Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2013

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 March 31, 2013 and September 30, 2012:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2013		September 30, 2012
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$	41,814	$	42,078
Total equity of unconsolidated entity	441,996		383,482
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	64,441		64,912
Beazer’s estimate of its maximum exposure to our repayment guarantees	—		696

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2013 and 2012, 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				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
(In thousands)	2013		2012		2013		2012
Continuing operations:
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entity activity	$	68	$	4	$	104	$	(73	)
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment	—		—		—		—
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations	$	68	$	4	$	104	$	(73	)