Beazer Homes USA (BZH) 10-Q 1 May 14 2014 Q2 Quarterly report Financial data

Document_and_Entity_Informatio

Document and Entity Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Apr. 30, 2014
Document and Entity Information [Abstract]	'	'
Entity Registrant Name	'BEAZER HOMES USA INC	'
Entity Central Index Key	'0000915840	'
Document Type	'10-Q	'
Document Period End Date	31-Mar-14	'
Amendment Flag	'false	'
Document Fiscal Year Focus	'2014	'
Document Fiscal Period Focus	'Q2	'
Current Fiscal Year End Date	'--09-30	'
Entity Filer Category	'Accelerated Filer	'
Entity Common Stock, Shares Outstanding	'	26,721,886

Unaudited_Condensed_Consolidat

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$299,620	$504,459
Restricted cash	50,765	48,978
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,278 and $1,651, respectively)	28,911	22,342
Income tax receivable	2,813	2,813
Inventory	'	'
Owned inventory	1,480,360	1,304,694
Land not owned under option agreements	7,751	9,124
Total inventory	1,488,111	1,313,818
Investments in unconsolidated entities	36,547	44,997
Deferred tax assets, net	5,407	5,253
Property, plant and equipment, net	18,142	17,000
Other assets	21,068	27,129
Total assets	1,951,384	1,986,789
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'
Trade accounts payable	71,891	83,800
Other liabilities	133,675	145,623
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	3,147	4,633
Total debt (net of discounts of $4,780 and $5,160 respectively)	1,511,873	1,512,183
Total liabilities	1,720,586	1,746,239
Stockholders’ equity:	'	'
Preferred stock (par value $.01 per share, 5,000,000 shares authorized, no shares issued)	0	0
Common stock (par value $0.001 per share, 63,000,000 shares authorized, 26,721,886 and 25,245,945 issued and outstanding, respectively)	27	25
Paid-in capital	849,520	846,165
Accumulated deficit	-618,749	-605,640
Total stockholders’ equity	230,798	240,550
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$1,951,384	$1,986,789

Unaudited_Condensed_Consolidat1

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets (Parenthetical) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS	'	'
Allowances for accounts receivable	$1,278	$1,651
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'
Discounts on total debt	$4,780	$5,160
Preferred stock, par value	$0.01	$0.01
Preferred stock, shares authorized	5,000,000	5,000,000
Preferred stock, shares issued	0	0
Common stock, par value	$0.00	$0.00
Common stock, shares authorized	63,000,000	63,000,000
Common stock, shares issued	26,721,886	25,245,945
Common stock, shares outstanding	26,721,886	25,245,945

Unaudited_Condensed_Consolidat2

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, except Per Share data, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement [Abstract]	'	'	'	'
Total revenue	$270,021	$287,902	$563,191	$534,804
Home construction and land sales expenses	216,969	241,992	455,438	452,606
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	880	2,025	911	2,229
Gross profit	52,172	43,885	106,842	79,969
Commissions	11,096	11,686	22,917	22,328
General and administrative expenses	32,628	28,795	61,038	55,123
Depreciation and amortization	2,831	3,093	5,738	5,808
Operating income (loss)	5,617	311	17,149	-3,290
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities	-17	68	302	104
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-153	-3,638	-153	-3,638
Other expense, net	-13,727	-16,195	-29,484	-31,822
(Loss) income before income taxes	-8,280	-19,454	-12,186	-38,646
Benefit from income taxes	-56	-343	-14	-596
Loss from continuing operations	-8,224	-19,111	-12,172	-38,050
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	253	-529	-937	-1,978
Net loss	($7,971)	($19,640)	($13,109)	($40,028)
Weighted average number of shares:	'	'	'	'
Weighted average number of shares - basic and diluted (in shares)	25,320	24,654	25,163	24,472
Basic and Diluted (loss) income per share:	'	'	'	'
Basic and Diluted loss per share - Continuing operations (in US dollars per share)	($0.32)	($0.78)	($0.48)	($1.55)
Basic and Diluted loss per share - Discontinuing operations (in US dollars per share)	$0.01	($0.02)	($0.04)	($0.09)
Basic and Diluted loss per share (in US dollars per share)	($0.31)	($0.80)	($0.52)	($1.64)

Unaudited_Condensed_Consolidat3

Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Cash flows from operating activities:	'	'
Net loss	($13,109)	($40,028)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash used in operating activities:	'	'
Depreciation and amortization	5,738	5,808
Stock-based compensation expense	1,266	1,638
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	911	2,246
Deferred and other income tax benefit	-79	-577
Changes in allowance for doubtful accounts	-373	-184
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	-302	-104
Cash distributions of income from unconsolidated entities	512	336
Loss on extinguishment of debt	153	1,517
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:	'	'
Increase in accounts receivable	-6,196	-287
Decrease in income tax receivable	0	3,859
Increase in inventory	-156,876	-40,407
Decrease in other assets	3,488	2,823
Decrease in trade accounts payable	-11,909	-7,033
Decrease in other liabilities	-11,037	-6,050
Other changes	-239	107
Net cash used in operating activities	-188,052	-76,336
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-6,641	-3,869
Investments in unconsolidated entities	-3,193	-400
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	0	432
Increases in restricted cash	-2,588	-1,044
Decreases in restricted cash	801	7,562
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-11,621	2,681
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Repayment of debt	-4,747	-183,319
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	0	200,000
Debt issuance costs	-26	-4,635
Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligation	0	-500
Payments for other financing activities	-393	-26
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-5,166	11,520
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-204,839	-62,135
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	504,459	487,795
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$299,620	$425,660

Summary_of_Significant_Account

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies	'
	Summary of Significant Accounting Policies
	The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Beazer Homes USA, Inc. (Beazer Homes, Beazer or the Company) have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (GAAP) for interim financial information and in accordance with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Such financial statements do not include all of the information and disclosures required by GAAP for complete financial statements. In our opinion, all adjustments (consisting primarily of normal recurring accruals) necessary for a fair presentation have been included in the accompanying financial statements. The results of our consolidated operations presented herein for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 are not necessarily indicative of the results to be expected for the full year due to seasonal variations in operations and other items. For further information and a discussion of our significant accounting policies other than as discussed below, refer to our audited consolidated financial statements appearing in Beazer Homes’ Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013 (the 2013 Annual Report).
	Over the past few years, we have discontinued homebuilding operations in certain of our markets. Results from our title services business and our exit markets are reported as discontinued operations in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented (see Note 14 for further discussion of our Discontinued Operations). Our net loss is equivalent to our comprehensive loss so we have not presented a separate statement of comprehensive loss. We evaluated events that occurred after the balance sheet date but before the financial statements were issued or were available to be issued for accounting treatment and disclosure.
	Inventory Valuation. We assess our inventory assets no less than quarterly for recoverability in accordance with the policies as described in Notes 1 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2013 Annual Report. Our homebuilding inventories that are accounted for as held for development include land and home construction assets grouped together as communities. Homebuilding inventories held for development are stated at cost (including direct construction costs, capitalized indirect costs, capitalized interest and real estate taxes) unless facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. For those communities for which construction and development activities are expected to occur in the future or have been idled (land held for future development), all applicable interest and real estate taxes are expensed as incurred and the inventory is stated at cost unless facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. We record assets held for sale at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.
	Other Liabilities. Other liabilities include the following:
	(In thousands)	March 31, 2014		September 30, 2013
	Income tax liabilities	$	20,358	$	20,170
	Accrued warranty expenses	12,561		11,663
	Accrued interest	33,907		33,372
	Accrued and deferred compensation	14,102		25,579
	Customer deposits	13,847		11,408
	Other	38,900		43,431
	Total	$	133,675	$	145,623

Supplemental_Cash_Flow_Informa

Supplemental Cash Flow Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]	'
Supplemental Cash Flow Information	'
	Supplemental Cash Flow Information
		Six Months Ended
		March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013
	Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
	Decrease in obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	$	(1,486	)	$	(1,501	)
	Decrease in debt related to conversion of Mandatory Convertible Subordinated Notes and Tangible Equity Units for common stock	(2,376		)	(9,402		)
	Non-cash land acquisitions	16,833			—
	Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
	Interest payments	60,396			48,944
	Income tax payments	91			121
	Tax refunds received	—			3,925

Investments_in_Unconsolidated_

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures	'
	Investments in Unconsolidated Entities
	As of March 31, 2014, we participated in certain land development joint ventures and other unconsolidated entities in which Beazer Homes had less than a controlling interest. The following table presents our investment in our unconsolidated entities, the total equity and outstanding borrowings of these unconsolidated entities, and our guarantees of these borrowings, as of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013:
	(In thousands)	March 31, 2014			September 30, 2013
	Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$	36,547		$	44,997
	Total equity of unconsolidated entities	387,572			385,040
	Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	111,624			85,938
	For the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, our income from unconsolidated entity activities and the overall equity in income of unconsolidated entities is as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
		March 31,					March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013		2014		2013
	Continuing operations:
	(Loss) income from unconsolidated entity activity	$	(17	)	$	68	$	302	$	104
	Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations	$	(17	)	$	68	$	302	$	104
	South Edge/Inspirada
	During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, we received land in exchange for our investment in Inspirada and paid $1.0 million to the joint venture related to infrastructure and development costs. We continue to have an obligation for our portion of future infrastructure and other development costs which are estimated at approximately $5.7 million.
	Pre-Owned Rental Homes
	Effective May 3, 2012, we contributed $0.3 million in cash and our Pre-Owned Homes business at cost, including 190 homes in Arizona and Nevada, of which 187 were leased, for an initial 23.5% equity method investment in an unconsolidated real estate investment trust (the REIT). The Company also received grants of restricted units in the REIT, of which a portion vested during the year ended September 30, 2012. As of March 31, 2014, we held a 15.0% investment in the REIT.
	Periodically we provide services including treasury operations, cash management, accounting and financial reporting support, legal services, human resources support, environmental and safety services, and tax support to the REIT on an as needed basis.
	Guarantees
	Historically, Beazer and our land development joint venture partners provide varying levels of guarantees of debt and other debt-related obligations for these unconsolidated entities. As of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, we had no outstanding guarantees or other debt-related obligations related to our unconsolidated entities.
	During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, we entered into a settlement agreement related to one repayment guarantee, paid $0.5 million to settle our liability and recognized the remaining $0.2 million as other income.
	We and our joint venture partners generally provide unsecured environmental indemnities to land development joint venture project lenders. In each case, we have performed due diligence on potential environmental risks. These indemnities obligate us to reimburse the project lenders for claims related to environmental matters for which they are held responsible. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, we were not required to make any payments related to environmental indemnities.
	In assessing the need to record a liability for the contingent aspect of these guarantees, we consider our historical experience in being required to perform under the guarantees, the fair value of the collateral underlying these guarantees and the financial condition of the applicable unconsolidated entities. In addition, we monitor the fair value of the collateral of these unconsolidated entities to ensure that the related borrowings do not exceed the specified percentage of the value of the property securing the borrowings. We have not recorded a liability for the contingent aspects of any guarantees that we determined were reasonably possible but not probable.

Inventory

Inventory	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Real Estate [Abstract]	'
Inventory	'
	Inventory
	(In thousands)	March 31, 2014			September 30, 2013
	Homes under construction	$	319,758		$	262,476
	Development projects in progress	681,665			578,453
	Land held for future development	306,119			341,986
	Land held for sale	57,537			31,331
	Capitalized interest	72,256			52,562
	Model homes	43,025			37,886
	Total owned inventory	$	1,480,360		$	1,304,694
	Homes under construction includes homes substantially finished and ready for delivery and homes in various stages of construction. We had 116 ($31.0 million) and 113 ($30.7 million) substantially completed homes that were not subject to a sales contract (spec homes at March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively. Development projects in progress consist principally of land and land improvement costs. Certain of the fully developed lots in this category are reserved by a deposit or sales contract. Land held for future development consists of communities for which construction and development activities are expected to occur in the future or have been idled and are stated at cost unless facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. All applicable interest and real estate taxes on land held for future development are expensed as incurred. During the current quarter, we began development on a large project in California that was previously included in land held for future development. Land held for sale in Unallocated and Other as of March 31, 2014 includes land held for sale in the markets we have decided to exit including Charlotte, North Carolina and Detroit, Michigan. Total owned inventory, by reportable segment, is set forth in the table below:
	(In thousands)	Projects in			Held for Future				Land Held				Total Owned
		Progress			Development				for Sale				Inventory
	March 31, 2014
	West Segment	$	411,823		$	262,399			$	14,470			$	688,692
	East Segment	359,553			25,496				30,453				415,502
	Southeast Segment	236,496			18,224				10,319				265,039
	Unallocated and Other	108,832			—				2,295				111,127
	Total	$	1,116,704		$	306,119			$	57,537			$	1,480,360
	September 30, 2013
	West Segment	$	339,319		$	292,875			$	16,572			$	648,766
	East Segment	331,894			25,491				3,833				361,218
	Southeast Segment	178,624			23,620				8,208				210,452
	Unallocated and Other	81,540			—				2,718				84,258
	Total	$	931,377		$	341,986			$	31,331			$	1,304,694
	Inventory Impairments. When conducting our community level review for the recoverability of our homebuilding inventories held for development, we establish a quarterly “watch list” of communities with more than 10 homes remaining to sell that carry profit margins in backlog and in our forecast that are below a minimum threshold of profitability. Assets on the quarterly watch list are subject to substantial additional financial and operational analyses and review that consider the competitive environment and other factors contributing to profit margins below our threshold. For communities where the current competitive and market dynamics indicate that these factors may be other than temporary, which may call into question the recoverability of our investment, a formal impairment analysis is performed. The formal impairment analysis consists of both qualitative competitive market analyses and a quantitative analysis reflecting market and asset specific information.
	As of March 31, 2014, four communities were on our quarterly watch list. As of March 31, 2013, one community was on our quarterly watch list. However, after additional financial and operational review, we determined that the factors contributing to profit margins below our threshold for a number of these communities were temporary in nature and therefore those communities were not subjected to further analysis.
	($ in thousands)			Undiscounted Cash Flow Analyses Prepared
	Segment	# of		# of			Pre-analysis				Aggregate
		Communities		Communities			Book Value				Undiscounted
		on Watch List					(BV)				Cash Flow as a
											% of BV
	Quarter Ended March 31, 2014
	West	1		—			$	—			n/a
	East	1		—			—				n/a
	Southeast	2		1			7,478				107.9	%
	Unallocated	—		—			—				n/a
	Total	4		1			$	7,478			107.9	%
	Quarter Ended March 31, 2013
	West	—		—			$	—			n/a
	East	1		—			—				n/a
	Southeast	—		—			—				n/a
	Unallocated	—		—			—				n/a
	Total	1		—			$	—			n/a
	There were no impairments recorded during the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 or 2013 related to our discounted cash flow analyses. The impairments on development projects and homes in process below for the six months ended March 31, 2013 related to homes sold and in backlog with net contribution margins below a minimum threshold of profitability in communities that were not otherwise impaired through our discounted cash flow analysis.
	Our assumptions about future home sales prices and absorption rates require significant judgment because the residential home building industry is cyclical and is highly sensitive to changes in economic conditions. Market deterioration that exceeds our estimates may lead us to incur impairment charges on previously impaired homebuilding assets in addition to homebuilding assets not currently impaired but for which indicators of impairment may arise if markets deteriorate.
	The impairments on land held for sale generally represent further write downs of these properties to net realizable value, less estimated costs to sell and are based on current market conditions and our review of recent comparable transactions at the applicable period end. Our assumptions about land sales prices require significant judgment because the current market is highly sensitive to changes in economic conditions. We calculated the estimated fair values of land held for sale based on current market conditions and assumptions made by management, which may differ materially from actual results and may result in additional impairments if market conditions deteriorate.
	Also, we have determined the proper course of action with respect to a number of communities within each homebuilding segment was to not exercise certain options and to write-off the deposits securing the option takedowns and pre-acquisition costs, as applicable. In determining whether to abandon a lot option contract, we evaluate the lot option primarily based upon the expected cash flows from the property that is the subject of the option. If we intend to abandon or walk-away from a lot option contract, we record a charge to earnings in the period such decision is made for the deposit amount and any related capitalized costs associated with the lot option contract. Abandonment charges relate to our decision to abandon or not exercise certain option contracts that are not projected to produce adequate results or no longer fit in our long-term strategic plan.
	The following table sets forth, by reportable homebuilding segment, the inventory impairments and lot option abandonment charges recorded for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, as applicable:
		Three Months Ended March 31,							Six Months Ended March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013				2014				2013
	Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)
	West	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	46
	East	—			—				—				13
	Southeast	—			—				—				—
	Unallocated	—			—				—				—
	Subtotal	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	59
	Land Held for Sale
	West	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	—
	East	—			—				31				—
	Southeast	28			1,778				28				1,778
	Subtotal	$	28		$	1,778			$	59			$	1,778
	Lot Option Abandonments
	West	$	—		$	30			$	—			$	104
East	—			(2		)		—				20
Southeast	852			219				852				268
Unallocated	—			—				—				—
Subtotal	$	852		$	247			$	852			$	392
Continuing Operations	$	880		$	2,025			$	911			$	2,229
Discontinued Operations
Held for Development	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	—
Land Held for Sale	—			—				—				17
Lot Option Abandonments	—			—				—				—
Subtotal	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	17
Total Company	$	880		$	2,025			$	911			$	2,246
Lot Option Agreements and Variable Interest Entities (VIEs). As previously discussed, we also have access to land inventory through lot option contracts, which generally enable us to defer acquiring portions of properties owned by third parties and unconsolidated entities until we have determined whether to exercise our lot option. A majority of our lot option contracts require a non-refundable cash deposit or irrevocable letter of credit based on a percentage of the purchase price of the land for the right to acquire lots during a specified period of time at a certain price. Under lot option contracts, purchase of the properties is contingent upon satisfaction of certain requirements by us and the sellers. Our liability under option contracts is generally limited to forfeiture of the non-refundable deposits, letters of credit and other non-refundable amounts incurred. We expect to exercise, subject to market conditions and seller satisfaction of contract terms, most of our remaining option contracts. Various factors, some of which are beyond our control, such as market conditions, weather conditions and the timing of the completion of development activities, will have a significant impact on the timing of option exercises or whether lot options will be exercised.
For the VIEs in which we are the primary beneficiary, we have consolidated the VIE and reflected such assets and liabilities as land not owned under option agreements in our balance sheets. For VIEs we were required to consolidate, we recorded the remaining contractual purchase price under the applicable lot option agreement to land not owned under option agreements with an offsetting increase to obligations related to land not owned under option agreements. Also, to reflect the purchase price of this inventory consolidated, we present the related option deposits as land not owned under option agreement in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets. Consolidation of these VIEs has no impact on the Company’s results of operations or cash flows.
The following provides a summary of our interests in lot option agreements as of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013:
(In thousands)	Deposits &			Remaining				Land Not Owned
	Non-refundable			Obligation				Under Option
	Preacquisition							Agreements
	Costs Incurred
As of March 31, 2014
Consolidated VIEs	$	4,604		$	3,147			$	7,751
Unconsolidated lot option agreements	42,463			375,348				—
Total lot option agreements	$	47,067		$	378,495			$	7,751
As of September 30, 2013
Consolidated VIEs	$	4,491		$	4,633			$	9,124
Unconsolidated lot option agreements	32,822			284,005				—
Total lot option agreements	$	37,313		$	288,638			$	9,124

