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Borrowings
12 Months Ended
Sep. 30, 2015
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]  
Borrowings
Borrowings
As of September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we had the following debt, net of discounts:
(In thousands)
Maturity Date
 
September 30, 2015
 
September 30, 2014
8 1/8% Senior Notes
June 2016
 
$
170,879

 
$
172,879

6 5/8% Senior Secured Notes
April 2018
 
300,000

 
300,000

9 1/8% Senior Notes
May 2019
 
235,000

 
235,000

5 3/4% Senior Notes
June 2019
 
325,000

 
325,000

7 1/2% Senior Notes
September 2021
 
200,000

 
200,000

7 1/4% Senior Notes
February 2023
 
200,000

 
200,000

TEU Senior Amortizing Notes
July 2015
 

 
6,703

Unamortized debt discounts
 
 
(3,639
)
 
(4,399
)
Total Senior Notes, net
 
 
1,427,240

 
1,435,183

Junior Subordinated Notes
July 2036
 
57,803

 
55,737

Cash Secured Loans
November 2017
 
22,368

 
22,368

Other Secured Notes Payable
Various Dates
 
20,864

 
22,145

Total debt, net
 
 
$
1,528,275

 
$
1,535,433


As of September 30, 2015, the future maturities of our borrowings were as follows:
Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
 
(In thousands)
 
2016
$
178,550

2017
7,180

2018
322,449

2019
565,932

2020

Thereafter
500,773

Total
$
1,574,884


Secured Revolving Credit Facility — Our $130 million Secured Revolving Credit Facility (the Facility) provides us with working capital and letter of credit capacity. On November 10, 2014, we executed an amendment with three lenders, which included extending the maturity of the Facility through September 2016. A fourth lender with a $20 million commitment chose not to extend their obligation, which matured in September 2015. The Facility allows us to issue letters of credit against the undrawn capacity. Subject to our option to cash collateralize our obligations under the Facility upon certain conditions, our obligations under the Facility are secured by liens on substantially all of our personal property and a significant portion of our owned real properties. We have also pledged approximately $1 billion of inventory assets to the Facility to collateralize potential future borrowings or letters of credit. As of September 30, 2015, we had no borrowings outstanding and $28.7 million letters of credit outstanding under the Facility, leaving us with $101.3 million in remaining capacity. As of September 30, 2014, there were no outstanding borrowings under the Facility. The Facility contains certain covenants, including negative covenants and financial maintenance covenants, with which we are required to comply. As of September 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all such covenants.
Subsequent to September 30, 2015, we executed a second amendment to the Facility (the Second Amendment). The Second Amendment, among other things, extends the termination date of the Facility to January 15, 2018 and increases its capacity from $130.0 million to $145.0 million. For a further discussion of the Second Amendment, refer to Note 22.
Letter of Credit Facilities — We have entered into stand-alone, cash-secured letter of credit agreements with banks to maintain our pre-existing letters of credit and to provide for the issuance of new letters of credit (in addition to the letters of credit issued under the Facility). As of September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we had letters of credit outstanding under these additional facilities of $14.4 million and $39.1 million, respectively, all of which were secured by cash collateral in restricted accounts. The Company may enter into additional arrangements to provide additional letter of credit capacity.
Senior Notes — The majority of our senior notes are unsecured or secured obligations ranking pari passu with all other existing and future senior indebtedness. Substantially all of our significant subsidiaries are full and unconditional guarantors of the Senior Notes and were jointly and severally liable for obligations under the Senior Notes and the Facility. Each guarantor subsidiary is a 100% owned subsidiary of Beazer Homes.

