differences include, but are not limited to:

• general economic, market or business conditions in Texas or Georgia, where our real estate activities are concentrated;

• our ability to achieve some or all of our strategic initiatives;

• the opportunities (or lack thereof) that may be presented to us and that we may pursue;

• our ability to hire and retain key personnel;

• significant customer concentration;

• future residential, multifamily or commercial entitlements, development approvals and the ability to obtain such approvals;

• obtaining approvals of reimbursements and other payments from special improvement districts and the timing of such payments;

• accuracy of estimates and other assumptions related to investment in real estate, the expected timing and pricing of land and lot sales and related cost of real estate sales, impairment of long-lived assets, income taxes, share-based compensation, oil and gas reserves, revenue, capital expenditure and lease operating expense accruals associated with our oil and gas working interests, and depletion of our oil and gas properties;

• the levels of resale housing inventory and potential impact of foreclosures in our mixed-use development projects and the regions in which they are located;

• fluctuations in costs and expenses;

• demand for new housing, which can be affected by a number of factors including the availability of mortgage credit;

• competitive actions by other companies;

• changes in governmental policies, laws or regulations and actions or restrictions of regulatory agencies;

• our realization of the expected benefits of acquiring CREDO Petroleum Corporation (Credo);

• risks associated with oil and gas drilling and production activities;

• fluctuations in oil and gas commodity prices;

• government regulation of exploration and production technology, including hydraulic fracturing;

• the results of financing efforts, including our ability to obtain financing with favorable terms, or at all;

• our ability to make interest and principal payments on our debt and satisfy the other covenants contained in our senior credit facility, indenture and other debt agreements;

• our partners’ ability to fund their capital commitments and otherwise fulfill their operating and financial obligations;

• the effect of limitations, restrictions and natural events on our ability to harvest and deliver timber;

• inability to obtain permits for, or changes in laws, governmental policies or regulations effecting, water withdrawal or usage;

• the final resolutions or outcomes with respect to our contingent and other liabilities related to our business; and

• our ability to execute our growth strategy and deliver acceptable returns from acquisitions and other investments.

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Other factors, including the risk factors described in Item 1A of our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K, may also cause actual results to differ materially from those projected by our forward-looking statements. New factors emerge from time to time and it is not possible for us to predict all such factors, nor can we assess the impact of any such factor on our business or the extent to which any factor, or combination of factors, may cause results to differ materially from those contained in any forward-looking statement.

Any forward-looking statement speaks only as of the date on which such statement is made, and, except as required by law, we expressly disclaim any obligation or undertaking to disseminate any updates or revisions to any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after the date on which such statement is made or to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.

Strategy

Our strategy is:

• Recognizing and responsibly delivering the greatest value from every acre; and

• Growing through strategic and disciplined investments.

2012 Strategic Initiatives

In 2012, we announced Triple in FOR, new strategic initiatives designed to further enhance shareholder value by:

• Accelerating value realization of our real estate and natural resources by increasing total residential lot sales, oil and gas production, and total segment EBITDA.

• Optimizing transparency and disclosure by expanding reported oil and gas resources, providing additional information related to groundwater interests, and establishing a progress report on corporate responsibility efforts.

• Raising our net asset value through strategic and disciplined investments by pursuing growth opportunities which help prove up our asset value and meet return expectations, developing a low-capital, high-return multifamily business, and accelerating investment in lower-risk oil and gas opportunities.

Segment Reporting Change

In first quarter 2013, we strategically changed our reportable segments to better reflect the underlying market fundamentals and operating strategy of our core business operations, real estate and oil and gas. With this change, we aggregated our fiber and water resource operating results in other natural resources. All prior period segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current period presentation.

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Results of Operations

A summary of our consolidated results by business segment follows:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Real estate	$	41,219		$	26,647		$	119,908		$	44,569
Oil and gas	15,831			7,148			31,335			16,574
Other natural resources	3,029			1,517			6,307			2,261
Total revenues	$	60,079		$	35,312		$	157,550		$	63,404
Segment earnings:
Real estate	$	8,104		$	7,666		$	27,550		$	19,243
Oil and gas	4,243			5,005			9,370			12,133
Other natural resources	991			(458		)	2,243			(1,321		)
Total segment earnings	13,338			12,213			39,163			30,055
Items not allocated to segments:
General and administrative expense	(5,329		)	(7,120		)	(10,287		)	(11,482		)
Share-based compensation expense	(1,460		)	67			(11,875		)	(5,164		)
Interest expense	(5,122		)	(3,664		)	(9,661		)	(7,555		)
Other corporate non-operating income	25			47			56			111
Income before taxes	1,452			1,543			7,396			5,965
Income tax expense	(911		)	(732		)	(2,904		)	(2,352		)
Net income attributable to Forestar Group Inc.	$	541		$	811		$	4,492		$	3,613

Significant aspects of our results of operations follow:

Second Quarter and First Six Months2013

• Second quarter 2013 real estate segment earnings increased primarily due to higher average prices for lots and commercial acres sold offset by lower lot sales volume and commercial acres sold in second quarter 2013 as compared with second quarter 2012. In addition, second quarter 2013 real estate segment earnings increased primarily due to sale of the remaining 440 undeveloped residential acres from a project in Florida for $3,536,000, which generated approximately $687,000 in segment earnings. First six months 2013 real estate segment earnings benefited from sale of Promesa, a 289-unit multifamily property we developed and sold in Austin, for $41,000,000, which generated approximately $10,881,000 in segment earnings. In addition, first six months 2013 segment earnings also benefited from increased residential lot sales activity, undeveloped land sales from our retail program and commercial tract sales.

• Oil and gas segment earnings decreased principally due to lower oil and gas production volumes and lower average oil prices and reduced delay rental payments received related to royalties from our owned mineral interests. This decrease was partially offset by higher working interest production volume and earnings attributable to our exploration and production operations as result of our acquisition of Credo in third quarter 2012.

• Other natural resources segment earnings benefited from higher levels of timber harvesting activity which was driven by increased customer demand.

• Share-based compensation expense increased principally as result of a 16 percent increase in our stock price since year-end 2012, compared to a 15 percent decrease in our stock price in first six months 2012, which impacted the value of vested cash-settled awards.

Second Quarter and First Six Months2012

• Second quarter 2012 real estate segment earnings benefited principally from $3,401,000 gain from a consolidated venture's sale of 800 acres near Dallas and increased residential lot and commercial sales. First six

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months 2012 real estate segment earnings benefited principally from $11,675,000 gain from the sale of our 25 percent interest in Palisades West LLC for $32,095,000 and increased residential lot and commercial sales. These items are partially offset by decreased retail land sales volume.

• Oil and gas segment earnings benefited from increased oil production volumes which was partially offset by decreased lease bonus activity and increased costs from additional personnel.

• Second quarter and first six months 2012 general and administrative expense includes $2,461,000 in transaction costs to outside advisors related to entering into a definitive agreement to acquire Credo.

• Second quarter 2012 share-based compensation expense related to cash-settled awards decreased as result of a decline in our stock price and the impact on vested cash-settled awards. In first six months 2012, the decline in our stock price and the impact on vested cash-settled awards was offset by expenses related to equity-settled awards granted in first quarter 2012.

Current Market Conditions

U.S. single-family residential market conditions continued to improve in first six months 2013, driven by a growing demand for homes and a tightening supply of homes available for sale. Housing demand has been fueled primarily by high housing affordability, largely due to relatively low mortgage rates, and increased consumer confidence. Inventories of unsold homes are at historically low levels in many areas. In addition, declining finished lot inventories and supply of developable raw land is increasing demand for our developed lots, principally in the major markets of Texas. However, persistently high unemployment levels, national and global economic weakness and uncertainty, a restrictive mortgage lending environment and the potential for more foreclosures continue to threaten a recovery in the housing market. Multifamily market conditions continue to be strong, with many markets experiencing healthy occupancy levels and positive rent growth. This improvement has been driven primarily by limited new construction activity, reduced single-family mortgage credit availability, and the increased propensity to rent among the 18 to 34 year old demographic of the U.S. population.

Oil prices have continued to strengthen over the last several months and generally have been stronger over the last two and one-half years. Natural gas prices are up over 50 percent from year ago levels, but are significantly lower than realized prices over the last decade.  The prolonged cold weather throughout the 2012 - 2013 heating season has taken working gas in storage below the midpoint of the five year average causing natural gas prices to recover from their lows of a year ago.  Exploration and development activity continues to be oil focused due to the premium price of oil over natural gas when comparing energy equivalency and due to the U.S. being net importers of crude oil while current estimates of domestic natural gas producing supplies are sufficient.

Business Segments

We manage our operations through three business segments:

• Real estate,

• Oil and gas, and

• Other natural resources.

We evaluate performance based on segment earnings (loss) before unallocated items and income taxes. Segment earnings (loss) consist of operating income, equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated ventures, gain on sales of assets, interest income on loans secured by real estate and net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. Items not allocated to our business segments consist of general and administrative expense, share-based compensation, gain on sale of strategic timberland, interest expense and other corporate non-operating income and expense. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the accounting policy note to the consolidated financial statements.

We operate in cyclical industries. Our operations are affected to varying degrees by supply and demand factors and economic conditions including changes in interest rates, availability of mortgage credit, consumer and home builder sentiment, new housing starts, real estate values, employment levels, changes in the market prices for oil, natural gas, and timber, and the overall strength or weakness of the U.S. economy.

Real Estate

We own directly or through ventures over 133,000 acres of real estate located in ten states and 14 markets. Our real estate segment secures entitlements and develops infrastructure on our lands, primarily for single-family residential and mixed-use communities. We own approximately 100,000 acres in a broad area around Atlanta, Georgia, with the balance located primarily in Texas. We target investments principally in our strategic growth corridors, regions across the southern half of the United States that possess key demographic and growth characteristics that we believe make them attractive for long-term real estate

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investment. We own and manage our projects either directly or through ventures. Our real estate segment revenues are principally derived from the sales of residential single-family lots and tracts, undeveloped land and commercial real estate and from the operation of commercial and income producing properties, primarily a hotel at second quarter-end2013, and multifamily properties we may develop and sell as a merchant builder.

A summary of our real estate results follows:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	41,219		$	26,647		$	119,908		$	44,569
Cost of sales	(28,262		)	(15,216		)	(81,308		)	(25,547		)
Operating expenses	(7,709		)	(8,243		)	(14,681		)	(15,787		)
	5,248			3,188			23,919			3,235
Interest income primarily from loan secured by real estate	1,086			1,093			2,196			1,093
Gain on sale of assets	—			3,401			—			15,076
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	2,427			644			3,183			1,194
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(657		)	(660		)	(1,748		)	(1,355		)
Segment earnings	$	8,104		$	7,666		$	27,550		$	19,243

In first six months2013, cost of sales includes $29,707,000 in carrying value related to Promesa, a 289-unit multifamily property we developed as a merchant builder and sold. In addition, in second quarter and first six months 2013, cost of sales include $11,460,000 and $17,606,000 related to multifamily construction contract costs we incurred as general contractor and paid to subcontractors associated with our development of two multifamily venture properties. Interest income principally represents earnings from a loan we hold which is secured by a mixed-use real estate community in Houston.

In second quarter and first six months 2012, gain on sale of assets includes $3,401,000 from a consolidated venture’s sale of 800 acres near Dallas. In addition, in first six months 2012, gain on sale of assets includes $11,675,000 from the sale of our 25 percent interest in Palisades West LLC for $32,095,000.

Revenues in our owned and consolidated ventures consist of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Residential real estate	$	18,348	$	14,830	$	37,450	$	23,328
Commercial real estate	2,187		1,765		3,438		1,765
Undeveloped land	2,578		2,581		5,287		3,314
Commercial and Income producing properties	17,861		7,298		72,032		14,576
Other	245		173		1,701		1,586
Total revenues	$	41,219	$	26,647	$	119,908	$	44,569

Residential real estate revenues principally consist of the sale of single-family lots to national, regional and local homebuilders. Although lot sales volume decreased in second quarter 2013 compared with second quarter 2012, revenues were up due to higher average price per lot sold. In addition, we sold the remaining 440 undeveloped residential tract acres from a project in Florida for $3,536,000. In first six months 2013, residential real estate revenues increased principally as a result of increased lot sales volume due to demand for finished lot inventory by homebuilders in markets where supply has diminished.

Market conditions for undeveloped land sales under our retail sales program remain challenging due to limited credit availability, and alternate investment options to buyers in the market. However, in first six months2013, undeveloped land sales increased as compared to first six months2012. We sold 1,919 acres for $5,287,000 or approximately $2,800 per acre, generating approximately $4,118,000 in segment earnings.

In first six months2013, commercial and income producing properties revenue increased primarily as result of selling Promesa, a 289-unit multifamily property in Austin which we developed as a merchant builder and operated until the sale. As a result, we recognized segment earnings of $10,881,000 related to this sale, for $41,000,000. In addition, income producing

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properties revenue increased as a result of construction revenues of $17,606,000 associated with our multifamily guaranteed maximum price construction contracts as general contractor. We are reimbursed for costs paid to subcontractors plus earn a development and construction fee on certain projects, both of which are included in income producing properties revenue. In second quarter 2013, we entered into a $27,900,000 maximum price construction contract with a third-party general contractor for construction of a 354-unit multifamily property near Dallas. Construction on this multifamily development site began in June 2013. Following second quarter-end 2013, we obtained a senior secured construction loan in the amount of $24,357,000 to finance approximately 70 percent of the total development cost. Revenues also increased as a result of higher revenue per available room from our 413 guest room hotel in Austin compared with first six months2012.

Units sold in our owned and consolidated ventures consist of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Residential real estate:
Lots sold	259		345		614		482
Revenue per lot sold	$	57,154	$	42,725	$	54,440	$	48,210
Commercial real estate:
Acres sold	32		38		35		38
Revenue per acre sold	$	74,166	$	47,040	$	100,311	$	47,040
Undeveloped land:
Acres sold	1,000		933		1,919		1,253
Revenue per acre sold	$	2,576	$	2,765	$	2,755	$	2,645

Operating expenses consist of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Employee compensation and benefits	$	1,902	$	1,929	$	3,274	$	4,054
Property taxes	2,049		2,398		4,045		4,341
Professional services	956		821		2,126		2,078
Depreciation and amortization	713		1,103		1,742		2,150
Other	2,089		1,992		3,494		3,164
Total operating expenses	$	7,709	$	8,243	$	14,681	$	15,787

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Information about our real estate projects and our real estate ventures follows:

	Second Quarter-End
	2013		2012
Owned and consolidated ventures:
Entitled, developed and under development projects
Number of projects	65		65
Residential lots remaining	19,681		19,979
Commercial acres remaining	2,019		2,085
Undeveloped land and land in the entitlement process
Number of projects	14		16
Acres in entitlement process	25,980		27,590
Acres undeveloped	87,714		95,901
Ventures accounted for using the equity method:
Ventures’ lot sales (for first six months)
Lots sold	192		230
Average price per lot sold	$	54,407	$	47,568
Ventures’ entitled, developed and under development projects
Number of projects	7		7
Residential lots remaining	3,495		3,954
Commercial acres sold (for first six months)	2		—
Average price per acre sold	$	652,886	$	—
Commercial acres remaining	306		333
Ventures’ undeveloped land and land in the entitlement process
Acres sold (for first six months)	42		135
Average price per acre sold	$	2,650	$	2,600
Acres undeveloped	5,613		5,655

We underwrite development projects based on a variety of assumptions incorporated into our development plans, including the timing and pricing of sales and leasing and costs to complete development. Our development plans are periodically reviewed in comparison to our return projections and expectations, and we may revise our plans as business conditions warrant. If as a result of changes to our development plans the anticipated future net cash flows are reduced such that our basis in a project is not fully recoverable, we may be required to recognize a non-cash impairment charge for such project.

Our net investment in owned and consolidated real estate by geographic location follows:

State	Entitled, Developed, and Under Development Projects		Undeveloped Land and Land in Entitlement Process		Commercial and Income Producing Properties		Total
	(In thousands)
Texas	$	305,724	$	9,042	$	27,467	$	342,233
Georgia	23,444		57,000		—		80,444
California	8,915		16,070		—		24,985
Colorado	21,150		—		—		21,150
Tennessee	7,288		—		11,862		19,150
Other	2,991		1,522		6,008		10,521
Total	$	369,512	$	83,634	$	45,337	$	498,483

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Oil and Gas

Our oil and gas segment is focused on the exploration, development and production of oil and gas on our mineral and leasehold interests.

We lease portions of our 590,000 owned net mineral acres located principally in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama to other oil and gas companies in return for a lease bonus, delay rentals, a royalty interest, and we may negotiate an option to participate in oil and gas exploration and development or we may elect to drill on our acreage ourselves as an operator. At second quarter-end2013, we have about 30,000 net acres under lease to others that have expiration dates and about 36,000 net acres leased that are held by production related to our owned mineral interests.

In addition, we have approximately 218,000 net mineral acres leased from others principally located in Nebraska and Kansas primarily targeting the Lansing-Kansas City formation, in the Texas Panhandle primarily targeting the Tonkawa and Cleveland formations, and in North Dakota primarily targeting the Bakken and Three Forks formations. With the acquisition of Credo in third quarter 2012, we are now an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production company. Our leasehold interests include 33,000 net acres held by production and 440 gross oil and gas wells with working interest ownership, of which 149 are operated by us. These leasehold interests include about 7,000 net mineral acres in North Dakota currently focused on the Bakken and Three Forks formations.