Interest

Interest	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs [Abstract]	'
Interest	'
	Interest
	Our ability to capitalize all interest incurred during the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 has been limited by our inventory eligible for capitalization. The following table sets forth certain information regarding interest:
		Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Capitalized interest in inventory, beginning of period	$	61,836		$	41,922		$	52,562		$	38,190
	Interest incurred	32,458			29,177			64,899			57,595
	Interest expense not qualified for capitalization and included as other expense	(14,659		)	(16,246		)	(30,691		)	(32,457		)
	Capitalized interest amortized to house construction and land sales expenses	(7,379		)	(9,352		)	(14,514		)	(17,827		)
	Capitalized interest in inventory, end of period	$	72,256		$	45,501		$	72,256		$	45,501

Earnings_Per_Share

Earnings Per Share	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]	'
Earnings Per Share	'
	Earnings Per Share
	In computing diluted loss per share for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, all common stock equivalents were excluded from the computation of diluted loss per share as a result of their anti-dilutive effect. For the quarter ended March 31, 2014, these excluded common stock equivalents included options/stock-settled appreciation rights (SSARs) to purchase 0.7 million shares of common stock, 0.3 million shares of nonvested restricted stock and 5.2 million shares issuable upon the conversion of our Tangible Equity Unit (TEU) prepaid stock purchase contracts (PSPs).
	In March 2014, the Company entered into an agreement to issue 1,368,108 shares, or 1.5372 shares per TEU, of common stock, par value $0.001, in exchange for 890,000 TEUs. Each outstanding TEU consisted of a prepaid stock purchase contract and a 7.5% senior amortizing note which was due July 15, 2015. At maturity, holders of the prepaid stock purchase contracts would have automatically received a minimum of 1.40746 shares per contract, up to a maximum of 1.72414 shares per contract, depending on the Company's common stock at such time. In lieu of paying the present value of the remaining principal and interest payments due to the holders in cash, the TEU exchange provided 115,433 shares over the 1,252,675 shares that would have been received at maturity, assuming the Company’s stock price remains above $17.75 per share.
	As of March 31, 2014, there were approximately 3.7 million TEUs outstanding (including $9.9 million of amortizing notes). The PSPs related to the TEUs are scheduled to be settled in Beazer Homes' common stock on July 15, 2015. If on that date, our common stock price is (1) at or below $14.50 per share, the PSPs will convert to 1.72414 shares per unit, (2) at or above $17.75 per share, the PSPs will convert to 1.40746 shares per unit or (3) between $14.50 and $17.75 per share, the PSPs will convert to a number of shares of our common stock equal to $25.00 divided by the applicable market value of our common stock. If the remaining TEU PSPs were converted at the settlement factor under their agreement based on our current stock price, we would be required to issue approximately 5.2 million shares of common stock to the instrument holders upon conversion.

Borrowings

Borrowings	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Borrowings	'
	Borrowings
	At March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013 we had the following long-term debt, net of discounts:
	(In thousands)	Maturity Date	March 31, 2014			September 30, 2013
	8 1/8% Senior Notes	Jun-16	172,879			172,879
	6 5/8% Senior Secured Notes	Apr-18	300,000			300,000
	9 1/8% Senior Notes	Jun-18	298,000			298,000
	9 1/8% Senior Notes	May-19	235,000			235,000
	7 1/2% Senior Notes	Sep-21	200,000			200,000
	7 1/4% Senior Notes	Feb-23	200,000			200,000
	TEU Senior Amortizing Notes	Aug-15	9,908			16,141
	Unamortized debt discounts		(4,780		)	(5,160		)
	Total Senior Notes, net		1,411,007			1,416,860
	Junior subordinated notes	Jul-36	54,703			53,670
	Cash Secured Loan	November 2017	22,368			22,368
	Other secured notes payable	Various Dates	23,795			19,285
	Total debt, net		$	1,511,873		$	1,512,183
	Secured Revolving Credit Facility — In September 2012, we amended and expanded our Secured Revolving Credit Facility from $22 million to $150 million. The three-year amended Secured Revolving Credit Facility provides for future working capital and letter of credit needs collateralized by substantially all of the Company's personal property (excluding cash and cash equivalents) and real property. This facility is subject to various financial, collateral-based and negative covenants with which we are required to comply. As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with all such covenants and had $150 million of available borrowings under the Secured Revolving Credit Facility. We have elected to cash collateralize all letters of credit; however, as of March 31, 2014, we have also pledged approximately $1 billion of inventory assets to our Secured Revolving Credit Facility to collateralize potential future borrowings or letters of credit. The Secured Revolving Credit Facility contains certain covenants, including negative covenants and financial maintenance covenants, with which we are required to comply. Subject to our option to cash collateralize our obligations under the Secured Revolving Credit Facility upon certain conditions, our obligations under the Secured Revolving Credit Facility are secured by liens on substantially all of our personal property and a significant portion of our owned real properties. There were no outstanding borrowings under the Secured Revolving Credit Facility as of March 31, 2014 or September 30, 2013.
	We have entered into stand-alone, cash-secured letter of credit agreements with banks to maintain our pre-existing letters of credit and to provide for the issuance of new letters of credit. The letter of credit arrangements combined with our Secured Revolving Credit Facility provide a total letter of credit capacity of approximately $220.0 million. As of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, we have letters of credit outstanding of $26.5 million and $25.2 million, respectively, which are secured by cash collateral in restricted accounts. The Company may enter into additional arrangements to provide additional letter of credit capacity.
	Senior Notes — The majority of our Senior Notes are unsecured or secured obligations ranking pari passu with all other existing and future senior indebtedness. Substantially all of our significant subsidiaries are full and unconditional guarantors of the Senior Notes and are jointly and severally liable for obligations under the Senior Notes and the Secured Revolving Credit Facility. Each guarantor subsidiary is a 100% owned subsidiary of Beazer Homes.
	The Company's Senior Notes are subject to indentures containing certain restrictive covenants which, among other things, restrict our ability to pay dividends, repurchase our common stock, incur additional indebtedness and to make certain investments. Specifically, all of our Senior Notes contain covenants that restrict our ability to incur additional indebtedness unless it is refinancing indebtedness or non-recourse indebtedness. The incurrence of refinancing indebtedness and non-recourse indebtedness, as defined in the applicable indentures, are exempted from the covenant test. As of March 31, 2014, we were not able to incur additional indebtedness, except refinancing or non-recourse indebtedness. Compliance with our Senior Note covenants does not significantly impact our operations. We were in compliance with the covenants contained in all of our Senior Notes as of March 31, 2014.
	Our Senior Notes due 2016 (the 2016 Notes) contain the most restrictive covenants, including the consolidated tangible net worth covenant, which states that should consolidated tangible net worth fall below $85 million for two consecutive quarters, the Company is required to make an offer to purchase 10% of the 2016 Notes at par. If triggered and fully subscribed, this could result in our having to purchase $27.5 million of the 2016 Notes, which may be reduced by certain 2016 Note repurchases (potentially at less than par) made in the open market after the triggering date. As of March 31, 2014 our consolidated tangible net worth was $206.8 million, well in excess of the minimum covenant requirement.
	Subsequent to quarter-end, in April 2014, we issued and sold $325 million aggregate principal amount of 5.75% Senior Notes due June 2019 (the June 2019 Notes) at par (before underwriting and other issuance costs) through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. Interest on the June 2019 Notes is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears, beginning on December 15, 2014. The June 2019 Notes will mature on June 15, 2019. Prior to maturity, we may, at our option redeem the June 2019 Notes at any time, in whole or in part, at specified redemption prices, which also include a customary make-whole premium provision through June 15, 2017.
	The proceeds from the issuance of the June 2019 Notes were used to redeem all of our outstanding Senior Notes due June 2018 (the 2018 Notes), including the applicable $17.2 million call price and make-whole premiums provided for by the 2018 Notes. We anticipate recording a loss on debt extinguishment of the 2018 Notes, of approximately $19.8 million in our fiscal third quarter ending June 30, 2014 related to the premiums paid and the write-off of unamortized debt issuance costs.
	In September 2013, we issued and sold $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7.500% Senior Notes due 2021 (the 2021 Notes) at a price of 98.541% (before underwriting and other issuance costs) through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. Interest on the 2021 Notes is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears, beginning on March 15, 2014. The 2021 Notes will mature on September 15, 2021. Prior to maturity, we may, at our option, redeem the 2021 Notes at any time, in whole or in part, at specified redemption prices, which also include a customary make-whole premium provision through September 15, 2016. In January 2014, we exchanged 100% of the 2021 Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
	In February 2013, we issued and sold $200 million aggregate principal amount of 7.25% Senior Notes due 2023 (the 2023 Notes) at par (before underwriting and other issuance costs) through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers. Interest on the 2023 Notes is payable semi-annually in cash in arrears, beginning August 1, 2013. The 2023 Notes will mature on February 1, 2023. Prior to maturity, we may, at our option, redeem the 2023 Notes at any time, in whole or in part, at specified redemption prices, which also include a customary make-whole premium provision through August 1, 2018. In August 2013, we exchanged 100% of the 2023 Notes for notes that are freely transferable and registered under the Securities Act of 1933.
	The 2021 and 2023 Notes rank equally in right of payment with all of our existing and future senior unsecured obligations, senior to all of the Company's existing and future subordinated indebtedness and effectively subordinated to the Company's existing and future secured indebtedness, including indebtedness under our revolving credit facility and our 6.625% Senior Secured Notes due 2018, to the extent of the value of the assets securing such indebtedness. The 2021 and 2023 Notes and related guarantees are structurally subordinated to all indebtedness and other liabilities of all of the Company's subsidiaries that do not guarantee the 2021 or 2023 Notes. The 2021 and 2023 Notes are fully and unconditionally guaranteed jointly and severally on a senior basis by the Company's wholly-owned subsidiaries party to the Indenture.
	During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, we used a portion of the net cash proceeds from the 2023 Notes offering to redeem all of our outstanding 6.875% Senior Notes due 2015 (the 2015 Notes). The 2015 Notes were redeemed at 101.146% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest. During fiscal 2013, we also repurchased $2 million of our outstanding 9.125% Senior Notes due 2018 in open market transactions. These transactions resulted in a loss on debt extinguishment of $3.6 million, net of unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs recognized in the quarter ended March 31, 2013. All Senior Notes redeemed/repurchased by the Company were canceled.
	Senior Notes: Tangible Equity Units — In July 2012, we issued 4.6 million 7.5% TEUs (the 2012 TEUs), which were comprised of prepaid stock purchase contracts (PSPs) and senior amortizing notes. As the two components of the TEUs are legally separate and detachable, we have accounted for the two components as separate items for financial reporting purposes and valued them based on their relative fair value at the date of issuance. The amortizing notes are unsecured senior obligations and rank equally with all of our other unsecured indebtedness. Outstanding notes pay quarterly installments of principal and interest through maturity. The PSPs were originally accounted for as equity (additional paid in capital) at the initial fair value of these contracts based on the relative fair value method. During the quarter ended March 31, 2014, we exchanged 890,000 TEUs, including approximately $2.4 million of amortizing notes, for Beazer Homes' common stock. The PSPs related to the remaining 2012 TEUs are scheduled to be settled in Beazer Homes' common stock on July 15, 2015. See Note 6 for more information related to this exchange and the future PSP settlement.
	Junior Subordinated Notes — $103.1 million of unsecured junior subordinated notes mature on July 30, 2036, are redeemable at par and pay a fixed rate of 7.987% for the first ten years ending July 30, 2016. Thereafter, the securities have a variable interest rate as defined in the junior subordinated notes agreement. The obligations relating to these notes and the related securities are subordinated to our Secured Revolving Credit Facility and Senior Notes. In January 2010, we modified the terms of $75 million of these notes and recorded these notes at their estimated fair value. Over the remaining life of the notes, we will increase their carrying value until this carrying value equals the face value of the notes. As of March 31, 2014, the unamortized accretion was $46.1 million and will be amortized over the remaining life of the notes.
	As of March 31, 2014, we were in compliance with all covenants under our Junior Notes.
	Cash Secured Loans — We have two separate loan facilities, totaling $22.4 million outstanding as of March 31, 2014. Borrowing under the cash secured loan facilities will replenish cash used to repay or repurchase the Company’s debt and would be considered “refinancing indebtedness” under certain of the Company’s existing indentures and debt covenants. However, because the loans are fully collateralized by cash equal to the loan amount, the loans do not provide liquidity to the Company.
	The loans mature in November 2017, however, the lenders of these facilities may put the outstanding loan balances to the Company at the two or four year anniversaries of the loans. Borrowings under the facilities are fully secured by cash held by the lender or its affiliates. This secured cash is reflected as restricted cash on our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheet as of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013. The cash secured loan has an interest rate equivalent to LIBOR plus 0.4% per annum which is paid every three months following the effective date of each borrowing. During the fiscal year ended September 30, 2013, we repaid $205 million of the outstanding cash secured term loans and recognized a $1 million loss on debt extinguishment in the quarter ended September 30, 2013, primarily related to the unamortized discounts and debt issuance costs related to these loans.
	Other Secured Notes Payable — We periodically acquire land through the issuance of notes payable. As of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, we had outstanding notes payable of $23.8 million and $19.3 million respectively, primarily related to land acquisitions. These notes payable have varying expiration dates between 2014 and 2019 and have a weighted average fixed rate of 4.03% at March 31, 2014. These notes are secured by the real estate to which they relate.
	The agreements governing these secured notes payable contain various affirmative and negative covenants. There can be no assurance that we will be able to obtain any future waivers or amendments that may become necessary without significant additional cost or at all. In each instance, however, a covenant default can be cured by repayment of the indebtedness.

