Owned Inventory - Total Owned Inventory by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2023	Sep. 30, 2022
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	$ 1,717,745	$ 1,702,312
Land Held for Future Development	19,879	19,879
Land Held for Sale	18,579	15,674
Total owned inventory	1,756,203	1,737,865
Corporate and unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	180,300	169,966
Land Held for Future Development	0	0
Land Held for Sale	0	0
Total owned inventory	180,300	169,966
West \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	914,908	934,309
Land Held for Future Development	3,483	3,483
Land Held for Sale	14,702	14,998
Total owned inventory	933,093	952,790
East \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	325,395	313,613
Land Held for Future Development	10,888	10,888
Land Held for Sale	3,201	0
Total owned inventory	339,484	324,501
Southeast \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	297,142	284,424
Land Held for Future Development	5,508	5,508
Land Held for Sale	676	676
Total owned inventory	$ 303,326	$ 290,608

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of parcels of land held for sale, and on which the entity has no intention or no further intention to perform construction activities.

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The net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the sum of the various components of an operative builder's inventory, including finished homes. Operative builders primarily consist of entities that develop land, construct residential homes and commercial and industrial buildings thereon, and sell them to home buyers and operators of the commercial and industrial properties.

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Carrying amount of land available for development.

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