Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2014

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
(In thousands)	2014			2013
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
Decrease in obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	$	(1,668	)	$	(1,486	)
Non-cash land acquisitions (a)	12,904			5,400
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
Interest payments	42,709			43,778
Income tax payments	62			1
Tax refunds received	—			—

(a) For the three months ended December 31, 2014, non-cash land acquisitions are comprised of $7.8 million related to non-cash seller financing and $5.1 million in lot takedowns from one of our unconsolidated land development joint ventures.