The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information.

Operating Leases

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Leases [Abstract]

Operating Leases

We are obligated under various noncancelable operating leases for our office facilities and equipment. Rental expense under these agreements, which is included in G&A in our consolidated statements of income, amounted to approximately $4.9 million, $4.7 million and $5.2 million for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015, respectively. This rental expense excludes expense related to our discontinued operations, which is not material in any period presented. Additionally, sublease income received in all periods presented was not material. As of September 30, 2017, future minimum lease payments under noncancelable operating lease agreements are as follows:



Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
2018	$	4,124
2019	4,001
2020	3,161
2021	2,518
2022	1,588
Thereafter	831
Total	$	16,223

Income Taxes

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Income Taxes

Our expense (benefit) from income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Current federal	$	—	$	—	$	(64	)
Current state	859		595		520
Deferred federal ^(a)	1,625		5,574		(314,651		)
Deferred state ^{(a) (b)}	212		10,329		(10,374		)
Total	$	2,696	$	16,498	$	(324,569	)

^(a) Fiscal 2015 benefit is due to release of a substantial portion of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets; refer to discussion below titled “Valuation Allowance.”

^(b) Fiscal 2016 expense includes $8.6 million of additional valuation allowance on our state deferred tax assets due to a number of changes to the legal forms of our operating entities; refer to discussion below titled “Valuation Allowance.”

The expense (benefit) from income taxes from continuing operations differs from the amount computed by applying the federal income tax statutory rate as follows for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Income tax computed at statutory rate	$	12,052		$	7,596		$	7,711
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	1,287			4,974			2,485
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance - other ^{(a) (b) (c)}	(3,482		)	6,457			(334,605		)
Changes for uncertain tax positions	(685		)	(40		)	42
Stock based compensation	741			—			—
State rate change	—			(678		)	—
Tax credits	(7,460		)	(2,134		)	—
Other, net	243			323			(202		)
Total	$	2,696		$	16,498		$	(324,569	)

^(a)For fiscal 2015, amount includes $335.2 million release of a substantial portion of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets; refer to discussion below titled “Valuation Allowance.”

^(b)For fiscal 2016, amount includes $8.6 million of additional valuation allowance on our state deferred tax assets due to a number of changes to the legal forms of our operating entities; refer to discussion below titled “Valuation Allowance.”

^(c)For fiscal 2017, amount includes $3.5 million reduction in valuation allowance on our state deferred tax assets due to changes in our state net operating loss estimates; refer to discussion below titled “Valuation Allowance.”

The principal differences between our effective tax rate and the U.S. federal statutory rate relate to state taxes, changes in our valuation allowance and tax credits.

Deferred income taxes reflect the net tax effects of temporary differences between the carrying amounts of our assets and liabilities for financial reporting purposes and the amounts used for income tax purposes. The tax effects of significant temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred tax assets are as follows as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



(In thousands)	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Federal and state tax carryforwards	$	293,298		$	298,426
Inventory adjustments	59,507			62,985
Incentive compensation	19,043			15,390
Warranty and other reserves	6,140			16,943
Property, equipment and other assets	3,247			2,896
Other	1,785			809
Uncertain tax positions	1,332			1,721
Total deferred tax assets	384,352			399,170
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred revenues	(11,297		)	(22,950		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(11,297		)	(22,950		)
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	373,055			376,220
Valuation allowance ^(a)	(65,159		)	(66,265		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	307,896		$	309,955

^(a) For fiscal 2016, amount includes $8.6 million of additional valuation allowance on our state deferred tax assets due to a number of changes to the legal forms of our operating entities; refer to discussion below titled “Valuation Allowance.”

As of September 30, 2017, our gross deferred tax assets above included $241.3 million for federal net operating loss carryforwards, $31.7 million for state net operating loss carryforwards, $9.6 million for an alternative minimum tax credit and $14.5 million for general business credits. The net operating loss carryforwards expire at various dates through 2033, and the general business credits expire at various dates through 2037. The alternative minimum tax credit has an unlimited carryforward period. 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. Because the five-year period has expired, we have determined the actual impact and final classification of those amounts, which are properly reflected in the amounts presented above. The actual realization of our deferred tax assets is difficult to predict and is dependent on future events.

We recognized income tax expense from continuing operations of $2.7 million in our fiscal 2017, compared to income tax expense from continuing operations of $16.5 million and income tax benefit of $324.6 million in our fiscal 2016 and fiscal 2015, respectively. The income tax expense in our fiscal 2017 primarily resulted from income in the current year, offset by the generation of federal tax credits and an additional benefit resulting from changes to our valuation allowance due to changes in our state net operating loss estimates. The income tax expense in our fiscal 2016 primarily resulted from income generated in the fiscal year, offset by the generation of federal tax credits. In fiscal 2015, our income tax benefit primarily resulted from the release of a substantial portion of the valuation allowance. Due to the effects of changes in our valuation allowance on our deferred tax balance and changes in our unrecognized tax benefits, our effective tax rates in fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015 are not meaningful metrics, as our income tax amounts were not directly correlated to the amount of our pretax income for those periods.

Valuation Allowance

A reduction of the carrying amounts of deferred tax assets by a valuation allowance is required if, based on the available evidence, it is more likely than not that such assets will not be realized. Accordingly, the need to establish valuation allowances for deferred tax assets is assessed periodically based on the more-likely-than-not realization threshold criterion. In the assessment for a valuation allowance, appropriate consideration is given to all positive and negative evidence related to the realization of the deferred tax assets. This assessment considers, among other matters, the nature, frequency and severity of current and cumulative losses, forecasts of future profitability, the duration of statutory carryforward periods, the Company's experience with loss carryforwards not expiring unused and tax planning alternatives.

Based upon an evaluation of all available evidence, the most important of which was recent losses incurred, we established a valuation allowance for substantially all of our deferred tax assets during our fiscal 2008. We have continued to evaluate the need for our valuation allowance by assessing all positive and negative evidence indicating our ability to realize our deferred tax assets. In these evaluations, we gave more significant weight to objective evidence, such as our actual financial condition and results of operations, as compared to subjective evidence.

The positive evidence we considered as part of our analysis during the fourth quarter of 2015 included our recent trends in cumulative income from continuing operations, along with our growth in backlog units, closings and ASP for both backlog and actual closings. Our levels of backlog (in both units and dollars) supported our expectations of future profitability. The negative evidence we considered as part of our analysis centered around significant quarterly losses that the Company incurred through the quarter ended March 31, 2013, which rolled-off our 36-month cumulative income position during the first half of our fiscal 2016. The removal of these losses from our analysis provided a significant increase in our recent earnings trend and, coupled with our actual improvements in continuing operations, pointed to an objectively verifiable increase in our earnings profile.

Therefore, during the quarter ended September 30, 2015, we concluded that it was more likely than not that a substantial amount of our deferred tax assets would be realized. This conclusion was based on an evaluation of all relevant evidence, both positive and negative, as discussed above, as well as a generally improving housing market and stabilization in broader economic conditions. The principal positive evidence that led us to this determination was our improved pre-tax earnings profile, particularly over our most recent fiscal years. Given the remaining recovery period for the majority of our deferred tax assets, our recent historical operating results continued to support the realization of a significant amount of our deferred tax assets. The valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets was $57.7 million as of September 30, 2015. The remaining valuation allowance was balanced between various federal and state attributes for which the Company had concluded it is not more likely than not that these attributes would be realized at that time.

During our fiscal 2016, we contemplated various tax planning strategies based on our operations profile. This planning resulted in a restructuring effort immediately following the close of our fiscal 2016, where we executed certain tax elections and a number of changes to the legal forms of our operating entities, which significantly reduced our income profile in certain state jurisdictions going forward. The restructuring reduced our effective tax rate in fiscal 2017 to an amount that is in-line with our peers, through a significant reduction in our state effective tax rate. In addition, the restructure provides cash tax savings in various jurisdictions where we no longer have significant state loss carryforwards available. In conjunction with the restructure, we also evaluated our ability to realize certain state components of our deferred tax asset. Given this change, we evaluated both positive and negative evidence, including consideration of a change in expected future taxable earnings in the separate state jurisdictions that will be impacted by the restructuring. Based on those evaluations, we recorded an additional $8.6 million in valuation allowance during the quarter ended September 30, 2016 for state deferred tax assets we concluded are no longer more likely than not to be realized.

In fiscal 2017, we recorded additional impacts related to our tax elections and changes in legal form as further determinations were made throughout the year. These impacts included changes to our apportionment and deferred balances by jurisdiction, as well as changes to our uncertain tax positions. As a result, we recorded a decrease of $3.5 million in valuation allowance during the quarter ended September 30, 2017 for changes in our expected state net operating loss utilization due to changes in our uncertain tax positions.