Drilling and Other Exploration and Development Activities

In first six months 2013, we participated in approximately 18 gross Bakken or Three Forks wells (in which we own an approximate 5 percent average working interest) in North Dakota with ten wells in a producing status and eight wells in the completion stage. We anticipate drilling activity in the Bakken and Three Forks formations to accelerate in the second half of 2013. In addition, in first six months 2013, we participated in 36 gross wells in Nebraska and Kansas (in which we own an approximate 59 percent average working interest) and operated 25 of these wells. In first six months2013, we participated in a total of 39 new gross wells, of which 31 were productive and eight in North Dakota were in the completion stage at second quarter-end 2013. At second quarter-end2013, there were 983 gross productive wells of which 543 were operated by others on our owned mineral acres and 440 gross wells were attributable to our exploration and production operations, of which 149 were operated by us.

In first six months2013, we acquired leasehold interests in over 55,000 net mineral acres in new and existing projects, principally in Nebraska and Kansas. Also, leasehold interests of approximately 10,300 net mineral acres expired in first six months 2013.

For the full year 2013, we plan to drill or participate as a non-operator in approximately 178 gross wells (58 net). Regional allocation of our capital expenditures incurred for drilling and completion activity in first six months2013 as compared to our 2013 annual drilling and completion capital expenditure budget is shown below:

	Drilling and Completion Expenditures
	First Six Months		Annual Budget
	2013		2013
	(In thousands)
Bakken and Three Forks formations of North Dakota	$	12,580	$	43,700
Lansing - Kansas City formation of Nebraska and Kansas	6,569		14,500
Other formations principally in Texas and Oklahoma	4,558		14,300
	$	23,707	$	72,500

Our 2013 capital expenditure budget is subject to various conditions, including third-party operator drilling plans, oilfield services and equipment availability, commodity price fluctuations and drilling results. Although a portion of our capital expenditure budget is allocated to acquiring additional leasehold interests, if we decide to pursue significant leasehold acquisitions that were not contemplated during our capital budgeting process, it may require us to adjust our budget. Other factors that could cause us to adjust our budget include commodity prices fluctuations, service or material costs, opportunities, changes in conditions, or the performance of wells. We will continue to assess the natural gas and oil price environment along with our liquidity position and may increase or decrease our capital expenditure budget for exploration, development, or acquisition opportunities accordingly.

In February 2013, we issued $125,000,000 in convertible notes due 2020. Net proceeds from the offering were used to repay $68,000,000 under our revolving line of credit, and we intend to use the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including investments in oil and gas exploration, development, and acquisition activities, and real estate acquisition and development. Going forward, we anticipate funding most of our capital requirements for our exploration and development

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activities, excluding any significant oil and gas property acquisitions, with cash generated from operations and, if necessary, borrowings under our revolving credit facility. We budget these capital and exploration expenditures annually based on our current expectation for future commodity prices and projected cash flows for the year.

A summary of our oil and gas results follows:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	15,831		$	7,148		$	31,335		$	16,574
Cost of oil and gas producing activities	(8,838		)	(812		)	(16,672		)	(1,725		)
Operating expenses	(2,880		)	(1,451		)	(5,570		)	(3,004		)
	4,113			4,885			9,093			11,845
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	130			120			277			288
Segment earnings	$	4,243		$	5,005		$	9,370		$	12,133

In second quarter and first six months2013, results include $11,460,000 and $21,080,000 in revenues and $2,435,000 and $4,085,000 in segment earnings associated with the operations of Credo, which we acquired in third quarter 2012.

Revenues consist of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Oil production (a)	$	14,188	$	5,825	$	27,376	$	12,577
Gas production	1,455		808		3,184		1,998
Other	188		515		775		1,999
Total revenues	$	15,831	$	7,148	$	31,335	$	16,574

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^(a)  Oil production includes revenues from oil, condensate and natural gas liquids (NGLs).

In second quarter2013, excluding production revenues attributed to exploration and production operations from our acquisition of Credo, oil and gas production revenues decreased principally as a result of lower production volumes associated with royalties from our owned mineral interests. Decreased oil production volume negatively impacted revenues by $1,894,000 and decreased oil prices negatively impacted revenues by $571,000. Decreased natural gas production volume negatively impacted revenues by $191,000, offset by increased natural gas prices improving revenues by $204,000 as compared with second quarter2012.

In first six months2013, excluding production revenues attributed to exploration and production operations from our acquisition of Credo, oil and gas production revenues decreased principally as a result of lower production volumes associated with royalties from our owned mineral interests. Decreased oil production volume negatively impacted revenues by $3,650,000 and decreased oil prices negatively impacted revenues by $1,206,000. Natural gas production volume decreased which negatively impacted revenues by $395,000, offset by increased natural gas prices positively impacted revenues by $157,000 as compared with first six months2012.

In first six months2013, other revenues includes $464,000 in delay rental payments received from others associated with royalties from our owned mineral interests principally related to extending the lease term on approximately 1,500 net mineral acres. In first six months2012, other revenues included $1,562,000 in delay rental payments received from others associated with royalties from our owned mineral interests principally related to extending the lease term on approximately 5,600 net mineral acres.

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Cost of oil and gas producing activities consists of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	$	4,328	$	88	$	7,891	$	199
Production costs	2,354		700		5,152		1,385
Exploration costs	2,103		24		3,411		141
Other	53		—		218		—
Total cost of oil and gas producing activities	$	8,838	$	812	$	16,672	$	1,725

In second quarter and first six months2013, cost of oil and gas producing activities increased by $7,798,000 and $14,818,000, as result of our acquisition of Credo and operating as an independent exploration, development and production company. Depreciation, depletion and amortization represent the non-cash cost of producing oil and gas associated with our working interests and is computed based on the units of production method. Production costs principally represent our share of production severance taxes related to both our royalty and working interests and lease operating expenses associated with producing working interest wells. Exploration costs principally represent exploratory dry hole costs, geological and geophysical and seismic study costs.

Oil and gas produced and average unit prices related to our royalty and working interests follows:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Consolidated entities:
Oil production (barrels)	165,800		61,600		313,700		130,700
Average price per barrel	$	85.55	$	94.64	$	87.26	$	96.19
Natural gas production (millions of cubic feet)	447.5		338.3		971.1		700.5
Average price per thousand cubic feet	$	3.25	$	2.39	$	3.28	$	2.85
Our share of ventures accounted for using the equity method:
Natural gas production (millions of cubic feet)	57.8		82.1		128.0		172.2
Average price per thousand cubic feet	$	3.23	$	2.01	$	3.13	$	2.52
Total consolidated and our share of equity method ventures:
Oil production (barrels)	165,800		61,600		313,700		130,700
Average price per barrel	$	85.55	$	94.64	$	87.26	$	96.19
Natural gas production (millions of cubic feet)	505.3		420.4		1,099.1		872.7
Average price per thousand cubic feet	$	3.25	$	2.31	$	3.26	$	2.79
Total BOE (barrel of oil equivalent) (a)	250,100		131,600		496,900		276,200
Average price per barrel of oil equivalent	$	63.30	$	51.65	$	62.31	$	54.34

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^(a)  Natural gas is converted to barrels of oil equivalent (BOE) using a conversion of six Mcf to one barrel of oil.

In second quarter and first six months2013, operations acquired with Credo produced 155,800 BOE at an average price of $73.54 per BOE and 289,100 BOE at an average price of $72.91 per BOE.

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Operating expenses consist of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Employee compensation and benefits	$	1,761	$	851	$	3,630	$	1,758
Professional and consulting services	202		57		460		133
Depreciation and amortization	365		107		524		212
Property taxes	104		79		186		150
Other	448		357		770		751
Total operating expenses	$	2,880	$	1,451	$	5,570	$	3,004

In second quarter and first six months2013, total operating expenses include approximately $1,227,000 and $2,176,000 related to the operations acquired with Credo, of which approximately $891,000 and $1,714,000 are included in employee compensation and benefits.

Other Natural Resources

Our other natural resources segment manages our timber holdings, recreational leases and water resource initiatives. We have about 119,000 real estate acres we own directly or through ventures, primarily in Georgia, with timber, and about 17,000 acres of timber under lease. Our other natural resources segment revenues are principally derived from the sales of wood fiber from our land and leases for recreational uses. We have water interests in approximately 1,550,000 acres, including a 45 percent nonparticipating royalty interest in groundwater produced or withdrawn for commercial purposes or sold from 1,400,000 acres in Texas, Louisiana, Georgia and Alabama and approximately 20,000 acres of ground water leases in central Texas. We have not received significant revenue or earnings from these interests.

A summary of our other natural resources results follows:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Revenues	$	3,029		$	1,517		$	6,307		$	2,261
Cost of sales	(516		)	(536		)	(1,208		)	(1,126		)
Operating expenses	(1,531		)	(1,443		)	(2,875		)	(2,700		)
	982			(462		)	2,224			(1,565		)
Gain on sale of assets, primarily timber termination	—			—			—			234
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	9			4			19			10
Segment earnings	$	991		$	(458	)	$	2,243		$	(1,321	)

Cost of sales principally includes non-cash cost of timber cut and sold and delay rental payments paid to others related to groundwater leases in central Texas.

Revenues consist of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Fiber	$	2,711	$	1,232	$	5,700	$	1,566
Recreational leases and other	318		285		607		695
Total revenues	$	3,029	$	1,517	$	6,307	$	2,261

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Fiber sold consists of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Pulpwood tons sold	128,100		80,800		248,700		105,200
Average pulpwood price per ton	$	10.84	$	9.24	$	11.26	$	9.46
Sawtimber tons sold	56,900		24,900		127,800		29,300
Average sawtimber price per ton	$	23.87	$	19.46	$	23.04	$	19.47
Total tons sold	185,000		105,700		376,500		134,500
Average price per ton	$	14.85	$	11.66	$	15.26	$	11.64

In second quarter and first six months2013, total fiber tons sold increased principally due to higher harvest activity driven by increased customer demand. The majority of our fiber sales were to International Paper at market prices.

Information about our recreational leases follows:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Average recreational acres leased	121,800		131,800		122,200		131,400
Average price per leased acre	$	9.29	$	8.84	$	9.29	$	8.82

Operating expenses consist of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Professional and consulting services	$	843	$	846	$	1,550	$	1,530
Employee compensation and benefits	402		395		844		770
Facility and long-term timber lease costs	116		128		195		248
Other	170		74		286		152
Total operating expenses	$	1,531	$	1,443	$	2,875	$	2,700

Items Not Allocated to Segments

Unallocated items represent income and expenses managed on a company-wide basis and include general and administrative expenses, share-based compensation, gain on sale of strategic timberland, interest expense and other corporate non-operating income and expense. General and administrative expenses principally consist of accounting and finance, tax, legal, human resources, internal audit, information technology and our board of directors. These functions support all of our business segments and are not allocated.

General and administrative expenses consist of:

	Second Quarter				First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Employee compensation and benefits	$	1,964	$	1,770	$	4,100	$	3,346
Professional services	911		3,123		1,748		3,965
Depreciation and amortization	218		274		442		573
Insurance costs	245		242		447		511
Facility costs	237		180		437		378
Other	1,754		1,531		3,113		2,709
Total general and administrative expenses	$	5,329	$	7,120	$	10,287	$	11,482

Second quarter and first six months 2012 professional services includes $2,461,000 in transaction costs to outside advisors related to the acquisition of Credo.

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Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was 43 percent in second quarter 2013 and 32 percent in first six months 2013, which includes a 4 percent benefit for noncontrolling interests. The increase in second quarter 2013 effective tax rate compared with first quarter 2013 effective tax rate of 28 percent is primarily due to a decrease in the benefit for noncontrolling interests. Our effective tax rate was 33 percent in second quarter 2012 and 32 percent in first six months 2012, which included a 3 percent benefit for noncontrolling interests. In addition, 2013 and 2012 effective tax rates include the effect of state income taxes, nondeductible itemsand benefits of percentage depletion.

We have not provided a valuation allowance for our federal deferred tax asset because we believe it is likely it will be recoverable in future periods based on considerations including taxable income in prior carryback years, future reversals of existing temporary differences, tax planning strategies and future taxable income. If these sources of income are not sufficient in future periods, we may be required to provide a valuation allowance for our federal deferred tax asset.

Capital Resources and Liquidity

Sources and Uses of Cash

We operate in cyclical industries and our cash flows fluctuate accordingly. Our principal cash requirements are for the acquisition and development of real estate and investment in oil and gas leasing and exploration and production activities, either directly or indirectly through ventures, taxes, interest and compensation. Our principal sources of cash are proceeds from the sale of real estate and timber, the cash flow from oil and gas and income producing properties, borrowings, and reimbursements from utility and improvement districts. Operating cash flows are affected by the timing of the payment of real estate development expenditures and the collection of proceeds from the eventual sale of the real estate, the timing of which can vary substantially depending on many factors including the size of the project, state and local permitting requirements and availability of utilities, and by the timing of oil and gas leasing and production activities. Working capital varies based on a variety of factors, including the timing of sales of real estate and timber, oil and gas leasing and production activities, collection of receivables, reimbursement from utility and improvement districts and the payment of payables and expenses.

Cash Flows from Operating Activities

Cash flows from our real estate development activities, undeveloped land sales, commercial and income producing properties, timber sales, oil and gas properties, recreational leases and reimbursements from utility and improvement districts are classified as operating cash flows.

In first six months2013, net cash provided by operating activities was $34,873,000 principally as result of selling Promesa, a 289-unit multifamily property we developed and sold for $41,000,000, generating net proceeds to us of $21,522,000. Real estate cost of sales, which include $29,707,000 in carrying value related to the sale of Promesa, exceeded expenditures for real estate development and acquisition expenditures, which includes the acquisition of one community development site in Nashville for $6,841,000. In first six months2012, net cash (used for) operating activities was ($10,820,000) as expenditures for real estate development and acquisitions exceeded non-cash real estate cost of sales, principally as result of acquiring real estate assets from CL Realty and Temco for $47,000,000. Subsequent to closing of this acquisition, we received $23,370,000 from the ventures, representing our pro-rata share of distributable cash. Also, we invested an additional $14,341,000 in a 289-unit multifamily property currently under construction in Austin and we paid $10,895,000 in federal and state taxes, net of refunds. We received $24,294,000 in net proceeds from a consolidated venture's sale of 800 acres in Dallas and $10,934,000 in reimbursements from two new multifamily ventures which represents our venture partners' pro-rata share of the costs.

Cash Flows from Investing Activities

Capital contributions to and capital distributions from unconsolidated ventures and investment in oil and gas properties and equipment are classified as investing activities. In addition, proceeds from the sale of property and equipment, software costs and expenditures related to reforestation activities are also classified as investing activities.

In first six months2013, net cash (used in) investing activities was ($35,065,000) principally due to our investment of $32,286,000 in oil and gas properties and equipment associated with our exploration and production operations. In addition, we invested $3,357,000 in property and equipment, software and reforestation of which $2,082,000 is related to capital expenditures on our 413 guest room hotel in Austin. In first six months2012, net cash provided by investing activities was $27,796,000 principally due to proceeds from the sale of our 25 percent interest in Palisades West LLC for $32,095,000. In addition, we invested $2,264,000 in oil and natural gas properties and equipment associated with our non-operating working interests and $1,341,000 in property and equipment, software and reforestation and $694,000 in net contributions to unconsolidated ventures.

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Cash Flows from Financing Activities

In first six months2013, net cash provided by financing activities was $58,969,000 principally due to net proceeds of $121,250,000 from the issuance of our 3.75% convertible senior notes partially offset by debt repayments of $93,390,000, of which $68,000,000 is related to payoff of debt outstanding under our revolving line of credit and $18,902,000 is related to paying off the loan associated with Promesa. We plan to use the remaining net proceeds from the issuance of our convertible senior notes for general corporate purposes, including investments in oil and gas exploration and drilling and real estate acquisition and development. In first six months2012, net cash provided by financing activities was $10,215,000, primarily due to net increase in our borrowings of $11,347,000 to fund our development activities.

Senior Secured Credit Facility

At second quarter-end2013, our senior secured credit facility provides for a $200,000,000 term loan maturing September 14, 2017 and a $200,000,000 revolving line of credit maturing September 14, 2015 (with one-year extension option). The term loan and the revolving line of credit may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The revolving line of credit includes a $100,000,000 sublimit for letters of credit, of which $3,064,000 is outstanding at second quarter-end 2013. Total borrowings under our senior secured credit facility (including the face amount of letters of credit) may not exceed a borrowing base formula.

At second quarter-end2013, net unused borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit facility is calculated as follows:

	Senior Credit Facility
	(In thousands)
Borrowing base availability	$	400,000
Less: borrowings	(200,000		)
Less: letters of credit	(3,064		)
Unused borrowing capacity	$	196,936

Our unused borrowing capacity in second quarter2013 ranged from a high of $196,936,000 to a low of $182,950,000. This facility is used primarily to fund our operating cash needs, which fluctuate due to timing of residential and commercial real estate sales, undeveloped land sales, oil and gas leasing and production activities and mineral lease bonus payments received, timber sales, reimbursements from utility and improvement districts, payment of payables and expenses and capital expenditures.

Our senior secured credit facility and other debt agreements contain financial covenants customary for such agreements including minimum levels of interest coverage and limitations on leverage. At second quarter-end2013, we were in compliance with the financial covenants of these agreements.

The following table details our compliance with the financial covenants calculated as provided in the senior credit facility:

	Requirement	Second Quarter-End 2013
Financial Covenant
Interest Coverage Ratio (a)	≥1.50:1.0	5.74:1.0
Revenues/Capital Expenditures Ratio (b)	≥1.00:1.0	3.32:1.0
Total Leverage Ratio (c)	≤40%	35.4	%
Net Worth (d)	> $451.9 million	$518.9 million
Collateral Value to Loan Commitment Ratio (e)	≥1.50:1.0	1.90:1.0

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^(a)  Calculated as EBITDA (earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation, depletion and amortization), plus non-cash compensation expense, plus other non-cash expenses, divided by interest expense excluding loan fees. This covenant is applied at the end of each quarter on a rolling four quarter basis.