Income_Taxes

Income Taxes	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Income Taxes	'
	Income Taxes
	For the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, our non-cash tax provision/benefit from continuing operations primarily related to a change in our prior year's recognized tax benefits.
	As of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, we had $2.7 million and $2.6 million of accrued interest and penalties related to our unrecognized tax benefits, respectively.
	In the normal course of business, we are subject to audits by federal and state tax authorities. Our federal income tax returns for fiscal years 2007 through 2010 are under Internal Revenue Service (IRS) appeal. Our federal income tax returns for fiscal years 2011 through 2012 and certain state income tax returns for various fiscal years are under routine examination. The statute of limitations for our major tax jurisdictions remains open for examination for fiscal years 2007 and subsequent years. The final outcome of these appeals and examinations are not yet determinable and therefore the change in our unrecognized tax benefits that could occur within the next 12 months cannot be estimated at this time.
	Based upon an evaluation of all available evidence, we established a valuation allowance for substantially all of our deferred tax assets during fiscal 2008. As of March 31, 2014, we continued our evaluation of whether the valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets was still required. We considered positive evidence including evidence of recovery in the housing markets where we operate, the prospects of continued profitability and growth, a strong backlog and sufficient balance sheet liquidity to sustain and grow operations. Although the Company’s performance and current positioning is bringing it closer to a conclusion that a valuation allowance is no longer needed, further evidence of sustained profitability is needed to reverse our valuation allowance against our deferred tax assets. Therefore, based upon all available positive and negative evidence, we concluded a valuation allowance is still needed for substantially all of our gross deferred tax assets at March 31, 2014. The Company's deferred tax asset valuation allowance was $491.9 million and $487.3 million as of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively. In future periods, we expect to reduce all or a portion of our valuation allowance, generating a non-cash tax benefit, if sufficient positive evidence is present indicating that more likely than not a portion or all of our deferred tax assets will be realized. Changes in existing tax laws could also affect actual tax results and the valuation of deferred tax assets over time.
	Further, we experienced an “ownership change” as defined in Section 382 of the Internal Revenue Code (Section 382) as of January 12, 2010. Section 382 contains rules that limit the ability of a company that undergoes an “ownership change” to utilize its net operating loss carryforwards (NOLs) and certain built-in losses or deductions recognized during the five-year period after the ownership change to offset future taxable income. Therefore, our ability to utilize our pre-ownership change net operating loss carryforwards and recognize certain built-in losses or deductions is limited by Section 382 to an estimated maximum amount of approximately $11.4 million ($4 million tax-effected) annually. Certain deferred tax assets are not subject to any limitation imposed. Due to the Section 382 limitation and the maximum carryforward period of our NOLs, we will be unable to fully recognize certain deferred tax assets. As future economic conditions unfold, we will be able to confirm that certain deferred tax assets will not provide any future tax benefit. At such time, we will accordingly remove any deferred tax asset and corresponding valuation allowance.
	Accordingly, a portion of our $551.5 million of total gross deferred tax assets related to accrued losses on our inventory may be unavailable due to the limitation imposed by Section 382. As of March 31, 2014, we estimate that between $52.5 million and $88.5 million may be unavailable due to our Section 382 limitation. As a result, upon the resumption of sustained profitability and reversal of our valuation allowance, between $408.8 million and $444.8 million of our net deferred tax assets may be available to us for the reduction of future cash taxes. The actual realization of our deferred tax assets is difficult to predict and will be dependent on future events.
	Considering the limitation imposed by Section 382, the table below depicts the classifications of our deferred tax assets:
	(In thousands)	March 31, 2014
	Deferred tax assets:
	Subject to annual limitation	$	98,232
	Generally not subject to annual limitation	364,833
	Certain components likely to be subject to annual limitation	88,455
	Total deferred tax assets	551,520
	Deferred tax liabilities	(54,257		)
	Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	497,263
	Valuation allowance	(491,856		)
	Net deferred tax assets	$	5,407

Contingencies

Contingencies	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Contingencies	'
	Contingencies
	Beazer Homes and certain of its subsidiaries have been and continue to be named as defendants in various construction defect claims, complaints and other legal actions. The Company is subject to the possibility of loss contingencies arising in its business. In determining loss contingencies, we consider the likelihood of loss as well as the ability to reasonably estimate the amount of such loss or liability. An estimated loss is recorded when it is considered probable that a liability has been incurred and when the amount of loss can be reasonably estimated.
	Warranty Reserves. We currently provide a limited warranty (ranging from one to two years) covering workmanship and materials per our defined performance quality standards. In addition, we provide a limited warranty (generally ranging from a minimum of five years up to the period covered by the applicable statute of repose) covering only certain defined construction defects. We also provide a defined structural element warranty with single-family homes and townhomes in certain states.
	We subcontract our homebuilding work to subcontractors whose contracts generally include an indemnity obligation and a requirement that certain minimum insurance requirements be met, including providing us with a certificate of insurance prior to receiving payments for their work. Therefore, many claims relating to workmanship and materials are the primary responsibility of the subcontractors.
	Warranty reserves are included in other liabilities and the provision for warranty accruals is included in home construction and land sales expenses in the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. We record reserves covering anticipated warranty expense for each home closed. Management reviews the adequacy of warranty reserves each reporting period based on historical experience and management’s estimate of the costs to remediate the claims and adjusts these provisions accordingly. Our review includes a quarterly analysis of the historical data and trends in warranty expense by operating segment. An analysis by operating segment allows us to consider market specific factors such as our warranty experience, the number of home closings, the prices of homes, product mix and other data in estimating our warranty reserves. In addition, our analysis also contemplates the existence of any non-recurring or community-specific warranty related matters that might not be contemplated in our historical data and trends.
	As a result of our quarterly analyses, we adjust our estimated warranty liabilities, if required. While we believe our warranty reserves are adequate as of March 31, 2014, historical data and trends may not accurately predict actual warranty costs or future developments could lead to a significant change in the reserve. Our warranty reserves are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance at beginning of period	$	11,911		$	14,342		$	11,663		$	15,477
	Accruals for warranties issued	1,047			1,302			2,170			2,730
	Changes in liability related to warranties existing in prior periods	1,480			(437		)	3,223			(1,739		)
	Payments made	(1,877		)	(1,606		)	(4,495		)	(2,867		)
	Balance at end of period	$	12,561		$	13,601		$	12,561		$	13,601
	Litigation
	As disclosed in prior SEC filings, we operated Beazer Mortgage Corporation (BMC) from 1998 through February 2008 to offer mortgage financing to buyers of our homes. BMC entered into various agreements with mortgage investors, pursuant to which BMC originated certain mortgage loans and ultimately sold these loans to investors. In general, underwriting decisions were not made by BMC but by the investors themselves or third-party service providers. From time to time we have received claims from institutions which have acquired certain of these mortgages demanding damages or indemnity arising from BMC's activities or that we repurchase such mortgages. We have been able to resolve these claims for amounts that are not material to our consolidated financial position or results of operation. We currently have an insignificant number of such claims outstanding for which we believe we have no liability. However, we cannot rule out the potential for additional mortgage loan repurchase or indemnity claims in the future from other investors, although, at this time, we do not believe that the exposure related to any such claims would be material to our consolidated financial position or results of operations. As of March 31, 2014, no liability has been recorded for any such additional claims as such exposure is not both probable and reasonably estimable.
	In the normal course of business, we are subject to various lawsuits. We cannot predict or determine the timing or final outcome of these lawsuits or the effect that any adverse findings or determinations in pending lawsuits may have on us. In addition, an estimate of possible loss or range of loss, if any, cannot presently be made with respect to certain of these pending matters. An unfavorable determination in any of the pending lawsuits could result in the payment by us of substantial monetary damages which may not be fully covered by insurance. Further, the legal costs associated with the lawsuits and the amount of time required to be spent by management and the Board of Directors on these matters, even if we are ultimately successful, could have a material adverse effect on our business, financial condition and results of operations.
	Other Matters
	As disclosed in our 2009 Form 10-K, on July 1, 2009, the Company announced that it had resolved the criminal and civil investigations by the United States Attorney’s Office in the Western District of North Carolina (the U.S. Attorney) and other state and federal agencies concerning matters that were the subject of the independent investigation, initiated in April 2007 by the Audit Committee of the Board of Directors (the Investigation) and concluded in May 2008. Under the terms of a deferred prosecution agreement (DPA), the Company’s liability for each of the fiscal years after 2010 through a portion of fiscal 2014 (unless extended as previously described in our 2009 Form 10-K) will be equal to 4% of the Company’s adjusted EBITDA (as defined in the DPA). The total amount of such obligations will be dependent on several factors; however, the maximum liability under the DPA and other settlement agreements discussed above will not exceed $55.0 million, of which $20.2 million has been paid as of March 31, 2014 and an additional $1.8 million has been recorded as a liability at March 31, 2014. Positive adjusted EBITDA in future years will require us to incur additional expense in the future.
	In 2006, we received two Administrative Orders issued by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection. The Orders allege certain violations of wetlands disturbance permits and assess proposed fines of $630,000 and $678,000, respectively. Although we believe that we have significant defenses to the alleged violations, we reached a settlement with the Department, through an Administrative Consent Order (the “ACO”). Pursuant to the ACO, we agreed to pay a penalty of $125,000 and donate a 35-acre parcel of land to a local soil conservation district (or make an additional $250,000 payment if the parcel cannot be conveyed). We have paid the $125,000 penalty and are in the process of completing actions that will allow us to convey the 35-acre donation parcel.
	We and certain of our subsidiaries have been named as defendants in various claims, complaints and other legal actions, most relating to construction defects, moisture intrusion and product liability. Certain of the liabilities resulting from these actions are covered in whole or part by insurance. In our opinion, based on our current assessment, the ultimate resolution of these matters will not have a material adverse effect on our financial condition, results of operations or cash flows.
	We have accrued $19.4 million and $19.9 million in other liabilities related to litigation and other matters, excluding warranty, as of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, respectively.
	We had outstanding letters of credit and performance bonds of approximately $26.5 million and $189.3 million, respectively, at March 31, 2014 related principally to our obligations to local governments to construct roads and other improvements in various developments. We have no outstanding letters of credit relating to our land option contracts as of March 31, 2014.

Fair_Value_Measurements

Fair Value Measurements	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Fair Value Measurements	'
	Fair Value Measurements
	As of March 31, 2014, we had no assets or liabilities in our unaudited condensed consolidated balance sheets that were required to be measured at fair value on a recurring basis. Certain of our assets are required to be recorded at fair value on a non-recurring basis when events and circumstances indicate that the carrying value may not be recovered. We use a fair value hierarchy that requires us to maximize the use of observable inputs and minimize the use of unobservable inputs when measuring fair value as follows: Level 1 – Quoted prices in active markets for identical assets or liabilities; Level 2 – Inputs other than quoted prices included in Level 1 that are observable either directly or indirectly through corroboration with market data; Level 3 – Unobservable inputs that reflect our own estimates about the assumptions market participants would use in pricing the asset or liability.
	As previously disclosed, we review our long-lived assets, including inventory, for recoverability when factors that indicate an impairment may exist, but no less than quarterly. Fair value is based on estimated cash flows discounted for market risks associated with the long-lived assets. The fair values of our investments in unconsolidated entities are determined primarily using a discounted cash flow model to value the underlying net assets of the respective entities. See Notes 1, 3 and 4 for additional information related to the fair value accounting for the assets listed above. Determining which hierarchical level an asset or liability falls within requires significant judgment. We evaluate our hierarchy disclosures each quarter.
	The following table presents our assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for each hierarchy level and represents only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value during the six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
	(In thousands)	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3				Total
	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Land held for sale	—		—			$	4,766			$	4,766
	Six Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Land held for sale	—		—			$	2,013			$	2,013
	The fair value of our cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, accounts receivable, trade accounts payable, other liabilities, cash secured loan and other secured notes payable approximate their carrying amounts due to the short maturity of these assets and liabilities.
	Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements approximate fair value. The carrying values and estimated fair values of other financial assets and liabilities were as follows:
	(In thousands)	As of March 31, 2014							As of September 30, 2013
		Carrying			Fair Value				Carrying				Fair Value
		Amount							Amount
	Senior Notes	$	1,411,007		$	1,516,051			$	1,416,860			$	1,469,904
	Junior Subordinated Notes	54,703			54,703				53,670				53,670
		$	1,465,710		$	1,570,754			$	1,470,530			$	1,523,574
	The estimated fair value shown above for our publicly-held Senior Notes has been determined using quoted market rates (Level 2). Since there is no trading market for our junior subordinated notes, the fair value of these notes is estimated by discounting scheduled cash flows through maturity (Level 3). The discount rate is estimated using market rates currently being offered on loans with similar terms and credit quality. Judgment is required in interpreting market data to develop these estimates of fair value. Accordingly, the estimates presented herein are not necessarily indicative of the amounts that we could realize in a current market exchange.

Stockbased_Compensation

Stock-based Compensation	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Stock-based Compensation	'
	Stock-based Compensation
	For the three months ended March 31, 2014, our total stock-based compensation, included in general and administrative expenses (G&A), was approximately $0.7 million ($0.5 million net of tax). The fair value of each option/stock-based stock appreciation right (SSAR) grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model. The fair value of each performance-based, nonvested stock grant is estimated on the date of grant using the Monte Carlo valuation method. The cash-settled component of any awards granted to employees are accounted for as a liability award and the liability is adjusted to fair value each reporting period until vested. Non-performance based, nonvested stock is valued based on the market price of the common stock on the date of the grant.
	During the six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, employees surrendered 21,772 and 1,306 shares, respectively, to us in payment of minimum tax obligations upon the vesting of stock awards under our stock incentive plans. We valued the stock at the market price on the date of surrender, for an aggregate value of approximately $414,000 and $19,000 for the six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
	Stock Options: We used the following weighted-average assumptions for our options granted during the six months ended March 31, 2014:
	Expected life of options	5.1 years
	Expected volatility	45.99		%
	Expected discrete dividends	—
	Weighted average risk-free interest rate	1.42		%
	Weighted average fair value	$	7.97
	We considered the historic returns of our stock and the implied volatility of our publicly-traded options in determining expected volatility. We assumed no dividends would be paid since our Board of Directors has suspended payment of dividends indefinitely and payment of dividends is restricted under our Senior Note covenants. The risk-free interest rate is based on the term structure of interest rates at the time of the option grant and we have relied upon a combination of the observed exercise behavior of our prior grants with similar characteristics, the vesting schedule of the current grants, and an index of peer companies with similar grant characteristics to determine the expected life of the options.
	The intrinsic value of a stock option/SSAR is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price of the option/SSAR. At March 31, 2014, our SSAR/stock options outstanding had an intrinsic value of $2.2 million. The intrinsic value of SSARs/stock options vested and expected to vest in the future was $2.2 million. The SSARS/stock options vested and expected to vest in the future had a weighted average expected life of 2.8 years. The aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable SSARs/stock options as of March 31, 2014 was $1.0 million.
	The following table summarizes stock options and SSARs outstanding as of March 31, 2014, as well as activity during the three and six months then ended:
		Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
		March 31, 2014					March 31, 2014
		Shares			Weighted-		Shares		Weighted-
					Average				Average
					Exercise				Exercise
					Price				Price
	Outstanding at beginning of period	721,127			$	29.92	560,784		$	33.01
	Granted	—			—		161,010		19.11
	Exercised	(1,182	)		16.64		(1,288	)	16.16
	Expired	(2,870	)		176.31		(2,870	)	176.31
	Forfeited	(5,206	)		22.6		(5,767	)	22.23
	Outstanding at end of period	711,869			$	29.41	711,869		$	29.41
	Exercisable at end of period	408,929			$	39.19	408,929		$	39.19
	Vested or expected to vest in the future	706,895			$	29.49	706,895		$	29.49
	Nonvested Stock Awards: Compensation cost arising from nonvested stock awards granted to employees is recognized as an expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. As of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013, there was $2.2 million and $1.0 million, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock awards included in paid-in capital. The cost remaining at March 31, 2014 is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.7 years.
	During the six months ended March 31, 2014, we issued 28,690 shares of performance-based restricted stock (Performance Shares) to our executive officers and certain corporate employees. Each Performance Share represents a contingent right to receive one share of the Company’s common stock if vesting is satisfied at the end of the three-year performance period. The number of shares that will vest at the end of the three-year performance period will depend upon the level to which the following two performance criteria are achieved (1) Beazer’s total shareholder return (TSR) relative to a group of peer companies and (2) the compound annual growth rate (CAGR) during the three-year performance period of Beazer common stock. The target number of Performance Shares that vest may be increased by up to 50% based on the level of achievement of the above criteria as defined in the applicable award agreement. Payment for Performance Shares in excess of the target number (28,690) will be settled in cash. Any portion of the Performance Shares that do not vest at the end of the period will be forfeited. The grants of the performance-based, nonvested stock were valued using the Monte Carlo valuation method and had an estimated fair value of $15.90 per share, a portion of which is attributable to the potential cash-settled liability aspect of the grant which is included in Other Liabilities.
	A Monte Carlo simulation model requires the following inputs: (1) expected dividend yield on the underlying stock, (2) expected price volatility of the underlying stock, (3) risk-free interest rate for the period corresponding with the expected term of the award and (4) fair value of the underlying stock. For the Company and each member of the peer group, the following inputs were used, as applicable, in the Monte Carlo simulation model to determine the fair value as of the grant date for the Performance Shares: 0% dividend yield for the Company, expected price volatility ranging from 35.0% to 59.1% and a risk-free interest rate of 0.66%. The methodology used to determine these assumptions is similar to that for the Black-Scholes Model used for stock option grants discussed above; however the expected term is determined by the model in the Monte Carlo simulation.
	Activity relating to nonvested stock awards, including the Performance Shares for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
		March 31, 2014					March 31, 2014
		Shares			Weighted		Shares		Weighted
					Average				Average
					Grant				Grant
					Date Fair				Date Fair
					Value				Value
	Beginning of period	312,855			$	13.18	280,416		$	12.32
	Granted	—			—		135,567		17.53
	Vested	(239	)		18.82		(102,277	)	16.64
	Forfeited	(6,160	)		17.45		(7,250	)	16.45
	End of period	306,456			$	13.08	306,456		$	13.08

