Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Details 1) (Homebuilding [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	9 Months Ended
Jun. 30, 2012
Homebuilding [Member]
Rollforward of reserves for legal claims
Reserves for legal claims, beginning of period	$ 529.6
Payments	(23.1)
Increase (decrease) in reserve	33.4
Reserves for legal claims, end of period	$ 539.9

The charge against earnings in the period to increase loss contingency liabilities, net of any adjustments to reduce previously estimated charges.

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-Publisher FASB

-Name Statement of Financial Accounting Standard (FAS)

-Number 5

-Paragraph 9, 10, 11, 12

-LegacyDoc This reference is SUPERSEDED by the Accounting Standards Codification effective for interim and annual periods ending after September 15, 2009. This reference is included to help users transition from the previous accounting hierarchy and will be removed from future versions of this taxonomy.

Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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