^(b)  Calculated as total gross revenues (excluding revenues attributable to the Credo Entities), plus our pro rata share of the operating revenues from unconsolidated ventures, divided by capital expenditures. Capital expenditures are defined as consolidated development and acquisition expenditures plus our pro rata share of unconsolidated ventures’

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development and acquisition expenditures, and excludes investments related to Credo. This covenant is applied at the end of each quarter on a rolling four quarter basis.

^(c)  Calculated as total funded debt divided by adjusted asset value. Total funded debt includes indebtedness for borrowed funds, secured liabilities, reimbursement obligations with respect to letters of credit or similar instruments, and our pro-rata share of joint venture debt outstanding. Adjusted asset value is defined as the sum of unrestricted cash and cash equivalents, timberlands, high value timberlands, raw entitled lands, entitled land under development, minerals business, Credo asset value, special improvement district receipts (SIDR) reimbursements value, Cibolo Resort Special improvement district hotel occupancy tax (SIDHT) value and other real estate owned at book value without regard to any indebtedness and our pro rata share of joint ventures’ book value without regard to any indebtedness. This covenant is applied at the end of each quarter.

^(d)  Calculated as the amount by which consolidated total assets (excluding Credo acquisition goodwill over $50,000,000) exceeds consolidated total liabilities. At second quarter-end2013, the requirement is $451,893,000 computed as: $451,487,000 plus 85 percent of the aggregate net proceeds received by us from any equity offering, plus 75 percent of all positive net income, on a cumulative basis. This covenant is applied at the end of each quarter.

^(e)  Calculated as the total collateral value of timberland, high value timberland and our minerals business, raw entitled land that is part of mortgaged property, Credo asset value, SIDR reimbursements value and Cibolo Resort SIDHT value divided by total aggregate loan commitment. This covenant is applied at the end of each quarter.

To make additional investments, acquisitions, or distributions, we must maintain available liquidity equal to 10 percent of the aggregate commitments in place. At second quarter-end2013, the minimum liquidity requirement was $40,000,000, compared with $262,305,000 in actual available liquidity based on the unused borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit facility plus unrestricted cash and cash equivalents. The failure to maintain such minimum liquidity does not constitute a default or event of default of our senior secured credit facility. In addition, we may elect to make distributions so long as the total leverage ratio is less than 30 percent, the interest coverage is greater than 3.0:1.0, the revenues / capital expenditures ratio exceeds 1.5:1.0, and available liquidity is not less than $125,000,000. At second quarter-end2013, our total leverage ratio exceeded 30 percent and as a result we are prohibited from making distributions until the above conditions are satisfied.

3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020

On February 26, 2013, we issued $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (Notes). Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually at a rate of 3.75 percent per annum and they mature on March 1, 2020. The Notes have an initial conversion rate of 40.8351 per $1,000 principal amount. The initial conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events. Prior to November 1, 2019, the Notes are convertible only upon certain circumstances, and thereafter are convertible at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day prior to maturity. If converted, holders will receive cash, shares of our common stock or a combination thereof at our election.

Net proceeds from the offering were used to repay $68,000,000 under our revolving line of credit, and we intend to use the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including investments in oil and gas exploration and drilling and real estate acquisition and development.

Contractual Obligations and Off-Balance Sheet Arrangements

In 2012, CJUF III RH Holdings, an equity method venture in which we own a 25 percent interest, obtained a senior secured construction loan in the amount of $23,936,000 to develop a 257-unit multifamily property in downtown Austin. The outstanding balance at second quarter-end 2013 was $8,829,000. We have a construction completion guaranty, a repayment guaranty for 20 percent of the principal balance and unpaid accrued interest, and a standard non-recourse carve-out guaranty. The repayment guaranty will reduce from 20 percent to 0 percent upon achievement of certain conditions.

In 2012, FMF Peakview, an equity method venture in which we own a 20 percent interest, obtained a senior secured construction loan in the amount of $31,550,000 to develop a 304-unit multifamily property in Denver. The outstanding balance at second quarter-end 2013 was $4,752,000. We have a construction completion guaranty, a repayment guaranty for 25 percent of the principal and unpaid accrued interest, and a standard non-recourse carve-out guaranty.

We have provided performance bonds and letters of credit on behalf of certain ventures that could be drawn on due to failure to satisfy construction obligations as general contractor or for failure to timely deliver streets and utilities in accordance with local codes and ordinances. At second quarter-end2013, we have $26,630,000 outstanding, of which $26,577,000 is related to the development and construction of a 257-unit multifamily property in Austin estimated to be completed in May 2014.

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Cibolo Canyons—San Antonio, Texas

Cibolo Canyons consists of the JW Marriott ^® San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa development owned by third parties and a mixed-use development we own. We have $78,326,000 invested in Cibolo Canyons at second quarter-end2013.

Resort Hotel, Spa and Golf Development

In 2007, we entered into agreements to facilitate third party construction and ownership of the JW Marriott ^® San Antonio Hill Country Resort & Spa, which includes a 1,002 room destination resort and two PGA Tour ^® Tournament Players Club ^® (TPC) golf courses. Under these agreements, we agreed to transfer to third party owners 700 acres of undeveloped land, to provide $30,000,000 cash and to provide $12,700,000 of other consideration principally consisting of golf course construction materials, substantially all of which has been provided.

In exchange for our commitment to the resort, the third party owners assigned to us certain rights under an agreement between the third party owners and a legislatively created Special Improvement District (SID). This agreement includes the right to receive from the SID 9 percent of hotel occupancy revenues and 1.5 percent of other resort sales revenues collected as taxes by the SID through 2034. The amount we receive will be net of annual ad valorem tax reimbursements by the SID to the third party owners of the resort through 2020. In addition, these payments will be net of debt service, if any, on bonds issued by the SID collateralized by hotel occupancy tax and other resort sales tax through 2034.

The amounts we collect under this agreement are dependent on several factors including the amount of revenues generated by and ad valorem taxes imposed on the resort and the amount of any applicable debt service incurred by the SID. As a result, there is significant uncertainty as to the amount and timing of collections under this agreement. Until these uncertainties are clarified, amounts collected under the agreement will be accounted for as a reduction of our investment in the resort development. The resort began operations in January 2010.

In second quarter2013, we received $1,800,000 in reimbursements from the SID. Since inception, we have received $12,556,000 in reimbursements and have accounted for this as a reduction of our investment. At second quarter-end2013, we have $30,717,000 invested in the resort development.

Mixed-Use Development

The mixed-use development we own consists of 2,100 acres planned to include approximately 1,475 residential lots and 150 commercial acres designated for multifamily and retail uses, of which 766 lots and 96 commercial acres have been sold through second quarter-end2013.

In 2007, we entered into an agreement with the SID providing for reimbursement of certain infrastructure costs related to the mixed-use development. Reimbursements are subject to review and approval by the SID and unreimbursed amounts accrue interest at 9.75 percent. The SID’s funding for reimbursements is principally derived from its ad valorem tax collections and bond proceeds collateralized by ad valorem taxes, less debt service on these bonds and annual administrative and public service expenses.

Since the amount of each reimbursement is dependent on several factors, including timing of SID approval and the SID having an adequate tax base to generate funds that can be used to reimburse us, there is uncertainty as to the amount and timing of reimbursements under this agreement. We expect to recover our investment from lot and tract sales and reimbursement of approved infrastructure costs from the SID. We have not recognized income from interest due, but not collected. As these uncertainties are clarified, we will modify our accounting accordingly.

Through second quarter-end2013, we have submitted and received approval for reimbursement of approximately $57,322,000 of infrastructure costs and have received reimbursements totaling $23,070,000. In second quarter2013, we did not receive any reimbursements from the SID. At second quarter-end2013, we have $34,252,000 in approved and pending reimbursements, excluding interest. At second quarter-end2013, we have $47,609,000 invested in the mixed-use development.

Critical Accounting Policies and Estimates

There have been no significant changes in our critical accounting policies or estimates from those disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

New and Pending Accounting Pronouncements

Please read Note 2– New and Pending Accounting Pronouncements to the Consolidated Financial Statements included in this Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q.

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Statistical and Other Data

A summary of our real estate projects in the entitlement process ^(a) at second quarter-end2013 follows:

Project	County	Market	Project Acres (b)
California
Hidden Creek Estates	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	700
Terrace at Hidden Hills	Los Angeles	Los Angeles	30
Georgia
Ball Ground	Cherokee	Atlanta	500
Crossing	Coweta	Atlanta	230
Fincher Road	Cherokee	Atlanta	3,890
Fox Hall	Coweta	Atlanta	960
Garland Mountain	Cherokee/Bartow	Atlanta	350
Martin’s Bridge	Banks	Atlanta	970
Mill Creek	Coweta	Atlanta	770
Serenity	Carroll	Atlanta	440
Wolf Creek	Carroll/Douglas	Atlanta	12,230
Yellow Creek	Cherokee	Atlanta	1,060
Texas
Lake Houston	Harris/Liberty	Houston	3,700
San Jacinto	Montgomery	Houston	150
Total			25,980

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^(a)  A project is deemed to be in the entitlement process when customary steps necessary for the preparation of an application for governmental land-use approvals, like conducting pre-application meetings or similar discussions with governmental officials, have commenced, or an application has been filed. Projects listed may have significant steps remaining, and there is no assurance that entitlements ultimately will be received.

^(b)  Project acres, which are the total for the project regardless of our ownership interest, are approximate. The actual number of acres entitled may vary.

A summary of activity within our projects in the development process, which includes entitled ^(a), developed and under development real estate projects, at second quarter-end2013 follows:

				Residential Lots (c)		Commercial Acres (d)
Project	County	Interest Owned  (b)		Lots Sold Since Inception	Lots Remaining	Acres Sold Since Inception	Acres Remaining  (f)
Projects we own
California
San Joaquin River	Contra Costa/Sacramento	100	%	—	—	—	288
Colorado
Buffalo Highlands	Weld	100	%	—	164	—	—
Johnstown Farms	Weld	100	%	170	436	2	7
Pinery West	Douglas	100	%	—	—	20	91
Stonebraker	Weld	100	%	—	603	—	—
Tennessee
Azalea Park	Hays	100	%	—	173	—	—
Texas
Arrowhead Ranch	Hays	100	%	—	387	—	6

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				Residential Lots (c)		Commercial Acres (d)
Project	County	Interest Owned  (b)		Lots Sold Since Inception	Lots Remaining	Acres Sold Since Inception	Acres Remaining  (f)
Bar C Ranch	Tarrant	100	%	292	813	—	—
Barrington Kingwood	Harris	100	%	75	105	—	—
Cibolo Canyons	Bexar	100	%	766	709	96	54
Harbor Lakes	Hood	100	%	208	241	2	19
Hunter’s Crossing	Bastrop	100	%	423	67	38	71
La Conterra	Williamson	100	%	132	369	—	58
Lakes of Prosper	Collin	100	%	5	280	—	—
Maxwell Creek	Collin	100	%	839	160	10	—
Oak Creek Estates	Comal	100	%	142	505	13	—
Stoney Creek	Dallas	100	%	149	605	—	—
Summer Creek Ranch	Tarrant	100	%	842	432	35	44
Summer Lakes	Fort Bend	100	%	491	639	56	—
Summer Park	Fort Bend	100	%	—	198	28	62
The Colony	Bastrop	100	%	445	704	22	31
The Preserve at Pecan Creek	Denton	100	%	429	365	—	7
Village Park	Collin	100	%	536	220	3	2
Westside at Buttercup Creek	Williamson	100	%	1,435	61	66	—
Other projects (10)	Various	100	%	2,100	156	218	36
Georgia
Seven Hills	Paulding	100	%	682	408	26	113
The Villages at Burt Creek	Dawson	100	%	—	1,715	—	57
Towne West	Bartow	100	%	—	2,674	—	121
Other projects (17)	Various	100	%	76	3,017	—	705
Florida
Other projects (2)	Various	100	%	301	—	—	—
Missouri and Utah
Other projects (2)	Various	100	%	500	54	—	—
				11,038	16,260	635	1,772

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				Residential Lots (c)		Commercial Acres (d)
Project	County	Interest Owned  (b)		Lots Sold Since Inception	Lots Remaining	Acres Sold Since Inception	Acres Remaining  (f)
Projects in entities we consolidate
Texas
City Park	Harris	75	%	1,239	72	50	115
Lantana(e)	Denton	55	%	812	1,314	9	3
Timber Creek	Collin	88	%	—	614	—	—
Willow Creek Farms II	Waller/Fort Bend	90	%	62	169	—	—
Other projects (2)	Various	Various		7	200	—	129
Georgia
The Georgian	Paulding	75	%	289	1,052	—	—
				2,409	3,421	59	247
Total owned and consolidated				13,447	19,681	694	2,019
Projects in ventures that we account for using the equity method
Texas
Entrada	Travis	50	%	—	821	—	—
Fannin Farms West	Tarrant	50	%	324	24	—	12
Harper’s Preserve	Montgomery	50	%	281	1,412	—	59
Lantana(e)	Denton	Various		1,163	62	16	42
Long Meadow Farms	Fort Bend	37	%	1,057	745	121	178
Southern Trails	Brazoria	80	%	629	362	—	—
Stonewall Estates	Bexar	50	%	317	69	—	—
Other projects (1)	Nueces	50	%	—	—	—	15
Total in ventures				3,771	3,495	137	306
Combined total				17,218	23,176	831	2,325

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^(a)  A project is deemed entitled when all major discretionary governmental land-use approvals have been received. Some projects may require additional permits and/or non-governmental authorizations for development.

^(b)  Interest owned reflects our net equity interest in the project, whether owned directly or indirectly. There are some projects that have multiple ownership structures within them. Accordingly, portions of these projects may appear as owned, consolidated or accounted for using the equity method.

^(c)  Lots are for the total project, regardless of our ownership interest. Lots remaining represent vacant developed lots, lots under development and future planned lots and are subject to change based on business plan revisions.

^(d)  Commercial acres are for the total project, regardless of our ownership interest, and are net developable acres, which may be fewer than the gross acres available in the project.

^(e)  The Lantana project consists of a series of 23 partnerships in which our voting interests range from 25 percent to 55 percent. We account for two of these partnerships using the equity method and we consolidate the remaining partnerships.

^(f)  Excludes acres associated with commercial and income producing properties.

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A summary of our significant commercial and income producing properties at second quarter-end2013 follows:

Project	County	Market	Interest Owned  (a)		Type	Acres	Description
Radisson Hotel	Travis	Austin	100	%	Hotel	2	413 guest rooms and suites
Eleven (b)	Travis	Austin	25	%	Multifamily	3	257-unit luxury apartment
360° (b)	Arapahoe	Denver	20	%	Multifamily	4	304-unit luxury apartment
Midtown Cedar Hill (b)	Dallas	Dallas	100	%	Multifamily	13	354-unit luxury apartment

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^(a)  Interest owned reflects our total interest in the project, whether owned directly or indirectly.

^(b)  Construction in progress.

Oil and Gas Owned Mineral Interests

A summary of our oil and gas owned mineral interests^(a) at second quarter-end2013 follows:

State	Unleased	Leased (b)	Held By Production (c)	Total (d)
		(Net acres)
Texas	213,000	12,000	27,000	252,000
Louisiana	117,000	18,000	9,000	144,000
Georgia	152,000	—	—	152,000
Alabama	40,000	—	—	40,000
California	1,000	—	—	1,000
Indiana	1,000	—	—	1,000
	524,000	30,000	36,000	590,000

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^(a)  Includes ventures.

^(b)  Includes leases in primary lease term or for which a delay rental payment has been received. In the ordinary course of business, leases covering a significant portion of leased net mineral acres may expire from time to time in a single reporting period.

^(c)  Acres being held by production are producing oil or natural gas in paying quantities.

^(d)  Texas, Louisiana, California and Indiana net acres are calculated as the gross number of surface acres multiplied by our percentage ownership of the mineral interest. Georgia and Alabama net acres are calculated as the gross number of surface acres multiplied by our estimated percentage ownership of the mineral interest based on county sampling. Excludes 477 owned net mineral acres located in Colorado.

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A summary of our Texas and Louisiana owned mineral acres ^(a) by county or parish at second quarter-end2013 follows:

Texas		Louisiana
County	Net Acres	Parish	Net Acres
Trinity	46,000	Beauregard	79,000
Angelina	42,000	Vernon	39,000
Houston	29,000	Calcasieu	17,000
Anderson	25,000	Allen	7,000
Cherokee	24,000	Rapides	1,000
Sabine	23,000	Other	1,000
Red River	14,000		144,000
Newton	13,000
San Augustine	13,000
Jasper	12,000
Other	11,000
	252,000

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^(a)  Includes ventures.

Oil and Gas Mineral Interests Leased

A summary of our net mineral acres leased from others at second quarter-end2013 follows:

State	Undeveloped	Held By Production (a)	Total
Nebraska	123,000	2,000	125,000
Kansas	34,000	5,000	39,000
Oklahoma	—	17,000	17,000
Alabama	10,000	—	10,000
Texas	9,000	2,000	11,000
North Dakota	4,000	3,000	7,000
Other	5,000	4,000	9,000
	185,000	33,000	218,000

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^(a)  Excludes approximately 8,000 net acres of overriding royalty interests.

Item 3. Quantitative and Qualitative Disclosures About Market Risk

Interest Rate Risk

Our interest rate risk is principally related to our variable-rate debt. Interest rate changes impact earnings due to the resulting increase or decrease in the cost of our variable-rate debt, which is $228,639,000 at second quarter-end2013 and $290,074,000 at year-end 2012.