Segment_Information

Segment Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Segment Information	'
	Segment Information
	We have three homebuilding segments operating in 16 states. Revenues in our homebuilding segments are derived from the sale of homes which we construct and from land and lot sales. Our reportable segments have been determined on a basis that is used internally by management for evaluating segment performance and resource allocations. The reportable homebuilding segments and all other homebuilding operations, not required to be reported separately, include operations conducting business in the following states:
	West: Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas
	East: Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Tennessee (Nashville) and Virginia
	Southeast: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina (Raleigh) and South Carolina
	Management’s evaluation of segment performance is based on segment operating income. Operating income for our homebuilding segments is defined as homebuilding, land sale and other revenues less home construction, land development and land sales expense, commission expense, depreciation and amortization and certain general and administrative expenses which are incurred by or allocated to our homebuilding segments. The accounting policies of our segments are those described in Note 1 above and Note 1 to our consolidated financial statements in our 2013 Annual Report.
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Revenue
	West	$	121,886		$	118,996		$	244,462		$	229,122
	East	83,366			117,129			190,955			213,668
	Southeast	64,769			51,777			127,774			92,014
	Total revenue	$	270,021		$	287,902		$	563,191		$	534,804
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Operating income (loss)
	West	$	14,338		$	10,045		$	30,100		$	18,403
	East	2,994			10,313			11,229			16,501
	Southeast	4,162			2,050			9,790			4,380
	Segment total	21,494			22,408			51,119			39,284
	Corporate and unallocated (a)	(15,877		)	(22,097		)	(33,970		)	(42,574		)
	Total operating income (loss)	$	5,617		$	311		$	17,149		$	(3,290	)
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Depreciation and amortization
	West	$	1,304		$	1,185		$	2,686		$	2,207
	East	556			900			1,248			1,583
	Southeast	358			339			749			657
	Segment total	2,218			2,424			4,683			4,447
	Corporate and unallocated (a)	613			669			1,055			1,361
	Depreciation and amortization - continuing operations	$	2,831		$	3,093		$	5,738		$	5,808
		Six Months Ended
		March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013
	Capital Expenditures
	West	$	2,661		$	1,866
	East	1,546			611
	Southeast	1,022			482
	Corporate and unallocated	1,412			910
	Consolidated total	$	6,641		$	3,869
	(In thousands)	March 31, 2014			September 30, 2013
	Assets
	West	$	709,167		$	680,346
	East	428,398			369,937
	Southeast	283,985			228,814
	Corporate and unallocated (b)	529,834			707,692
	Consolidated total	$	1,951,384		$	1,986,789
	(a)	Corporate and unallocated includes amortization of capitalized interest and numerous shared services functions that benefit all segments, the costs of which are not allocated to the operating segments reported above including information technology, national sourcing and purchasing, treasury, corporate finance, legal, branding and other national marketing costs.
	(b)	Primarily consists of cash and cash equivalents, consolidated inventory not owned, deferred taxes, capitalized interest and other items that are not allocated to the segments.

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa

Supplemental Guarantor Information	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Supplemental Guarantor information	'
	Supplemental Guarantor Information
	As discussed in Note 7, our obligations to pay principal, premium, if any, and interest under certain debt are guaranteed on a joint and several basis by substantially all of our subsidiaries. Certain of our immaterial subsidiaries do not guarantee our Senior Notes or our Secured Revolving Credit Facility. The guarantees are full and unconditional and the guarantor subsidiaries are 100% owned by Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	302,176		$	1,699		$	1,689		$	(5,944	)	$	299,620
	Restricted cash	49,733			1,032			—			—			50,765
	Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,278)	—			28,908			3			—			28,911
	Income tax receivable	2,813			—			—			—			2,813
	Owned inventory	—			1,480,360			—			—			1,480,360
	Consolidated inventory not owned	—			7,751			—			—			7,751
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	773			35,774			—			—			36,547
	Deferred tax assets, net	5,407			—			—			—			5,407
	Property, plant and equipment, net	—			18,142			—			—			18,142
	Investments in subsidiaries	155,251			—			—			(155,251		)	—
	Intercompany	1,240,777			—			2,406			(1,243,183		)	—
	Other assets	17,058			3,901			109			—			21,068
	Total assets	$	1,773,988		$	1,577,567		$	4,207		$	(1,404,378	)	$	1,951,384
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Trade accounts payable	$	—		$	71,891		$	—		$	—		$	71,891
	Other liabilities	52,706			79,966			1,003			—			133,675
	Intercompany	2,406			1,246,721			—			(1,249,127		)	—
	Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	—			3,147			—			—			3,147
	Total debt (net of discounts of $4,780)	1,488,078			23,795			—			—			1,511,873
	Total liabilities	1,543,190			1,425,520			1,003			(1,249,127		)	1,720,586
	Stockholders’ equity	230,798			152,047			3,204			(155,251		)	230,798
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,773,988		$	1,577,567		$	4,207		$	(1,404,378	)	$	1,951,384
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	499,341		$	6,324		$	1,637		$	(2,843	)	$	504,459
	Restricted cash	47,873			1,105			—			—			48,978
	Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,651)	—			22,339			3			—			22,342
	Income tax receivable	2,813			—			—			—			2,813
	Owned inventory	—			1,304,694			—			—			1,304,694
	Consolidated inventory not owned	—			9,124			—			—			9,124
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	773			44,224			—			—			44,997
	Deferred tax assets, net	5,253			—			—			—			5,253
	Property, plant and equipment, net	—			17,000			—			—			17,000
	Investments in subsidiaries	123,600			—			—			(123,600		)	—
	Intercompany	1,088,949			—			2,747			(1,091,696		)	—
	Other assets	19,602			7,147			380			—			27,129
	Total assets	$	1,788,204		$	1,411,957		$	4,767		$	(1,218,139	)	$	1,986,789
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Trade accounts payable	$	—		$	83,800		$	—		$	—		$	83,800
	Other liabilities	52,009			92,384			1,230			—			145,623
	Intercompany	2,747			1,091,792			—			(1,094,539		)	—
	Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	—			4,633			—			—			4,633
	Total debt (net of discounts of $5,160)	1,492,898			19,285			—			—			1,512,183
	Total liabilities	1,547,654			1,291,894			1,230			(1,094,539		)	1,746,239
	Stockholders’ equity	240,550			120,063			3,537			(123,600		)	240,550
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,788,204		$	1,411,957		$	4,767		$	(1,218,139	)	$	1,986,789
	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
	Unaudited Consolidating Statement of Operations Information
	(In thousands)
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Total revenue	$	—		$	270,021		$	100		$	(100	)	$	270,021
	Home construction and land sales expenses	7,379			209,690			—			(100		)	216,969
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			880			—			—			880
Gross (loss) profit	(7,379		)	59,451			100			—			52,172
Commissions	—			11,096			—			—			11,096
General and administrative expenses	—			32,592			36			—			32,628
Depreciation and amortization	—			2,831			—			—			2,831
Operating (loss) income	(7,379		)	12,932			64			—			5,617
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			(17		)	—			—			(17		)
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(153		)	—			—			—			(153		)
Other (expense) income, net	(14,659		)	933			(1		)	—			(13,727		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(22,191		)	13,848			63			—			(8,280		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(210		)	131			23			—			(56		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	13,757			—			—			(13,757		)	—
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(8,224		)	13,717			40			(13,757		)	(8,224		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	—			257			(4		)	—			253
Equity in income of subsidiaries	253			—			—			(253		)	—
Net (loss) income	$	(7,971	)	$	13,974		$	36		$	(14,010	)	$	(7,971	)
	Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
													USA, Inc.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Total revenue	$	—		$	287,902		$	173		$	(173	)	$	287,902
Home construction and land sales expenses	9,352			232,813			—			(173		)	241,992
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			2,025			—			—			2,025
Gross (loss) profit	(9,352		)	53,064			173			—			43,885
Commissions	—			11,686			—			—			11,686
General and administrative expenses	—			28,762			33			—			28,795
Depreciation and amortization	—			3,093			—			—			3,093
Operating (loss) income	(9,352		)	9,523			140			—			311
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			68			—			—			68
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,638		)	—			—			—			(3,638		)
Other (expense) income, net	(16,246		)	47			4			—			(16,195		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(29,236		)	9,638			144			—			(19,454		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(583		)	193			47			—			(343		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	9,542			—			—			(9,542		)	—
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(19,111		)	9,445			97			(9,542		)	(19,111		)
Loss from discontinued operations	—			(519		)	(10		)	—			(529		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(529		)	—			—			529			—
Net (loss) income	$	(19,640	)	$	8,926		$	87		$	(9,013	)	$	(19,640	)
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidating Statement of Operations Information
(In thousands)
	Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
													USA, Inc.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
Total revenue	$	—		$	563,191		$	180		$	(180	)	$	563,191
Home construction and land sales expenses	14,514			441,104			—			(180		)	455,438
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			911			—			—			911
Gross (loss) profit	(14,514		)	121,176			180			—			106,842
Commissions	—			22,917			—			—			22,917
General and administrative expenses	—			60,976			62			—			61,038
Depreciation and amortization	—			5,738			—			—			5,738
Operating (loss) income	(14,514		)	31,545			118			—			17,149
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			302			—			—			302
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(153		)	—			—			—			(153		)
Other (expense) income, net	(30,692		)	1,212			(4		)	—			(29,484		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(45,359		)	33,059			114			—			(12,186		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(199		)	145			40			—			(14		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	32,988			—			—			(32,988		)	—
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(12,172		)	32,914			74			(32,988		)	(12,172		)
Loss from discontinued operations	—			(930		)	(7		)	—			(937		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(937		)	—			—			937			—
Net (loss) income	$	(13,109	)	$	31,984		$	67		$	(32,051	)	$	(13,109	)
	Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
													USA, Inc.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2013
Total revenue	$	—		$	534,804		$	390		$	(390	)	$	534,804
Home construction and land sales expenses	17,827			435,169			—			(390		)	452,606
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			2,229			—			—			2,229
Gross (loss) profit	(17,827		)	97,406			390			—			79,969
Commissions	—			22,328			—			—			22,328
General and administrative expenses	—			55,063			60			—			55,123
Depreciation and amortization	—			5,808			—			—			5,808
Operating (loss) income	(17,827		)	14,207			330			—			(3,290		)
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			104			—			—			104
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,638		)	—			—			—			(3,638		)
Other (expense) income, net	(32,457		)	627			8			—			(31,822		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(53,922		)	14,938			338			—			(38,646		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(1,014		)	281			137			—			(596		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	14,858			—			—			(14,858		)	—
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(38,050		)	14,657			201			(14,858		)	(38,050		)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	—			(2,010		)	32			—			(1,978		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(1,978		)	—			—			1,978			—
Net (loss) income	$	(40,028	)	$	12,647		$	233		$	(12,880	)	$	(40,028	)
	Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
													USA, Inc.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(45,803	)	$	(142,360	)	$	111		$	—		$	(188,052	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(6,641		)	—			—			(6,641		)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(3,193		)	—			—			(3,193		)
Increases in restricted cash	(1,898		)	(690		)	—			—			(2,588		)
Decreases in restricted cash	39			762			—			—			801
Net cash used in investing activities	(1,859		)	(9,762		)	—			—			(11,621		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(3,857		)	(890		)	—			—			(4,747		)
Debt issuance costs	(26		)	—			—			—			(26		)
Advances to/from subsidiaries	(145,227		)	148,387			(59		)	(3,101		)	—
Payments for other financing activities	(393		)	—			—			—			(393		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(149,503		)	147,497			(59		)	(3,101		)	(5,166		)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(197,165		)	(4,625		)	52			(3,101		)	(204,839		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	499,341			6,324			1,637			(2,843		)	504,459
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	302,176		$	1,699		$	1,689		$	(5,944	)	$	299,620
	Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
													USA, Inc.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2013
Net cash used in operating activities	$	(14,665	)	$	(61,595	)	$	(76	)	$	—		$	(76,336	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(3,869		)	—			—			(3,869		)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(400		)	—			—			(400		)
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	—			432			—			—			432
Increases in restricted cash	(668		)	(376		)	—			—			(1,044		)
Decreases in restricted cash	7,367			195			—			—			7,562
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	6,699			(4,018		)	—			—			2,681
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(183,224		)	(95		)	—			—			(183,319		)
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	200,000			—			—			—			200,000
Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligations	—			(500		)	—			—			(500		)
Debt issuance costs	(4,635		)	—			—			—			(4,635		)
Advances to/from subsidiaries	(62,166		)	63,544			(56		)	(1,322		)	—
Payments for other financing activities	(26		)	—			—			—			(26		)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(50,051		)	62,949			(56		)	(1,322		)	11,520
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(58,017		)	(2,664		)	(132		)	(1,322		)	(62,135		)
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	481,394			8,215			646			(2,460		)	487,795
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	423,377		$	5,551		$	514		$	(3,782	)	$	425,660

Discontinued_Operations

Discontinued Operations	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Discontinued Operations	'
	Discontinued Operations
	We continually review each of our markets in order to refine our overall investment strategy and to optimize capital and resource allocations in an effort to enhance our financial position and to increase shareholder value. This review entails an evaluation of both external market factors and our position in each market and over time has resulted in the decision to discontinue certain of our homebuilding operations.
	We have classified the results of operations of our discontinued operations in the accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for all periods presented. There were no material assets or liabilities related to our discontinued operations as of March 31, 2014 or September 30, 2013. Discontinued operations were not segregated in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows. Therefore, amounts for certain captions in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of cash flows will not agree with the respective data in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations. The results of our discontinued operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Total revenue	$	—		$	192		$	464		$	288
	Home construction and land sales expenses	1,497			(160		)	2,952			(66		)
	Inventory impairments and lot option abandonments	—			—			—			17
	Gross (loss) profit	(1,497		)	352			(2,488		)	337
	General and administrative expenses (a)	(1,750		)	890			(1,561		)	2,415
	Operating income (loss)	253			(538		)	(927		)	(2,078		)
	Other income, net	—			—			—			69
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	253			(538		)	(927		)	(2,009		)
	(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	—			(9		)	10			(31		)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	253		$	(529	)	$	(937	)	$	(1,978	)
	(a) The three and six months ended March 31, 2014 includes approximately $1.9 million of recoveries received for legal fees related to outstanding matters in Denver, Colorado.

Summary_of_Significant_Account1

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Inventory Valuation	'
	Inventory Valuation. We assess our inventory assets no less than quarterly for recoverability in accordance with the policies as described in Notes 1 and 4 to the consolidated financial statements in our 2013 Annual Report. Our homebuilding inventories that are accounted for as held for development include land and home construction assets grouped together as communities. Homebuilding inventories held for development are stated at cost (including direct construction costs, capitalized indirect costs, capitalized interest and real estate taxes) unless facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. For those communities for which construction and development activities are expected to occur in the future or have been idled (land held for future development), all applicable interest and real estate taxes are expensed as incurred and the inventory is stated at cost unless facts and circumstances indicate that the carrying value of the assets may not be recoverable. We record assets held for sale at the lower of the carrying value or fair value less costs to sell.