During our fiscal 2017, we continued to monitor the various factors that led to our determination of the realization of a significant portion of our deferred tax assets during our fiscal 2015. Our fiscal 2017 income from continuing operations continues to reflect the positive trends of recent years, along with increases in closings and ASP from closings. We continue to maintain levels of backlog and community count to support our expectations of future profitability. During the current fiscal year, the Company continued its plan to repurchase portions of its outstanding debt, which altered its debt maturity and interest rate profile through new issuances and redemptions of prior issuances. The change in the Company's debt portfolio will create future interest expense savings that further support its estimates of future profitability, and may result in the realization of additional deferred tax assets in the future. As of September 30, 2017, the Company will have to cumulatively generate approximately $721.9 million in pre-tax income over the course of its carryforward period to realize its deferred tax assets prior to their expiration, which, as previously discussed, is the Company's fiscal 2037.

The valuation allowance of $65.2 million as of September 30, 2017 was balanced between various federal and state attributes for which the Company has concluded it is not more likely than not that these attributes would be realized at that time.

Unrecognized Tax Benefits

A reconciliation of our unrecognized tax benefits is as follows for the beginning and end of each period presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	4,541		$	4,721		$	4,615
Additions for (reductions in) tax positions related to current year	61			(180		)	252
Additions for tax positions related to prior years	2,611			—			—
Reductions in tax positions of prior years	(2,273		)	—			(10		)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(1,136		)	—			(136		)
Balance at end of year	$	3,804		$	4,541		$	4,721

If we were to recognize our $3.8 million of gross unrecognized tax benefits remaining as of September 30, 2017, substantially all would impact our effective tax rate. Additionally, we had $1.4 thousand and $339.5 thousand, respectively, of accrued interest and penalties as of September 30, 2017 and 2016. Our income tax expense includes tax-related interest.

In the normal course of business, we are subject to audits by federal and state tax authorities regarding various tax liabilities. 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. As of September 30, 2017, it is reasonably possible that $17.0 thousand of our uncertain tax positions will reverse within the next twelve months.

Stockholders' Equity	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity	Sep. 30, 2017
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Stockholders' Equity	Stockholders' Equity Preferred Stock. We currently have no shares of preferred stock outstanding. Common Stock. As of September 30, 2017, we had 63,000,000 shares of common stock authorized and 33,515,768 shares both issued and outstanding. Common Stock Repurchases. During our fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, we did not repurchase any shares of our common stock in the open market. Any future stock repurchases, to the extent allowed by our existing debt covenants, must be approved by the Company's Board of Directors or its Finance Committee. During our fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, 32,035, 16,779 and 10,302 shares of our common stock, respectively, were surrendered to us by employees as payment of minimum tax obligations upon the vesting of restricted stock awards under our stock incentive plans. We valued the surrendered stock at the market price on the date of surrender, for an aggregate value of approximately $415.0 thousand in fiscal 2017, $222.0 thousand in fiscal 2016 and $192.0 thousand in fiscal 2015. Dividends. The indentures under which our Senior Notes were issued contain certain restrictive covenants, including limitations on our payment of dividends. There were no dividends paid during our fiscal 2017, 2016 or 2015. Section 382 Rights Agreement. In February 2011, the Company’s stockholders approved an amendment to the Company’s Certificate of Incorporation (the Protective Amendment) designed to preserve the value of certain tax assets associated with NOL carryforwards under Section 382. In February 2013, the Company’s stockholders approved an extension of the term of the Protective Amendment and approved a Section 382 Rights Agreement that was adopted by our Board of Directors. These instruments are intended to act as deterrents to any person or group, together with their affiliates and associates, from being or becoming the beneficial owner of 4.95% or more of the Company’s common stock. In February 2016, the Company’s stockholders approved an extension of the Protective Amendment to November 12, 2019 and approved a new Section 382 Rights Agreement adopted by our Board of Directors with an expiration date of November 14, 2019.

The entire disclosure for shareholders' equity comprised of portions attributable to the parent entity and noncontrolling interest, including other comprehensive income. Includes, but is not limited to, balances of common stock, preferred stock, additional paid-in capital, other capital and retained earnings, accumulated balance for each classification of other comprehensive income and amount of comprehensive income.

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Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan	12 Months Ended
Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan	Sep. 30, 2017
Compensation and Retirement Disclosure [Abstract]
Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan	Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plans 401(k) Retirement Plan. We sponsor a defined-contribution plan that is a tax-qualified retirement plan under section 401(k) of the Internal Revenue Code (the Plan). Substantially all employees are eligible for participation in the Plan after completing one calendar month of service. Participants may defer and contribute from 1% to 80% of their salary to the Plan, with certain limitations on highly compensated individuals. We match 50% of the first 6% of the participant's contributions. The participant's contributions vest immediately, while the Company's contributions vest over five years. Our total contributions for the fiscal years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015 were approximately $3.0 million, $2.6 million and $2.4 million, respectively. During fiscal 2017, 2016 and 2015, participants forfeited $0.6 million, $0.4 million and $0.5 million, respectively, of unvested matching contributions. Deferred Compensation Plan. The Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan (the DCP) is a non-qualified deferred compensation plan for a select group of executives and highly compensated employees. The DCP allows the executives to defer current compensation on a pre-tax basis to a future year, until termination of employment. The objectives of the DCP are to assist executives with financial planning and capital accumulation and to provide the Company with a method of attracting, rewarding and retaining executives. Participation in the DCP is voluntary. Beazer Homes may voluntarily make a contribution to the participants' DCP accounts. Deferred compensation assets of $1.1 million and $0.8 million and deferred compensation liabilities of $3.8 million and $3.0 million as of September 30, 2017, and 2016, respectively, are included in other assets and other liabilities on our consolidated balance sheets, and are recorded at fair value. For the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015, we contributed approximately $268.0 thousand, $204.0 thousand and $227.0 thousand, respectively, to the DCP in the form of voluntary contributions.

Stock-based Compensation

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Stock-based Compensation

Stock-Based Compensation

During fiscal 2014, we adopted, and our stockholders approved, the 2014 Beazer Homes USA, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan (the 2014 Plan). Following adoption of the 2014 Plan, shares available for grant under our 2010 Equity Incentive Plan (the 2010 Plan) remain available for grant in accordance with the terms of that plan. However, there are no more shares available for future issuance under our Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Incentive Plan (the 1999 Plan). We issue new shares upon the exercise of stock options and the vesting of restricted stock awards. In cases of forfeitures and shares returned to us for taxes, those shares are returned to the share pool for future issuance. As of September 30, 2017, we had approximately 2.8 million shares of common stock for issuance under our various equity incentive plans, of which approximately 2.2 million shares are available for future grants.

Our total stock-based compensation expense is included in G&A expenses in our consolidated statements of income and recognized using the straight-line method over the vesting period. A summary of the expense related to stock-based compensation by award type is as follows for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2017			2016			2015
Stock options expense	$	274		$	534		$	697
Restricted stock awards expense	7,885			7,425			5,408
Before tax stock-based compensation expense	8,159			7,959			6,105
Tax benefit	(2,917		)	(2,832		)	—		^(a)
After tax stock-based compensation expense	$	5,242		$	5,127		$	6,105

^(a) Tax impact is zero due to the existence of a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets in prior year periods.

Stock Options. We have issued stock options to officers and key employees under the 2014 Plan, the 2010 Plan and the 1999 Plan. Stock options have an exercise price equal to the fair market value of the common stock on the grant date, vest three years after the date of grant and may be exercised thereafter until their expiration, subject to forfeiture upon termination of employment as provided in the applicable plan. Under certain conditions of retirement, eligible participants may receive a partial vesting of stock options. Stock options generally expire on the seventh or eighth anniversary from the date such options were granted, depending on the terms of the award.

The fair value of each stock option granted is estimated on the date of grant using the Black-Scholes option-pricing model (Black-Scholes Model). The intrinsic value of a stock option is the amount by which the market value of the underlying stock exceeds the exercise price. As of September 30, 2017, the intrinsic value of our stock options outstanding, vested and expected to vest and exercisable were $2.7 million, $2.6 million and $1.6 million, respectively. As of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, there was $0.3 million and $0.4 million, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested stock options. The cost remaining as of September 30, 2017 is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.4 years.

During our fiscal 2016, the Compensation Committee of our Board of Directors approved the Employee Stock Option Program (EOP). This program is available to all full-time employees, other than our senior leadership team, and is designed to enable employees to share in potential price appreciation of the Company's stock. The EOP matches stock purchases made by eligible employees meeting certain conditions with an option to purchase an additional share of the Company's shares on a one-to-one basis. The exercise price of the options granted is equal to the closing price of the Company's stock on the day the underlying stock is purchased. The options will vest on the second anniversary of the date of grant, but are forfeited if (1) the eligible employee no longer works for the Company or (2) the underlying shares are sold before the two-year vesting period is over. The total number of options available under the EOP is limited to 100,000, of which 87,249 options were granted through the end of fiscal 2017.

