Commitments and Contingencies Commitments and Contingencies (Details 1) (Homebuilding [Member], USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Homebuilding [Member]
Rollforward of reserves for legal claims
Reserves for legal claims, beginning of period	$ 544.9	$ 529.6
Payments	28.3	35.9
Change in reserves	34.6	(51.2)
Reserves for legal claims, end of period	$ 482.0	$ 544.9

Amount of loss contingency liability.

Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef

-Publisher FASB

-Name Accounting Standards Codification

-Topic 450

-SubTopic 20

-Section 50

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Amount charged against operating income increasing loss contingency liability, after adjustments to reduce previously estimated charges.

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