Summary_of_Significant_Account2

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Accounting Policies [Abstract]	'
Other Liabilities	'
	Other liabilities include the following:
	(In thousands)	March 31, 2014		September 30, 2013
	Income tax liabilities	$	20,358	$	20,170
	Accrued warranty expenses	12,561		11,663
	Accrued interest	33,907		33,372
	Accrued and deferred compensation	14,102		25,579
	Customer deposits	13,847		11,408
	Other	38,900		43,431
	Total	$	133,675	$	145,623

Supplemental_Cash_Flow_Informa1

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]	'
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity	'
		Six Months Ended
		March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013
	Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
	Decrease in obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	$	(1,486	)	$	(1,501	)
	Decrease in debt related to conversion of Mandatory Convertible Subordinated Notes and Tangible Equity Units for common stock	(2,376		)	(9,402		)
	Non-cash land acquisitions	16,833			—
	Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
	Interest payments	60,396			48,944
	Income tax payments	91			121
	Tax refunds received	—			3,925

Investments_in_Unconsolidated_1

Investments in Unconsolidated Joint Ventures (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]	'
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, total equity and outstanding borrowings	'
	The following table presents our investment in our unconsolidated entities, the total equity and outstanding borrowings of these unconsolidated entities, and our guarantees of these borrowings, as of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013:
	(In thousands)	March 31, 2014			September 30, 2013
	Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$	36,547		$	44,997
	Total equity of unconsolidated entities	387,572			385,040
	Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	111,624			85,938
	For the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, our income from unconsolidated entity activities and the overall equity in income of unconsolidated entities is as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
		March 31,					March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013		2014		2013
	Continuing operations:
	(Loss) income from unconsolidated entity activity	$	(17	)	$	68	$	302	$	104
	Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations	$	(17	)	$	68	$	302	$	104

Inventory_Tables

Inventory (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Real Estate [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Inventory	'
	(In thousands)	March 31, 2014			September 30, 2013
	Homes under construction	$	319,758		$	262,476
	Development projects in progress	681,665			578,453
	Land held for future development	306,119			341,986
	Land held for sale	57,537			31,331
	Capitalized interest	72,256			52,562
	Model homes	43,025			37,886
	Total owned inventory	$	1,480,360		$	1,304,694
Schedule of Total Owned Inventory, by Segment	'
	Total owned inventory, by reportable segment, is set forth in the table below:
	(In thousands)	Projects in			Held for Future				Land Held				Total Owned
		Progress			Development				for Sale				Inventory
	March 31, 2014
	West Segment	$	411,823		$	262,399			$	14,470			$	688,692
	East Segment	359,553			25,496				30,453				415,502
	Southeast Segment	236,496			18,224				10,319				265,039
	Unallocated and Other	108,832			—				2,295				111,127
	Total	$	1,116,704		$	306,119			$	57,537			$	1,480,360
	September 30, 2013
	West Segment	$	339,319		$	292,875			$	16,572			$	648,766
	East Segment	331,894			25,491				3,833				361,218
	Southeast Segment	178,624			23,620				8,208				210,452
	Unallocated and Other	81,540			—				2,718				84,258
	Total	$	931,377		$	341,986			$	31,331			$	1,304,694
Recoverability Schedule of Inventory assets Held for Development, by Reportable Segment	'
	($ in thousands)			Undiscounted Cash Flow Analyses Prepared
	Segment	# of		# of			Pre-analysis				Aggregate
		Communities		Communities			Book Value				Undiscounted
		on Watch List					(BV)				Cash Flow as a
											% of BV
	Quarter Ended March 31, 2014
	West	1		—			$	—			n/a
	East	1		—			—				n/a
	Southeast	2		1			7,478				107.9	%
	Unallocated	—		—			—				n/a
	Total	4		1			$	7,478			107.9	%
	Quarter Ended March 31, 2013
	West	—		—			$	—			n/a
	East	1		—			—				n/a
	Southeast	—		—			—				n/a
	Unallocated	—		—			—				n/a
	Total	1		—			$	—			n/a
Schedule of Inventory Impairments and Lot Option Abandonment Charges, by Reportable Homebuilding Segment	'
	The following table sets forth, by reportable homebuilding segment, the inventory impairments and lot option abandonment charges recorded for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013, as applicable:
		Three Months Ended March 31,							Six Months Ended March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013				2014				2013
	Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)
	West	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	46
	East	—			—				—				13
	Southeast	—			—				—				—
	Unallocated	—			—				—				—
	Subtotal	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	59
	Land Held for Sale
	West	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	—
	East	—			—				31				—
	Southeast	28			1,778				28				1,778
	Subtotal	$	28		$	1,778			$	59			$	1,778
	Lot Option Abandonments
	West	$	—		$	30			$	—			$	104
	East	—			(2		)		—				20
	Southeast	852			219				852				268
	Unallocated	—			—				—				—
	Subtotal	$	852		$	247			$	852			$	392
	Continuing Operations	$	880		$	2,025			$	911			$	2,229
	Discontinued Operations
	Held for Development	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	—
	Land Held for Sale	—			—				—				17
	Lot Option Abandonments	—			—				—				—
	Subtotal	$	—		$	—			$	—			$	17
	Total Company	$	880		$	2,025			$	911			$	2,246
Summary of Interests in Lot Option Agreements	'
	The following provides a summary of our interests in lot option agreements as of March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013:
	(In thousands)	Deposits &			Remaining				Land Not Owned
		Non-refundable			Obligation				Under Option
		Preacquisition							Agreements
		Costs Incurred
	As of March 31, 2014
	Consolidated VIEs	$	4,604		$	3,147			$	7,751
	Unconsolidated lot option agreements	42,463			375,348				—
	Total lot option agreements	$	47,067		$	378,495			$	7,751
	As of September 30, 2013
	Consolidated VIEs	$	4,491		$	4,633			$	9,124
	Unconsolidated lot option agreements	32,822			284,005				—
	Total lot option agreements	$	37,313		$	288,638			$	9,124

Interest_Tables

Interest (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs [Abstract]	'
Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs	'
	The following table sets forth certain information regarding interest:
		Three Months Ended March 31,						Six Months Ended March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Capitalized interest in inventory, beginning of period	$	61,836		$	41,922		$	52,562		$	38,190
	Interest incurred	32,458			29,177			64,899			57,595
	Interest expense not qualified for capitalization and included as other expense	(14,659		)	(16,246		)	(30,691		)	(32,457		)
	Capitalized interest amortized to house construction and land sales expenses	(7,379		)	(9,352		)	(14,514		)	(17,827		)
	Capitalized interest in inventory, end of period	$	72,256		$	45,501		$	72,256		$	45,501

Borrowings_Tables

Borrowings (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Schedule of long-term debt	'
	At March 31, 2014 and September 30, 2013 we had the following long-term debt, net of discounts:
	(In thousands)	Maturity Date	March 31, 2014			September 30, 2013
	8 1/8% Senior Notes	Jun-16	172,879			172,879
	6 5/8% Senior Secured Notes	Apr-18	300,000			300,000
	9 1/8% Senior Notes	Jun-18	298,000			298,000
	9 1/8% Senior Notes	May-19	235,000			235,000
	7 1/2% Senior Notes	Sep-21	200,000			200,000
	7 1/4% Senior Notes	Feb-23	200,000			200,000
	TEU Senior Amortizing Notes	Aug-15	9,908			16,141
	Unamortized debt discounts		(4,780		)	(5,160		)
	Total Senior Notes, net		1,411,007			1,416,860
	Junior subordinated notes	Jul-36	54,703			53,670
	Cash Secured Loan	November 2017	22,368			22,368
	Other secured notes payable	Various Dates	23,795			19,285
	Total debt, net		$	1,511,873		$	1,512,183

Contingencies_Tables

Contingencies (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Warranty reserves	'
	Our warranty reserves are as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Balance at beginning of period	$	11,911		$	14,342		$	11,663		$	15,477
	Accruals for warranties issued	1,047			1,302			2,170			2,730
	Changes in liability related to warranties existing in prior periods	1,480			(437		)	3,223			(1,739		)
	Payments made	(1,877		)	(1,606		)	(4,495		)	(2,867		)
	Balance at end of period	$	12,561		$	13,601		$	12,561		$	13,601

Fair_Value_Measurements_Tables

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]	'
Schedule of fair value assets measured on a non-recurring basis	'
	The following table presents our assets measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis for each hierarchy level and represents only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value during the six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013:
	(In thousands)	Level 1		Level 2			Level 3				Total
	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Land held for sale	—		—			$	4,766			$	4,766
	Six Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Land held for sale	—		—			$	2,013			$	2,013
Schedule of carrying values and estimated fair values of other financial assets and liabilities	'
	The carrying values and estimated fair values of other financial assets and liabilities were as follows:
	(In thousands)	As of March 31, 2014							As of September 30, 2013
		Carrying			Fair Value				Carrying				Fair Value
		Amount							Amount
	Senior Notes	$	1,411,007		$	1,516,051			$	1,416,860			$	1,469,904
	Junior Subordinated Notes	54,703			54,703				53,670				53,670
		$	1,465,710		$	1,570,754			$	1,470,530			$	1,523,574

Stockbased_compensation_Tables

Stock-based compensation (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]	'
Schedule of assumptions for stock options granted during period	'
	We used the following weighted-average assumptions for our options granted during the six months ended March 31, 2014:
	Expected life of options	5.1 years
	Expected volatility	45.99		%
	Expected discrete dividends	—
	Weighted average risk-free interest rate	1.42		%
	Weighted average fair value	$	7.97
Schedule of stock options and SSARs outstanding, as well as related activity	'
	The following table summarizes stock options and SSARs outstanding as of March 31, 2014, as well as activity during the three and six months then ended:
		Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
		March 31, 2014					March 31, 2014
		Shares			Weighted-		Shares		Weighted-
					Average				Average
					Exercise				Exercise
					Price				Price
	Outstanding at beginning of period	721,127			$	29.92	560,784		$	33.01
	Granted	—			—		161,010		19.11
	Exercised	(1,182	)		16.64		(1,288	)	16.16
	Expired	(2,870	)		176.31		(2,870	)	176.31
	Forfeited	(5,206	)		22.6		(5,767	)	22.23
	Outstanding at end of period	711,869			$	29.41	711,869		$	29.41
	Exercisable at end of period	408,929			$	39.19	408,929		$	39.19
	Vested or expected to vest in the future	706,895			$	29.49	706,895		$	29.49
Schedule of nonvested stock awards activity	'
	Activity relating to nonvested stock awards, including the Performance Shares for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 is as follows:
		Three Months Ended					Six Months Ended
		March 31, 2014					March 31, 2014
		Shares			Weighted		Shares		Weighted
					Average				Average
					Grant				Grant
					Date Fair				Date Fair
					Value				Value
	Beginning of period	312,855			$	13.18	280,416		$	12.32
	Granted	—			—		135,567		17.53
	Vested	(239	)		18.82		(102,277	)	16.64
	Forfeited	(6,160	)		17.45		(7,250	)	16.45
	End of period	306,456			$	13.08	306,456		$	13.08

Segment_Information_Tables

Segment Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Segment Reporting [Abstract]	'
Schedule of segment reporting information	'
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Revenue
	West	$	121,886		$	118,996		$	244,462		$	229,122
	East	83,366			117,129			190,955			213,668
	Southeast	64,769			51,777			127,774			92,014
	Total revenue	$	270,021		$	287,902		$	563,191		$	534,804
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Operating income (loss)
	West	$	14,338		$	10,045		$	30,100		$	18,403
	East	2,994			10,313			11,229			16,501
	Southeast	4,162			2,050			9,790			4,380
	Segment total	21,494			22,408			51,119			39,284
	Corporate and unallocated (a)	(15,877		)	(22,097		)	(33,970		)	(42,574		)
	Total operating income (loss)	$	5,617		$	311		$	17,149		$	(3,290	)
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Depreciation and amortization
	West	$	1,304		$	1,185		$	2,686		$	2,207
	East	556			900			1,248			1,583
	Southeast	358			339			749			657
	Segment total	2,218			2,424			4,683			4,447
	Corporate and unallocated (a)	613			669			1,055			1,361
	Depreciation and amortization - continuing operations	$	2,831		$	3,093		$	5,738		$	5,808
		Six Months Ended
		March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013
	Capital Expenditures
	West	$	2,661		$	1,866
	East	1,546			611
	Southeast	1,022			482
	Corporate and unallocated	1,412			910
	Consolidated total	$	6,641		$	3,869
	(In thousands)	March 31, 2014			September 30, 2013
	Assets
	West	$	709,167		$	680,346
	East	428,398			369,937
	Southeast	283,985			228,814
	Corporate and unallocated (b)	529,834			707,692
	Consolidated total	$	1,951,384		$	1,986,789
	(a)	Corporate and unallocated includes amortization of capitalized interest and numerous shared services functions that benefit all segments, the costs of which are not allocated to the operating segments reported above including information technology, national sourcing and purchasing, treasury, corporate finance, legal, branding and other national marketing costs.
	(b)	Primarily consists of cash and cash equivalents, consolidated inventory not owned, deferred taxes, capitalized interest and other items that are not allocated to the segments.

