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Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Activity (Details) (USD $)
 3 Months Ended
Dec. 31, 2014
Dec. 31, 2013
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:    
Decrease in obligations related to land not owned under option agreements $ (1,668,000)bzh_IncreaseDecreaseInObligationsRelatedToLandNotOwnedUnderOptionAgreements $ (1,486,000)bzh_IncreaseDecreaseInObligationsRelatedToLandNotOwnedUnderOptionAgreements
Land acquisitions for debt 12,904,000bzh_NonCashLandAcquisitions 5,400,000bzh_NonCashLandAcquisitions
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:    
Interest payments 42,709,000us-gaap_InterestPaid 43,778,000us-gaap_InterestPaid
Income tax payments 62,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid 1,000us-gaap_IncomeTaxesPaid
Tax refunds received 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIncomeTaxRefunds 0us-gaap_ProceedsFromIncomeTaxRefunds
Non-cash seller financing 7,800,000bzh_NoncashLandAcquisitionsNoncashSellerFinancing  
Lot takedowns $ 5,100,000bzh_NoncashLandAcquisitionsLotTakedownCosts