The following table illustrates the estimated effect on our pre-tax income of immediate, parallel, and sustained shifts in interest rates for the next 12 months on our variable-rate debt at second quarter-end2013, with comparative year-end 2012 information. This estimate assumes that debt reductions from contractual payments will be replaced with short-term, variable-rate debt; however, that may not be the financing alternative we choose.

Change in Interest Rates	Second Quarter-End 2013			Year-End 2012
	(In thousands)
+2%	$	(4,454	)	$	(5,801	)
+1%	(2,286		)	(2,901		)
-1%	2,286			2,901
-2%	4,573			5,697

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Foreign Currency Risk

We have no exposure to foreign currency fluctuations.

Commodity Price Risk

We have exposure to commodity price fluctuations which can materially affect our revenues and cash flows. To manage our exposure to commodity price risks associated with the sale of oil and gas, we may periodically enter into derivative hedging transactions for a portion of our estimated production. We do not have any commodity derivative positions outstanding at second quarter-end2013.

Item 4.Controls and Procedures

(a) Disclosure Controls and Procedures

Our management, with the participation of the Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, has evaluated the effectiveness of our disclosure controls and procedures (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (or the Exchange Act)) as of the end of the period covered by this report. Based on such evaluation, our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer have concluded that, as of the end of such period, our disclosure controls and procedures are effective in recording, processing, summarizing and reporting, on a timely basis, information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act and are effective in ensuring that information required to be disclosed by us in the reports that we file or submit under the Exchange Act is accumulated and communicated to our management, including our Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer, as appropriate to allow timely decisions regarding required disclosure.

(b) Changes in Internal Control over Financial Reporting

There have not been any changes in our internal control over financial reporting (as such term is defined in Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f) under the Exchange Act) during the period covered by this report that have materially affected, or are reasonably likely to materially affect, our internal control over financial reporting.

We completed the acquisition of CREDO Petroleum Corporation (Credo) in September 2012. Integration activities, including a preliminary assessment of internal controls over financial reporting, are currently in process. The initial annual assessment of internal controls over financing reporting for Credo will be conducted over the course of our 2013 assessment cycle.

PART II—OTHER INFORMATION

Item 1.Legal Proceedings

We are involved directly or through ventures in various legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business. We believe we have established adequate reserves for any probable losses and that the outcome of any of the proceedings should not have a material adverse effect on our financial position, long-term results of operations or cash flows. It is possible, however, that circumstances beyond our control or significant subsequent developments could result in additional charges related to these matters that could be significant to results of operations or cash flow in any single accounting period.

Item 1A.Risk Factors

There are no material changes from the risk factors disclosed in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Item 2.Unregistered Sales of Equity Securities and Use of Proceeds

Issuer Purchases of Equity Securities ^(a) 

Period	Total Number of Shares Purchased (b)	Average Price Paid per Share		Total Number of  Shares Purchased as Part of  Publicly Announced Plans  or Programs	Maximum Number of Shares That May Yet be Purchased Under the Plans or Programs
Month 4 (4/1/2013 — 4/30/2013)	30	$	21.54	—	4,997,855
Month 5 (5/1/2013 — 5/31/2013)	55	24.50		—	4,997,855
Month 6 (6/1/2013 — 6/30/2013)	90	21.46		—	4,997,855
Total	175	22.43		—

 _________________________

^(a)  On February 11, 2009, we announced that our Board of Directors authorized the repurchase of up to 7,000,000 shares of our common stock. We have purchased 2,002,145 shares under this authorization, which has no expiration date. We have no repurchase plans or programs that expired during the period covered by the table above and no repurchase plans or programs that we intend to terminate prior to expiration or under which we no longer intend to make further purchases.

^(b)  Represents shares withheld to pay taxes in connection with vesting of restricted stock awards and exercises of stock options.

Item 3.Defaults Upon Senior Securities

None.

Item 4.Mine Safety Disclosures

Not applicable.

Item 5.Other Information

None.

Item 6.Exhibits

31.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Exchange Act rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
31.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Exchange Act rule 13a-14(a), as adopted pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.1	Certification of Chief Executive Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
32.2	Certification of Chief Financial Officer pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
101.1	The following materials from Forestar’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2013, formatted in XBRL (Extensible Business Reporting Language): (i) Consolidated Balance Sheets, (ii) Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income, (iii) Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, and (iv) Notes to Consolidated Financial Statements.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

	FORESTAR GROUP INC.
Date: August 8, 2013	By:	/s/ Christopher L. Nines
		Christopher L. Nines
		Chief Financial Officer
	By:	/s/ Sabita C. Reddy
		Sabita C. Reddy
		Principal Accounting Officer

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EX-31.1

Exhibit 31.1

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER

PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)

I, James M. DeCosmo, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Forestar Group Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ James M. DeCosmo

James M. DeCosmo

Chief Executive Officer

Date: August 8, 2013

EX-31.2

Exhibit 31.2

CERTIFICATION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER

PURSUANT TO EXCHANGE ACT RULE 13a-14(a)

I, Christopher L. Nines, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this quarterly report on Form 10-Q of Forestar Group Inc.;

2. Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;

3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements, and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the registrant and have:

a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;

c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and

d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the registrant's most recent fiscal quarter (the registrant's fourth fiscal quarter in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal control over financial reporting; and

5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):

a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and

b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial reporting.

/s/ Christopher L. Nines

Christopher L. Nines

Chief Financial Officer

Date: August 8, 2013

EX-32.1

Exhibit 32.1

Certification of Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, James M. DeCosmo, Chief Executive Officer of Forestar Group Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge, this quarterly report on Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Forestar Group Inc.

/s/ James M. DeCosmo

James M. DeCosmo

Date: August 8, 2013

EX-32.2

Exhibit 32.2

Certification of Chief Financial Officer

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as Adopted

Pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

I, Christopher L. Nines, Chief Financial Officer of Forestar Group Inc., hereby certify pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge, this quarterly report on Form 10-Q fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in this quarterly report on Form 10-Q fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of Forestar Group Inc.

/s/ Christopher L. Nines

Christopher L. Nines

Date: August 8, 2013

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Net Income per Share

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Net Income per Share

Net Income per Share

Earnings attributable to common shareholders and weighted average common shares outstanding used to compute earnings per share were:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Earnings available to common shareholders:
Consolidated net income	$	1,198		$	1,471		$	6,240		$	4,968
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(657		)	(660		)	(1,748		)	(1,355		)
Net income attributable to Forestar Group Inc.	$	541		$	811		$	4,492		$	3,613
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic	35,351			35,235			35,305			35,190
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock and equity-settled awards	701			190			629			222
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted	36,052			35,425			35,934			35,412
Anti-dilutive awards excluded from diluted weighted average shares	1,854			2,712			1,837			2,530

We intend to settle the principal amount of the convertible senior notes (Notes) in cash upon conversion, with any excess conversion value to be settled in shares of our common stock. Therefore, only the amount in excess of the par value of the Notes will be included in our calculation of diluted net income per share using the treasury stock method. As such, the Notes have no impact on diluted net income per share until the price of our common stock exceeds the conversion price of the Notes of $24.49. The average price of our common stock in second quarter and first six months2013 did not exceed the conversion price which resulted in no additional diluted outstanding shares.

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Capital Stock - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Equity [Line Items]
Options to purchase shares of common stock	855,000
Preferred Stock [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Stockholders to purchase, conditions	One one-hundredth of a share of newly issued Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
Preferred stock purchase right	One-quarter of a preferred stock purchase right
Preferred stock exercise price	100
Minimum percentage of beneficial ownership to acquire exercisable rights	20.00%
Redemption price of rights	$ 0.001
Redemption time of rights	10 days
Expiry date of rights	Dec. 11, 2017
Common Stock [Member]
Equity [Line Items]
Exercisable at end of period, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	3 years
Weighted average exercise price	$ 24.09
Aggregate intrinsic value	$ 908

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Consolidated Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income (USD $) In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
REVENUES
Real estate sales and other	$ 23,358	$ 19,349	$ 47,876	$ 29,993
Commercial and income producing properties	17,861	7,298	72,032	14,576
Real estate	41,219	26,647	119,908	44,569
Oil and gas	15,831	7,148	31,335	16,574
Other natural resources	3,029	1,517	6,307	2,261
Total revenues	60,079	35,312	157,550	63,404
COSTS AND EXPENSES
Cost of real estate sales and other	(12,414)	(10,578)	(24,509)	(16,352)
Cost of commercial and income producing properties	(15,848)	(4,638)	(56,799)	(9,195)
Cost of oil and gas producing activities	(8,838)	(812)	(16,672)	(1,725)
Cost of other natural resources	(516)	(536)	(1,208)	(1,126)
Other operating	(13,079)	(11,441)	(28,988)	(24,425)
General and administrative	(5,830)	(6,749)	(16,300)	(13,712)
Total expenses	(56,525)	(34,754)	(144,476)	(66,535)
GAIN ON SALE OF ASSETS	0	3,401	0	15,310
OPERATING INCOME	3,554	3,959	13,074	12,179
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	2,566	768	3,479	1,492
Interest expense	(5,122)	(3,664)	(9,661)	(7,555)
Other non-operating income	1,111	1,140	2,252	1,204
INCOME BEFORE TAXES	2,109	2,203	9,144	7,320
Income tax expense	(911)	(732)	(2,904)	(2,352)
CONSOLIDATED NET INCOME	1,198	1,471	6,240	4,968
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(657)	(660)	(1,748)	(1,355)
NET INCOME ATTRIBUTABLE TO FORESTAR GROUP INC.	541	811	4,492	3,613
WEIGHTED AVERAGE COMMON SHARES OUTSTANDING
Basic	35,351	35,235	35,305	35,190
Diluted	36,052	35,425	35,934	35,412
NET INCOME PER COMMON SHARE
Basic	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ 0.13	$ 0.10
Diluted	$ 0.02	$ 0.02	$ 0.13	$ 0.10
TOTAL COMPREHENSIVE INCOME	$ 541	$ 811	$ 4,492	$ 3,613

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles Goodwill and Intangibles

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets

Carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets follows:

	Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Goodwill	$	63,366	$	61,680
Identified intangibles, net	2,186		2,188
	$	65,552	$	63,868

Goodwill represents the excess of the purchase price over the fair value of the tangible and identifiable intangible assets of $59,492,000 associated with our acquisition of Credo in third quarter 2012 and $3,874,000 associated with a water resources company acquired in 2010.

The allocation of the Credo purchase price is subject to change as we obtain additional information during the acquisition measurement period, in particular, allocation of the estimated values assigned to oil and gas properties and equipment, goodwill and deferred tax liability.

Identified intangibles include $1,667,000 in indefinite lived groundwater leases associated with a water resources company acquired in 2010. In addition, identified intangibles includes $590,000 related to patents with definite lives associated with the Calliope Gas Recovery System acquired as part of our acquisition of Credo and is being amortized over the average remaining useful life of the patents. The net carrying value at second quarter-end2013 is $519,000.

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Real Estate (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Real Estate [Abstract]

Real Estate

Real estate consists of:

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Entitled, developed and under development projects	$	369,512		$	361,827
Undeveloped land (includes land in entitlement)	83,634			82,688
Commercial and income producing properties
Carrying value	74,027			100,855
Less: accumulated depreciation	(28,690		)	(28,220		)
Net carrying value	45,337			72,635
	$	498,483		$	517,150

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Share Based Compensation - Summarized Activity of Equity-Settled Awards (Detail) (Equity-settled awards [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Equity-settled awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of year	409,000
Granted, Equivalent Units	254,000
Vested, Equivalent Units	(66,000)
Forfeited, Equivalent Units	(8,000)
Balance at end of period	589,000
Non-vested at beginning of year, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 18.99
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 19.38
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 16.39
Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 17.34
Non-vested at end of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 19.47

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Income Taxes - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Effective tax rate	43.00%	33.00%	32.00%	32.00%
Benefit for noncontrolling interests			4.00%	3.00%
Unrecognized tax benefits, would affect effective tax rate	$ 6,326		$ 6,326

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Income Taxes

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Income Taxes

Our effective tax rate was 43 percent in second quarter 2013 and 32 percent in first six months2013, which includes an 4 percent benefit for noncontrolling interests. Our effective tax rate was a benefit of 33 percent in second quarter 2012 and 32 percent in first six months2012, which included a 3 percent benefit for noncontrolling interests. In addition, 2013 and 2012 effective tax rates include the effect of state income taxes, nondeductible items and benefits of percentage depletion.

We have not provided a valuation allowance for our federal deferred tax asset because we believe it is likely it will be recoverable in future periods.

At second quarter-end2013, our unrecognized tax benefits totaled $6,326,000, all of which would affect our effective tax rate if recognized.

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Debt - Debt (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt	$ 331,647	$ 294,063
Secured promissory notes [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt	15,400	34,171
Other indebtedness [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt	17,894	15,892
Senior secured credit facility [Member] | Revolving Credit Facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt	0	44,000
Senior secured credit facility [Member] | Term loan facility [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt	200,000	200,000
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt	$ 98,353	$ 0

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Commitments and Contingencies - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 acre
Environmental Remediation Obligations [Abstract]
Area for which certificate of completion received	288
Portion of site for which certificate not received	80
Cost to complete remediation activities	$ 1,293,000
Asset Retirement Obligation	$ 1,468,000

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles Goodwill and Intangibles (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]
Goodwill	$ 63,366	$ 61,680
Identified intangibles, net	2,186	2,188
Goodwill and other intangible assets	$ 65,552	$ 63,868

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Equity (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Reconciliation of Changes in Equity

A reconciliation of changes in equity at second quarter-end2013 follows:

	Forestar Group Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at year-end 2012	$	529,488	$	4,059		$	533,547
Net income	4,492		1,748			$	6,240
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		(1,440		)	$	(1,440	)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—		39			$	39
Convertible senior notes	17,058		—			$	17,058
Other (primarily share-based compensation)	10,050		—			$	10,050
Balance at second quarter-end 2013	$	561,088	$	4,406		$	565,494

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles Goodwill and Intangibles (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Goodwill and Intangible Assets Disclosure [Abstract]

Carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets

Carrying value of goodwill and other intangible assets follows:

	Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Goodwill	$	63,366	$	61,680
Identified intangibles, net	2,186		2,188
	$	65,552	$	63,868

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Receivables - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified					6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Loan secured by real estate [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Loan secured by real estate [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Loan Secured By Real Estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Loan secured by real estate	$ 36,189	$ 33,685	$ 16,713	$ 18,507
Interest accrue percentage till year three					9.00%
Interest accrue percentage year four					10.00%
Interest accrue percentage year five					12.00%
Forgiven interest rate					6.25%
Principal amount of loan received					3,074
Interest amount of loan received					914
Outstanding principal balance					$ 26,940
Due period of notes receivable as secured by deed of trust					3 years

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Share-Based Compensation (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Components of Share-Based Compensation Expense (Income)

Share-based compensation expense consists of:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Cash-settled awards	$	(972	)	$	(1,800	)	$	5,675	$	282
Equity-settled awards	947			555			2,666		1,829
Restricted stock	61			508			456		1,122
Stock options	1,424			670			3,078		1,931
	$	1,460		$	(67	)	$	11,875	$	5,164

Share-Based Compensation Expense (Income) Included in Operating Expense

Share-based compensation expense is included in:

	Second Quarter					First Six Months
	2013		2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	501	$	(371	)	$	6,013	$	2,230
Other operating expense	959		304			5,862		2,934
	$	1,460	$	(67	)	$	11,875	$	5,164

Summarized Activity of Cash-Settled Restricted Stock Unit Awards

The following table summarizes the activity of cash-settled restricted stock unit awards in first six months2013:

	Equivalent Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)		(Per unit)
Non-vested at beginning of period	350		$	17.03
Granted	89		18.70
Vested	(199	)	17.62
Forfeited	(2	)	17.42
Non-vested at end of period	238		17.90

Summarized Activity of Cash-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights

The following table summarizes the activity of cash-settled stock appreciation rights in first six months2013:

	Rights Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Current Value Less Exercise Price)
	(In thousands)		(Per share)		(In years)	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	866		$	11.38	6	$	5,256
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(243	)	10.27
Forfeited	—		—
Balance at end of period	623		11.81		6	5,140
Exercisable at end of period	575		11.31		6	5,033

Summarized Activity of Equity-Settled Awards

The following table summarizes the activity of equity-settled awards in first six months2013:

	Equivalent Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)		(Per share)
Non-vested at beginning of period	409		$	18.99
Granted	254		19.38
Vested	(66	)	16.39
Forfeited	(8	)	17.34
Non-vested at end of period	589		19.47

Summarized Activity of Restricted Stock Awards

The following table summarizes the activity of restricted stock awards in first six months2013:

	Restricted Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)		(Per share)
Non-vested at beginning of period	211		$	16.95
Granted	—		—
Vested	(162	)	17.80
Forfeited	—		—
Non-vested at end of period	49		14.18

Summarized Activity of Stock Option Awards

The following table summarizes the activity of stock option awards in first six months2013:

	Options Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Current Value Less Exercise Price)
	(In thousands)		(Per share)		(In years)	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	1,756		$	20.53	7	$	1,956
Granted	373		18.70
Exercised	(73	)	15.85
Forfeited	(28	)	26.62
Balance at end of period	2,028		20.27		7	4,762
Exercisable at end of period	1,137		22.38		6	2,556

Fair Value of Stock Options Using Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model

We estimate the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions:

	First Six Months
	2013			2012
Expected dividend yield	—		%	—		%
Expected stock price volatility	66.8		%	61.8		%
Risk-free interest rate	1.4		%	1.4		%
Expected life of options (years)	6			6
Weighted average estimated fair value of options granted	$	11.47		$	9.32

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Equity - Reconciliation of Changes in Equity (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Beginning balance			$ 533,547
Consolidated net income	1,198	1,471	6,240	4,968
Distributions to noncontrolling interests			(1,440)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests			39
Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Equity Component Of Convertible Debt Net Of Taxes			17,058
Other (primarily share-based compensation), Forestar Group Inc. Shareholders' Equity			10,050
Ending balance	565,494		565,494
Forestar Group Inc. [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Beginning balance			529,488
Consolidated net income			4,492
Distributions to noncontrolling interests			0
Contributions from noncontrolling interests			0
Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Equity Component Of Convertible Debt Net Of Taxes			17,058
Other (primarily share-based compensation), Forestar Group Inc. Shareholders' Equity			10,050
Ending balance	561,088		561,088
Noncontrolling Interest [Member]
Noncontrolling Interest [Line Items]
Beginning balance			4,059
Consolidated net income			1,748
Distributions to noncontrolling interests			(1,440)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests			39
Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Equity Component Of Convertible Debt Net Of Taxes			0
Other (primarily share-based compensation), Forestar Group Inc. Shareholders' Equity			0
Ending balance	$ 4,406		$ 4,406

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Debt - Debt (Parenthetical) (Detail)				6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013 Secured promissory notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Secured promissory notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Other indebtedness [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]	Feb. 20, 2013 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior secured credit facility [Member] Term loan facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior secured credit facility [Member] Term loan facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior secured credit facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member]	Feb. 26, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage											8.00%
Average interest rate		3.20%	2.80%				4.19%	4.21%	4.75%
Interest Rate Percentage	3.75%				3.75%	3.75%				3.75%
Variable and fixed interest rates ranging, minimum				0.24%
Variable and fixed interest rates ranging, maximum				8.00%

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Fair Value (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Information About Our Fixed Rate Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value

Information about our fixed rate financial instruments not measured at fair value follows:

	Second Quarter-End 2013						Year-End 2012
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Valuation Technique
	(In thousands)
Loan secured by real estate	$	16,713		$	30,968		$	18,507		$	35,824		Level 2
Fixed rate debt (a)	(103,008		)	(91,235		)	(3,989		)	(4,070		)	Level 2

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^(a) Second quarter-end 2013 includes our 3.75% convertible senior notes due 2020, issued February 26, 2013.