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa1

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'
Unaudited Consolidating Balance Sheet Information	'
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	302,176		$	1,699		$	1,689		$	(5,944	)	$	299,620
	Restricted cash	49,733			1,032			—			—			50,765
	Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,278)	—			28,908			3			—			28,911
	Income tax receivable	2,813			—			—			—			2,813
	Owned inventory	—			1,480,360			—			—			1,480,360
	Consolidated inventory not owned	—			7,751			—			—			7,751
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	773			35,774			—			—			36,547
	Deferred tax assets, net	5,407			—			—			—			5,407
	Property, plant and equipment, net	—			18,142			—			—			18,142
	Investments in subsidiaries	155,251			—			—			(155,251		)	—
	Intercompany	1,240,777			—			2,406			(1,243,183		)	—
	Other assets	17,058			3,901			109			—			21,068
	Total assets	$	1,773,988		$	1,577,567		$	4,207		$	(1,404,378	)	$	1,951,384
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Trade accounts payable	$	—		$	71,891		$	—		$	—		$	71,891
	Other liabilities	52,706			79,966			1,003			—			133,675
	Intercompany	2,406			1,246,721			—			(1,249,127		)	—
	Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	—			3,147			—			—			3,147
	Total debt (net of discounts of $4,780)	1,488,078			23,795			—			—			1,511,873
	Total liabilities	1,543,190			1,425,520			1,003			(1,249,127		)	1,720,586
	Stockholders’ equity	230,798			152,047			3,204			(155,251		)	230,798
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,773,988		$	1,577,567		$	4,207		$	(1,404,378	)	$	1,951,384
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	ASSETS
	Cash and cash equivalents	$	499,341		$	6,324		$	1,637		$	(2,843	)	$	504,459
	Restricted cash	47,873			1,105			—			—			48,978
	Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,651)	—			22,339			3			—			22,342
	Income tax receivable	2,813			—			—			—			2,813
	Owned inventory	—			1,304,694			—			—			1,304,694
	Consolidated inventory not owned	—			9,124			—			—			9,124
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	773			44,224			—			—			44,997
	Deferred tax assets, net	5,253			—			—			—			5,253
	Property, plant and equipment, net	—			17,000			—			—			17,000
	Investments in subsidiaries	123,600			—			—			(123,600		)	—
	Intercompany	1,088,949			—			2,747			(1,091,696		)	—
	Other assets	19,602			7,147			380			—			27,129
	Total assets	$	1,788,204		$	1,411,957		$	4,767		$	(1,218,139	)	$	1,986,789
	LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
	Trade accounts payable	$	—		$	83,800		$	—		$	—		$	83,800
	Other liabilities	52,009			92,384			1,230			—			145,623
	Intercompany	2,747			1,091,792			—			(1,094,539		)	—
	Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	—			4,633			—			—			4,633
	Total debt (net of discounts of $5,160)	1,492,898			19,285			—			—			1,512,183
	Total liabilities	1,547,654			1,291,894			1,230			(1,094,539		)	1,746,239
	Stockholders’ equity	240,550			120,063			3,537			(123,600		)	240,550
	Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,788,204		$	1,411,957		$	4,767		$	(1,218,139	)	$	1,986,789
Unaudited Consolidating Income Statement	'
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Total revenue	$	—		$	270,021		$	100		$	(100	)	$	270,021
	Home construction and land sales expenses	7,379			209,690			—			(100		)	216,969
	Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			880			—			—			880
	Gross (loss) profit	(7,379		)	59,451			100			—			52,172
	Commissions	—			11,096			—			—			11,096
	General and administrative expenses	—			32,592			36			—			32,628
	Depreciation and amortization	—			2,831			—			—			2,831
	Operating (loss) income	(7,379		)	12,932			64			—			5,617
	Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			(17		)	—			—			(17		)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt	(153		)	—			—			—			(153		)
	Other (expense) income, net	(14,659		)	933			(1		)	—			(13,727		)
	(Loss) income before income taxes	(22,191		)	13,848			63			—			(8,280		)
	(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(210		)	131			23			—			(56		)
	Equity in income of subsidiaries	13,757			—			—			(13,757		)	—
	(Loss) income from continuing operations	(8,224		)	13,717			40			(13,757		)	(8,224		)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations	—			257			(4		)	—			253
	Equity in income of subsidiaries	253			—			—			(253		)	—
	Net (loss) income	$	(7,971	)	$	13,974		$	36		$	(14,010	)	$	(7,971	)
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Total revenue	$	—		$	287,902		$	173		$	(173	)	$	287,902
	Home construction and land sales expenses	9,352			232,813			—			(173		)	241,992
	Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			2,025			—			—			2,025
	Gross (loss) profit	(9,352		)	53,064			173			—			43,885
	Commissions	—			11,686			—			—			11,686
	General and administrative expenses	—			28,762			33			—			28,795
	Depreciation and amortization	—			3,093			—			—			3,093
	Operating (loss) income	(9,352		)	9,523			140			—			311
	Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			68			—			—			68
	Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,638		)	—			—			—			(3,638		)
	Other (expense) income, net	(16,246		)	47			4			—			(16,195		)
	(Loss) income before income taxes	(29,236		)	9,638			144			—			(19,454		)
	(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(583		)	193			47			—			(343		)
	Equity in income of subsidiaries	9,542			—			—			(9,542		)	—
	(Loss) income from continuing operations	(19,111		)	9,445			97			(9,542		)	(19,111		)
	Loss from discontinued operations	—			(519		)	(10		)	—			(529		)
	Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(529		)	—			—			529			—
	Net (loss) income	$	(19,640	)	$	8,926		$	87		$	(9,013	)	$	(19,640	)
	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
	Unaudited Consolidating Statement of Operations Information
	(In thousands)
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	Three Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Total revenue	$	—		$	270,021		$	100		$	(100	)	$	270,021
	Home construction and land sales expenses	7,379			209,690			—			(100		)	216,969
	Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			880			—			—			880
	Gross (loss) profit	(7,379		)	59,451			100			—			52,172
	Commissions	—			11,096			—			—			11,096
	General and administrative expenses	—			32,592			36			—			32,628
	Depreciation and amortization	—			2,831			—			—			2,831
	Operating (loss) income	(7,379		)	12,932			64			—			5,617
	Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			(17		)	—			—			(17		)
	Loss on extinguishment of debt	(153		)	—			—			—			(153		)
	Other (expense) income, net	(14,659		)	933			(1		)	—			(13,727		)
	(Loss) income before income taxes	(22,191		)	13,848			63			—			(8,280		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(210		)	131			23			—			(56		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	13,757			—			—			(13,757		)	—
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(8,224		)	13,717			40			(13,757		)	(8,224		)
Income (loss) from discontinued operations	—			257			(4		)	—			253
Equity in income of subsidiaries	253			—			—			(253		)	—
Net (loss) income	$	(7,971	)	$	13,974		$	36		$	(14,010	)	$	(7,971	)
	Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
													USA, Inc.
Three Months Ended March 31, 2013
Total revenue	$	—		$	287,902		$	173		$	(173	)	$	287,902
Home construction and land sales expenses	9,352			232,813			—			(173		)	241,992
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			2,025			—			—			2,025
Gross (loss) profit	(9,352		)	53,064			173			—			43,885
Commissions	—			11,686			—			—			11,686
General and administrative expenses	—			28,762			33			—			28,795
Depreciation and amortization	—			3,093			—			—			3,093
Operating (loss) income	(9,352		)	9,523			140			—			311
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			68			—			—			68
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,638		)	—			—			—			(3,638		)
Other (expense) income, net	(16,246		)	47			4			—			(16,195		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(29,236		)	9,638			144			—			(19,454		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(583		)	193			47			—			(343		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	9,542			—			—			(9,542		)	—
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(19,111		)	9,445			97			(9,542		)	(19,111		)
Loss from discontinued operations	—			(519		)	(10		)	—			(529		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(529		)	—			—			529			—
Net (loss) income	$	(19,640	)	$	8,926		$	87		$	(9,013	)	$	(19,640	)
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Unaudited Consolidating Statement of Operations Information
(In thousands)
	Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
													USA, Inc.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
Total revenue	$	—		$	563,191		$	180		$	(180	)	$	563,191
Home construction and land sales expenses	14,514			441,104			—			(180		)	455,438
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			911			—			—			911
Gross (loss) profit	(14,514		)	121,176			180			—			106,842
Commissions	—			22,917			—			—			22,917
General and administrative expenses	—			60,976			62			—			61,038
Depreciation and amortization	—			5,738			—			—			5,738
Operating (loss) income	(14,514		)	31,545			118			—			17,149
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			302			—			—			302
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(153		)	—			—			—			(153		)
Other (expense) income, net	(30,692		)	1,212			(4		)	—			(29,484		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(45,359		)	33,059			114			—			(12,186		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(199		)	145			40			—			(14		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	32,988			—			—			(32,988		)	—
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(12,172		)	32,914			74			(32,988		)	(12,172		)
Loss from discontinued operations	—			(930		)	(7		)	—			(937		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(937		)	—			—			937			—
Net (loss) income	$	(13,109	)	$	31,984		$	67		$	(32,051	)	$	(13,109	)
	Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
	USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
													USA, Inc.
Six Months Ended March 31, 2013
Total revenue	$	—		$	534,804		$	390		$	(390	)	$	534,804
Home construction and land sales expenses	17,827			435,169			—			(390		)	452,606
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	—			2,229			—			—			2,229
Gross (loss) profit	(17,827		)	97,406			390			—			79,969
Commissions	—			22,328			—			—			22,328
General and administrative expenses	—			55,063			60			—			55,123
Depreciation and amortization	—			5,808			—			—			5,808
Operating (loss) income	(17,827		)	14,207			330			—			(3,290		)
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			104			—			—			104
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(3,638		)	—			—			—			(3,638		)
Other (expense) income, net	(32,457		)	627			8			—			(31,822		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(53,922		)	14,938			338			—			(38,646		)
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	(1,014		)	281			137			—			(596		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	14,858			—			—			(14,858		)	—
(Loss) income from continuing operations	(38,050		)	14,657			201			(14,858		)	(38,050		)
(Loss) income from discontinued operations	—			(2,010		)	32			—			(1,978		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(1,978		)	—			—			1,978			—
Net (loss) income	$	(40,028	)	$	12,647		$	233		$	(12,880	)	$	(40,028	)
Unaudited Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow	'
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	Six Months Ended March 31, 2014
	Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(45,803	)	$	(142,360	)	$	111		$	—		$	(188,052	)
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Capital expenditures	—			(6,641		)	—			—			(6,641		)
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(3,193		)	—			—			(3,193		)
	Increases in restricted cash	(1,898		)	(690		)	—			—			(2,588		)
	Decreases in restricted cash	39			762			—			—			801
	Net cash used in investing activities	(1,859		)	(9,762		)	—			—			(11,621		)
	Cash flows from financing activities:
	Repayment of debt	(3,857		)	(890		)	—			—			(4,747		)
	Debt issuance costs	(26		)	—			—			—			(26		)
	Advances to/from subsidiaries	(145,227		)	148,387			(59		)	(3,101		)	—
	Payments for other financing activities	(393		)	—			—			—			(393		)
	Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(149,503		)	147,497			(59		)	(3,101		)	(5,166		)
	(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(197,165		)	(4,625		)	52			(3,101		)	(204,839		)
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	499,341			6,324			1,637			(2,843		)	504,459
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	302,176		$	1,699		$	1,689		$	(5,944	)	$	299,620
		Beazer Homes			Guarantor			Non-Guarantor			Consolidating			Consolidated
		USA, Inc.			Subsidiaries			Subsidiaries			Adjustments			Beazer Homes
														USA, Inc.
	Six Months Ended March 31, 2013
	Net cash used in operating activities	$	(14,665	)	$	(61,595	)	$	(76	)	$	—		$	(76,336	)
	Cash flows from investing activities:
	Capital expenditures	—			(3,869		)	—			—			(3,869		)
	Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(400		)	—			—			(400		)
	Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	—			432			—			—			432
	Increases in restricted cash	(668		)	(376		)	—			—			(1,044		)
	Decreases in restricted cash	7,367			195			—			—			7,562
	Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	6,699			(4,018		)	—			—			2,681
	Cash flows from financing activities:
	Repayment of debt	(183,224		)	(95		)	—			—			(183,319		)
	Proceeds from issuance of new debt	200,000			—			—			—			200,000
	Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligations	—			(500		)	—			—			(500		)
	Debt issuance costs	(4,635		)	—			—			—			(4,635		)
	Advances to/from subsidiaries	(62,166		)	63,544			(56		)	(1,322		)	—
	Payments for other financing activities	(26		)	—			—			—			(26		)
	Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(50,051		)	62,949			(56		)	(1,322		)	11,520
	Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(58,017		)	(2,664		)	(132		)	(1,322		)	(62,135		)
	Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	481,394			8,215			646			(2,460		)	487,795
	Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	$	423,377		$	5,551		$	514		$	(3,782	)	$	425,660

Discontinued_Operations_Tables

Discontinued Operations (Tables)	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014
Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]	'
Schedule of Results of Discontinued Operations	'
	The results of our discontinued operations in the unaudited condensed consolidated statements of operations for the three and six months ended March 31, 2014 and 2013 were as follows:
		Three Months Ended						Six Months Ended
		March 31,						March 31,
	(In thousands)	2014			2013			2014			2013
	Total revenue	$	—		$	192		$	464		$	288
	Home construction and land sales expenses	1,497			(160		)	2,952			(66		)
	Inventory impairments and lot option abandonments	—			—			—			17
	Gross (loss) profit	(1,497		)	352			(2,488		)	337
	General and administrative expenses (a)	(1,750		)	890			(1,561		)	2,415
	Operating income (loss)	253			(538		)	(927		)	(2,078		)
	Other income, net	—			—			—			69
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	253			(538		)	(927		)	(2,009		)
	(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	—			(9		)	10			(31		)
	Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	253		$	(529	)	$	(937	)	$	(1,978	)

Summary_of_Significant_Account3

Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Schedule of Other Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Other Liabilities [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Income tax liabilities	$20,358	'	$20,170	'	'	'
Accrued warranty expenses	12,561	11,911	11,663	13,601	14,342	15,477
Accrued interest	33,907	'	33,372	'	'	'
Accrued and deferred compensation	14,102	'	25,579	'	'	'
Customer deposits	13,847	'	11,408	'	'	'
Other	38,900	'	43,431	'	'	'
Total	$133,675	'	$145,623	'	'	'

Supplemental_Cash_Flow_Informa2

Supplemental Cash Flow Information - Supplemental Disclosure of Non-cash Activity (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:	'	'
Decrease in obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	($1,486)	($1,501)
Decrease in debt related to conversion of Mandatory Convertible Subordinated Notes and Tangible Equity Units for common stock	-2,376	-9,402
Land acquisitions for debt	16,833	0
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:	'	'
Interest payments	60,396	48,944
Income tax payments	91	121
Tax refunds received	$0	$3,925

Investments_in_Unconsolidated_2

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities - Investments in Unconsolidated Entities (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$36,547	$44,997
Total equity of unconsolidated entities	387,572	385,040
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	$111,624	$85,938

Investments_in_Unconsolidated_3

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities - Income (Loss), Impairments From, and Equity In Investments In Unconsolidated Entities (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
(Loss) income from unconsolidated entity activity	($17)	$68	$302	$104
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities - continuing operations	($17)	$68	$302	$104

Investments_in_Unconsolidated_4

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities Narrative (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended		12 Months Ended		3 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	3-May-12	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	3-May-12	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
					South Edge	Inspirada	the REIT	the REIT	Financial Guarantee [Member]	Financial Guarantee [Member]
								home
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Guarantor Obligations, Current Carrying Value	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$0	$0
Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligation	0	500,000	'	'	1,000,000	'	'	'	'	'
Joint Venture Obligation	'	'	'	'	'	5,700,000	'	'	'	'
Equity Method Investments	'	'	'	300,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of pre-owned homes owned	'	'	'	190	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of Pre-owned homes owned and leased	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	187	'	'
Beazer homes' ownership interest in guarantor subsidiaries (less than 10% in Inspirada Builders LLC)	100.00%	'	'	'	'	'	15.00%	23.50%	'	'
Payment to settle repayment guarantee obligation	'	'	500,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Other income recorded on settlement of guarantee obligation	'	'	$200,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'

Inventory_Schedule_of_Inventor

Inventory - Schedule of Inventory (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Dec. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Dec. 31, 2012	Sep. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Real Estate [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'
Homes under construction	$319,758	'	$262,476	'	'	'
Development projects in progress	681,665	'	578,453	'	'	'
Land held for future development	306,119	'	341,986	'	'	'
Land held for sale	57,537	'	31,331	'	'	'
Capitalized interest	72,256	61,836	52,562	45,501	41,922	38,190
Model homes	43,025	'	37,886	'	'	'
Total owned inventory	$1,480,360	'	$1,304,694	'	'	'

Inventory_Total_Owned_Inventor

Inventory - Total Owned Inventory by Segment (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Projects in Progress	$1,116,704	$931,377
Land held for future development	306,119	341,986
Land held for sale	57,537	31,331
Total owned inventory	1,480,360	1,304,694
West Segment	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Projects in Progress	411,823	339,319
Land held for future development	262,399	292,875
Land held for sale	14,470	16,572
Total owned inventory	688,692	648,766
East Segment	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Projects in Progress	359,553	331,894
Land held for future development	25,496	25,491
Land held for sale	30,453	3,833
Total owned inventory	415,502	361,218
Southeast Segment	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Projects in Progress	236,496	178,624
Land held for future development	18,224	23,620
Land held for sale	10,319	8,208
Total owned inventory	265,039	210,452
Unallocated and Other	'	'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'	'
Projects in Progress	108,832	81,540
Land held for future development	0	0
Land held for sale	2,295	2,718
Total owned inventory	$111,127	$84,258

Inventory_Recoverability_Sched

Inventory - Recoverability Schedule of Inventory assets Held for Development, by Reportable Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
	Community	Community
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Number of Communities on Watch List	4	1
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Number of Communities	1	0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Pre-analysis Book Value (BV)	$7,478	$0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Aggregate Undiscounted Cash Flow as a % of BV	107.90%	'
West Segment	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Number of Communities on Watch List	1	0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Number of Communities	0	0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Pre-analysis Book Value (BV)	0	0
East Segment	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Number of Communities on Watch List	1	1
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Number of Communities	0	0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Pre-analysis Book Value (BV)	0	0
Southeast Segment	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Number of Communities on Watch List	2	0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Number of Communities	1	0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Pre-analysis Book Value (BV)	7,478	0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Aggregate Undiscounted Cash Flow as a % of BV	107.90%	'
Unallocated	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Number of Communities on Watch List	0	0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Number of Communities	0	0
Undiscounted Cash Flow Analysis - Pre-analysis Book Value (BV)	$0	$0

Inventory_Inventory_Impairment

Inventory - Inventory Impairments and Lot Option Abandonment Charges, by Reportable Segment (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	$880,000	$2,025,000	$911,000	$2,229,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	880,000	2,025,000	911,000	2,246,000
Continuing Operations	'	'	'	'
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	0	0	59,000
Land Held for Sale	28,000	1,778,000	59,000	1,778,000
Lot Option Abandonments	852,000	247,000	852,000	392,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	880,000	2,025,000	911,000	2,229,000
Continuing Operations | Unallocated	'	'	'	'
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	0	0	0
Lot Option Abandonments	0	0	0	0
Continuing Operations | West Segment	'	'	'	'
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	0	0	46,000
Land Held for Sale	0	0	0	0
Lot Option Abandonments	0	30,000	0	104,000
Continuing Operations | East Segment	'	'	'	'
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	0	0	13,000
Land Held for Sale	0	0	31,000	0
Lot Option Abandonments	0	-2,000	0	20,000
Continuing Operations | Southeast Segment	'	'	'	'
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	0	0	0
Land Held for Sale	28,000	1,778,000	28,000	1,778,000
Lot Option Abandonments	852,000	219,000	852,000	268,000
Discontinued Operations	'	'	'	'
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Development projects and homes in process (Held for Development)	0	0	0	0
Land Held for Sale	0	0	0	17,000
Lot Option Abandonments	0	0	0	0
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	$0	$0	$0	$17,000

