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The portion of the total reserve for legal claims that relates to the company's construction defect matters, expressed as a percentage.

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A deposit made by a purchaser of real estate to evidence good faith. It is customary for a buyer to give the seller earnest money at the time a sales contract is signed. The earnest money generally is credited to the down payment at closing, which is applied at closing as a component of payment against the purchase price.

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Amount due in settlement of a claim for reimbursement from an insurance company when the Company has suffered a loss covered under an insurance policy.

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The total amount of the contingent obligation under letters of credit outstanding as of the reporting date.

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Amount of litigation expense, including but not limited to legal, forensic, accounting, and investigative fees.

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Amount of loss contingency liability.

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Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier.

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The carrying amounts of cash and cash equivalent items which are restricted as to withdrawal or usage. Restrictions may include legally restricted deposits held as compensating balances against borrowing arrangements, contracts entered into with others, or entity statements of intention with regard to particular deposits; however, time deposits and short-term certificates of deposit are not generally included in legally restricted deposits. Excludes compensating balance arrangements that are not agreements which legally restrict the use of cash amounts shown on the balance sheet. This element is for unclassified presentations; for classified presentations there is a separate and distinct element.

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The noncurrent portion of the carrying value as of the balance sheet date of a type of municipal bond typically used to fund a development project. Also called special assessment limited liability bond, special district bond, special purpose bond, special tax bond and community development obligation. Interest owed to lenders is paid by taxes levied on the community benefiting from the particular bond-funded project. For example, if a bond of this sort was issued to pay for sidewalks to be repaved in a certain community, an additional tax would be levied on homeowners in the area benefiting from this project.

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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	3 Months Ended
	Dec. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Surety Bonds	$ 736.1
Outstanding letters of credit	76.6
Homebuilding [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Liabilities for various claims, complaints and other legal actions	469.6	529.8	482.0	544.9
Expenses related to legal claims	5.5	14.2
Estimated insurance recoveries related to legal claims	148.1	202.0	162.1
Earnest Money Deposits	43.8
Remaining purchase price of land under option contracts	1,900.0
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	81.1		77.8
Construction defect portion of loss contingency accrual	99.00%		99.00%
Cash Deposits [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Earnest Money Deposits	36.9
Promissory Notes and Surety Bonds [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Earnest Money Deposits	6.9
Letter of Credit Two [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Outstanding letters of credit	7.7
Letter of Credit [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Restricted Cash and Cash Equivalents	77.3		73.6
Letter of Credit One [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Outstanding letters of credit	68.9
Option Contracts Subject to Specific Performance Clauses [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Commitments and Contingencies [Abstract]
Remaining purchase price of land under option contracts	$ 13.1