Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2019

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Schedule of supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity

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

	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
in thousands	2019		2018		2017
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
Non-cash land acquisitions (a)	$	—	$	—	$	14,651
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
Interest payments	$	101,109	$	95,857	$	100,125
Income tax payments	766		607		1,616
Tax refunds received	12		162		351
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	106,741	$	139,805	$	292,147
Restricted cash	16,053		13,443		12,462
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	122,794	$	153,248	$	304,609

^(a) For the fiscal year ended September 30, 2019 and 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.