Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2016

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity

The following table presents supplemental disclosure of non-cash and cash activity for the periods presented:

	Six Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
Decrease in obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	$	—	$	(2,916	)
Non-cash land acquisitions (a)	8,265		12,904
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
Interest payments	60,998		59,702
Income tax payments	471		98
Tax refunds received	67		—

^(a) For the six months ended March 31, 2016, non-cash land acquisitions were comprised of lot takedowns from one of our unconsolidated land development joint ventures. For the six months ended March 31, 2015, non-cash land acquisitions were 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.