Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 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 December 31, 2013 and September 30, 2013:

(In thousands)	December 31, 2013		September 30, 2013
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$	47,424	$	44,997
Total equity of unconsolidated entities	387,913		385,040
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	96,549		85,938

For the three months ended December 31, 2013 and 2012, our income from unconsolidated entity activities, the impairments of our investments in certain of our unconsolidated entities, and the overall equity in income of unconsolidated entities is as follows:

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
(In thousands)	2013		2012
Continuing operations:
Income from unconsolidated entity activity	$	319	$	36
Impairment of unconsolidated entity investment	—		—
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations	$	319	$	36