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Share Based Compensation - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share Based Compensation Arrangement By Share Based Payment Awards Expenses	16.00%	(15.00%)
Fair value of awards granted to retirement eligible employees and expensed at date of grant	$ 590	$ 595
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested equity-settled awards, restricted stock and stock options	10,950
Weighted average period over which amount will be recognized	2 years
Shares Paid for Tax Withholding for Share Based Compensation	54,500	71,100
Payments Related to Tax Withholding for Share-based Compensation	1,027	1,151
Fair value of awards settled in cash	6,694	4,710
Fair value of vested cash-settled awards	15,181
Aggregate current value of non-vested cash-settled awards	4,874
Stock price of non-vested cash-settled awards	$ 20.06
Period after market leverage stock unit vest	3 years
Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of share to be issued at stock price decrease by more than fifty percent	0
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested equity-settled awards, restricted stock and stock options	181
Weighted average period over which amount will be recognized	2 years
Minimum percent annualized return on assets vesting for stock unit awards	1.00%
Vesting period of restricted stock units	3 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Terms of awards	10 years
Granted, Equivalent Units	0
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Maximum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member] | Minimum [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	3 years
Stock Option [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested equity-settled awards, restricted stock and stock options	4,679
Weighted average period over which amount will be recognized	3 years
Terms of awards	10 years
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Award Vesting Period	4 years
Forestar Stock [Member] | Pre Spin Stock Option Awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Terms of awards	10 years
Exercisable period	4 years
Options Outstanding	62,000
Weighted average exercise price	$ 25.77
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	3 years
Aggregate intrinsic value	34
Market-leveraged stock units [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Granted, Equivalent Units	136,000
Number of shares to be issued if stock price increases by fifty percent	204,000
Numbers of shares to be issued if stock price decreases by fifty percent	68,000
Equity-settled awards [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested equity-settled awards, restricted stock and stock options	$ 6,090
Weighted average period over which amount will be recognized	2 years
Granted, Equivalent Units	254,000
Minimum increases in stock price	50.00%
Percentage of decrease in stock price	50.00%

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Share Based Compensation - Share Based Compensation Expense (Income) Included in Operating Expense (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
General and administrative	$ 501	$ (371)	$ 6,013	$ 2,230
Other operating	959	304	5,862	2,934
Total share-based compensation	$ 1,460	$ (67)	$ 11,875	$ 5,164

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Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures - Summarized Income Statement Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	$ 9,337	$ 6,232	$ 18,613	$ 13,017
Earnings (loss)	4,460	886	5,219	1,921
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	2,566	768	3,479	1,492
242, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	1,497	942	3,131	1,853
Earnings (loss)	354	131	837	189
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	190	76	448	115
CJUF III, RH Holdings [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	3	0	3	0
Earnings (loss)	(108)	0	(224)	0
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	(108)	0	(224)	0
CL Ashton Woods [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	1,419	794	2,891	1,349
Earnings (loss)	293	113	550	261
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	563	277	1,140	524
CL Realty [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	373	329	801	1,996
Earnings (loss)	216	184	452	736
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	108	92	226	368
FMF Peakview [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	0	0	0	0
Earnings (loss)	(7)	0	(39)	0
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	(2)	0	(8)	0
HM Stonewall Estates [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	1,098	1,170	1,098	1,170
Earnings (loss)	425	410	400	397
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	182	167	176	159
LM Land Holdings [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	3,953	1,428	5,264	3,270
Earnings (loss)	3,160	172	3,759	867
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	1,486	(18)	1,654	167
Temco [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	206	60	275	500
Earnings (loss)	18	(64)	6	(122)
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	9	(32)	3	(61)
Other ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Revenues	788	1,509	5,150	2,879
Earnings (loss)	109	(60)	(522)	(407)
Our Share of Earnings (Loss)	$ 138	$ 206	$ 64	$ 220

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Share Based Compensation - Summarized Activity of Stock Option Awards (Detail) (Stock Options [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of year, Options Outstanding	1,756,000
Granted, Options Outstanding	373,000
Exercised, Options Outstanding	(73,000)
Forfeited, Options Outstanding	(28,000)
Balance at end of period, Options Outstanding	2,028,000
Exercisable at end of period, Options Outstanding	1,137,000
Balance at beginning of year, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 20.53
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 18.70
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 15.85
Forfeited, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 26.62
Balance at end of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 20.27
Exercisable at end of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 22.38
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	7 years
Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	7 years
Exercisable at end of period, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	6 years
Balance at beginning of period, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 1,956
Balance at end of period, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	4,762
Exercisable at end of period, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 2,556

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Oil and Gas Properties (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Extractive Industries [Abstract]

Net Capitalized Costs Related to Oil and Gas Producing Activities

Oil and Gas Properties

Net capitalized costs related to our oil and gas producing activities follows:

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Unproved oil and gas properties	$	84,032		$	81,672
Proved oil and gas properties	109,960			81,412
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(12,501		)	(4,657		)
Net carrying value of proved oil and gas properties	97,459			76,755
	$	181,491		$	158,427

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Basis of Presentation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Forestar Group Inc., all subsidiaries, ventures and other entities in which we have a controlling interest and variable interest entities of which we are the primary beneficiary. We eliminate all material intercompany accounts and transactions. In our consolidated balance sheets we have reclassified prior years' other accrued expenses that were included in accounts payable to conform to the current year presentation. Noncontrolling interests in consolidated pass-through entities are recognized before income taxes. We account for our investment in other entities in which we have significant influence over operations and financial policies using the equity method (we recognize our share of the entities’ income or loss and any preferential returns and treat distributions as a reduction of our investment). We account for our investment in other entities in which we do not have significant influence over operations and financial policies using the cost method (we recognize as income distributions of accumulated earnings).

We prepare our unaudited interim financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and Securities and Exchange Commission requirements for interim financial statements. As a result, they do not include all the information and disclosures required for complete financial statements. However, in our opinion, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Such adjustments consist only of normal recurring items unless otherwise noted. We make estimates and assumptions about future events. Actual results can, and probably will, differ from those we currently estimate including those principally related to allocating cost of sales to real estate, measuring long-lived assets for impairment, oil and gas revenue accruals, capital expenditure and lease operating expense accruals associated with our oil and gas production activities, oil and gas reserves and depletion of our oil and gas properties. These interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. For further information, please read the financial statements included in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In first quarter 2013, we strategically changed our reportable segments to better reflect the underlying market fundamentals and operating strategy of our core business operations, real estate and oil and gas. With this change, we aggregated our fiber and water resource operating results in other natural resources. All prior period segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These changes did not impact our consolidated net income or cash flows.

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Real Estate

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Real Estate [Abstract]

Real Estate

Real Estate

Real estate consists of:

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Entitled, developed and under development projects	$	369,512		$	361,827
Undeveloped land (includes land in entitlement)	83,634			82,688
Commercial and income producing properties
Carrying value	74,027			100,855
Less: accumulated depreciation	(28,690		)	(28,220		)
Net carrying value	45,337			72,635
	$	498,483		$	517,150

Included in entitled, developed and under development projects are the estimated costs of assets we expect to convey to utility and improvement districts of $52,902,000 at second quarter-end2013 and $50,476,000 at year-end 2012, including $34,252,000 at both second quarter-end2013 and year-end 2012 related to our Cibolo Canyons project near San Antonio, Texas. These costs relate to water, sewer and other infrastructure assets we have submitted to utility or improvement districts for approval and reimbursement. We submitted for reimbursement to these districts $1,966,000 in first six months2013 and $2,350,000 in first six months2012. We collected reimbursements of $1,081,000 from these districts in first six months2013 and $637,000 in first six months2012. We expect to collect the remaining amounts billed when these districts achieve adequate tax bases to support payment.

Also included in entitled, developed and under development projects is our investment in the resort development owned by third parties at our Cibolo Canyons project. We received $1,800,000 in payments from the special improvement district in first six months2013 and $300,000 in first six months2012. At second quarter-end2013, we have $30,717,000 invested in the resort development.

In first six months2013, commercial and income producing properties decreased by $29,707,000 as result of selling Promesa for $41,000,000, a 289-unit multifamily property we developed and sold in Austin. We received $21,522,000 in net proceeds, reduced our outstanding debt by $18,902,000 and recognized $10,881,000 in segment earnings. At second quarter-end2013, commercial and income producing properties primarily represents our investment in a 413 guest room hotel in Austin with a carrying value of $21,069,000 and our investment in multifamily development sites located in Charlotte, Nashville and Dallas with a carrying value of $22,597,000.

Depreciation expense, primarily related to commercial and income producing properties, was $1,384,000 in first six months2013 and $1,812,000 in first six months2012 and is included in other operating expenses.

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Equity

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Equity [Abstract]

Equity

Equity

A reconciliation of changes in equity at second quarter-end2013 follows:

	Forestar Group Inc.		Noncontrolling Interests			Total
	(In thousands)
Balance at year-end 2012	$	529,488	$	4,059		$	533,547
Net income	4,492		1,748			$	6,240
Distributions to noncontrolling interests	—		(1,440		)	$	(1,440	)
Contributions from noncontrolling interests	—		39			$	39
Convertible senior notes	17,058		—			$	17,058
Other (primarily share-based compensation)	10,050		—			$	10,050
Balance at second quarter-end 2013	$	561,088	$	4,406		$	565,494

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Oil and Gas Properties

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Extractive Industries [Abstract]

Oil and Gas Properties

Net capitalized costs related to our oil and gas producing activities follows:

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Unproved oil and gas properties	$	84,032		$	81,672
Proved oil and gas properties	109,960			81,412
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(12,501		)	(4,657		)
Net carrying value of proved oil and gas properties	97,459			76,755
	$	181,491		$	158,427

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Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Unit Venture	Jun. 30, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture	$ 782,000	$ 1,430,000
Number of ventures under ownership interest using equity method	13
Distributions of return on investments and earnings	1,580,000	1,092,000
Performance bonds and letters of credit	26,630,000
Multifamily project	289
Austin, Texas [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Performance bonds and letters of credit	$ 26,577,000
Austin [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Multifamily project	257

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Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Summarized Balance Sheet Information

Combined summarized balance sheet information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:

	Venture Assets				Venture Borrowings(a)				Venture Equity						Our Investment
	Second Quarter-End		Year-End		Second Quarter-End		Year-End		Second Quarter-End			Year-End			Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013			2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
242, LLC (b)	$	21,784	$	21,408	$	—	$	810	$	20,414		$	19,576		$	9,351	$	8,903
CJUF III, RH Holdings	28,121		15,970		8,829		1		15,842			13,701			3,662		3,836
CL Ashton Woods (c)	16,108		15,701		—		—		14,594			15,044			6,115		5,775
CL Realty	8,493		8,245		—		—		8,294			7,842			4,147		3,921
FMF Peakview	24,149		16,859		4,752		—		16,833			13,331			3,448		2,666
HM Stonewall Estates (c)	4,925		5,184		95		104		4,830			5,080			2,146		2,470
LM Land Holdings (c)	22,092		21,094		4,781		3,086		15,371			13,128			7,699		6,045
Temco	13,393		13,255		—		—		13,070			13,066			6,535		6,533
Other ventures (5) (d)	12,640		17,129		30,362		34,357		(32,012		)	(31,275		)	987		1,397
	$	151,705	$	134,845	$	48,819	$	38,358	$	77,236		$	69,493		$	44,090	$	41,546

Summarized Income Statement Information

Combined summarized income statement information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:

	Revenues								Earnings (loss)												Our Share of Earnings (Loss)
	Second Quarter				First Six Months				Second Quarter						First Six Months						Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
242, LLC (b)	$	1,497	$	942	$	3,131	$	1,853	$	354		$	131		$	837		$	189		$	190		$	76		$	448		$	115
CJUF III, RH Holdings	3		—		3		—		(108		)	—			(224		)	—			(108		)	—			(224		)	—
CL Ashton Woods (c)	1,419		794		2,891		1,349		293			113			550			261			563			277			1,140			524
CL Realty	373		329		801		1,996		216			184			452			736			108			92			226			368
FMF Peakview	—		—		—		—		(7		)	—			(39		)	—			(2		)	—			(8		)	—
HM Stonewall Estates (c)	1,098		1,170		1,098		1,170		425			410			400			397			182			167			176			159
LM Land Holdings (c)	3,953		1,428		5,264		3,270		3,160			172			3,759			867			1,486			(18		)	1,654			167
Temco	206		60		275		500		18			(64		)	6			(122		)	9			(32		)	3			(61		)
Other ventures (5)	788		1,509		5,150		2,879		109			(60		)	(522		)	(407		)	138			206			64			220
	$	9,337	$	6,232	$	18,613	$	13,017	$	4,460		$	886		$	5,219		$	1,921		$	2,566		$	768		$	3,479		$	1,492

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^(a)  Total includes current maturities of $28,000,000 at second quarter-end2013, of which $27,860,000 is non-recourse to us, and $32,323,000 at year-end 2012, of which $32,083,000 is non-recourse to us.

^(b)  Includes unamortized deferred gains on real estate contributed by us to ventures. We recognize deferred gains as income as real estate is sold to third parties. Deferred gains of $855,000 are reflected as a reduction to our investment in unconsolidated ventures at second quarter-end2013.

^(c)  We acquired these equity investments from CL Realty in 2012 at estimated fair value. The difference between estimated fair value of the equity investment and our capital account within the respective ventures at closing (basis difference) will be accreted as income or expense over the life of the investment and included in our share of earnings (loss) from the respective ventures. Unrecognized basis difference of $2,410,000 is reflected as a reduction of our investment in unconsolidated ventures at second quarter-end2013.

^(d)  Our investment in other ventures reflects our ownership interests generally ranging from 25 to 50 percent, excluding venture losses that exceed our investment where we are not obligated to fund those losses. Please read Note 16 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.

