Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 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 September 30, 2012 and September 30, 2011:

(In thousands)	September 30, 2012		September 30, 2011
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$	42,078	$	9,467
Total equity of unconsolidated entity	383,482		96,966
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	64,912		394,414
Beazer’s estimate of its maximum exposure to our repayment guarantees	696		17,916

For the fiscal years endedSeptember 30, 2012, 2011, and 2010, 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:

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2012			2011			2010
Continuing operations:
Income from unconsolidated entity activity	$	304		$	652		$	10
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment	—			(92		)	(8,817		)
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations	$	304		$	560		$	(8,807	)
Reported in loss from discontinued operations, net of tax:
Loss from unconsolidated entity activity	$	(1	)	$	(16	)	$	(32	)
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment	(36		)	(502		)	(15,511		)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities - discontinued operations	$	(37	)	$	(518	)	$	(15,543	)