The Company's Senior Notes are issued under indentures that contain certain restrictive covenants which, among other things, restrict our ability to pay dividends, repurchase our common stock, incur additional indebtedness and to make certain investments. Specifically, all of our Senior Notes contain covenants that restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness unless it is refinancing indebtedness or non-recourse indebtedness. The incurrence of refinancing indebtedness and non-recourse indebtedness, as defined in the applicable indentures, is exempted from the covenant test. Compliance with our Senior Note covenants does not significantly impact our operations. We were in compliance with the covenants contained in the indentures of all of our Senior Notes as of September 30, 2015.
Our Senior Notes due 2016 (the 2016 Notes) contain the most restrictive covenants, including the consolidated tangible net worth covenant, which states that should our consolidated tangible net worth fall below $85 million for two consecutive quarters, the Company is required to make an offer to purchase 10% of the aggregate principal of the original 2016 Notes. If triggered and fully subscribed, this could result in our having to purchase $27.5 million of the 2016 Notes, which may be reduced by certain 2016 Note repurchases (potentially at less than par) made in the open market after the triggering date. As of September 30, 2015, our consolidated tangible net worth was $612.5 million, well in excess of the minimum covenant requirement. In September 2015, we paid down $2.0 million of the 2016 Notes, leaving us $170.9 million in remaining liability. This early payment resulted in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $0.1 million.
In April 2014, we issued and sold $325.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due June 2019 (the June 2019 Notes) at par (before underwriting and other issuance costs) through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. Interest
on the June 2019 Notes is payable semi-annually in arrears, beginning on December 15, 2014. The June 2019 Notes will mature on June 15, 2019. Prior to maturity, we may, at our option, redeem the June 2019 Notes at any time, in whole or in part, at specified redemption prices, which also include a customary make-whole premium provision through March 15, 2019. In July 2014, we exchanged all of the June 2019 Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
The June 2019 Notes were issued on April 8, 2014 under an indenture (June 2019 Indenture) that contains covenants which, subject to certain exceptions, limit the ability of the Company and its restricted subsidiaries (as defined in the June 2019 Indenture) to, among other things, incur additional indebtedness, including secured indebtedness, and make certain types of restricted payments. The June 2019 Indenture contains customary events of default. Upon the occurrence of an event of default, payments on the June 2019 Notes may be accelerated and become immediately due and payable. Upon a change of control (as defined in the June 2019 Indenture), the June 2019 Indenture requires us to make an offer to repurchase the June 2019 Notes at 101% of their principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest.
We may redeem the June 2019 Notes at any time prior to March 15, 2019, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a customary make-whole premium and accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date. In addition, at any time on or prior to June 15, 2017, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the June 2019 Notes with the proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 105.75% of the principal amount of the June 2019 Notes plus accrued and unpaid interest, if any, to, but excluding, the date fixed for redemption, provided that at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the June 2019 Notes originally issued under the June 2019 Indenture remain outstanding after such redemption. On or after March 15, 2019, we may redeem some or all of the June 2019 Notes at 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date.
The proceeds from the June 2019 Notes were used to redeem all of our remaining outstanding 9.125% Senior Notes due June 2018 (the June 2018 Notes), including the $17.2 million make-whole premium. We recognized a loss on debt extinguishment of the June 2018 Notes of $19.8 million in the quarter ended June 30, 2014 related to the premiums paid and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs. The June 2018 Notes redeemed by the Company were canceled.
During our fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, we used a portion of the net cash proceeds from the February 2013 issuance of our $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2023 to redeem all of our then outstanding 6.875% Senior Notes due 2015. During our fiscal 2013, we also repurchased $2 million of our then outstanding June 2018 Notes in open market transactions. These transactions resulted in a loss on debt extinguishment of $3.6 million, net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs. All Senior Notes redeemed/repurchased by the Company were canceled.
All unsecured Senior Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured obligations, senior to all of the Company's existing and future subordinated indebtedness and effectively subordinated to the Company's existing and future secured indebtedness, including indebtedness under the Facility and our 6.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2018, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The unsecured Senior Notes and related guarantees are structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of all of the Company's subsidiaries that do not guarantee these notes. The unsecured Senior Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally on a senior basis by the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries party to each applicable Indenture.
The table below summarizes the redemption terms for the Senior Notes issued prior to our fiscal 2014:
Senior Note Description
 
Issuance Date
 
Maturity Date
 
Redemption Terms
8 1/8% Senior Notes
 
June 2006
 
June 2016
 
Callable at any time, in whole or in part, based on a customary make-whole premium amount
6 5/8% Senior Secured Notes
 
July 2012
 
April 2018
 
Callable at any time after July 15, 2015, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 103.313% of the principal amount; next call date is July 15, 2016, callable at a redemption price equal to 101.656% of the principal amount
9 1/8% Senior Notes
 