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Net Income per Share (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Attributable to Common Shareholders and Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding

Earnings attributable to common shareholders and weighted average common shares outstanding used to compute earnings per share were:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Earnings available to common shareholders:
Consolidated net income	$	1,198		$	1,471		$	6,240		$	4,968
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interest	(657		)	(660		)	(1,748		)	(1,355		)
Net income attributable to Forestar Group Inc.	$	541		$	811		$	4,492		$	3,613
Weighted average common shares outstanding — basic	35,351			35,235			35,305			35,190
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock and equity-settled awards	701			190			629			222
Weighted average common shares outstanding — diluted	36,052			35,425			35,934			35,412
Anti-dilutive awards excluded from diluted weighted average shares	1,854			2,712			1,837			2,530

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Oil and Gas Properties - Net Capitalized Costs Related to Oil and Gas Producing Activities (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Extractive Industries [Abstract]
Unproved oil and gas properties	$ 84,032	$ 81,672
Proved oil and gas properties	109,960	81,412
Less: accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization	(12,501)	(4,657)
Net carrying value of proved oil and gas properties	97,459	76,755
Net capitalized costs	$ 181,491	$ 158,427

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Share Based Compensation - Fair Value of Stock Options Using Black-Scholes Option Pricing Model (Detail) (Stock Options [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Stock Options [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Expected stock price volatility	66.80%	61.80%
Risk-free interest rate	1.40%	1.40%
Expected life of options (years)	6 years	6 years
Weighted average estimated fair value of options granted	$ 11.47	$ 9.32

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Net Income per Share Additional Information (Details) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price	$ 24.49

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Debt - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended						6 Months Ended		6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended								6 Months Ended			6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Unit	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013 Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Austin [Member] Room Property	Jun. 30, 2013 Austin, Texas [Member] Multi Family Property [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Letter of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Secured Debt [Member] Austin [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Secured promissory notes [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Secured promissory notes [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Secured promissory notes [Member] Austin [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Other indebtedness [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Other indebtedness [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior secured credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior secured credit facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior secured credit facility [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Senior secured credit facility [Member] Term loan facility [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 Senior secured credit facility [Member] Term loan facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member]	Feb. 26, 2013 Convertible Debt [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Sublimit for Letters of Credit [Member] Revolving Credit Facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]	Feb. 20, 2013 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]	Dec. 31, 2012 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Liability Component [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Equity Component [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] Senior secured credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Base Rate [Member] Senior secured credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 30 day LIBOR rate [Domain] Senior secured credit facility [Member]	Jun. 30, 2013 Underwriter Discount [Member]
Line of Credit Facility [Line Items]
Maximum borrowing capacity under term Loan facility															$ 200,000,000		$ 200,000,000
Maturity period of revolving line of credit															Sep. 14, 2015		Sep. 14, 2017
Sublimit for letters of credit under line of credit facility																					100,000,000
Sublimit for letters of credit outstanding							3,064,000
Revolving line of credit facility extension option term				1 year
Net unused borrowing capacity															196,936,000
Borrow at Libor																											4.00%
Percentage Of Variable Spread On Base Rate																												3.00%
Percentage of spread on federal funds effective rate														0.50%
Debt instrument basis spread over variable rate																													1.00%
Interest Rate Percentage	3.75%																		3.75%			3.75%	3.75%
Debt instrument, maturity date	Mar. 01, 2020
Initial conversion rate	40.8351
Principal amount of initial conversion rate	1,000
Amount used to repay revolving line of credit	68,000,000
Aggregate principal amount																				125,000,000
Estimated amount of fair value of notes excluding conversion feature	97,309,000
Convertible debt with conversion feature	27,691,000
Effective interest rate used to amortize debt discount																				8.00%
Amortization of debt discount	1,044,000
Unamortized debt discount	26,647,000
Debt issuance cost	4,205,000																								3,273,000	932,000				3,750,000
Debt	331,647,000		294,063,000					15,400,000	15,400,000	34,171,000		17,894,000	15,892,000		0	44,000,000	200,000,000	200,000,000				98,353,000		0
Guest room hotel					413
Carrying value of multifamily project to secure non recourse loan											21,069,000
Amount of Indebtedness Decreased Due to Sale of Multifamily project												18,902,000
Carrying value of property to secure borrowing												60,974,000
Deferred Finance Costs, Net	8,359,000	6,508,000
Multifamily project	289				257
Real estate property sale price						41,000,000
Proceeds from sale of multifamily property						21,522,000
Segment earnings						10,881,000
Amortization of deferred financing fees	$ 1,534,000	$ 1,441,000

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Receivables - Receivables (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total	$ 36,189	$ 33,685
Allowance for bad debts	(26)	(62)
Receivables, net	36,163	33,623
Loan secured by real estate [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total	16,713	18,507
Notes receivable [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total	2,183	1,875
Average interest rate	5.23%	6.24%
Receivables and accrued interest [Member]
Accounts, Notes, Loans and Financing Receivable [Line Items]
Total	$ 17,293	$ 13,303

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Statement of Financial Position [Abstract]
Common stock, par value	$ 1.00	$ 1.00
Common stock, shares authorized	200,000,000	200,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	36,946,603	36,946,603
Treasury stock, common shares	2,240,469	2,327,623

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Debt

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt

Debt consists of:

	Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Senior secured credit facility
Term loan facility — average interest rate of 4.19% at second quarter-end 2013 and 4.21% at year-end 2012	$	200,000	$	200,000
Revolving line of credit — average interest rate of 4.75% at year-end 2012	—		44,000
3.75% Convertible senior notes due 2020, net of discount	98,353		—
Secured promissory notes — average interest rate of 3.20% at second quarter-end 2013 and 2.80% at year-end 2012	15,400		34,171
Other indebtedness due through 2017 at variable and fixed interest rates ranging from 0.24% to 8.00%	17,894		15,892
	$	331,647	$	294,063

Our debt agreements contain financial covenants customary for such agreements including minimum levels of interest coverage and limitations on leverage. At second quarter-end2013, we were in compliance with the financial covenants of these agreements.

At second quarter-end2013, our senior secured credit facility provides for a $200,000,000 term loan maturing September 14, 2017 and a $200,000,000 revolving line of credit maturing September 14, 2015 (with one-year extension option). The term loan and the revolving line of credit may be prepaid at any time without penalty. The revolving line of credit includes a $100,000,000 sublimit for letters of credit, of which $3,064,000 is outstanding at second quarter-end2013. Total borrowings under our senior secured credit facility (including the face amount of letters of credit) may not exceed a borrowing base formula. At second quarter-end2013, we had $196,936,000 in net unused borrowing capacity under our senior secured credit facility.

Under the terms of our senior secured credit facility, at our option we can borrow at LIBOR plus 4.0 percent or at the alternate base rate plus 3.0 percent. The alternate base rate is the highest of (i) KeyBank National Association’s base rate, (ii) the federal funds effective rate plus 0.5 percent or (iii) 30 day LIBOR plus 1 percent. Borrowings under the senior secured credit facility are or may be secured by (a) mortgages on the timberland, high value timberland and portions of raw entitled land, as well as pledges of other rights including certain oil and gas operating properties, (b) assignments of current and future leases, rents and contracts, (c) a security interest in our primary operating account, (d) a pledge of the equity interests in current and future material operating subsidiaries or majority-owned joint venture interest, or if such pledge is not permitted, a pledge of the right to distributions from such entities, (e) a pledge of reimbursements, hotel occupancy and other revenues payable to us from special improvement district tax collections in connection with our Cibolo Canyons project, and (f) a negative pledge (without a mortgage) on other assets. The senior secured credit facility provides for releases of real estate and other collateral provided that borrowing base compliance is maintained.

On February 26, 2013, we issued $125,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 (Notes). Interest on the Notes is payable semiannually at a rate of 3.75 percent per annum and they mature on March 1, 2020. The Notes have an initial conversion rate of 40.8351 per $1,000 principal amount. The initial conversion rate is subject to adjustment upon the occurrence of certain events. Prior to November 1, 2019, the Notes are convertible only upon certain circumstances, and thereafter are convertible at any time prior to the close of business on the second scheduled trading day prior to maturity. If converted, holders will receive cash, shares of our common stock or a combination thereof at our election. Net proceeds from the offering were used to repay $68,000,000 under our revolving line of credit, and we intend to use the remaining net proceeds for general corporate purposes, including investments in oil and gas exploration and drilling and real estate acquisition and development.

We separately account for the liability and equity conversion components of the Notes due to our option to settle the conversion obligation in cash, shares or a combination thereof at our election. The fair value of the Notes excluding the conversion feature at the date of issuance was estimated to be approximately $97,309,000 and was calculated based on the fair value of similar non-convertible debt instruments. The resulting value of the conversion option of $27,691,000 was recognized as debt discount and recorded as additional paid-in capital on our consolidated balance sheet. The effective interest rate to calculate the accretion of the bond discount is 8 percent and is based on our estimated (non-convertible) borrowing rate on long-term debt with a similar maturity at the time the Notes were issued. Interest expense includes the cash coupon rate on the Notes plus the non-cash accretion of the debt discount, which is based on the difference between the effective interest rate and the cash coupon rate. Amortization of debt discount was $1,044,000 in first six months2013 and is included in interest expense. At second quarter-end2013, unamortized debt discount of our Notes was $26,647,000. Total debt issuance costs were $4,205,000 (including underwriters discount of $3,750,000), of which $3,273,000 was allocated to the liability component and $932,000 to the equity component of the Notes. The portion of the issuance costs allocated to the debt component of the Notes is being amortized over the term of the Notes.

At second quarter-end2013, secured promissory notes represent a $15,400,000 loan collateralized by a 413 guest room hotel located in Austin with a carrying value of $21,069,000. In first six months2013, secured promissory notes decreased by $18,902,000 as result of selling of Promesa, a 289-unit multifamily property we developed in Austin, for $41,000,000. We received $21,522,000 in net proceeds and we recognized $10,881,000 in segment earnings.

At second quarter-end2013, other indebtedness, principally non-recourse, is collateralized by entitled, developed and under development projects with a carrying value of $60,974,000.

At second quarter-end2013 and year-end2012, we have $8,359,000 and $6,508,000 in unamortized deferred financing fees which are included in other assets. Amortization of deferred financing fees was $1,534,000 in first six months2013 and $1,441,000 in first six months2012 and is included in interest expense

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Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
CASH FLOWS FROM OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
Consolidated net income	$ 6,240	$ 4,968
Adjustments:
Depreciation, depletion and amortization	13,577	4,922
Deferred income taxes	1,492	(2,909)
Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Income Tax Penalties and Interest Expense	75	76
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	(3,479)	(1,492)
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions	210	356
Proceeds from consolidated venture's sale of assets, net	0	24,294
Share-based compensation	11,875	5,164
Real estate cost of sales	53,208	26,723
Dry hole exploration costs	1,296	0
Real estate development and acquisition expenditures, net	(34,772)	(52,505)
Reimbursements from utility and improvement districts	2,881	937
Other changes in real estate	144	733
Deferred income	(1,329)	1,864
Gain on sale of assets	0	(15,310)
Other	212	458
Changes in:
Notes and accounts receivable	(1,452)	(242)
Prepaid expenses and other	1,136	751
Accounts payable and other accrued liabilities	(15,854)	(3,530)
Income taxes	(587)	(6,078)
Net cash provided by (used for) operating activities	34,873	(10,820)
CASH FLOWS FROM INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
Property, equipment, software and reforestation and other	(3,357)	(1,341)
Oil and gas properties and equipment	(32,286)	(2,264)
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture	782	1,430
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions, Return of Capital	1,370	736
Proceeds from sale of venture interest	0	32,095
Other	(10)	0
Net cash provided by (used for) investing activities	(35,065)	27,796
CASH FLOWS FROM FINANCING ACTIVITIES:
Proceeds from issuance of convertible senior notes, net	121,250	0
Payments of debt	(93,390)	(36,047)
Additions to debt	32,621	47,394
Deferred financing fees	(648)	(343)
Distributions to noncontrolling interests, net	(1,401)	(1,190)
Exercise of stock options	1,645	1,182
Payroll taxes on restricted stock and stock options	(1,027)	(1,151)
Tax benefit from share-based compensation	(81)	370
Net cash provided by financing activities	58,969	10,215
Net increase in cash and cash equivalents	58,777	27,191
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	10,361	18,283
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$ 69,138	$ 45,474

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Segment Information - Additional Information (Detail)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Customer	Jun. 30, 2013 Segment
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of business segments		3
Number of customer who contributed more than 10 percent of revenue	0
Maximum percentage of revenue from customer	10.00%

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Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 69,138	$ 10,361
Real estate, net	498,483	517,150
Oil and gas properties and equipment, net	181,491	158,427
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	44,090	41,546
Timber	11,545	12,293
Receivables, net	36,163	33,623
Prepaid expenses	6,519	6,455
Income taxes receivable	2,352	0
Property and equipment, net	4,628	4,859
Deferred tax asset, net	43,809	54,748
Goodwill and other intangible assets	65,552	63,868
Other assets	15,782	15,104
TOTAL ASSETS	979,552	918,434
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable	12,618	18,320
Accrued employee compensation and benefits	1,446	5,667
Accrued property taxes	4,634	4,231
Accrued interest	2,396	1,168
Income taxes payable	0	587
Other accrued expenses	28,354	22,648
Other liabilities	32,963	38,203
Debt	331,647	294,063
TOTAL LIABILITIES	414,058	384,887
COMMITMENTS AND CONTINGENCIES
Forestar Group Inc. shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, 200,000,000 authorized shares, 36,946,603 issued at second quarter-end 2013 and year-end 2012	36,947	36,947
Additional paid-in capital	433,313	407,206
Retained earnings	125,589	121,097
Treasury stock, at cost, 2,240,469 shares at second quarter-end 2013 and 2,327,623 shares at year-end 2012	(34,761)	(35,762)
Total Forestar Group Inc. shareholders’ equity	561,088	529,488
Noncontrolling interests	4,406	4,059
TOTAL EQUITY	565,494	533,547
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY	$ 979,552	$ 918,434

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Fair Value - Information About Our Fixed Rate Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012
Carrying Amount [Member]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Loan secured by real estate	$ 16,713		$ 18,507
Fixed rate debt	(103,008)	[1]	(3,989)	[1]
Fair Value [Member] | Level 2 [Member]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Loan secured by real estate	30,968		35,824
Fixed rate debt	$ (91,235)	[1]	$ (4,070)	[1]

[1] Second quarter-end 2013 includes our 3.75% convertible senior notes due 2020, issued February 26, 2013.

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Receivables (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Receivables [Abstract]

Receivables

Receivables consist of:

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Loan secured by real estate	$	16,713		$	18,507
Notes receivable, average interest rates of 5.23% at second quarter-end 2013 and 6.24% at year-end 2012	2,183			1,875
Receivables and accrued interest	17,293			13,303
	36,189			33,685
Allowance for bad debts	(26		)	(62		)
	$	36,163		$	33,623

Estimated Accretable Yield

Estimated accretable yield follows:

	Second Quarter-End
	2013
	(In thousands)
Beginning of period (year-end 2012)	$	25,149
Change in accretable yield due to change in timing of estimated cash flows	(1,223		)
Interest income recognized (in first six months 2013)	(2,194		)
End of period	$	21,732

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Basis of Presentation (Policies)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation

Basis of Presentation

Our consolidated financial statements include the accounts of Forestar Group Inc., all subsidiaries, ventures and other entities in which we have a controlling interest and variable interest entities of which we are the primary beneficiary. We eliminate all material intercompany accounts and transactions. In our consolidated balance sheets we have reclassified prior years' other accrued expenses that were included in accounts payable to conform to the current year presentation. Noncontrolling interests in consolidated pass-through entities are recognized before income taxes. We account for our investment in other entities in which we have significant influence over operations and financial policies using the equity method (we recognize our share of the entities’ income or loss and any preferential returns and treat distributions as a reduction of our investment). We account for our investment in other entities in which we do not have significant influence over operations and financial policies using the cost method (we recognize as income distributions of accumulated earnings).

We prepare our unaudited interim financial statements in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles and Securities and Exchange Commission requirements for interim financial statements. As a result, they do not include all the information and disclosures required for complete financial statements. However, in our opinion, all adjustments considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included. Such adjustments consist only of normal recurring items unless otherwise noted. We make estimates and assumptions about future events. Actual results can, and probably will, differ from those we currently estimate including those principally related to allocating cost of sales to real estate, measuring long-lived assets for impairment, oil and gas revenue accruals, capital expenditure and lease operating expense accruals associated with our oil and gas production activities, oil and gas reserves and depletion of our oil and gas properties. These interim operating results are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected for the entire year. For further information, please read the financial statements included in our 2012 Annual Report on Form 10-K.

In first quarter 2013, we strategically changed our reportable segments to better reflect the underlying market fundamentals and operating strategy of our core business operations, real estate and oil and gas. With this change, we aggregated our fiber and water resource operating results in other natural resources. All prior period segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation. These changes did not impact our consolidated net income or cash flows.

New and Pending Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2013

In first quarter 2013, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-10 — Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate, ASU 2012-02 — Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment and ASU No. 2013-01 — Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. Adoption of these pronouncements did not have a significant effect on our earnings or financial position.