Inventory_Summary_of_Interests

Inventory - Summary of Interests in Lot Option Agreements (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Deposits and non-refundable preacquisition costs incurred	$47,067	$37,313
Remaining obligations	378,495	288,638
Land not owned under option agreements	7,751	9,124
Consolidated VIEs	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Deposits and non-refundable preacquisition costs incurred	4,604	4,491
Remaining obligations	3,147	4,633
Land not owned under option agreements	7,751	9,124
Unconsolidated lot option agreements	'	'
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'
Deposits and non-refundable preacquisition costs incurred	42,463	32,822
Remaining obligations	375,348	284,005
Land not owned under option agreements	$0	$0

Inventory_Narrative_Details

Inventory - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2013
	home		home		home
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'
Inventory Impairment and Option Contract Abandonment	$0	$0	$0	$0	'
Number of substantially completed homes	116	'	116	'	113
Total value of substantially completed homes	31,000,000	'	31,000,000	'	30,700,000
Deposits and non-refundable preacquisition costs incurred	47,067,000	'	47,067,000	'	37,313,000
Total remaining purchase price committed under all options	$378,495,000	'	$378,495,000	'	$288,638,000

Interest_Schedule_of_Capitaliz

Interest - Schedule of Capitalized Interest (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Capitalized interest in inventory, beginning of period	$61,836	$41,922	$52,562	$38,190
Interest incurred	32,458	29,177	64,899	57,595
Interest expense not qualified for capitalization and included as other expense	-14,659	-16,246	-30,691	-32,457
Capitalized interest amortized to house construction and land sales expenses	-7,379	-9,352	-14,514	-17,827
Capitalized interest in inventory, end of period	$72,256	$45,501	$72,256	$45,501

Earnings_Per_Share_Narrative_D

Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) (USD $)

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Jul. 17, 2012

In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified

Stock Options [Member]

Common Stock

Nonvested Stock Awards [Member]

TEU Senior Amortizing Notes

Tangible Equity Units

Tangible Equity Units

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger, Range One [Member]

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger, Range Two [Member]

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger, Range Two [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

TEU Senior Amortizing Notes

TEU Senior Amortizing Notes

Tangible Equity Units

TEU Senior Amortizing Notes

TEU Senior Amortizing Notes

Tangible Equity Units

Earnings Per Share [Line Items]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Convertible Securities

'

'

700,000

'

300,000

'

5,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Units

'

'

'

1,368,108

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Ratio

'

'

'

'

'

1.5372

'

'

1.72414

1.40746

'

'

'

'

Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share

$0.00

$0.00

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Tangible Equity Units TEUs Converted during period units

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

890,000

115,433

'

1,252,675

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

7.50%

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$14.50

$17.75

'

'

'

'

Tangible Equity Units outstanding

'

'

'

'

'

'

3,700,000

3,700,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

Senior notes

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$9,908

$16,141

'

Shares of common stock issuable upon conversion

'

'

'

'

'

'

5,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Borrowings_Schedule_of_Longter

Borrowings - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Feb. 01, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unamortized debt discounts	($4,780)	($5,160)	'
Long-term debt	1,511,873	1,512,183	'
Senior Notes [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Unamortized debt discounts	-4,780	-5,160	'
Long-term debt	1,411,007	1,416,860	'
Senior Notes [Member] | 8 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing June 2016	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	8.13%	8.13%	'
Senior notes	172,879	172,879	'
Senior Notes [Member] | 6 5/8% Senior Secured Notes	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	6.63%	6.63%	'
Senior notes	300,000	300,000	'
Senior Notes [Member] | 9 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing June 2018	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.13%	9.13%	'
Senior notes	298,000	298,000	'
Senior Notes [Member] | 9 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing May 2019	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	9.13%	9.13%	'
Senior notes	235,000	235,000	'
Senior Notes [Member] | 7 1/2% Senior Notes Maturing September 2021 [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.50%	7.50%	'
Senior notes	200,000	200,000	'
Senior Notes [Member] | 7 1/4% Senior Notes Maturing February 2023 [Member]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.25%	7.25%	7.25%
Senior notes	200,000	200,000	'
Senior Notes [Member] | TEU Senior Amortizing Notes	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Senior notes	9,908	16,141	'
Junior Subordinated Notes	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage	7.99%	'	'
Unamortized debt discounts	-46,100	'	'
Long-term debt	54,703	53,670	'
Cash Secured Loan	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Long-term debt	22,368	22,368	'
Other Secured Notes Payable	'	'	'
Debt Instrument [Line Items]	'	'	'
Long-term debt	$23,795	$19,285	'

Borrowings_Narrative_Details

Borrowings - Narrative (Details) (USD $)

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

1 Months Ended

3 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

12 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Apr. 03, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Feb. 01, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Apr. 30, 2014

Jun. 30, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Jul. 17, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Jan. 15, 2010

Jun. 15, 2006

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Dec. 31, 2012

Mar. 31, 2014

Sep. 30, 2013

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Mar. 31, 2014

Tangible Equity Units

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Senior Notes [Member]

Junior Subordinated Notes

Junior Subordinated Notes

Junior Subordinated Notes

Junior Subordinated Notes

Cash Secured Loan

Cash Secured Loan

Other Secured Notes Payable

Other Secured Notes Payable

Secured Revolving Credit Facility

Secured Revolving Credit Facility

Secured Revolving Credit Facility

Letter of Credit

Letter of Credit

Common Stock

Optional Redemption Under Indenture [Member]

Debt Instrument, Convertible, Stock Price Trigger, Range Two [Member]

5 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing June 2019 [Domain]

7 1/2% Senior Notes Maturing September 2021 [Member]

7 1/2% Senior Notes Maturing September 2021 [Member]

7 1/4% Senior Notes Maturing February 2023 [Member]

7 1/4% Senior Notes Maturing February 2023 [Member]

7 1/4% Senior Notes Maturing February 2023 [Member]

6.625% Senior Secured Notes

6.625% Senior Secured Notes

9 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing May 2019

9 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing May 2019

6 7/8% Senior Notes Maturing July 2015

9 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing June 2018

9 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing June 2018

9 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing June 2018

9 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing June 2018

8 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing June 2016

8 1/8% Senior Notes Maturing June 2016

Tangible Equity Units

Tangible Equity Units

Senior Notes [Member]

Tangible Equity Units

TEUs

6 7/8% Senior Notes Maturing July 2015

Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Credit facility borrowing capacity

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

$150,000,000

$22,000,000

$220,000,000

'

'

'

'

Amount of available borrowings under the Secured Revolving Credit Facility

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

150,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Inventory assets pledged as collateral

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Outstanding borrowings under the Secured Revolving Credit Facility

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

0

0

'

'

'

'

'

'

Letters of credit secured using cash collateral

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

26,500,000

25,200,000

'

'

'

Senior Notes [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Beazer homes' ownership interest in guarantor subsidiaries (less than 10% in Inspirada Builders LLC)

100.00%

'

100.00%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Minimum consolidated tangible net worth

85,000,000

'

85,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Amount of original debt that could be repurchased

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

27,500,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Consolidated tangible net worth

206,800,000

'

206,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Aggregate principal amount of debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

325,000,000

'

200,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

75,000,000

103,100,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

5.75%

7.50%

7.50%

7.25%

7.25%

7.25%

6.63%

6.63%

9.13%

9.13%

6.88%

'

'

9.13%

9.13%

8.13%

8.13%

'

7.50%

7.99%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Early Repayment of Senior Debt

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

17,200,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Tangible Equity Units TEUs Converted during period units

'

'

'

'

'

890,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,252,675

Stock Exchange, Debt Related to Tangible Equity Unit

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,400,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Loss on extinguishment of debt

-153,000

-3,638,000

-153,000

-3,638,000

'

'

-3,600,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

-19,800,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Outstanding debt instrument principal amount redeemed

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

2,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

205,000,000

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Conversion of Units

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

1,368,108

'

'

Debt Issuance Discount

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

98.54%

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

Tangible Capital [Abstract]

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

'

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4,780,000

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Income_Taxes_Narrative_Details

Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Accrued interest and penalties	$2,700,000	$2,600,000
Limit on operating loss carryforwards and recognition	11,400,000	'
Limit on operating loss carryforwards and recognition, tax-effected	4,000,000	'
Total deferred tax assets	551,520,000	'
Deferred tax liabilities	-54,257,000	'
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	497,263,000	'
Valuation allowance	-491,856,000	-487,300,000
Net deferred tax assets	5,407,000	'
Maximum	'	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Limit on operating loss carryforwards and recognition	408,800,000	'
Limit on operating loss carryforwards and recognition, tax-effected	444,800,000	'
Certain Components Likely To Be Subject To Annual Limitation [Member]	'	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Total deferred tax assets	88,455,000	'
Certain Components Likely To Be Subject To Annual Limitation [Member] | Maximum	'	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Net deferred tax assets	88,500,000	'
Certain Components Likely To Be Subject To Annual Limitation [Member] | Minimum	'	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Net deferred tax assets	52,500,000	'
Subject To Annual Limitation [Member]	'	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Total deferred tax assets	98,232,000	'
Generally Not Subject to Annual Limitation [Member]	'	'
Income Tax Disclosure [Line Items]	'	'
Total deferred tax assets	$364,833,000	'

Contingencies_Warranty_Details

Contingencies - Warranty (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'
Balance at beginning of period	$11,911	$14,342	$11,663	$15,477
Accruals for warranties issued	1,047	1,302	2,170	2,730
Changes in liability related to warranties existing in prior periods	1,480	-437	3,223	-1,739
Payments made	-1,877	-1,606	-4,495	-2,867
Balance at end of period	$12,561	$13,601	$12,561	$13,601

Contingencies_Litigation_and_O

Contingencies - Litigation and Other Matters (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended					6 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2006	Sep. 30, 2006
				Performance Bonds	Letter of Credit	Letter of Credit	First Order	First Order	Second Order
							New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Violation of Permit	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Violation of Permit	New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection - Violation of Permit
							acre
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Minimum standard product warranty period	'	'1 year	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Maximum standard product warranty period	'	'2 years	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Company's liability under Deferred Prosecution Agreement (percent)	4.00%	4.00%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Maximum liability under the DPA and other settlement agreements	$55,000,000	$55,000,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Portion of liability under DPA that has been paid as of balance sheet date	20,200,000	'	'	'	'	'	125,000	'	'
Area of Land	'	'	'	'	'	'	35	'	'
Loss Contingency, Accrual, Current	1,800,000	1,800,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Amount demanded per the complaint to recover purported losses	'	'	'	'	'	'	250,000	630,000	678,000
Accrued amounts for litigation and other contingent liabilities	19,400,000	19,400,000	19,900,000	'	'	'	'	'	'
Letters of credit secured using cash collateral	'	'	'	'	26,500,000	25,200,000	'	'	'
Cash collateral in restricted accounts securing letters of credit	'	'	'	$189,300,000	'	'	'	'	'

Fair_Value_Measurements_Fair_V

Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Assets Measured on a Non-recurring Basis (Details) (Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring, USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Level 1	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Land held for sale	$0	'
Right to purchase land	'	0
Level 2	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Land held for sale	0	'
Right to purchase land	'	0
Level 3	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Land held for sale	4,766	'
Right to purchase land	'	2,013
Total	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Land held for sale	4,766	'
Right to purchase land	'	$2,013

Fair_Value_Measurements_Carryi

Fair Value Measurements - Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Other Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Carrying Amount	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying values and estimated fair values of other financial assets and liabilities	$1,465,710	$1,470,530
Carrying Amount | Level 2	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes	1,411,007	1,416,860
Carrying Amount | Level 3	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Junior Subordinated Notes	54,703	53,670
Fair Value	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Carrying values and estimated fair values of other financial assets and liabilities	1,570,754	1,523,574
Fair Value | Level 2	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Senior Notes	1,516,051	1,469,904
Fair Value | Level 3	'	'
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]	'	'
Junior Subordinated Notes	$54,703	$53,670

Stockbased_Compensation_Detail

Stock-based Compensation (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended			3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended	3 Months Ended	6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2014
				Stock Options [Member]	SSARs / Stock Options [Member]	SSARs / Stock Options [Member]	Nonvested Stock Awards [Member]	Nonvested Stock Awards [Member]	Performance Shares [Member]	Nonvested Stock Awards and Performance Shares [Member]	Nonvested Stock Awards and Performance Shares [Member]
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total stock-based compensation included in general and administrative expenses	$700,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Total stock-based compensation included in general and administrative expenses, net of tax	500,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Number of shares surrendered by emloyees (shares)	'	21,772	1,306	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Stock Surrendered During Period, Value	'	414,000	19,000	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Intrinsic value of SSAR/stock options outstanding	'	'	'	'	2,200,000	2,200,000	'	'	'	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value of SSARs/stock options vested and expected to vest	'	'	'	'	2,200,000	2,200,000	'	'	'	'	'
SSARs/stock options weighted average expected life	'	'	'	'	'2 years 9 months 7 days	'	'	'	'	'	'
Unrecognized compensation costs related to non-vested stock awards	'	'	'	'	'	'	2,200,000	1,000,000	'	'	'
Weighted average period to recognize remaining cost	'	'	'	'	'	'	'1 year 8 months 12 days	'	'	'	'
Number of shares of performance-based restricted stock issued (shares)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	28,690	'	'
Non-vested stock performance period (years)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'3 years	'	'
Increase in target number of Performance Shares (percent)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	50.00%	'	'
Expected dividend yield on performance shares (percent)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	0.00%	'	'
Expected volatility rate range minimum (percent)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	35.00%	'	'
Expected volatility rate range maximum (percent)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	59.10%	'	'
Aggregate intrinsic value of exercisable SSARs/stock options	'	'	'	'	1,000,000	1,000,000	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Fair Value Assumptions [Abstract]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Expected life of options	'	'	'	'5 years 26 days	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Expected volatility	'	'	'	45.99%	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Expected discrete dividends	'	'	'	$0	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	'	'	'	1.42%	'	'	'	'	0.66%	'	'
Weighted average fair value	'	'	'	$7.97	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Outstanding [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares outstanding at beginning of period (shares)	'	'	'	'	721,127	560,784	'	'	'	'	'
Granted (shares)	'	'	'	'	0	161,010	'	'	'	0	135,567
Exercised (shares)	'	'	'	'	-1,182	-1,288	'	'	'	'	'
Expired (shares)	'	'	'	'	-2,870	-2,870	'	'	'	'	'
Forfeited (shares)	'	'	'	'	-5,206	-5,767	'	'	'	'	'
Shares outstanding at end of period (shares)	'	'	'	'	711,869	711,869	'	'	'	'	'
Exercisable at end of period	'	'	'	'	408,929	408,929	'	'	'	'	'
Vested or expected to vest in the future (shares)	'	'	'	'	706,895	706,895	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of shares outstanding at beginning of period	'	'	'	'	$29.92	$33.01	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of shares granted	'	'	'	'	$0	$19.11	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of shares exercised	'	'	'	'	$16.64	$16.16	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of shares expired	'	'	'	'	$176.31	$176.31	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of shares forfeited	'	'	'	'	$22.60	$22.23	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of shares outstanding at beginning of period	'	'	'	'	$29.41	$29.41	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of shares exercisable at end of period	'	'	'	'	$39.19	$39.19	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average exercise price of shares vested or expected to vest in the future	'	'	'	'	$29.49	$29.49	'	'	'	'	'
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Number of Shares [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Shares outstanding at beginning of period (shares)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	312,855	280,416
Granted (shares)	'	'	'	'	0	161,010	'	'	'	0	135,567
Shares vested (shares)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-239	-102,277
Shares forfeited (shares)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	-6,160	-7,250
Shares outstanding at end of period (shares)	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	306,456	306,456
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award, Equity Instruments Other than Options, Nonvested, Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value [Roll Forward]	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'
Weighted average grant date fair value of shares outstanding at beginning of period	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$13.18	$12.32
Weighted average grant date fair value of shares granted	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$15.90	$0	$17.53
Weighted average grant date fair value of shares vested in period	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$18.82	$16.64
Weighted average grant date fair value of shares forfeited in period	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$17.45	$16.45
Weighted average grant date fair value of shares outstanding at end of period	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	'	$13.08	$13.08

Segment_Information_Details

Segment Information (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013		Sep. 30, 2013
	state				segment
					state
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Number of homebuilding segments	'		'		3		'		'
Number of states in which home building segments operate	16		'		16		'		'
Total revenue	$270,021		$287,902		$563,191		$534,804		'
Total operating income (loss)	5,617		311		17,149		-3,290		'
Depreciation and amortization	2,831		3,093		5,738		5,808		'
Capital Expenditures	'		'		6,641		3,869		'
Assets	1,951,384		'		1,951,384		'		1,986,789
Operating Segments	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Total operating income (loss)	21,494		22,408		51,119		39,284		'
Depreciation and amortization	2,218		2,424		4,683		4,447		'
West Segment	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Total revenue	121,886		118,996		244,462		229,122		'
Total operating income (loss)	14,338		10,045		30,100		18,403		'
Depreciation and amortization	1,304		1,185		2,686		2,207		'
Capital Expenditures	'		'		2,661		1,866		'
Assets	709,167		'		709,167		'		680,346
East Segment	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Total revenue	83,366		117,129		190,955		213,668		'
Total operating income (loss)	2,994		10,313		11,229		16,501		'
Depreciation and amortization	556		900		1,248		1,583		'
Capital Expenditures	'		'		1,546		611		'
Assets	428,398		'		428,398		'		369,937
Southeast Segment	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Total revenue	64,769		51,777		127,774		92,014		'
Total operating income (loss)	4,162		2,050		9,790		4,380		'
Depreciation and amortization	358		339		749		657		'
Capital Expenditures	'		'		1,022		482		'
Assets	283,985		'		283,985		'		228,814
Corporate and unallocated	'		'		'		'		'
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]	'		'		'		'		'
Total operating income (loss)	-15,877	[1]	-22,097	[1]	-33,970	[1]	-42,574	[1]	'
Depreciation and amortization	613	[1]	669	[1]	1,055	[1]	1,361	[1]	'
Capital Expenditures	'		'		1,412		910		'
Assets	$529,834	[2]	'		$529,834	[2]	'		$707,692	[2]
[1]	Corporate and unallocated includes amortization of capitalized interest and numerous shared services functions that benefit all segments, the costs of which are not allocated to the operating segments reported above including information technology, national sourcing and purchasing, treasury, corporate finance, legal, branding and other national marketing costs.
[2]	Primarily consists of cash and cash equivalents, consolidated inventory not owned, deferred taxes, capitalized interest and other items that are not allocated to the segments.