During the year ended September 30, 2017, we issued 29,410 stock options, including those issued under the EOP, each for one share of the Company's stock. These stock options typically vest ratably over three years from the date of grant, or two years from the date of grant if issued under the EOP. We used the following assumptions for stock options granted, which derived the weighted average fair value shown, for the period presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2015
Expected life of options	5.4 years			4.9 years			N/A^(a)
Expected volatility	50.10		%	46.49		%	N/A
Expected dividends	—			—			N/A
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	1.85		%	1.36		%	N/A
Weighted average fair value	$	5.83		$	4.03		N/A

^(a)N/A - Not applicable, as no stock options were granted during the period.

We 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 granted. We considered 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.

Activity related to stock options for the periods presented is as follows:



	2017				2016				2015
	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period	672,669		$	16.49	643,907		$	18.13	650,223		$	18.12
Granted	29,410		12.50		125,449		9.19		—		—
Exercised	(2,313	)	10.80		—		—		(1,209	)	12.07
Expired	(84,976	)	28.45		(86,606	)	19.70		—		—
Canceled	(480	)	23.65		—		—		—		—
Forfeited	(20,557	)	11.97		(10,081	)	10.98		(5,107	)	19.05
Outstanding at end of period	593,753		$	14.76	672,669		$	16.49	643,907		$	18.13
Exercisable at end of period	476,606		$	15.91	503,594		$	17.76	491,029		$	18.40
Vested or expected to vest in the future	585,186		$	14.83	672,669		$	16.49	643,877		$	18.13

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2017:



	Stock Options Outstanding				Stock Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Price	Number Outstanding	Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number Exercisable	Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price
$1 - $15	379,657	4.05	$	11.63	262,610	2.87	$	12.33
$16 - $20	157,129	3.99	19.08		157,029	3.99	19.08
$21- $30	56,967	0.12	23.65		56,967	0.12	23.65
$1- $30	593,753	3.66	$	14.76	476,606	2.91	$	15.91

Restricted Stock Awards. The fair value of each restricted stock award with any market conditions is estimated on the date of grant using the Monte Carlo valuation method. The fair value of any restricted stock awards without market conditions is based on the market price of the Company's common stock on the date of grant. If applicable, the cash-settled component of any awards granted to employees is accounted for as a liability, which is adjusted to fair value each reporting period until vested.

Compensation cost arising from restricted stock awards granted to employees is recognized as an expense using the straight-line method over the vesting period. As of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, there was $8.8 million and $11.0 million, respectively, of total unrecognized compensation cost related to nonvested restricted stock awards. The cost remaining as of September 30, 2017 is expected to be recognized over a weighted average period of 1.5 years.

We have issued restricted stock awards to officers and key employees under both the 2014 Plan and the 2010 Plan. During our fiscal 2017, we issued two types of restricted stock awards as follows: (1) performance-based restricted stock awards with a payout based on the Company's performance and certain market conditions; and (2) time-based restricted stock awards. Each award type is discussed further below.

Performance-Based Restricted Stock Awards. During the year ended September 30, 2017, we issued 263,696 shares of performance-based restricted stock (2017 Performance Shares) to our executive officers and certain other employees that also have market conditions. The 2017 Performance Shares are structured to be awarded based on the Company's performance under three pre-determined financial metrics at the end of the three-year performance period. After determining the number of shares earned based on the financial metrics, which can range from 0% to 175% of the targeted number of shares, the award will be subject to further upward or downward adjustment by as much as 20% based on the Company's relative total shareholder return (TSR) compared against the S&P Homebuilders Select Industry Index during the three-year performance period. The 2017 Performance Shares were valued using the Monte Carlo valuation model due to the existence of the TSR market condition and had an estimated fair value of $13.60 per share on the date of grant.

A Monte Carlo valuation model requires the following inputs: (1) the expected dividend yield on the underlying stock; (2) the expected price volatility of the underlying stock; (3) the risk-free interest rate for the period corresponding with the expected term of the award; and (4) the 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 valuation model to determine the fair value as of the grant date for the 2017 Performance Shares: 0% dividend yield for the Company, expected price volatility ranging from 32.6% to 66.0% and a risk-free interest rate of 1.30%. The methodology used to determine these assumptions is similar to the Black-Scholes Model; however, the expected term is determined by the model in the Monte Carlo simulation.

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. Any 2017 Performance Shares earned in excess of the target number of 263,696 may be settled in cash or additional shares at the discretion of the Compensation Committee. Any portion of these shares that do not vest at the end of the period will be forfeited.

Time-Based Restricted Stock Awards. During the year ended September 30, 2017, we also issued 271,855 shares of time-based restricted stock (Restricted Shares) to our directors, executive officers and certain other employees. Restricted Shares are valued based on the market price of the Company's common stock on the date of the grant. The Restricted Shares granted to our non-employee directors vest on the first anniversary of the grant, while the Restricted Shares granted to our executive officers and other employees generally vest ratably over three years from the date of grant.

Activity relating to all restricted stock awards for the periods presented is as follows:



	Year Ended September 30, 2017
	Performance-Based				Time-Based				Total
	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period	448,693		$	16.71	807,124		$	17.52	1,255,817		$	17.23
Granted	263,696		13.60		271,855		12.50		535,551		13.04
Vested	—		—		(189,029	)	15.52		(189,029	)	15.52
Forfeited	(43,623	)	13.11		(17,769	)	14.08		(61,392	)	13.39
End of period	668,766		$	15.72	872,181		$	16.47	1,540,947		$	16.15

	Year Ended September 30, 2016
	Performance-Based				Time-Based				Total
	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period	252,022		$	16.34	704,261		$	18.97	956,283		$	18.27
Granted	231,624		15.43		259,819		14.04		491,443		14.69
Vested	—		—		(127,993	)	18.58		(127,993	)	18.58
Forfeited	(34,953	)	5.51		(28,963	)	16.78		(63,916	)	10.62
End of period	448,693		$	16.71	807,124		$	17.52	1,255,817		$	17.23

	Year Ended September 30, 2015
	Performance-Based				Time-Based				Total
	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period	166,413		$	5.78	580,154		$	18.62	746,567		$	15.76
Granted	201,157		19.03		209,035		19.00		410,192		19.01
Vested	—		—		(64,719	)	15.96		(64,719	)	15.96
Forfeited	(115,548	)	5.82		(20,209	)	18.95		(135,757	)	7.77
End of period	252,022		$	16.34	704,261		$	18.97	956,283		$	18.27

The entire disclosure for compensation-related costs for equity-based compensation, which may include disclosure of policies, compensation plan details, allocation of equity compensation, incentive distributions, equity-based arrangements to obtain goods and services, deferred compensation arrangements, employee stock ownership plan details and employee stock purchase plan details.

Earnings Per Share

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Earnings Per Share

Basic income per share is calculated by dividing net income by the weighted average number of shares outstanding during the period. Diluted income per share adjusts the basic income per share for the effects of any potentially dilutive instruments, only in periods in which the Company has net income and such effects are dilutive under the treasury stock method. Basic and diluted income per share is calculated using unrounded numbers.

For the years ended September 30, 2017, 2016 and 2015, 0.3 million, 1.5 million and 1.1 million shares related to nonvested stock-based compensation awards, respectively, were excluded from our calculation of diluted income per share as a result of their anti-dilutive effect.

The weighted-average number of common shares outstanding used to calculate basic income per share is reconciled to shares used to calculate diluted income per share as follows for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017	2016	2015
Basic shares	31,952	31,798	27,628
Shares issued upon conversion of TEUs ^(a)	N/A ^(b)	N/A	4,069
Shares issuable upon vesting of stock awards	433	5	75
Shares issuable upon exercise of options	41	—	—
Diluted shares	32,426	31,803	31,772

^(a) In July 2015, the remaining prepaid stock purchase contracts related to our previously outstanding Tangible Equity Units (TEUs) were settled in Beazer Homes' common stock. This conversion required us to issue approximately 5.2 million shares of common stock to the instrument holders. These instruments were dilutive from October 1, 2014 through July 15, 2015; once the shares were converted, they were included in the number of the weighted-average basic shares outstanding.

^(b)N/A - Not applicable

Segment Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Segment Information

We currently operate in 13 states that are grouped into three homebuilding segments based on geography. Revenues from our homebuilding segments are derived from the sale of homes that 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. We have considered the applicable aggregation criteria, and have combined our homebuilding operations into three reportable segments as follows:

West: Arizona, California, Nevada and Texas

East: Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, New Jersey^(a), Tennessee and Virginia

Southeast: Florida, Georgia, North Carolina and South Carolina

^(a)During our fiscal 2015, we made the decision that we would not continue to reinvest in new homebuilding assets in our New Jersey division; therefore, it is no longer considered an active operation. However, it is included in this listing because the segment information below continues to include New Jersey.

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 G&A expenses that are incurred by or allocated to our homebuilding segments. The accounting policies of our segments are those described in Note 2.