Pending Accounting Standards

ASU 2013-04 — Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date will be effective in first quarter 2014. This ASU requires an entity that is jointly and severally liable to measure the obligation as the sum of the amount the entity has agreed with co-obligors to pay and any additional amount it expects to pay on behalf of one or more co-obligors. We are currently evaluating the impact adoption of this ASU will have on our earnings, financial position and disclosures.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures - Summarized Income Statement Information (Parenthetical) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Borrowing Current Maturities	$ 28,000	$ 32,323
Borrowing non-recourse, current maturities	27,860	32,083
Deferred gains	855
Minimum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	25.00%
Maximum [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage	50.00%
CL Realty [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Unrecognized basis difference on equity method investment	$ 2,410

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Net Income per Share - Earnings Attributable to Common Shareholders and Weighted Average Common Shares Outstanding (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Earnings available to common shareholders:
Consolidated net income	$ 1,198	$ 1,471	$ 6,240	$ 4,968
Less: Net income attributable to noncontrolling interests	(657)	(660)	(1,748)	(1,355)
Net income attributable to Forestar Group Inc.	$ 541	$ 811	$ 4,492	$ 3,613
Weighted average common shares outstanding - basic	35,351	35,235	35,305	35,190
Dilutive effect of stock options, restricted stock and equity-settled awards	701	190	629	222
Weighted average common shares outstanding - diluted	36,052	35,425	35,934	35,412
Anti-dilutive awards excluded from diluted weighted average shares	1,854	2,712	1,837	2,530

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Share Based Compensation - Summarized Activity of Cash Settled Restricted Stock Unit Awards (Detail) (Cash Settled Restricted Stock Unit [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Cash Settled Restricted Stock Unit [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of year	350,000
Granted, Equivalent Units	89,000
Vested, Equivalent Units	(199,000)
Forfeited, Equivalent Units	(2,000)
Balance at end of period	238,000
Non-vested at beginning of year, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 17.03
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 18.70
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 17.62
Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 17.42
Non-vested at end of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 17.90

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Goodwill and Other Intangibles Additional Information (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
ScheduleOfGoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Goodwill	$ 63,366	$ 61,680
Credo [Member]
ScheduleOfGoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Goodwill	59,492
Water Resource Company [Member]
ScheduleOfGoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Goodwill	3,874
Goodwill and other intangible assets	1,667
Patents [Member] | Credo [Member]
ScheduleOfGoodwillAndOtherIntangibleAssets [Line Items]
Identified intangible assets acquired	590
Goodwill and other intangible assets	$ 519

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Real Estate - Real Estate (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate [Abstract]
Entitled, developed and under development projects	$ 369,512	$ 361,827
Undeveloped land (includes land in entitlement)	83,634	82,688
Carrying value	74,027	100,855
Less: accumulated depreciation	(28,690)	(28,220)
Net carrying value	45,337	72,635
Total Real Estate	$ 498,483	$ 517,150

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Real Estate - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2012
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Costs relate to water, sewer and other infrastructure assets	$ 1,966,000	$ 2,350,000
Collection related to reduction of investment in the mixed-use development	1,081,000	637,000
Real Estate Investment Property, at Cost	74,027,000		100,855,000
Depreciation expense, related to commercial and income producing properties	1,384,000	1,812,000
Utility and Improvement District [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Cost of asset in developed and under development projects	52,902,000		50,476,000
Cibolo Canyons Project [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Collection related to reduction of investment in the mixed-use development	1,800,000	300,000
Investment in resort development	30,717,000
Multi Family Development Properties [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Real Estate Investment Property, at Cost	22,597,000
San Antonio Texas [Member] | Cibolo Canyons Project [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Cost of asset in developed and under development projects	34,252,000		34,252,000
Austin, Texas [Member] | Hotel Property [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Commercial and income producing properties, investment unit	413
Real Estate Investment Property, at Cost	21,069,000
Austin, Texas [Member] | Multi Family Property [Member]
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Decrease in Commercial & income producing properties	29,707,000
Commercial and income producing properties commencing construction unit	289
Real estate property sale price	41,000,000
Proceeds from sale of multifamily property	21,522,000
Outstanding debt assumed by buyer	18,902,000
Gain on sale of assets	$ 10,881,000

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Receivables

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Receivables [Abstract]

Receivables

Receivables

Receivables consist of:

	Second Quarter-End			Year-End
	2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Loan secured by real estate	$	16,713		$	18,507
Notes receivable, average interest rates of 5.23% at second quarter-end 2013 and 6.24% at year-end 2012	2,183			1,875
Receivables and accrued interest	17,293			13,303
	36,189			33,685
Allowance for bad debts	(26		)	(62		)
	$	36,163		$	33,623

At second quarter-end2013, we have $16,713,000 invested in a loan which was acquired from a financial institution in 2011 when it was non-performing and is secured by a lien on developed and undeveloped real estate located near Houston designated for single-family residential and commercial development. Interest accrues at 9 percent the first three years escalating to 10 percent in year four and 12 percent in year five, with interest above 6.25 percent to be forgiven if the loan is prepaid by certain dates. In first six months2013, we received principal payments of $3,074,000 and interest payments of $914,000. At second quarter-end2013, the outstanding principal balance was $26,940,000.

Estimated accretable yield follows:

	Second Quarter-End
	2013
	(In thousands)
Beginning of period (year-end 2012)	$	25,149
Change in accretable yield due to change in timing of estimated cash flows	(1,223		)
Interest income recognized (in first six months 2013)	(2,194		)
End of period	$	21,732

Notes receivable generally are secured by a deed of trust and generally due within three years.

Receivables and accrued interest principally includes oil and gas related revenue accruals, joint interest billing receivables and other miscellaneous operating receivables arising in the normal course of business.

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Share Based Compensation - Components of Share-Based Compensation Expense (Income) (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]
Cash-settled awards	$ (972)	$ (1,800)	$ 5,675	$ 282
Equity-settled awards	947	555	2,666	1,829
Restricted stock	61	508	456	1,122
Stock options	1,424	670	3,078	1,931
Total share-based compensation	$ 1,460	$ (67)	$ 11,875	$ 5,164

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Debt (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Debt

Debt consists of:

	Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Senior secured credit facility
Term loan facility — average interest rate of 4.19% at second quarter-end 2013 and 4.21% at year-end 2012	$	200,000	$	200,000
Revolving line of credit — average interest rate of 4.75% at year-end 2012	—		44,000
3.75% Convertible senior notes due 2020, net of discount	98,353		—
Secured promissory notes — average interest rate of 3.20% at second quarter-end 2013 and 2.80% at year-end 2012	15,400		34,171
Other indebtedness due through 2017 at variable and fixed interest rates ranging from 0.24% to 8.00%	17,894		15,892
	$	331,647	$	294,063

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Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures - Summarized Balance Sheet Information (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	$ 151,705	$ 134,845
Venture Borrowings	48,819	38,358
Venture Equity	77,236	69,493
Investment in venture	44,090	41,546
242, LLC [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	21,784	21,408
Venture Borrowings	0	810
Venture Equity	20,414	19,576
Investment in venture	9,351	8,903
CJUF III, RH Holdings [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	28,121	15,970
Venture Borrowings	8,829	1
Venture Equity	15,842	13,701
Investment in venture	3,662	3,836
CL Ashton Woods [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	16,108	15,701
Venture Borrowings	0	0
Venture Equity	14,594	15,044
Investment in venture	6,115	5,775
CL Realty [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	8,493	8,245
Venture Borrowings	0	0
Venture Equity	8,294	7,842
Investment in venture	4,147	3,921
FMF Peakview [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	24,149	16,859
Venture Borrowings	4,752	0
Venture Equity	16,833	13,331
Investment in venture	3,448	2,666
HM Stonewall Estates [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	4,925	5,184
Venture Borrowings	95	104
Venture Equity	4,830	5,080
Investment in venture	2,146	2,470
LM Land Holdings [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	22,092	21,094
Venture Borrowings	4,781	3,086
Venture Equity	15,371	13,128
Investment in venture	7,699	6,045
Temco [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	13,393	13,255
Venture Borrowings	0	0
Venture Equity	13,070	13,066
Investment in venture	6,535	6,533
Other ventures [Member]
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]
Venture Assets	12,640	17,129
Venture Borrowings	30,362	34,357
Venture Equity	(32,012)	(31,275)
Investment in venture	$ 987	$ 1,397

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Capital Stock

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Text Block [Abstract]

Capital Stock

Capital Stock

Pursuant to our stockholder rights plan, each share of common stock outstanding is coupled with one-quarter of a preferred stock purchase right (Right). Each Right entitles our stockholders to purchase, under certain conditions, one one-hundredth of a share of newly issued Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock at an exercise price of $100. Rights will be exercisable only if someone acquires beneficial ownership of 20 percent or more of our common shares or commences a tender or exchange offer, upon consummation of which they would beneficially own 20 percent or more of our common shares. We will generally be entitled to redeem the Rights at $0.001 per Right at any time until the 10th business day following public announcement that a 20 percent position has been acquired. The Rights will expire on December 11, 2017.

Please read Note 17 — Share-Based Compensation for information about additional shares of common stock that could be issued under terms of our share-based compensation plans.

At second quarter-end2013, personnel of former affiliates held options to purchase 855,000 shares of our common stock. The options have a weighted average exercise price of $24.09 and a weighted average remaining contractual term of three years. At second quarter-end2013, the options have an aggregate intrinsic value of $908,000.

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Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures

Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures

At second quarter-end2013, we had ownership interests generally ranging from 25 to 50 percent in 13 ventures that we account for using the equity method. We have no ventures that are accounted for using the cost method.

Combined summarized balance sheet information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:

	Venture Assets				Venture Borrowings(a)				Venture Equity						Our Investment
	Second Quarter-End		Year-End		Second Quarter-End		Year-End		Second Quarter-End			Year-End			Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013			2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
242, LLC (b)	$	21,784	$	21,408	$	—	$	810	$	20,414		$	19,576		$	9,351	$	8,903
CJUF III, RH Holdings	28,121		15,970		8,829		1		15,842			13,701			3,662		3,836
CL Ashton Woods (c)	16,108		15,701		—		—		14,594			15,044			6,115		5,775
CL Realty	8,493		8,245		—		—		8,294			7,842			4,147		3,921
FMF Peakview	24,149		16,859		4,752		—		16,833			13,331			3,448		2,666
HM Stonewall Estates (c)	4,925		5,184		95		104		4,830			5,080			2,146		2,470
LM Land Holdings (c)	22,092		21,094		4,781		3,086		15,371			13,128			7,699		6,045
Temco	13,393		13,255		—		—		13,070			13,066			6,535		6,533
Other ventures (5) (d)	12,640		17,129		30,362		34,357		(32,012		)	(31,275		)	987		1,397
	$	151,705	$	134,845	$	48,819	$	38,358	$	77,236		$	69,493		$	44,090	$	41,546

Combined summarized income statement information for our ventures accounted for using the equity method follows:

	Revenues								Earnings (loss)												Our Share of Earnings (Loss)
	Second Quarter				First Six Months				Second Quarter						First Six Months						Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013		2012		2013		2012		2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
242, LLC (b)	$	1,497	$	942	$	3,131	$	1,853	$	354		$	131		$	837		$	189		$	190		$	76		$	448		$	115
CJUF III, RH Holdings	3		—		3		—		(108		)	—			(224		)	—			(108		)	—			(224		)	—
CL Ashton Woods (c)	1,419		794		2,891		1,349		293			113			550			261			563			277			1,140			524
CL Realty	373		329		801		1,996		216			184			452			736			108			92			226			368
FMF Peakview	—		—		—		—		(7		)	—			(39		)	—			(2		)	—			(8		)	—
HM Stonewall Estates (c)	1,098		1,170		1,098		1,170		425			410			400			397			182			167			176			159
LM Land Holdings (c)	3,953		1,428		5,264		3,270		3,160			172			3,759			867			1,486			(18		)	1,654			167
Temco	206		60		275		500		18			(64		)	6			(122		)	9			(32		)	3			(61		)
Other ventures (5)	788		1,509		5,150		2,879		109			(60		)	(522		)	(407		)	138			206			64			220
	$	9,337	$	6,232	$	18,613	$	13,017	$	4,460		$	886		$	5,219		$	1,921		$	2,566		$	768		$	3,479		$	1,492

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^(a)  Total includes current maturities of $28,000,000 at second quarter-end2013, of which $27,860,000 is non-recourse to us, and $32,323,000 at year-end 2012, of which $32,083,000 is non-recourse to us.

^(b)  Includes unamortized deferred gains on real estate contributed by us to ventures. We recognize deferred gains as income as real estate is sold to third parties. Deferred gains of $855,000 are reflected as a reduction to our investment in unconsolidated ventures at second quarter-end2013.

^(c)  We acquired these equity investments from CL Realty in 2012 at estimated fair value. The difference between estimated fair value of the equity investment and our capital account within the respective ventures at closing (basis difference) will be accreted as income or expense over the life of the investment and included in our share of earnings (loss) from the respective ventures. Unrecognized basis difference of $2,410,000 is reflected as a reduction of our investment in unconsolidated ventures at second quarter-end2013.

^(d)  Our investment in other ventures reflects our ownership interests generally ranging from 25 to 50 percent, excluding venture losses that exceed our investment where we are not obligated to fund those losses. Please read Note 16 — Variable Interest Entities for additional information.

In first six months2013, we invested $782,000 in these ventures and received $1,580,000 in distributions, and in first six months2012, we invested $1,430,000 in these ventures and received $1,092,000 in distributions. Distributions include both return of investments and distributions of earnings.

We have provided performance bonds and letters of credit on behalf of certain ventures that could be drawn on due to failure to satisfy construction obligations as general contractor or for failure to timely deliver streets and utilities in accordance with local codes and ordinances. At second quarter-end2013, we have $26,630,000 outstanding, of which $26,577,000 is related to the development and construction of a 257-unit multifamily property in Austin estimated to be completed in May 2014.

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New and Pending Accounting Pronouncements

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Accounting Changes and Error Corrections [Abstract]

New and Pending Accounting Pronouncements

New and Pending Accounting Pronouncements

Accounting Standards Adopted in 2013

In first quarter 2013, we adopted Accounting Standards Update (ASU) 2011-10 — Property, Plant, and Equipment (Topic 360): Derecognition of in Substance Real Estate, ASU 2012-02 — Intangibles-Goodwill and Other (Topic 350): Testing Indefinite-Lived Intangible Assets for Impairment and ASU No. 2013-01 — Balance Sheet (Topic 210): Disclosures about Offsetting Assets and Liabilities. Adoption of these pronouncements did not have a significant effect on our earnings or financial position.

Pending Accounting Standards

ASU 2013-04 — Liabilities (Topic 405): Obligations Resulting from Joint and Several Liability Arrangements for Which the Total Amount of the Obligation Is Fixed at the Reporting Date will be effective in first quarter 2014. This ASU requires an entity that is jointly and severally liable to measure the obligation as the sum of the amount the entity has agreed with co-obligors to pay and any additional amount it expects to pay on behalf of one or more co-obligors. We are currently evaluating the impact adoption of this ASU will have on our earnings, financial position and disclosures.

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Fair Value - Information About Our Fixed Rate Financial Instruments Not Measured at Fair Value (Parenthetical) (Detail) (3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 [Member])	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
3.75% Convertible Senior Notes due 2020 [Member]
Fair Value, Investments, Entities that Calculate Net Asset Value Per Share [Line Items]
Debt instrument, maturity year	2020

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Receivables - Estimated Accretable Yield (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Receivables [Abstract]
Beginning of period	$ 25,149
Change in accretable yield due to change in timing of estimated cash flows	(1,223)
Interest income recognized	(2,194)
End of period	$ 21,732

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Segment Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Assets Allocated by Segment

Assets allocated by segment are as follows:

	Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Real estate	$	569,442	$	588,137
Oil and gas	256,669		227,061
Other natural resources	22,581		24,066
Assets not allocated to segments (a)	130,860		79,170
Total assets	$	979,552	$	918,434

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^(a)  Assets not allocated to segments at second quarter-end2013 principally consist of cash and cash equivalents of $69,138,000 and a net deferred tax asset of $43,809,000. Assets not allocated to segments at year-end 2012 principally consist of a net deferred tax asset of $54,748,000 and cash and cash equivalents of $10,361,000.

Segment Revenues and Earnings

Segment revenues and earnings are as follows:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Real estate	$	41,219		$	26,647		$	119,908		$	44,569
Oil and gas	15,831			7,148			31,335			16,574
Other natural resources	3,029			1,517			6,307			2,261
Total revenues	$	60,079		$	35,312		$	157,550		$	63,404
Segment earnings:
Real estate	$	8,104		$	7,666		$	27,550		$	19,243
Oil and gas	4,243			5,005			9,370			12,133
Other natural resources	991			(458		)	2,243			(1,321		)
Total segment earnings	13,338			12,213			39,163			30,055
Items not allocated to segments (a)	(11,886		)	(10,670		)	(31,767		)	(24,090		)
Income before taxes attributable to Forestar Group Inc.	$	1,452		$	1,543		$	7,396		$	5,965

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^(a)  Items not allocated to segments consist of:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	(5,329	)	$	(7,120	)	$	(10,287	)	$	(11,482	)
Shared-based compensation expense	(1,460		)	67			(11,875		)	(5,164		)
Interest expense	(5,122		)	(3,664		)	(9,661		)	(7,555		)
Other corporate non-operating income	25			47			56			111
	$	(11,886	)	$	(10,670	)	$	(31,767	)	$	(24,090	)

Items Not Allocated to Segments

Items not allocated to segments consist of:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	(5,329	)	$	(7,120	)	$	(10,287	)	$	(11,482	)
Shared-based compensation expense	(1,460		)	67			(11,875		)	(5,164		)
Interest expense	(5,122		)	(3,664		)	(9,661		)	(7,555		)
Other corporate non-operating income	25			47			56			111
	$	(11,886	)	$	(10,670	)	$	(31,767	)	$	(24,090	)

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Share Based Compensation - Summarized Activity of Cash-Settled Stock Appreciation Rights (Detail) (Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member], USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs) [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of year	866,000
Granted, Rights Outstanding	0
Exercised, Rights Outstanding	(243,000)
Forfeited, Rights Outstanding	0
Balance at end of period	623,000
Exercisable at end of period, Rights Outstanding	575,000
Balance at beginning of year, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 11.38
Granted, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0
Exercised, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 10.27
Forfeited, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 0
Balance at end of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 11.81
Exercisable at end of period, Weighted Average Exercise Price	$ 11.31
Balance at beginning of year, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	6 years	6 years
Exercisable at end of period, Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	6 years
Balance at beginning of year, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 5,256
Balance at end of period, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	5,140
Exercisable at end of period, Aggregate Intrinsic Value	$ 5,033

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Segment Information - Assets Allocated by Segment (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Jun. 30, 2013		Dec. 31, 2012		Jun. 30, 2012	Dec. 31, 2011
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 979,552		$ 918,434
Cash and cash equivalents	69,138		10,361		45,474	18,283
Deferred tax asset, net	43,809		54,748
Operating Segments [Member] | Real estate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	569,442		588,137
Operating Segments [Member] | Oil and gas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	256,669		227,061
Operating Segments [Member] | Other natural resources [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	22,581		24,066
Items not allocated to segments [Member] | Assets not allocated to segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total Assets	$ 130,860	[1]	$ 79,170	[1]

[1] Assets not allocated to segments at second quarter-end 2013 principally consist of cash and cash equivalents of $69,138,000 and a net deferred tax asset of $43,809,000. Assets not allocated to segments at year-end 2012 principally consist of a net deferred tax asset of $54,748,000 and cash and cash equivalents of $10,361,000.

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Commitments and Contingencies

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Commitments and Contingencies

Commitments and Contingencies

Litigation

We are involved in various legal proceedings that arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business and believe that adequate reserves have been established for any probable losses. We do not believe that the outcome of any of these proceedings should have a significant adverse effect on our financial position, long-term results of operations or cash flows. However, it is possible that charges related to these matters could be significant to our results or cash flows in any one accounting period.