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa2

Supplemental Guarantor Information - Unaudited Consolidating Balance Sheet Information (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013	Mar. 31, 2013	Sep. 30, 2012
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
ASSETS	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	$299,620	$504,459	$425,660	$487,795
Restricted cash	50,765	48,978	'	'
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,278)	28,911	22,342	'	'
Income tax receivable	2,813	2,813	'	'
Owned inventory	1,480,360	1,304,694	'	'
Consolidated inventory not owned	7,751	9,124	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	36,547	44,997	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net	5,407	5,253	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	18,142	17,000	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Intercompany	0	0	'	'
Other assets	21,068	27,129	'	'
Total assets	1,951,384	1,986,789	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'	'	'
Trade accounts payable	71,891	83,800	'	'
Other liabilities	133,675	145,623	'	'
Intercompany	0	0	'	'
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	3,147	4,633	'	'
Total debt (net of discounts of $4,780 and $5,160 respectively)	1,511,873	1,512,183	'	'
Total liabilities	1,720,586	1,746,239	'	'
Stockholders’ equity	230,798	240,550	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,951,384	1,986,789	'	'
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.	'	'	'	'
ASSETS	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	302,176	499,341	423,377	481,394
Restricted cash	49,733	47,873	'	'
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,278)	0	0	'	'
Income tax receivable	2,813	2,813	'	'
Owned inventory	0	0	'	'
Consolidated inventory not owned	0	0	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	773	773	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net	5,407	5,253	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	155,251	123,600	'	'
Intercompany	1,240,777	1,088,949	'	'
Other assets	17,058	19,602	'	'
Total assets	1,773,988	1,788,204	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'	'	'
Trade accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Other liabilities	52,706	52,009	'	'
Intercompany	2,406	2,747	'	'
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	0	0	'	'
Total debt (net of discounts of $4,780 and $5,160 respectively)	1,488,078	1,492,898	'	'
Total liabilities	1,543,190	1,547,654	'	'
Stockholders’ equity	230,798	240,550	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,773,988	1,788,204	'	'
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
ASSETS	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	1,699	6,324	5,551	8,215
Restricted cash	1,032	1,105	'	'
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,278)	28,908	22,339	'	'
Income tax receivable	0	0	'	'
Owned inventory	1,480,360	1,304,694	'	'
Consolidated inventory not owned	7,751	9,124	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	35,774	44,224	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	18,142	17,000	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Intercompany	0	0	'	'
Other assets	3,901	7,147	'	'
Total assets	1,577,567	1,411,957	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'	'	'
Trade accounts payable	71,891	83,800	'	'
Other liabilities	79,966	92,384	'	'
Intercompany	1,246,721	1,091,792	'	'
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	3,147	4,633	'	'
Total debt (net of discounts of $4,780 and $5,160 respectively)	23,795	19,285	'	'
Total liabilities	1,425,520	1,291,894	'	'
Stockholders’ equity	152,047	120,063	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,577,567	1,411,957	'	'
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
ASSETS	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	1,689	1,637	514	646
Restricted cash	0	0	'	'
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,278)	3	3	'	'
Income tax receivable	0	0	'	'
Owned inventory	0	0	'	'
Consolidated inventory not owned	0	0	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0	'	'
Intercompany	2,406	2,747	'	'
Other assets	109	380	'	'
Total assets	4,207	4,767	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'	'	'
Trade accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Other liabilities	1,003	1,230	'	'
Intercompany	0	0	'	'
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	0	0	'	'
Total debt (net of discounts of $4,780 and $5,160 respectively)	0	0	'	'
Total liabilities	1,003	1,230	'	'
Stockholders’ equity	3,204	3,537	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	4,207	4,767	'	'
Consolidating Adjustments	'	'	'	'
ASSETS	'	'	'	'
Cash and cash equivalents	-5,944	-2,843	-3,782	-2,460
Restricted cash	0	0	'	'
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $1,278)	0	0	'	'
Income tax receivable	0	0	'	'
Owned inventory	0	0	'	'
Consolidated inventory not owned	0	0	'	'
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0	'	'
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0	'	'
Property, plant and equipment, net	0	0	'	'
Investments in subsidiaries	-155,251	-123,600	'	'
Intercompany	-1,243,183	-1,091,696	'	'
Other assets	0	0	'	'
Total assets	-1,404,378	-1,218,139	'	'
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY	'	'	'	'
Trade accounts payable	0	0	'	'
Other liabilities	0	0	'	'
Intercompany	-1,249,127	-1,094,539	'	'
Obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	0	0	'	'
Total debt (net of discounts of $4,780 and $5,160 respectively)	0	0	'	'
Total liabilities	-1,249,127	-1,094,539	'	'
Stockholders’ equity	-155,251	-123,600	'	'
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	($1,404,378)	($1,218,139)	'	'

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa3

Supplemental Guarantor Information - Unaudited Consolidating Statement of Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended		6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total revenue	$270,021,000	$287,902,000	$563,191,000	$534,804,000
Home construction and land sales expenses	216,969,000	241,992,000	455,438,000	452,606,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	880,000	2,025,000	911,000	2,229,000
Gross profit	52,172,000	43,885,000	106,842,000	79,969,000
Commissions	11,096,000	11,686,000	22,917,000	22,328,000
General and administrative expenses	32,628,000	28,795,000	61,038,000	55,123,000
Depreciation and amortization	2,831,000	3,093,000	5,738,000	5,808,000
Operating income (loss)	5,617,000	311,000	17,149,000	-3,290,000
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities	-17,000	68,000	302,000	104,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-153,000	-3,638,000	-153,000	-3,638,000
Other (expense) income, net	-13,727,000	-16,195,000	-29,484,000	-31,822,000
(Loss) income before income taxes	-8,280,000	-19,454,000	-12,186,000	-38,646,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	-56,000	-343,000	-14,000	-596,000
Equity in income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Loss from continuing operations	-8,224,000	-19,111,000	-12,172,000	-38,050,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	253,000	-529,000	-937,000	-1,978,000
Equity in income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net loss	-7,971,000	-19,640,000	-13,109,000	-40,028,000
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total revenue	0	0	0	0
Home construction and land sales expenses	7,379,000	9,352,000	14,514,000	17,827,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	-7,379,000	-9,352,000	-14,514,000	-17,827,000
Commissions	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	-7,379,000	-9,352,000	-14,514,000	-17,827,000
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities	0	0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	-153,000	-3,638,000	-153,000	-3,638,000
Other (expense) income, net	-14,659,000	-16,246,000	-30,692,000	-32,457,000
(Loss) income before income taxes	-22,191,000	-29,236,000	-45,359,000	-53,922,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	-210,000	-583,000	-199,000	-1,014,000
Equity in income of subsidiaries	13,757,000	9,542,000	32,988,000	14,858,000
Loss from continuing operations	-8,224,000	-19,111,000	-12,172,000	-38,050,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Equity in income of subsidiaries	253,000	-529,000	-937,000	-1,978,000
Net loss	-7,971,000	-19,640,000	-13,109,000	-40,028,000
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total revenue	270,021,000	287,902,000	563,191,000	534,804,000
Home construction and land sales expenses	209,690,000	232,813,000	441,104,000	435,169,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	880,000	2,025,000	911,000	2,229,000
Gross profit	59,451,000	53,064,000	121,176,000	97,406,000
Commissions	11,096,000	11,686,000	22,917,000	22,328,000
General and administrative expenses	32,592,000	28,762,000	60,976,000	55,063,000
Depreciation and amortization	2,831,000	3,093,000	5,738,000	5,808,000
Operating income (loss)	12,932,000	9,523,000	31,545,000	14,207,000
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities	-17,000	68,000	302,000	104,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	0
Other (expense) income, net	933,000	47,000	1,212,000	627,000
(Loss) income before income taxes	13,848,000	9,638,000	33,059,000	14,938,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	131,000	193,000	145,000	281,000
Equity in income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Loss from continuing operations	13,717,000	9,445,000	32,914,000	14,657,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	257,000	-519,000	-930,000	-2,010,000
Equity in income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net loss	13,974,000	8,926,000	31,984,000	12,647,000
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total revenue	100,000	173,000	180,000	390,000
Home construction and land sales expenses	0	0	0	0
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	100,000	173,000	180,000	390,000
Commissions	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expenses	36,000	33,000	62,000	60,000
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	64,000	140,000	118,000	330,000
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities	0	0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	0
Other (expense) income, net	-1,000	4,000	-4,000	8,000
(Loss) income before income taxes	63,000	144,000	114,000	338,000
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	23,000	47,000	40,000	137,000
Equity in income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Loss from continuing operations	40,000	97,000	74,000	201,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	-4,000	-10,000	-7,000	32,000
Equity in income of subsidiaries	0	0	0	0
Net loss	36,000	87,000	67,000	233,000
Consolidating Adjustments	'	'	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'	'	'
Total revenue	-100,000	-173,000	-180,000	-390,000
Home construction and land sales expenses	-100,000	-173,000	-180,000	-390,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	0	0	0	0
Gross profit	0	0	0	0
Commissions	0	0	0	0
General and administrative expenses	0	0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization	0	0	0	0
Operating income (loss)	0	0	0	0
Equity in (loss) income of unconsolidated entities	0	0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt	0	0	0	0
Other (expense) income, net	0	0	0	0
(Loss) income before income taxes	0	0	0	0
(Benefit from) provision for income taxes	0	0	0	0
Equity in income of subsidiaries	-13,757,000	-9,542,000	-32,988,000	-14,858,000
Loss from continuing operations	-13,757,000	-9,542,000	-32,988,000	-14,858,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	0	0	0	0
Equity in income of subsidiaries	-253,000	529,000	937,000	1,978,000
Net loss	($14,010,000)	($9,013,000)	($32,051,000)	($12,880,000)

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa4

Supplemental Guarantor Information - Unaudited Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Details) (USD $)	6 Months Ended
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Mar. 31, 2014	Mar. 31, 2013
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash used in operating activities	($188,052)	($76,336)
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-6,641	-3,869
Investments in unconsolidated entities	-3,193	-400
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	0	432
Increases in restricted cash	-2,588	-1,044
Decreases in restricted cash	801	7,562
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-11,621	2,681
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Repayment of debt	-4,747	-183,319
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	0	200,000
Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligation	0	-500
Debt issuance costs	-26	-4,635
Advances to/from subsidiaries	0	0
Payments for other financing activities	-393	-26
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-5,166	11,520
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-204,839	-62,135
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	504,459	487,795
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	299,620	425,660
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash used in operating activities	-45,803	-14,665
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	'	0
Increases in restricted cash	-1,898	-668
Decreases in restricted cash	39	7,367
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-1,859	6,699
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Repayment of debt	-3,857	-183,224
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	'	200,000
Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligation	'	0
Debt issuance costs	-26	-4,635
Advances to/from subsidiaries	-145,227	-62,166
Payments for other financing activities	-393	-26
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-149,503	-50,051
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-197,165	-58,017
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	499,341	481,394
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	302,176	423,377
Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash used in operating activities	-142,360	-61,595
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	-6,641	-3,869
Investments in unconsolidated entities	-3,193	-400
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	'	432
Increases in restricted cash	-690	-376
Decreases in restricted cash	762	195
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	-9,762	-4,018
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Repayment of debt	-890	-95
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	'	0
Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligation	'	-500
Debt issuance costs	0	0
Advances to/from subsidiaries	148,387	63,544
Payments for other financing activities	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	147,497	62,949
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-4,625	-2,664
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	6,324	8,215
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,699	5,551
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash used in operating activities	111	-76
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	'	0
Increases in restricted cash	0	0
Decreases in restricted cash	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Repayment of debt	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	'	0
Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligation	'	0
Debt issuance costs	0	0
Advances to/from subsidiaries	-59	-56
Payments for other financing activities	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-59	-56
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	52	-132
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	1,637	646
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	1,689	514
Consolidating Adjustments	'	'
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]	'	'
Net cash used in operating activities	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:	'	'
Capital expenditures	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	'	0
Increases in restricted cash	0	0
Decreases in restricted cash	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	0	0
Cash flows from financing activities:	'	'
Repayment of debt	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	'	0
Settlement of unconsolidated entity debt obligation	'	0
Debt issuance costs	0	0
Advances to/from subsidiaries	-3,101	-1,322
Payments for other financing activities	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	-3,101	-1,322
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	-3,101	-1,322
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period	-2,843	-2,460
Cash and cash equivalents at end of period	($5,944)	($3,782)

Supplemental_Guarantor_Informa5

Supplemental Guarantor Information - Unaudited Consolidating Balance Sheet Information Parentheticals (Details) (USD $)	Mar. 31, 2014	Sep. 30, 2013
In Thousands, unless otherwise specified
Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]	'	'
Allowances for accounts receivable	$1,278	$1,651

Discontinued_Operations_Result

Discontinued Operations - Results of Discontinued Operations (Details) (USD $)	3 Months Ended				6 Months Ended
	Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013		Mar. 31, 2014		Mar. 31, 2013
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Home construction and land sales expenses	$216,969,000		$241,992,000		$455,438,000		$452,606,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	880,000		2,025,000		911,000		2,229,000
Gross (loss) profit	52,172,000		43,885,000		106,842,000		79,969,000
General and administrative expenses	32,628,000		28,795,000		61,038,000		55,123,000
Operating income (loss)	5,617,000		311,000		17,149,000		-3,290,000
Other (expense) income, net	-13,727,000		-16,195,000		-29,484,000		-31,822,000
Benefit from income taxes	-56,000		-343,000		-14,000		-596,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	253,000		-529,000		-937,000		-1,978,000
Discontinued Operations	'		'		'		'
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]	'		'		'		'
Proceeds from Legal Settlements	'		'		1,900,000		'
Total revenue	0		192,000		464,000		288,000
Home construction and land sales expenses	1,497,000		-160,000		2,952,000		-66,000
Inventory impairments and option contract abandonments	0		0		0		17,000
Gross (loss) profit	-1,497,000		352,000		-2,488,000		337,000
General and administrative expenses	-1,750,000	[1]	890,000	[1]	-1,561,000	[1]	2,415,000	[1]
Operating income (loss)	253,000		-538,000		-927,000		-2,078,000
Other (expense) income, net	0		0		0		69,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations before income taxes	253,000		-538,000		-927,000		-2,009,000
Benefit from income taxes	0		-9,000		10,000		-31,000
Income (loss) from discontinued operations, net of tax	$253,000		($529,000)		($937,000)		($1,978,000)
[1]	The three and six months ended March 31, 2014 includes approximately $1.9 million of recoveries received for legal fees related to outstanding matters in Denver, Colorado.