Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 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:

	Three Months Ended
	December 31,
(In thousands)	2016		2015
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
Non-cash land acquisitions (a)	$	5,197	$	3,769
Land acquisitions for debt	5,555		—
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
Interest payments	11,824		39,740
Income tax payments	178		146
Tax refunds received	4		150

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