Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 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 December 31, 2012 and September 30, 2012:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2012		September 30, 2012
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$	42,029	$	42,078
Total equity of unconsolidated entity	443,526		383,482
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	64,281		64,912
Beazer’s estimate of its maximum exposure to our repayment guarantees	—		696

For the three months ended December 31, 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
	December 31,
(In thousands)	2012		2011
Continuing operations:
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entity activity	$	36	$	(77	)
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment	—		—
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations	$	36	$	(77	)
Reported in loss from discontinued operations, net of tax:
Loss from unconsolidated entity activity	$	—	$	—
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment	—		(29		)
Equity in loss of unconsolidated entities - discontinued operations	$	—	$	(29	)