Segment Information (Details) (USD $)
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3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended | ||||||||||||||
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Jun. 30, 2013
state
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Jun. 30, 2013
segment
state
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Jun. 30, 2012
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Sep. 30, 2012
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||
Number of homebuilding segments | 3 | |||||||||||||||
Number of states in which home building segments operate | 16 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Revenue | $ 314,439,000 | $ 254,555,000 | $ 849,243,000 | $ 634,746,000 | ||||||||||||
Total operating income (loss) | 8,472,000 | (21,155,000) | 5,182,000 | (55,548,000) | ||||||||||||
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities | (310,000) | 48,000 | (206,000) | (25,000) | ||||||||||||
Loss on extinguishment of debt | 0 | 0 | (3,638,000) | (2,747,000) | ||||||||||||
Other expense, net | (14,036,000) | (16,804,000) | (45,858,000) | (53,342,000) | ||||||||||||
Loss from continuing operations before income taxes | (5,874,000) | (37,911,000) | (44,520,000) | (111,662,000) | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,953,000 | 3,743,000 | 8,761,000 | 9,336,000 | ||||||||||||
Capital Expenditures | 6,572,000 | 15,117,000 | ||||||||||||||
Assets | 1,942,917,000 | 1,942,917,000 | 1,982,218,000 | |||||||||||||
Operating Segments
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||
Total operating income (loss) | 30,671,000 | 6,226,000 | 69,955,000 | 10,924,000 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 2,424,000 | 2,956,000 | 6,871,000 | 7,122,000 | ||||||||||||
West Segment
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | 133,519,000 | 99,092,000 | 362,641,000 | 247,726,000 | ||||||||||||
Total operating income (loss) | 15,313,000 | 2,719,000 | 33,716,000 | 5,505,000 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 1,263,000 | 1,685,000 | 3,470,000 | 3,555,000 | ||||||||||||
Capital Expenditures | 2,979,000 | 2,131,000 | ||||||||||||||
Assets | 663,865,000 | 663,865,000 | 618,805,000 | |||||||||||||
East Segment
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | 111,556,000 | 98,930,000 | 325,224,000 | 255,940,000 | ||||||||||||
Total operating income (loss) | 7,714,000 | 197,000 | 24,215,000 | 344,000 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 750,000 | 728,000 | 2,333,000 | 2,038,000 | ||||||||||||
Capital Expenditures | 881,000 | 2,890,000 | ||||||||||||||
Assets | 364,753,000 | 364,753,000 | 320,404,000 | |||||||||||||
Southeast Segment
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | 69,364,000 | 56,328,000 | 161,378,000 | 129,966,000 | ||||||||||||
Total operating income (loss) | 7,644,000 | 3,339,000 | 12,024,000 | 5,304,000 | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 411,000 | 486,000 | 1,068,000 | 1,199,000 | ||||||||||||
Capital Expenditures | 1,087,000 | 1,620,000 | ||||||||||||||
Assets | 212,340,000 | 212,340,000 | 160,868,000 | |||||||||||||
Pre-Owned Segment
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||
Revenue | 0 | 205,000 | 0 | 1,114,000 | ||||||||||||
Total operating income (loss) | 0 | (29,000) | 0 | (229,000) | ||||||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 0 | 57,000 | 0 | 330,000 | ||||||||||||
Capital Expenditures | 0 | [1] | 7,932,000 | [1] | ||||||||||||
Corporate and unallocated
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] | ||||||||||||||||
Recovery Related Warranty and Legal Expenditures | 11,000,000 | |||||||||||||||
Total operating income (loss) | (22,199,000) | [2] | (27,381,000) | [2] | (64,773,000) | [2] | (66,472,000) | [2] | ||||||||
Depreciation and amortization | 529,000 | [2] | 787,000 | [2] | 1,890,000 | [2] | 2,214,000 | [2] | ||||||||
Capital Expenditures | 1,625,000 | 544,000 | ||||||||||||||
Assets | $ 701,959,000 | [3] | $ 701,959,000 | [3] | $ 882,141,000 | [3] | ||||||||||
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