The following tables contain our revenue, operating income and depreciation and amortization by segment for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Revenue
West	$	853,230	$	827,907	$	607,515
East	551,422		526,949		576,560
Southeast	511,626		467,258		443,338
Total revenue	$	1,916,278	$	1,822,114	$	1,627,413



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Operating income ^(a)
West	$	110,600		$	99,835		$	67,236
East ^(b)	58,191			42,205			52,516
Southeast ^(c)	53,905			49,250			37,114
Segment total	222,696			191,290			156,866
Corporate and unallocated ^(d)	(160,558		)	(131,965		)	(105,279		)
Total operating income	$	62,138		$	59,325		$	51,587



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Depreciation and amortization
West	$	7,207	$	6,086	$	5,544
East	2,927		3,173		3,091
Southeast	2,564		2,451		2,776
Segment total	12,698		11,710		11,411
Corporate and unallocated ^(d)	1,311		2,084		1,927
Total depreciation and amortization	$	14,009	$	13,794	$	13,338

^(a) Operating income is impacted by impairment and abandonment charges incurred during the periods presented (see Note 5).

^(b) Operating income for our East segment for the year ended September 30, 2017 was impacted by a charge to G&A of $2.7 million related to the write-off of a deposit on a legacy investment in a development site that we deemed noncollectible.

^(c) Operating income for our Southeast segment for the year ended September 30, 2016 and 2015 was impacted by unexpected warranty costs related to the Florida stucco issues, net of expected insurance recoveries. This impact was a credit of $3.6 million in fiscal 2016 and an expense of $13.6 million in fiscal 2015.

^(d) Corporate and unallocated operating loss includes amortization of capitalized interest and capitalized indirects; expenses related to numerous shared services functions that benefit all segments but are not allocated to the operating segments reported above, including information technology, treasury, corporate finance, legal, branding and national marketing; and certain other amounts that are not allocated to our operating segments. For the year ended September 30, 2016, the Corporate and unallocated operating loss includes a $15.5 million reduction in home construction expenses resulting from an agreement entered into during the current fiscal year with our third-party insurer to resolve certain issues related to the extent of our insurance coverage (refer to Note 9).

Corporate and unallocated depreciation and amortization represents depreciation and amortization related to assets held by corporate functions that benefit all segments.

The following table contains our capital expenditures by segment for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Capital Expenditures
West	$	7,086	$	6,570	$	7,348
East	2,474		2,441		3,692
Southeast	2,539		2,747		3,379
Corporate and unallocated ^(a)	341		461		2,219
Total capital expenditures	$	12,440	$	12,219	$	16,638

^(a) Amount for fiscal 2015 includes non-cash capital expenditure; refer to Note 3.

The following table contains our asset balance by segment as of September 30, 2017 and 2016:



(In thousands)	September 30, 2017		September 30, 2016
Assets
West	$	779,964	$	778,521
East	298,532		344,898
Southeast	331,618		333,501
Corporate and unallocated ^(a)	810,881		756,238
Total assets	$	2,220,995	$	2,213,158

^(a)Primarily consists of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, deferred taxes, capitalized interest and indirects and other items that are not allocated to the segments.

The entire disclosure for reporting segments including data and tables. Reportable segments include those that meet any of the following quantitative thresholds a) it's reported revenue, including sales to external customers and intersegment sales or transfers is 10 percent or more of the combined revenue, internal and external, of all operating segments b) the absolute amount of its reported profit or loss is 10 percent or more of the greater, in absolute amount of 1) the combined reported profit of all operating segments that did not report a loss or 2) the combined reported loss of all operating segments that did report a loss c) its assets are 10 percent or more of the combined assets of all operating segments.

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Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Supplemental Guarantor Information

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Supplemental Guarantor Information

As discussed in Note 8, 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. The guarantees are full and unconditional and the guarantor subsidiaries are 100% owned by Beazer Homes USA, Inc. The following financial information presents the line items of our consolidated financial statements separated by amounts related to the parent issuer, guarantor subsidiaries, non-guarantor subsidiaries and consolidating adjustments as of or for the periods presented.

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet Information

September 30, 2017

(In thousands)



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	283,191	$	15,393	$	724	$	(7,161	)	$	292,147
Restricted cash	11,001		1,461		—		—			12,462
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $330)	—		36,322		1		—			36,323
Income tax receivable	88		—		—		—			88
Owned inventory	—		1,542,807		—		—			1,542,807
Investments in unconsolidated entities	773		3,221		—		—			3,994
Deferred tax assets, net	307,896		—		—		—			307,896
Property and equipment, net	—		17,566		—		—			17,566
Investments in subsidiaries	808,067		—		—		(808,067		)	—
Intercompany	606,168		—		2,337		(608,505		)	—
Other assets	599		7,098		15		—			7,712
Total assets	$	2,017,783	$	1,623,868	$	3,077	$	(1,423,733	)	$	2,220,995
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Trade accounts payable	$	—	$	103,484	$	—	$	—		$	103,484
Other liabilities	11,229		96,189		241		—			107,659
Intercompany	2,337		613,329		—		(615,666		)	—
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	1,321,777		5,635		—		—			1,327,412
Total liabilities	1,335,343		818,637		241		(615,666		)	1,538,555
Stockholders’ equity	682,440		805,231		2,836		(808,067		)	682,440
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,017,783	$	1,623,868	$	3,077	$	(1,423,733	)	$	2,220,995

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Balance Sheet Information

September 30, 2016

(In thousands)



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	215,646	$	16,866	$	859	$	(4,500	)	$	228,871
Restricted cash	12,867		1,538		—		—			14,405
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $354)	—		53,225		1		—			53,226
Income tax receivable	292		—		—		—			292
Owned inventory	—		1,569,279		—		—			1,569,279
Investments in unconsolidated entities	773		9,697		—		—			10,470
Deferred tax assets, net	309,955		—		—		—			309,955
Property and equipment, net	—		19,138		—		—			19,138
Investments in subsidiaries	701,931		—		—		(701,931		)	—
Intercompany	734,766		—		2,574		(737,340		)	—
Other assets	577		6,930		15		—			7,522
Total assets	$	1,976,807	$	1,676,673	$	3,449	$	(1,443,771	)	$	2,213,158
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Trade accounts payable	$	—	$	104,174	$	—	$	—		$	104,174
Other liabilities	11,315		122,561		377		—			134,253
Intercompany	2,574		739,266		—		(741,840		)	—
Total debt (net of discount and debt issuance costs)	1,320,065		11,813		—		—			1,331,878
Total liabilities	1,333,954		977,814		377		(741,840		)	1,570,305
Stockholders’ equity	642,853		698,859		3,072		(701,931		)	642,853
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,976,807	$	1,676,673	$	3,449	$	(1,443,771	)	$	2,213,158

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income Information

(In thousands)



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
Total revenue	$	—		$	1,916,278		$	107		$	(107	)	$	1,916,278
Home construction and land sales expenses	88,764			1,512,312			—			(107		)	1,600,969
Inventory impairments and abandonments	56			2,389			—			—			2,445
Gross (loss) profit	(88,820		)	401,577			107			—			312,864
Commissions	—			74,811			—			—			74,811
General and administrative expenses	—			161,804			102			—			161,906
Depreciation and amortization	—			14,009			—			—			14,009
Operating (loss) income	(88,820		)	150,953			5			—			62,138
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			371			—			—			371
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(12,630		)	—			—			—			(12,630		)
Other (expense) income, net	(15,635		)	429			(24		)	—			(15,230		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(117,085		)	151,753			(19		)	—			34,649
(Benefit) expense from income taxes	(42,564		)	45,266			(6		)	—			2,696
Equity in income of subsidiaries	106,474			—			—			(106,474		)	—
Income (loss) from continuing operations	31,953			106,487			(13		)	(106,474		)	31,953
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(115		)	(25		)	—			(140		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(140		)	—			—			140			—
Net income and comprehensive income	$	31,813		$	106,372		$	(38	)	$	(106,334	)	$	31,813
	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2016
Total revenue	$	—		$	1,822,114		$	156		$	(156	)	$	1,822,114
Home construction and land sales expenses	77,941			1,431,840			—			(156		)	1,509,625
Inventory impairments and abandonments	710			14,572			—			—			15,282
Gross (loss) profit	(78,651		)	375,702			156			—			297,207
Commissions	—			70,460			—			—			70,460
General and administrative expenses	—			153,524			104			—			153,628
Depreciation and amortization	—			13,794			—			—			13,794
Operating (loss) income	(78,651		)	137,924			52			—			59,325
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			131			—			—			131
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(13,423		)	—			—			—			(13,423		)
Other (expense) income, net	(25,388		)	1,061			(3		)	—			(24,330		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(117,462		)	139,116			49			—			21,703
(Benefit) expense from income taxes	(70,126		)	86,605			19			—			16,498
Equity in income of subsidiaries	52,541			—			—			(52,541		)	—
Income from continuing operations	5,205			52,511			30			(52,541		)	5,205
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(503		)	(9		)	—			(512		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(512		)	—			—			512			—
Net income and comprehensive income	$	4,693		$	52,008		$	21		$	(52,029	)	$	4,693

