Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

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, 2014 and September 30, 2013:

(In thousands)	March 31, 2014		September 30, 2013
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$	36,547	$	44,997
Total equity of unconsolidated entities	387,572		385,040
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	111,624		85,938

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, our income from unconsolidated entity activities and the overall equity in income of unconsolidated entities is as follows:

	Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
	March 31,					March 31,
(In thousands)	2014			2013		2014		2013
Continuing operations:
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entity activity	$	(17	)	$	68	$	302	$	104
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations	$	(17	)	$	68	$	302	$	104