Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2012

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, total equity and outstanding borrowings

The following table presents our investment in our unconsolidated entities, the total equity and outstanding borrowings of these unconsolidated entities, and our guarantees of these borrowings, as of June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011:

(In thousands)	June 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$	41,587	$	9,467
Total equity of unconsolidated entity	383,616		96,966
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	67,959		394,414
Beazer’s estimate of its maximum exposure to our repayment guarantees	696		17,916

For the three and nine months ended June 30, 2012 and 2011, our income (loss) from unconsolidated entity activities, the impairments of our investments in certain of our unconsolidated entities, and the overall equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities is as follows:

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	June 30,						June 30,
(In thousands)	2012			2011			2012			2011
Continuing operations:
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entity activity	$	48		$	63		$	(25	)	$	464
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment	—			—			—			(92		)
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations	$	48		$	63		$	(25	)	$	372
Reported in loss from discontinued operations, net of tax:
Loss from unconsolidated entity activity	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	(1	)	$	(18	)
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment	—			(163		)	(36		)	(495		)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities - discontinued operations	$	(1	)	$	(164	)	$	(37	)	$	(513	)