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income Information

(In thousands)



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015
Total revenue	$	—		$	1,627,413		$	198		$	(198	)	$	1,627,413
Home construction and land sales expenses	55,006			1,297,052			—			(198		)	1,351,860
Inventory impairments and abandonments	—			3,109			—			—			3,109
Gross (loss) profit	(55,006		)	327,252			198			—			272,444
Commissions	—			65,023			—			—			65,023
General and administrative expenses	—			142,391			105			—			142,496
Depreciation and amortization	—			13,338			—			—			13,338
Operating (loss) income	(55,006		)	106,500			93			—			51,587
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			536			—			—			536
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(80		)	—			—			—			(80		)
Other expense, net	(29,752		)	(258		)	(3		)	—			(30,013		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(84,838		)	106,778			90			—			22,030
(Benefit) expense from income taxes	(32,275		)	(292,326		)	32			—			(324,569		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	399,162			—			—			(399,162		)	—
Income from continuing operations	346,599			399,104			58			(399,162		)	346,599
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(2,495		)	(10		)	—			(2,505		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(2,505		)	—			—			2,505			—
Net income	$	344,094		$	396,609		$	48		$	(396,657	)	$	344,094
Change in unrealized loss related to available-for-sale securities	1,276			—			—			—			1,276
Comprehensive income	$	345,370		$	396,609		$	48		$	(396,657	)	$	345,370

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow Information

(In thousands)



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(74,046	)	$	170,129		$	(174	)	$	—		$	95,909
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(12,440		)	—			—			(12,440		)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	—			297			—			—			297
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(3,261		)	—			—			(3,261		)
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	—			1,621			—			—			1,621
Advances to/from subsidiaries	148,081			—			39			(148,120		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	148,081			(13,783		)	39			(148,120		)	(13,783		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(253,046		)	(12,437		)	—			—			(265,483		)
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	250,000			—			—			—			250,000
Repayment of borrowing from credit facility	(25,000		)	—			—			—			(25,000		)
Borrowing from credit facility	25,000			—			—			—			25,000
Debt issuance costs	(4,919		)	—			—			—			(4,919		)
Other financing activities	(391		)	—			—			—			(391		)
Advances to/from subsidiaries				(145,459		)				145,459			—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(8,356		)	(157,896		)	—			145,459			(20,793		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	65,679			(1,550		)	(135		)	(2,661		)	61,333
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	228,512			18,405			859			(4,500		)	243,276
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	294,191		$	16,855		$	724		$	(7,161	)	$	304,609

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow Information

(In thousands)



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2016
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(56,218	)	$	219,401		$	(158	)	$	—		$	163,025
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(12,219		)	—			—			(12,219		)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	—			2,624			—			—			2,624
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(4,241		)	—			—			(4,241		)
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	—			1,142			—			—			1,142
Advances to/from subsidiaries	203,690			—			11			(203,701		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	203,690			(12,694		)	11			(203,701		)	(12,694		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(819,044		)	(9,177		)	—			—			(828,221		)
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	642,150			—			—			—			642,150
Repayment of borrowing from credit facility	(90,000		)	—			—			—			(90,000		)
Borrowing from credit facility	90,000			—			—			—			90,000
Debt issuance costs	(11,246		)	—			—			—			(11,246		)
Other financing activities	(222		)	—			—			—			(222		)
Advances to/from subsidiaries	—			(202,393		)	—			202,393			—
Net cash used in financing activities	(188,362		)	(211,570		)	—			202,393			(197,539		)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(40,890		)	(4,863		)	(147		)	(1,308		)	(47,208		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	269,402			23,268			1,006			(3,192		)	290,484
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	228,512		$	18,405		$	859		$	(4,500	)	$	243,276

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(388,584	)	$	307,668		$	(133	)	$	—		$	(81,049	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(15,964		)	—			—			(15,964		)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(4,944		)	—			—			(4,944		)
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	—			24,245			—			—			24,245
Advances to/from subsidiaries	302,569			—			25			(302,594		)	—
Net cash provided by investing activities	302,569			3,337			25			(302,594		)	3,337
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(8,703		)	(9,870		)	—			—			(18,573		)
Debt issuance costs	(126		)	—			—			—			(126		)
Borrowing from credit facility	75,000			—			—			—			75,000
Repayment of borrowing from credit facility	(75,000		)	—			—			—			(75,000		)
Other financing activities	(200		)	—			—			—			(200		)
Dividends paid	500			—			(500		)	—			—
Advances to/from subsidiaries	21			(300,897		)	—			300,876			—
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,508		)	(310,767		)	(500		)	300,876			(18,899		)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(94,523		)	238			(608		)	(1,718		)	(96,611		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	363,925			23,030			1,614			(1,474		)	387,095
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	269,402		$	23,268		$	1,006		$	(3,192	)	$	290,484

Discontinued Operations

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

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 stockholder 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. During our fiscal 2015, we made the decision that we would not continue to reinvest in new homebuilding assets in our New Jersey division; therefore, it is no longer considered an active operation. However, the results of our New Jersey division are not included in the discontinued operations information shown below.

We have classified the results of operations of our discontinued operations separately in the accompanying consolidated statements of income for all periods presented. There were no material assets or liabilities related to our discontinued operations as of September 30, 2017 or September 30, 2016. Discontinued operations were not segregated in the consolidated statements of cash flows. Therefore, amounts for certain captions in the consolidated statements of cash flows will not agree with the respective data in the consolidated statements of income. The results of our discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income for the periods presented were as follows:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Total revenue	$	—		$	—		$	1,030
Home construction and land sales expenses ^(a)	72			668			4,518
Gross loss	(72		)	(668		)	(3,488		)
General and administrative expenses	169			137			380
Operating loss	(241		)	(805		)	(3,868		)
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	31			12			—
Other (expense) income, net	(5		)	6			5
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes	(215		)	(787		)	(3,863		)
Benefit from income taxes	(75		)	(275		)	(1,358		)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(140	)	$	(512	)	$	(2,505	)

^(a)The year ended September 30, 2015 included a $3.7 million expense related to the probable liability of a case regarding alleged past construction defects in our discontinued operations in Denver, Colorado.

The entire disclosure related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited)

Selected summarized quarterly financial information is as follows for the periods presented:



(In thousands, except per share data)	Quarter Ended
Fiscal 2017	December 31			March 31			June 30		September 30
Total revenue	$	339,241		$	425,468		$	478,588	$	672,981
Gross profit ^(a)	53,663			67,398			78,443		113,360
Operating income	1,275			7,511			15,569		37,783
Net income (loss) from continuing operations ^(b)	(1,359		)	(7,495		)	7,114		33,693
Basic EPS from continuing operations ^(c)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.23	)	$	0.22	$	1.05
Diluted EPS from continuing operations ^(c)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.23	)	$	0.22	$	1.03

Fiscal 2016
Total revenue	$	344,449		$	385,607		$	459,937	$	632,121
Gross profit ^(a)	57,582			59,566			77,653		102,406
Operating income	9,148			3,030			16,309		30,838
Net (loss) income from continuing operations ^(b)	1,199			(1,312		)	6,107		(789		)
Basic EPS from continuing operations ^(c)	$	0.04		$	(0.04	)	$	0.19	$	(0.03	)
Diluted EPS from continuing operations ^(c)	$	0.04		$	(0.04	)	$	0.19	$	(0.03	)


^(a)	Gross profit in fiscal 2017 and 2016 includes inventory impairment and abandonments as follows:



(In thousands)	Fiscal 2017		Fiscal 2016
1st Quarter	$	—	$	1,356
2nd Quarter	282		1,825
3rd Quarter	470		11,917
4th Quarter	1,693		184
	$	2,445	$	15,282

^(b)Net income (loss) from continuing operations in fiscal 2017 and 2016 includes gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt as follows:



(In thousands)	Fiscal 2017			Fiscal 2016
1st Quarter	$	—		$	(828	)
2nd Quarter	(15,563		)	(1,631		)
3rd Quarter	—			429
4th Quarter	2,933			(11,393		)
	$	(12,630	)	$	(13,423	)

^(c)Amounts shown above for EPS for the quarterly periods are calculated separately from the full fiscal year amounts. Accordingly, quarterly amounts will not add to the respective annual amount.