November 2010
 
May 2019
 
Callable at any time after November 15, 2014, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 104.563% of the principal amount; next call date is November 15, 2015, callable at a redemption price equal to 102.281% of the principal amount
7 1/2% Senior Notes
 
February 2013
 
September 2021
 
Callable at any time prior to September 15, 2016, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a customary make-whole premium; after September 15, 2016, callable at a redemption price equal to105.625% of the principal amount; the second call date is September 15, 2017, callable at a redemption price equal to 103.75% of the principal amount; the final call date is September 15, 2018, callable at a redemption price equal to 101.875% of the principal amount
7 1/4% Senior Notes
 
September 2013
 
February 2023
 
Callable at any time prior to February1, 2018, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a customary make-whole premium; after February 1, 2018, callable at a redemption price equal to 103.625% of the principal amount; the second call date is February 1, 2019, callable at a redemption price equal to 102.41% of the principal amount; the final call date is February 1, 2020, callable at a redemption price equal to 101.208% of the principal amount

Senior Notes: Tangible Equity Units (TEUs) — In July 2012, we issued 4.6 million 7.5% TEUs (the 2012 TEUs), which were comprised of prepaid stock purchase contracts (PSPs) and senior amortizing notes. As the two components of the TEUs were legally separate and detachable, we accounted for the two components as separate items for financial reporting purposes and valued them based on their relative fair value at the date of issuance. The amortizing notes were unsecured senior obligations and ranked equally with all of our other unsecured indebtedness. Outstanding notes required quarterly payments of principal and interest through maturity in July 2015. The PSPs were originally accounted for as equity (additional paid-in capital) at the initial fair value of these contracts based on the relative fair value method. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2014, we exchanged 890,000 TEUs, including approximately $2.4 million of amortizing notes, for Beazer Homes' common stock. The remaining PSPs related to the 2012 TEUs were settled in Beazer Homes' common stock during fiscal 2015, particularly in July 2015 when approximately 5.2 million shares of common stock were issued to instrument holders. See Note 17 for more information related to this exchange.
Junior Subordinated Notes — Our unsecured junior subordinated notes (Junior Subordinated Notes) in the amount of $103.1 million mature on July 30, 2036. The Junior Subordinated Notes are redeemable at par and pay interest at a fixed rate of 7.987% for the first ten years ending July 30, 2016. Thereafter, the securities have a floating interest rate as defined in the Junior Subordinated Notes Indenture. The obligations relating to these notes are subordinated to the Facility and the Senior Notes. In January 2010, we modified the terms of $75.0 million of these notes and recorded them at their estimated fair value. Over the remaining life of the Junior Subordinated Notes, we will increase their carrying value until this carrying value equals the face value of the notes. As of September 30, 2015, the unamortized accretion was $43.0 million and will be amortized over the remaining life of the notes. As of September 30, 2015, we were in compliance with all covenants under our Junior Subordinated Notes.
Cash Secured Loans — We have two separate cash secured loan facilities with $22.4 million outstanding as of September 30, 2015. Borrowings under the cash secured loan facilities will replenish cash used to repay or repurchase the Company’s debt and would be considered “refinancing indebtedness” under certain of the Company’s existing indentures and debt covenants. However, because the loans are fully collateralized by cash equal to the loan amount, the loans do not provide liquidity to the Company.

The loans mature in November 2017; however, the lenders of these facilities may put the outstanding loan balances to the Company at the two or four year anniversaries of the loans. Borrowings under the facilities are fully secured by cash held by the lender or its affiliates. This secured cash is reflected as restricted cash on our consolidated balance sheets as of September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014. The cash secured loans have a maximum interest rate equivalent to LIBOR plus 0.4% per annum, which is paid every three months following the effective date of each borrowing.
Other Secured Notes Payable — We periodically acquire land through the issuance of notes payable. As of September 30, 2015 and September 30, 2014, we had outstanding notes payable of $20.9 million and $22.1 million, respectively, primarily related to land acquisitions. These notes payable have varying expiration dates between 2016 and 2019 and have a weighted average fixed rate of 4.72% as of September 30, 2015. These notes are secured by the real estate to which they relate.
The agreements governing these other secured notes payable contain various affirmative and negative covenants. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain any future waivers or amendments that may become necessary without significant additional cost or at all. However, in each instance, a covenant default can be cured by repayment of the indebtedness.