Environmental

Environmental remediation liabilities arise from time to time in the ordinary course of doing business, and we believe we have established adequate reserves for any probable losses that we can reasonably estimate. We own 288 acres near Antioch, California, portions of which were sites of a former Temple-Inland paper manufacturing operation that are in remediation. We have received certificates of completion on all but one 80 acre tract, a portion of which includes subsurface contamination. We estimate the remaining cost to complete remediation activities will be approximately $1,293,000, which is included in other accrued expenses. It is possible that remediation or monitoring activities could be required in addition to those included within our estimate, but we are unable to determine the scope, timing or extent of such activities.

We have asset retirement obligations related to the abandonment and site restoration requirements that result from the acquisition, construction and development of oil and gas properties. We record the fair value of a liability for an asset retirement obligation in the period in which it is incurred and a corresponding increase in the carrying amount of the related long-lived asset. Accretion expense related to the asset retirement obligation and depletion expense related to capitalized asset retirement cost is included in cost of oil and gas producing activities on our consolidated statements of income and comprehensive income. At second quarter-end2013, our asset retirement obligation was $1,468,000, which is included in other liabilities.

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Fair Value

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Fair Value

Fair Value

Non-financial assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis principally include real estate assets, oil and gas properties, assets held for sale, goodwill and other intangible assets, which are measured for impairment. In second quarter 2013 and 2012, no non-financial assets were remeasured at fair value.

We elected not to use the fair value option for cash and cash equivalents, accounts receivable, other current assets, variable debt, accounts payable and other current liabilities. The carrying amounts of these financial instruments approximate their fair values due to their short-term nature or variable interest rates. We determine the fair value of fixed rate financial instruments using quoted prices for similar instruments in active markets.

Information about our fixed rate financial instruments not measured at fair value follows:

	Second Quarter-End 2013						Year-End 2012
	Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Carrying Amount			Fair Value			Valuation Technique
	(In thousands)
Loan secured by real estate	$	16,713		$	30,968		$	18,507		$	35,824		Level 2
Fixed rate debt (a)	(103,008		)	(91,235		)	(3,989		)	(4,070		)	Level 2

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^(a) Second quarter-end 2013 includes our 3.75% convertible senior notes due 2020, issued February 26, 2013.

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Share Based Compensation - Summarized Activity of Restricted Stock Awards (Detail) (Restricted Stock [Member], USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013
Restricted Stock [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Balance at beginning of year	211,000
Granted, Equivalent Units	0
Vested, Equivalent Units	(162,000)
Forfeited, Equivalent Units	0
Balance at end of period	49,000
Non-vested at beginning of year, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 16.95
Granted, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0
Vested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 17.80
Forfeited, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 0
Non-vested at end of period, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value	$ 14.18

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Share-Based Compensation

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Share-Based Compensation

Share-Based Compensation

Share-based compensation expense consists of:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Cash-settled awards	$	(972	)	$	(1,800	)	$	5,675	$	282
Equity-settled awards	947			555			2,666		1,829
Restricted stock	61			508			456		1,122
Stock options	1,424			670			3,078		1,931
	$	1,460		$	(67	)	$	11,875	$	5,164

Share-based compensation expense is included in:

	Second Quarter					First Six Months
	2013		2012			2013		2012
	(In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	501	$	(371	)	$	6,013	$	2,230
Other operating expense	959		304			5,862		2,934
	$	1,460	$	(67	)	$	11,875	$	5,164

In first six months2013, share-based compensation expense increased principally as result of a 16 percent increase in our stock price since year-end 2012, compared to a 15 percent decrease in our stock price in first six months 2012 as compared to year-end 2011, which impacted the value of vested cash-settled awards.

The fair value of awards granted to retirement eligible employees and expensed at the date of grant was $590,000 in first six months2013 and $595,000 in first six months2012. Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested equity-settled awards, restricted stock and stock options is $10,950,000 at second quarter-end2013. The weighted average period over which this amount will be recognized is estimated to be two years. We did not capitalize any share-based compensation in first six months2013 or 2012.

In first six months2013, we withheld 54,500 shares having a value of $1,027,000 for payroll taxes in connection with vesting of restricted stock awards and exercises of stock options. In first six months2012, we withheld 71,100 shares having a value of $1,151,000 for payroll taxes in connection with vesting of restricted stock awards and exercises of stock options.

A summary of awards granted under our 2007 Stock Incentive Plan follows:

Cash-settled awards

Cash-settled awards granted to our employees in the form of restricted stock units or stock appreciation rights generally vest over three to four years from the date of grant and generally provide for accelerated vesting upon retirement, death, disability or if there is a change in control. Vesting for some restricted stock unit awards is also conditioned upon achievement of a minimum one percent annualized return on assets over a three-year period. Cash-settled stock appreciation rights have a ten-year term, generally become exercisable ratably over four years and provide for accelerated or continued vesting upon retirement, death, disability or if there is a change in control. Stock appreciation rights were granted with an exercise price equal to the market value of our stock on the date of grant.

The following table summarizes the activity of cash-settled restricted stock unit awards in first six months2013:

	Equivalent Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)		(Per unit)
Non-vested at beginning of period	350		$	17.03
Granted	89		18.70
Vested	(199	)	17.62
Forfeited	(2	)	17.42
Non-vested at end of period	238		17.90

The following table summarizes the activity of cash-settled stock appreciation rights in first six months2013:

	Rights Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Current Value Less Exercise Price)
	(In thousands)		(Per share)		(In years)	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	866		$	11.38	6	$	5,256
Granted	—		—
Exercised	(243	)	10.27
Forfeited	—		—
Balance at end of period	623		11.81		6	5,140
Exercisable at end of period	575		11.31		6	5,033

The fair value of awards settled in cash was $6,694,000 in first six months2013 and $4,710,000 in first six months2012. At second quarter-end2013, the fair value of vested cash-settled awards is $15,181,000 and is included in other liabilities. The aggregate current value of non-vested cash-settled awards is $4,874,000 at second quarter-end2013 based on a quarter-end stock price of $20.06.

Equity-settled awards

Equity-settled awards granted to our employees include restricted stock units (RSU), which vest ratably over three years from the date of grant, market-leveraged stock units (MSU), which vest after three years from date of grant and performance stock units (PSU), which vest after approximately three years from date of grant if certain performance goals are met. Equity settled awards in the form of restricted stock units granted to our directors are fully vested at time of grant and issued upon retirement. The following table summarizes the activity of equity-settled awards in first six months2013:

	Equivalent Units		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)		(Per share)
Non-vested at beginning of period	409		$	18.99
Granted	254		19.38
Vested	(66	)	16.39
Forfeited	(8	)	17.34
Non-vested at end of period	589		19.47

In first six months2013, we granted 136,000 MSU awards. These awards will be settled in common stock based upon our stock price performance over three years from the date of grant. The number of shares to be issued could range from a high of 204,000 shares if our stock price increases by 50 percent or more, to a low of 68,000 shares if our stock price decreases by 50 percent, or could be zero if our stock price decreases by more than 50 percent, the minimum threshold performance. MSU awards are valued using a Monte Carlo simulation pricing model, which includes expected stock price volatility and risk-free interest rate assumptions. Compensation expense is recognized regardless of achievement of performance conditions, provided the requisite service period is satisfied.

Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested equity-settled awards is $6,090,000 at second quarter-end2013. The weighted average period over which this amount will be recognized is estimated to be two years.

Restricted stock

Restricted stock awards vest either ratably over or after three years, generally if we achieve a minimum one percent annualized return on assets over such three-year period. The following table summarizes the activity of restricted stock awards in first six months2013:

	Restricted Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
	(In thousands)		(Per share)
Non-vested at beginning of period	211		$	16.95
Granted	—		—
Vested	(162	)	17.80
Forfeited	—		—
Non-vested at end of period	49		14.18

Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested restricted stock awards is $181,000 at second quarter-end2013. The weighted average period over which this amount will be recognized is estimated to be two years.

Stock options

Stock options have a ten-year term, generally become exercisable ratably over four years and provide for accelerated or continued vesting upon retirement, death, disability or if there is a change in control. Options were granted with an exercise price equal to the market value of our stock on the date of grant. The following table summarizes the activity of stock option awards in first six months2013:

	Options Outstanding		Weighted Average Exercise Price		Weighted Average Remaining Contractual Term	Aggregate Intrinsic Value (Current Value Less Exercise Price)
	(In thousands)		(Per share)		(In years)	(In thousands)
Balance at beginning of period	1,756		$	20.53	7	$	1,956
Granted	373		18.70
Exercised	(73	)	15.85
Forfeited	(28	)	26.62
Balance at end of period	2,028		20.27		7	4,762
Exercisable at end of period	1,137		22.38		6	2,556

We estimate the fair value of stock options using the Black-Scholes option pricing model and the following assumptions:

	First Six Months
	2013			2012
Expected dividend yield	—		%	—		%
Expected stock price volatility	66.8		%	61.8		%
Risk-free interest rate	1.4		%	1.4		%
Expected life of options (years)	6			6
Weighted average estimated fair value of options granted	$	11.47		$	9.32

We have limited historical experience as a stand-alone company so we utilized alternative methods in determining our valuation assumptions. The expected life was based on the simplified method utilizing the midpoint between the vesting period and the contractual life of the awards. Our expected stock price volatility is based on a blended rate utilizing our historical volatility and historical prices of our peers’ common stock for a period corresponding to the expected life of the options. Pre-vesting forfeitures are estimated based upon the pool of participants and their expected activity and historical trends.

Unrecognized share-based compensation expense related to non-vested stock options is $4,679,000 at second quarter-end2013. The weighted average period over which this amount will be recognized is estimated to be three years.

Pre-Spin Awards

Certain of our employees participated in Temple-Inland’s share-based compensation plans. In conjunction with the 2007 spin-off, these awards were equitably adjusted into separate awards of the common stock of Temple-Inland and the spin-off entities.

Pre-Spin stock option awards to our employees to purchase our common stock have a ten-year term, generally become exercisable ratably over four years and provide for accelerated or continued vesting upon retirement, death, disability or if there is a change in control. At second quarter-end2013, there were 62,000 awards outstanding and exercisable on our stock with a weighted average exercise price of $25.77, weighted average remaining term of three years and aggregate intrinsic value of $34,000.

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Segment Information

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

Segment Information

In first quarter 2013, we changed our reportable segments to better reflect the underlying market fundamentals and operating strategy of our core business operations, real estate and oil and gas. With this change, we aggregated our fiber and water resource operating results in other natural resources. All prior period segment information has been reclassified to conform to the current year presentation.

We manage our operations through three segments: real estate, oil and gas and other natural resources. Real estate secures entitlements and develops infrastructure on our lands for single-family residential and mixed-use communities, and manages our undeveloped land, commercial and income producing properties, primarily a hotel and our multifamily investments. Oil and gas manages our owned mineral interests and leased from others and is an independent oil and gas exploration, development and production operation. Other natural resources manages our timber, recreational leases and water resource initiatives.

Assets allocated by segment are as follows:

	Second Quarter-End		Year-End
	2013		2012
	(In thousands)
Real estate	$	569,442	$	588,137
Oil and gas	256,669		227,061
Other natural resources	22,581		24,066
Assets not allocated to segments (a)	130,860		79,170
Total assets	$	979,552	$	918,434

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^(a)  Assets not allocated to segments at second quarter-end2013 principally consist of cash and cash equivalents of $69,138,000 and a net deferred tax asset of $43,809,000. Assets not allocated to segments at year-end 2012 principally consist of a net deferred tax asset of $54,748,000 and cash and cash equivalents of $10,361,000.

We evaluate performance based on segment earnings (loss) before unallocated items and income taxes. Segment earnings (loss) consist of operating income, equity in earnings (loss) of unconsolidated ventures, gain on sales of assets, interest income on loans secured by real estate and net (income) loss attributable to noncontrolling interests. Items not allocated to our business segments consist of general and administrative expense, share-based compensation, gain on sale of strategic timberland, interest expense and other corporate non-operating income and expense. The accounting policies of the segments are the same as those described in the accounting policy note to the consolidated financial statements. Our revenues are derived from our U.S. operations and all of our assets are located in the U.S. In second quarter 2013, no single customer accounted for more than 10 percent of our total revenues.

Segment revenues and earnings are as follows:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
Revenues:
Real estate	$	41,219		$	26,647		$	119,908		$	44,569
Oil and gas	15,831			7,148			31,335			16,574
Other natural resources	3,029			1,517			6,307			2,261
Total revenues	$	60,079		$	35,312		$	157,550		$	63,404
Segment earnings:
Real estate	$	8,104		$	7,666		$	27,550		$	19,243
Oil and gas	4,243			5,005			9,370			12,133
Other natural resources	991			(458		)	2,243			(1,321		)
Total segment earnings	13,338			12,213			39,163			30,055
Items not allocated to segments (a)	(11,886		)	(10,670		)	(31,767		)	(24,090		)
Income before taxes attributable to Forestar Group Inc.	$	1,452		$	1,543		$	7,396		$	5,965

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^(a)  Items not allocated to segments consist of:

	Second Quarter						First Six Months
	2013			2012			2013			2012
	(In thousands)
General and administrative expense	$	(5,329	)	$	(7,120	)	$	(10,287	)	$	(11,482	)
Shared-based compensation expense	(1,460		)	67			(11,875		)	(5,164		)
Interest expense	(5,122		)	(3,664		)	(9,661		)	(7,555		)
Other corporate non-operating income	25			47			56			111
	$	(11,886	)	$	(10,670	)	$	(31,767	)	$	(24,090	)

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Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Aug. 02, 2013
Document Document And Entity Information [Abstract]
Document Type	10-Q
Amendment Flag	false
Document Period End Date	Jun. 30, 2013
Document Fiscal Year Focus	2013
Document Fiscal Period Focus	Q2
Trading Symbol	FOR
Entity Registrant Name	FORESTAR GROUP INC.
Entity Central Index Key	0001406587
Current Fiscal Year End Date	--12-31
Entity Filer Category	Accelerated Filer
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding		34,719,475

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Variable Interest Entities

6 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2013

Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]

Variable Interest Entities

Variable Interest Entities

At second quarter-end2013, we are the primary beneficiary of one variable interest entity (VIE) that we consolidate. At second quarter-end2013, our consolidated balance sheet includes no assets and $1,342,000 in liabilities related to this VIE. In first six months2013, there were no contributions to this VIE.

Also at second quarter-end2013, we are not the primary beneficiary of three VIEs that we account for using the equity method. The unrelated managing partners oversee day-to-day operations and guarantee some of the debt of the VIEs, and while we have certain rights regarding major decisions, we do not have the power to direct the activities that are most significant to the economic performance of the entities. Although some of the debt is guaranteed by the managing partners, we may under certain circumstances elect or be required to provide additional funds to these VIEs. At second quarter-end2013, these three VIEs have total assets of $11,187,000, substantially all of which represent developed and undeveloped real estate, and total liabilities of $44,414,000, which includes $27,868,000 of borrowings classified as current maturities. These amounts are included in other ventures in the combined summarized balance sheet information for ventures accounted for using the equity method in Note 7 — Investment in Unconsolidated Ventures. At second quarter-end2013, our investment in these VIEs is $140,000 and is included in investment in unconsolidated ventures. In first six months2013, we contributed $74,000 to these VIEs. Our maximum exposure to loss related to these VIEs is estimated at $3,764,000, which exceeds our investment as we have a nominal general partner interest in all of these VIEs and could be held responsible for their liabilities. The maximum exposure to loss represents the maximum loss that we could be required to recognize assuming all the ventures’ assets (principally real estate) are worthless, without consideration of the probability of a loss or of any actions we may take to mitigate any such loss.

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Variable Interest Entities - Additional Information (Detail) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013 Entity
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]
Number of primary beneficiary	1
Liabilities related to VIE	$ 1,342,000
Assets related to VIE	0
Contributed to VIE	0
Number of primary beneficiary variable interest entity accounted under equity method investment	3
Total assets of developed and under developed real estate	11,187,000
Total liabilities of developed and under developed real estate	44,414,000
Current maturities	27,868,000
Investment in VIEs	140,000
Contributed to VIEs	74,000
Maximum Exposure to loss related to VIEs	$ 3,764,000

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Segment Information - Segment Revenues and Earnings (Detail) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012	Jun. 30, 2013	Jun. 30, 2012
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	$ 60,079	$ 35,312	$ 157,550	$ 63,404
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	1,452	1,543	7,396	5,965
Segment Earnings [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	60,079	35,312	157,550	63,404
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	13,338	12,213	39,163	30,055
Segment Earnings [Member] | Real estate [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	41,219	26,647	119,908	44,569
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	8,104	7,666	27,550	19,243
Segment Earnings [Member] | Oil and gas [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	15,831	7,148	31,335	16,574
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	4,243	5,005	9,370	12,133
Segment Earnings [Member] | Other natural resources [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Total revenues	3,029	1,517	6,307	2,261
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	991	(458)	2,243	(1,321)
Items not allocated to segments [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	(11,886)	(10,670)	(31,767)	(24,090)
Items not allocated to segments [Member] | General and administrative expense [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	5,329	7,120	10,287	11,482
Items not allocated to segments [Member] | Share-based compensation expense [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	1,460	(67)	11,875	5,164
Items not allocated to segments [Member] | Interest expense [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	5,122	3,664	9,661	7,555
Items not allocated to segments [Member] | Other corporate non-operating income [Member]
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Segment Reporting Information Income (Loss) From Continuing Operations Before Income Taxes Attributable To Parent	$ 25	$ 47	$ 56	$ 111