Subsequent Event	12 Months Ended
Subsequent Event	Sep. 30, 2017
Subsequent Events [Abstract]
Subsequent Event	Subsequent Events In October 2017, we issued and sold $400.0 million aggregate principal amount of 5.875% unsecured Senior Notes due October 2027 at par (before underwriting and other issuance costs) through a private placement to qualified institutional buyers (the 2027 Notes). Interest on the 2027 Notes is payable semi-annually, beginning on April 15, 2018. The 2027 Notes will mature on October 15, 2027. We may redeem the 2027 Notes at any time prior to October 15, 2022, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount of the notes to be redeemed, together with accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, plus a customary make-whole premium. In addition, on or prior to October 15, 2022, we may redeem up to 35% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes with the net cash proceeds of certain equity offerings at a redemption price equal to 105.875% of the principal amount, plus accrued and unpaid interest to, but excluding, the redemption date, provided at least 65% of the aggregate principal amount of the 2027 Notes originally issued remains outstanding immediately after such redemption. The covenants related to the 2027 Notes are consistent with our other senior notes. The proceeds of the 2027 Notes, as well as $34.5 million cash on hand, were used to redeem $225.0 million of our 5.75% unsecured Senior Notes due 2019 and $175.0 million of our 7.25% unsecured Senior Notes due 2023, resulting in a loss on extinguishment of debt of $25.9 million, of which $3.2 million was a non-cash write-off of debt issuance and discount costs. In October, 2017, we executed a Fourth Amendment to the Facility. The Fourth Amendment (1) extends the termination date of the Facility from February 15, 2019 to February 15, 2020; (2) increases the maximum aggregate amount of commitments under the Facility (including borrowings and letters of credit) from $180.0 million to $200.0 million; and (3) includes a condition that allows the facility to be increased by an additional $50 million to $250 million at the discretion of the lenders.

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Policies)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Basis of Presentation and Consolidation

We evaluated events that occurred after the balance sheet date but before these financial statements were issued for accounting treatment and disclosure.

Use of Estimates

Cash and Cash Equivalents and Restricted Cash

Accounts Receivables

Inventory

Inventory Valuation - Projects in Progress

Asset Valuation - Land Held for Future Development and Sale

•management has the authority and commits to a plan to sell the land;

•the land is available for immediate sale in its present condition;

•there is an active program to locate a buyer and the plan to sell the property has been initiated;

•the sale of the land is probable within one year;

•the property is being actively marketed at a reasonable sale price relative to its current fair value; and

•it is unlikely that the plan to sell will be withdrawn or that significant changes to the plan will be made.

Land Not Owned Under Option Agreements

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities and Marketable Securities

Property and Equipment

Property and Equipment. Our property and equipment is recorded at cost. Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis based on estimated useful lives as follows:



Asset Class		Useful Lives
Information systems		Lesser of estimated useful life of the asset or 5 years
Furniture, fixtures and computer and office equipment		3 - 7 years
Model and sales office improvements		Lesser of estimated useful life of the asset or estimated life of the community
Leasehold improvements		Lesser of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset

Other Assets

Other Assets. Our other assets principally include prepaid expenses and assets related to our deferred compensation plan (refer to Note 15 for a discussion of our deferred compensation plan).

Other Liabilities

Income Taxes

For a discussion of our evaluation of and accounting for valuation allowances, refer to Note 13.

Revenue Recognition and Classification of Costs

Fair Value Measurements

Stock-Based Compensation

Recent Accounting Pronouncements

The following table presents the changes to our consolidated statements of cash flows as of September 30, 2016 and 2015 due to the adoption of ASU 2016-18:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2016			2015
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Net cash provided by investing activities (as originally reported)	$	11,802		$	27,377
Movements in restricted cash	(24,496		)	(24,040		)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (as re-casted)	$	(12,694	)	$	3,337

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Accounting Policies [Abstract]

Schedule of estimated useful lives

Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis based on estimated useful lives as follows:



Asset Class		Useful Lives
Information systems		Lesser of estimated useful life of the asset or 5 years
Furniture, fixtures and computer and office equipment		3 - 7 years
Model and sales office improvements		Lesser of estimated useful life of the asset or estimated life of the community
Leasehold improvements		Lesser of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset

The following table presents our property and equipment as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



(In thousands)	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Model furnishings and sales office improvements	$	28,589		$	28,036
Information systems	14,326			14,326
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment	10,971			12,247
Leasehold improvements	3,698			4,069
Property and equipment, gross	57,584			58,678
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	(40,018		)	(39,540		)
Property and equipment, net	$	17,566		$	19,138

Schedule of New Accounting Pronouncements

The following table presents the changes to our consolidated statements of cash flows as of September 30, 2016 and 2015 due to the adoption of ASU 2016-18:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2016			2015
Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows:
Net cash provided by investing activities (as originally reported)	$	11,802		$	27,377
Movements in restricted cash	(24,496		)	(24,040		)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities (as re-casted)	$	(12,694	)	$	3,337

Tabular disclosure of changes in accounting principles, including adoption of new accounting pronouncements, that describes the new methods, amount and effects on financial statement line items.

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Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
Decrease in obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	$	—	$	—	$	(2,916	)
Non-cash land acquisitions ^(a)	14,651		8,265		12,904
Non-cash capital expenditure	—		—		674
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
Interest payments ^(b)	$	100,125	$	131,730	$	117,177
Income tax payments	1,616		1,420		942
Tax refunds received	351		201		—
Reconciliation of cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash:
Cash and cash equivalents	$	292,147	$	228,871	$	251,583
Restricted cash	12,462		14,405		38,901
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	$	304,609	$	243,276	$	290,484

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

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities and Marketable Securities (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures, total equity and outstanding borrowings

The following table presents our investment in these unconsolidated entities, as well as the total equity and outstanding borrowings of these unconsolidated entities as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



(In thousands)	September 30, 2017		September 30, 2016
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$	3,994	$	10,470
Total equity of unconsolidated entities	11,811		31,615
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	15,797		14,702

Our equity in income from unconsolidated entity activities included in income from continuing operations is as follows for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Income from unconsolidated entity activity	$	371	$	131	$	536

Inventory (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Real Estate [Abstract]

Schedule of inventory

The components of our owned inventory are as follows as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



(In thousands)	September 30, 2017		September 30, 2016
Homes under construction	$	419,312	$	377,191
Development projects in progress	785,777		742,417
Land held for future development	112,565		213,006
Land held for sale	17,759		29,696
Capitalized interest	139,203		138,108
Model homes	68,191		68,861
Total owned inventory	$	1,542,807	$	1,569,279

Schedule of total inventory by segment

Total owned inventory, by reportable segment, is presented in the table below as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



(In thousands)	Projects in Progress ^(a)		Land Held for Future Development		Land Held for Sale		Total Owned Inventory
September 30, 2017
West Segment	$	673,828	$	87,231	$	3,848	$	764,907
East Segment	250,002		14,391		11,578		275,971
Southeast Segment	301,268		10,943		1,233		313,444
Corporate and unallocated ^(b)	187,385		—		1,100		188,485
Total	$	1,412,483	$	112,565	$	17,759	$	1,542,807
September 30, 2016
West Segment	$	586,420	$	172,015	$	6,577	$	765,012
East Segment	276,785		30,036		20,930		327,751
Southeast Segment	276,385		10,955		1,090		288,430
Corporate and unallocated ^(b)	186,987		—		1,099		188,086
Total	$	1,326,577	$	213,006	$	29,696	$	1,569,279

^(a) Projects in progress include homes under construction, development projects in progress, capitalized interest and model home categories from the preceding table.

Schedule of inventory assets held for development by reportable segment



($ in thousands)		Undiscounted Cash Flow Analyses Prepared
Segment ^(a)	Number of Communities on Watch List ^(b)	Number of Communities ^(c)	Pre-analysis Book Value (BV)		Aggregate Undiscounted Cash Flow as a % of BV ^(d)
Year Ended September 30, 2017
West	4	2	$	15,801	94.4	%
Southeast	2	—	—		—	%
Corporate and unallocated ^(e)	—	—	3,337		N/A ^(f)
Total	6	2	$	19,138
Year Ended September 30, 2016
West	9	6	$	75,028	114.0	%
East	4	1	22,469		88.5	%
Southeast	1	—	—		—	%
Corporate and unallocated ^(e)	—	—	3,899		N/A ^(f)
Total	14	7	$	101,396

^(a) We have elected to aggregate our disclosure at the reportable segment level because we believe this level of disclosure is most meaningful to the readers of our financial statements.

^(b)Number of communities in this column excludes communities that are closing out and have less than ten closings remaining.

^(f)N/A - not applicable.

Summary of discounted cash flow analysis



($ in thousands)	Results of Discounted Cash Flow Analyses Prepared
Segment	# of Communities Impaired	# of Lots Impaired	Impairment Charge		Estimated Fair Value of Impaired Inventory at time of Impairment
Year Ended September 30, 2017
West	1	46	$	1,625	$	3,791
Corporate and unallocated ^(a)	—	—	68		—
Total	1	46	$	1,693	$	3,791
Year Ended September 30, 2016
West	2	213	$	6,729	$	16,345
East	1	78	5,894		18,073
Corporate and unallocated ^(a)	—	—	1,101		—
Total	3	291	$	13,724	$	34,418

^(a) Amount represents capitalized interest and indirects balance that was impaired. Capitalized interest and indirects are maintained within our Corporate and unallocated segment.

