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Mortgage Loans (Details Textual) (Financial Services [Member], USD $)
In Millions, unless otherwise specified
Mar. 31, 2015
Sep. 30, 2014
Interest rate lock commitments [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative, Notional Amount $ 440.1invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dhi_FinancialServicesMember
$ 303.2invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dhi_FinancialServicesMember
Best-efforts and mandatory commitments [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative, Notional Amount 46.0invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dhi_FinancialServicesMember
28.2invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_SupplyCommitmentMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dhi_FinancialServicesMember
Hedging Instruments related to IRLCs [Member]
   
Derivative [Line Items]    
Derivative Asset, Notional Amount 373.3us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dhi_FinancialServicesMember
348.2us-gaap_DerivativeAssetNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dhi_FinancialServicesMember
Derivative, Notional Amount $ 351.7invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dhi_FinancialServicesMember
$ 243.8invest_DerivativeNotionalAmount
/ us-gaap_DerivativeByNatureAxis
= us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember
/ us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis
= dhi_FinancialServicesMember