Supplemental Guarantor Information - Unaudited Consolidating Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2012
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 287,902,000	$ 191,643,000	$ 534,804,000	$ 380,191,000
Home construction and land sales expenses	241,992,000	170,283,000	452,606,000	333,059,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	2,025,000	1,170,000	2,229,000	4,673,000
Gross profit	43,885,000	20,190,000	79,969,000	42,459,000
Commissions	11,686,000	8,375,000	22,328,000	16,746,000
General and administrative expenses	28,795,000	26,319,000	55,123,000	54,513,000
Depreciation and amortization	3,093,000	3,190,000	5,808,000	5,593,000
Operating income (loss)	311,000	(17,694,000)	(3,290,000)	(34,393,000)
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities	68,000	4,000	104,000	(73,000)
Other (expense) income, net	(16,195,000)	(18,265,000)	(31,822,000)	(36,538,000)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(19,454,000)	(38,702,000)	(38,646,000)	(73,751,000)
(Benefit from) provisions for income taxes	(343,000)	(836,000)	(596,000)	(36,583,000)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Loss from continuing operations	(19,111,000)	(37,866,000)	(38,050,000)	(37,168,000)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(529,000)	(2,082,000)	(1,978,000)	(2,041,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net loss	(19,640,000)	(39,948,000)	(40,028,000)	(39,209,000)
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(3,638,000)	(2,747,000)	(3,638,000)	(2,747,000)
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Home construction and land sales expenses	9,352,000	12,636,000	17,827,000	25,479,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	0	25,000	0	53,000
Gross profit	(9,352,000)	(12,661,000)	(17,827,000)	(25,532,000)
Commissions	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	(9,352,000)	(12,661,000)	(17,827,000)	(25,532,000)
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities	0	0	0	0
Other (expense) income, net	(16,246,000)	(18,798,000)	(32,457,000)	(37,914,000)
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	(29,236,000)	(34,206,000)	(53,922,000)	(66,193,000)
(Benefit from) provisions for income taxes	(583,000)	(13,296,000)	(1,014,000)	(25,729,000)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries	9,542,000	(16,956,000)	14,858,000	3,296,000
Loss from continuing operations	(19,111,000)	(37,866,000)	(38,050,000)	(37,168,000)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	(529,000)	(2,082,000)	(1,978,000)	(2,041,000)
Net loss	(19,640,000)	(39,948,000)	(40,028,000)	(39,209,000)
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	(3,638,000)	(2,747,000)	(3,638,000)	(2,747,000)
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue	287,902,000	191,643,000	534,804,000	380,191,000
Home construction and land sales expenses	232,813,000	157,888,000	435,169,000	308,040,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	2,025,000	1,145,000	2,229,000	4,620,000
Gross profit	53,064,000	32,610,000	97,406,000	67,531,000
Commissions	11,686,000	8,375,000	22,328,000	16,746,000
General and administrative expenses	28,762,000	26,285,000	55,063,000	54,451,000
Depreciation and amortization	3,093,000	3,190,000	5,808,000	5,593,000
Operating income (loss)	9,523,000	(5,240,000)	14,207,000	(9,259,000)
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities	68,000	4,000	104,000	(73,000)
Other (expense) income, net	47,000	524,000	627,000	1,357,000
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	9,638,000	(4,712,000)	14,938,000	(7,975,000)
(Benefit from) provisions for income taxes	193,000	12,385,000	281,000	(11,000,000)
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Loss from continuing operations	9,445,000	(17,097,000)	14,657,000	3,025,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(519,000)	(2,078,000)	(2,010,000)	(2,034,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net loss	8,926,000	(19,175,000)	12,647,000	991,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	0	0	0	0
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue	173,000	241,000	390,000	460,000
Home construction and land sales expenses	0	0	0	0
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	173,000	241,000	390,000	460,000
Commissions	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expenses	33,000	34,000	60,000	62,000
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	140,000	207,000	330,000	398,000
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities	0	0	0	0
Other (expense) income, net	4,000	9,000	8,000	19,000
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	144,000	216,000	338,000	417,000
(Benefit from) provisions for income taxes	47,000	75,000	137,000	146,000
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Loss from continuing operations	97,000	141,000	201,000	271,000
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	(10,000)	(4,000)	32,000	(7,000)
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net loss	87,000	137,000	233,000	264,000
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	0	0	0	0
Consolidating Adjustments
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue	(173,000)	(241,000)	(390,000)	(460,000)
Home construction and land sales expenses	(173,000)	(241,000)	(390,000)	(460,000)
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Commissions	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Equity in income (loss) of unconsolidated entities	0	0	0	0
Other (expense) income, net	0	0	0	0
(Loss) income from continuing operations before income taxes	0	0	0	0
(Benefit from) provisions for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity in (loss) income of subsidiaries	(9,542,000)	16,956,000	(14,858,000)	(3,296,000)
Loss from continuing operations	(9,542,000)	16,956,000	(14,858,000)	(3,296,000)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax		0	0	0
Equity in income (loss) of subsidiaries	529,000	2,082,000	1,978,000	2,041,000
Net loss	(9,013,000)	19,038,000	(12,880,000)	(1,255,000)
Gains (Losses) on Extinguishment of Debt	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0