Quantitative unobservable inputs for inventory impairment



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
Unobservable Inputs	2017	2016
Average selling price (in thousands) ^(a)	$405	$355 - $560
Closings per community per month	1 - 4	2 - 4
Discount rate	12.83%	14.15% - 15.33%

Schedule of inventory impairments and lot option abandonment charges,

The following table presents, by reportable segment, our total impairment and abandonment charges for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Projects in Progress:
West	$	1,625	$	6,729	$	—
East	—		5,894		—
Corporate and unallocated ^(a)	68		1,101		—
Total impairment charges on projects in progress	$	1,693	$	13,724	$	—
Land Held for Sale:
West	$	94	$	119	$	—
East	470		280		1,433
Southeast	—		371		—
Total impairment charges on land held for sale	$	564	$	770	$	1,433
Abandonments:
East	$	188	$	—	$	1,676
Southeast	—		788		—
Total abandonments charges	$	188	$	788	$	1,676
Total impairment and abandonment charges	$	2,445	$	15,282	$	3,109

Summary of interests in lot option agreements

The following table provides a summary of our interests in lot option agreements as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



(In thousands)	Deposits & Non-refundable Preacquisition Costs Incurred		Remaining Obligation
As of September 30, 2017
Unconsolidated lot option agreements	$	91,854	$	408,300
As of September 30, 2016
Unconsolidated lot option agreements	$	80,433	$	446,414

Interest (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs [Abstract]

Summary of capitalized interest costs

The following table presents certain information regarding interest for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Capitalized interest in inventory, beginning of period	$	138,108		$	123,457		$	87,619
Interest incurred	105,551			119,360			121,754
Capitalized interest impaired	(56		)	(710		)	—
Interest expense not qualified for capitalization and included as other expense ^(a)	(15,636		)	(25,388		)	(29,752		)
Capitalized interest amortized to home construction and land sales expenses ^(b)	(88,764		)	(78,611		)	(56,164		)
Capitalized interest in inventory, end of period	$	139,203		$	138,108		$	123,457

^(b)Capitalized interest amortized to home construction and land sale expenses varies based on the number of homes closed during the period and land sales, if any, as well as other factors.

Property and Equipment (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]

Schedule of property and equipment

Depreciation is computed on a straight-line basis based on estimated useful lives as follows:



Asset Class		Useful Lives
Information systems		Lesser of estimated useful life of the asset or 5 years
Furniture, fixtures and computer and office equipment		3 - 7 years
Model and sales office improvements		Lesser of estimated useful life of the asset or estimated life of the community
Leasehold improvements		Lesser of the lease term or the estimated useful life of the asset

The following table presents our property and equipment as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



(In thousands)	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Model furnishings and sales office improvements	$	28,589		$	28,036
Information systems	14,326			14,326
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment	10,971			12,247
Leasehold improvements	3,698			4,069
Property and equipment, gross	57,584			58,678
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	(40,018		)	(39,540		)
Property and equipment, net	$	17,566		$	19,138

Borrowings (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of long-term debt

As of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016, we had the following debt, net of premium/discounts and unamortized debt issuance costs:



(In thousands)	Maturity Date	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
5 3/4% Senior Notes	June 2019	$	321,393		$	321,393
7 1/2% Senior Notes	September 2021	—			198,000
8 3/4% Senior Notes	March 2022	500,000			500,000
7 1/4% Senior Notes	February 2023	199,834			199,834
6 3/4% Senior Notes	March 2025	250,000			—
Unamortized debt premium, net		3,413			2,362
Unamortized debt issuance costs		(14,800		)	(14,063		)
Total Senior Notes, net		1,259,840			1,207,526
Term Loan (net of unamortized discount of $880 and unamortized debt issuance costs of $1,451)	March 2018	—			52,669
Junior Subordinated Notes (net of unamortized accretion of $38,837 and $40,903, respectively)	July 2036	61,937			59,870
Other Secured Notes Payable	Various Dates	5,635			11,813
Total debt, net		$	1,327,412		$	1,331,878

Schedule of maturities of long-term debt

As of September 30, 2017, the future maturities of our borrowings were as follows:



Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)
2018	$	1,468
2019	325,479
2020	—
2021	—
2022	500,000
Thereafter	550,608
Total	$	1,377,555

Debt instrument redemption



Senior Note Description	Issuance Date	Maturity Date	Redemption Terms
5 3/4% Senior Notes	April 2014	June 2019	Callable at any time before March 15, 2019, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a customary make-whole premium; on or after March 15, 2019, callable at 100% of the principal amount plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest
8 3/4% Senior Notes	September 2016	March 2022	Callable at any time prior to March 15, 2019, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a customary make-whole premium; on or after March 15, 2019, callable at a redemption price equal to 104.375% of the principal amount; on or after March 15, 2020, callable at a redemption price equal to 102.188% of the principal amount; on or after March 15, 2021, callable at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest
7 1/4% Senior Notes	February 2013	February 2023	Callable at any time prior to February 1, 2018, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a customary make-whole premium; on or after February 1, 2018, callable at a redemption price equal to 103.625% of the principal amount; on or after February 1, 2019, callable at a redemption price equal to 102.41% of the principal amount; on or after February 1, 2020, callable at a redemption price equal to 101.208% of the principal amount; on or after February 1, 2021, callable at 100% of the principal amount plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest
6 3/4% Senior Notes	March 2017	March 2025	Callable at any time prior to March 15, 2020, in whole or in part, at a redemption price equal to 100% of the principal amount, plus a customary make-whole premium; on or after March 15, 2020, callable at a redemption price equal to 105.063% of the principal amount; on or after March 15, 2021, callable at a redemption price equal to 103.375% of the principal amount; on or after March 15, 2022, callable at a redemption price equal to 101.688% of the principal amount; on or after March 15, 2023, callable at a redemption price equal to 100.000% of the principal amount, plus, in each case, accrued and unpaid interest

Tabular disclosure of long-debt instruments or arrangements, including identification, terms, features, collateral requirements and other information necessary to a fair presentation. These are debt arrangements that originally required repayment more than twelve months after issuance or greater than the normal operating cycle of the entity, if longer.

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Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Warranty reserves

Changes in our warranty reserves are as follows for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Balance at beginning of period	$	39,131		$	27,681		$	16,084
Accruals for warranties issued ^(a)	14,215			13,835			10,356
Changes in liability related to warranties existing in prior periods ^(b)	4,807			53,109			30,482
Payments made ^(b)	(40,062		)	(55,494		)	(29,241		)
Balance at end of period	$	18,091		$	39,131		$	27,681

Fair Value Measurements (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]

Schedule of fair value assets measured on a non-recurring basis

These balances represent only those assets whose carrying values were adjusted to fair value during the periods presented:



(In thousands)	Level 1		Level 2		Level 3			Total
Year Ended September 30, 2017
Deferred compensation plan assets ^(a)	$	—	$	1,114	$	—		$	1,114
Development projects in progress^(b)	—		—		3,791		^(c)	3,791
Land held for sale ^(b)	—		—		325		^(c)	325
Year Ended September 30, 2016
Deferred compensation plan assets ^(a)	$	—	$	765	$	—		$	765
Development projects in progress ^(b)	—		—		34,418		^(c)	34,418
Land held for sale ^(b)	—		—		19,973		^(c)	19,973
Year Ended September 30, 2015
Deferred compensation plan assets ^(a)	$	—	$	669	$	—		$	669
Development projects in progress ^(b)	—		—		8,814		^(c)	8,814

^(a) Measured at fair value on a recurring basis.

^(b)Measured at fair value on a non-recurring basis.

^(c)Amount represents the impairment-date fair value of the development projects in progress and land held for sale assets that were impaired during the periods indicated.

Schedule of carrying values and estimated fair values of other financial assets and liabilities

The following table presents the carrying value and estimated fair value of certain of our other financial liabilities as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



	As of September 30, 2017				As of September 30, 2016
(In thousands)	Carrying Amount ^(a)		Fair Value		Carrying Amount ^(a)		Fair Value
Senior Notes ^(b)	$	1,259,840	$	1,355,657	$	1,207,526	$	1,253,614
Term Loan	N/A ^(c)		N/A		52,669		52,669
Junior Subordinated Notes	61,937		61,937		59,870		59,870
	$	1,321,777	$	1,417,594	$	1,320,065	$	1,366,153

^(a) Carrying amounts are net of unamortized debt premium/discounts, debt issuance costs or accretion.

^(b) The estimated fair value for our publicly-held Senior Notes has been determined using quoted market rates (Level 2).

^(c) N/A - Not applicable

Tabular disclosure of financial instruments measured at fair value, including those classified in shareholders' equity measured on a recurring or nonrecurring basis. Disclosures include, but are not limited to, fair value measurements recorded and the reasons for the measurements, level within the fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements are categorized and transfers between levels 1 and 2. Nonrecurring fair value measurements are those that are required or permitted in the statement of financial position in particular circumstances.

