Supplemental Cash Flow Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2018

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

The following table presents supplemental disclosure of non-cash and cash activity as well as a reconciliation of our total cash balances between our consolidated balance sheets and our consolidated statements of cash flows for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2018		2017		2016
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
Non-cash land acquisitions ^(a)	$	—	$	14,651	$	8,265
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
Interest payments ^(b)	$	95,857	$	100,125	$	131,730
Income tax payments	607		1,616		1,420
Tax refunds received	162		351		201
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	139,805	$	292,147	$	228,871
Restricted cash	13,443		12,462		14,405
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	153,248	$	304,609	$	243,276

^(a)For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2018, we did not have any non-cash land acquisitions. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2017, non-cash land acquisitions were comprised of $6.3 million related to non-cash seller financing and $8.4 million in lot takedowns from one of our unconsolidated land development joint ventures. For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2016, non-cash land acquisitions were comprised of lot takedowns from one of our unconsolidated land development joint ventures.

^(b)Elevated interest payments made during our fiscal 2016 were due to early redemption of certain of our outstanding debt obligations; refer to Note 8.