Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2015

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity

	Six Months Ended
	March 31,
(In thousands)	2015			2014
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
Decrease in obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	$	(2,916	)	$	(1,486	)
Decrease in debt related to conversion of Mandatory Convertible Subordinated Notes and Tangible Equity Units for common stock	—			(2,376		)
Non-cash land acquisitions (a)	12,904			16,833
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
Interest payments	59,702			60,396
Income tax payments	98			103

^(a) For the six months ended March 31, 2015, non-cash land acquisitions are 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.