Schedule of components of income tax expense (benefit)

Income Taxes (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]

Our expense (benefit) from income taxes from continuing operations consists of the following for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Current federal	$	—	$	—	$	(64	)
Current state	859		595		520
Deferred federal ^(a)	1,625		5,574		(314,651		)
Deferred state ^{(a) (b)}	212		10,329		(10,374		)
Total	$	2,696	$	16,498	$	(324,569	)

^(a) Fiscal 2015 benefit is due to release of a substantial portion of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets; refer to discussion below titled “Valuation Allowance.”

Schedule of effective income tax rate reconciliation

The expense (benefit) from income taxes from continuing operations differs from the amount computed by applying the federal income tax statutory rate as follows for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Income tax computed at statutory rate	$	12,052		$	7,596		$	7,711
State income taxes, net of federal benefit	1,287			4,974			2,485
(Decrease) increase in valuation allowance - other ^{(a) (b) (c)}	(3,482		)	6,457			(334,605		)
Changes for uncertain tax positions	(685		)	(40		)	42
Stock based compensation	741			—			—
State rate change	—			(678		)	—
Tax credits	(7,460		)	(2,134		)	—
Other, net	243			323			(202		)
Total	$	2,696		$	16,498		$	(324,569	)

^(a)For fiscal 2015, amount includes $335.2 million release of a substantial portion of the valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets; refer to discussion below titled “Valuation Allowance.”

Schedule of deferred tax assets and liabilities

The tax effects of significant temporary differences that give rise to the net deferred tax assets are as follows as of September 30, 2017 and September 30, 2016:



(In thousands)	September 30, 2017			September 30, 2016
Deferred tax assets:
Federal and state tax carryforwards	$	293,298		$	298,426
Inventory adjustments	59,507			62,985
Incentive compensation	19,043			15,390
Warranty and other reserves	6,140			16,943
Property, equipment and other assets	3,247			2,896
Other	1,785			809
Uncertain tax positions	1,332			1,721
Total deferred tax assets	384,352			399,170
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred revenues	(11,297		)	(22,950		)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(11,297		)	(22,950		)
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	373,055			376,220
Valuation allowance ^(a)	(65,159		)	(66,265		)
Net deferred tax assets	$	307,896		$	309,955

Schedule of unrecognized tax benefits roll forward

A reconciliation of our unrecognized tax benefits is as follows for the beginning and end of each period presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Balance at beginning of year	$	4,541		$	4,721		$	4,615
Additions for (reductions in) tax positions related to current year	61			(180		)	252
Additions for tax positions related to prior years	2,611			—			—
Reductions in tax positions of prior years	(2,273		)	—			(10		)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(1,136		)	—			(136		)
Balance at end of year	$	3,804		$	4,541		$	4,721

Stock-based Compensation (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Sep. 30, 2016

Disclosure of Compensation Related Costs, Share-based Payments [Abstract]

Summary of allocation of share-based compensation costs by plan

A summary of the expense related to stock-based compensation by award type is as follows for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In millions)	2017			2016			2015
Stock options expense	$	274		$	534		$	697
Restricted stock awards expense	7,885			7,425			5,408
Before tax stock-based compensation expense	8,159			7,959			6,105
Tax benefit	(2,917		)	(2,832		)	—		^(a)
After tax stock-based compensation expense	$	5,242		$	5,127		$	6,105

^(a) Tax impact is zero due to the existence of a valuation allowance on our deferred tax assets in prior year periods.

Schedule of assumptions for stock option activity

We used the following assumptions for stock options granted, which derived the weighted average fair value shown, for the period presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
	2017			2016			2015
Expected life of options	5.4 years			4.9 years			N/A^(a)
Expected volatility	50.10		%	46.49		%	N/A
Expected dividends	—			—			N/A
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	1.85		%	1.36		%	N/A
Weighted average fair value	$	5.83		$	4.03		N/A

^(a)N/A - Not applicable, as no stock options were granted during the period.

Schedule of stock options and SSARs outstanding

Activity related to stock options for the periods presented is as follows:



	2017				2016				2015
	Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price		Shares		Weighted- Average Exercise Price
Outstanding at beginning of period	672,669		$	16.49	643,907		$	18.13	650,223		$	18.12
Granted	29,410		12.50		125,449		9.19		—		—
Exercised	(2,313	)	10.80		—		—		(1,209	)	12.07
Expired	(84,976	)	28.45		(86,606	)	19.70		—		—
Canceled	(480	)	23.65		—		—		—		—
Forfeited	(20,557	)	11.97		(10,081	)	10.98		(5,107	)	19.05
Outstanding at end of period	593,753		$	14.76	672,669		$	16.49	643,907		$	18.13
Exercisable at end of period	476,606		$	15.91	503,594		$	17.76	491,029		$	18.40
Vested or expected to vest in the future	585,186		$	14.83	672,669		$	16.49	643,877		$	18.13

Schedule of stock options and SSARS outstanding and exercisable

The following table summarizes information about stock options outstanding and exercisable as of September 30, 2017:



	Stock Options Outstanding				Stock Options Exercisable
Range of Exercise Price	Number Outstanding	Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price		Number Exercisable	Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	Weighted Average Exercise Price
$1 - $15	379,657	4.05	$	11.63	262,610	2.87	$	12.33
$16 - $20	157,129	3.99	19.08		157,029	3.99	19.08
$21- $30	56,967	0.12	23.65		56,967	0.12	23.65
$1- $30	593,753	3.66	$	14.76	476,606	2.91	$	15.91

Schedule of nonvested stock awards and performance shares

Activity relating to all restricted stock awards for the periods presented is as follows:



	Year Ended September 30, 2017
	Performance-Based				Time-Based				Total
	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period	448,693		$	16.71	807,124		$	17.52	1,255,817		$	17.23
Granted	263,696		13.60		271,855		12.50		535,551		13.04
Vested	—		—		(189,029	)	15.52		(189,029	)	15.52
Forfeited	(43,623	)	13.11		(17,769	)	14.08		(61,392	)	13.39
End of period	668,766		$	15.72	872,181		$	16.47	1,540,947		$	16.15

	Year Ended September 30, 2016
	Performance-Based				Time-Based				Total
	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period	252,022		$	16.34	704,261		$	18.97	956,283		$	18.27
Granted	231,624		15.43		259,819		14.04		491,443		14.69
Vested	—		—		(127,993	)	18.58		(127,993	)	18.58
Forfeited	(34,953	)	5.51		(28,963	)	16.78		(63,916	)	10.62
End of period	448,693		$	16.71	807,124		$	17.52	1,255,817		$	17.23

	Year Ended September 30, 2015
	Performance-Based				Time-Based				Total
	Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value		Shares		Weighted Average Grant Date Fair Value
Beginning of period	166,413		$	5.78	580,154		$	18.62	746,567		$	15.76
Granted	201,157		19.03		209,035		19.00		410,192		19.01
Vested	—		—		(64,719	)	15.96		(64,719	)	15.96
Forfeited	(115,548	)	5.82		(20,209	)	18.95		(135,757	)	7.77
End of period	252,022		$	16.34	704,261		$	18.97	956,283		$	18.27

Earnings Per Share (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Earnings Per Share [Abstract]

Schedule of basic and diluted earnings per share



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017	2016	2015
Basic shares	31,952	31,798	27,628
Shares issued upon conversion of TEUs ^(a)	N/A ^(b)	N/A	4,069
Shares issuable upon vesting of stock awards	433	5	75
Shares issuable upon exercise of options	41	—	—
Diluted shares	32,426	31,803	31,772

^(b)N/A - Not applicable

Segment Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Schedule of segment reporting information

The following tables contain our revenue, operating income and depreciation and amortization by segment for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Revenue
West	$	853,230	$	827,907	$	607,515
East	551,422		526,949		576,560
Southeast	511,626		467,258		443,338
Total revenue	$	1,916,278	$	1,822,114	$	1,627,413



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Operating income ^(a)
West	$	110,600		$	99,835		$	67,236
East ^(b)	58,191			42,205			52,516
Southeast ^(c)	53,905			49,250			37,114
Segment total	222,696			191,290			156,866
Corporate and unallocated ^(d)	(160,558		)	(131,965		)	(105,279		)
Total operating income	$	62,138		$	59,325		$	51,587



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Depreciation and amortization
West	$	7,207	$	6,086	$	5,544
East	2,927		3,173		3,091
Southeast	2,564		2,451		2,776
Segment total	12,698		11,710		11,411
Corporate and unallocated ^(d)	1,311		2,084		1,927
Total depreciation and amortization	$	14,009	$	13,794	$	13,338

^(a) Operating income is impacted by impairment and abandonment charges incurred during the periods presented (see Note 5).

Corporate and unallocated depreciation and amortization represents depreciation and amortization related to assets held by corporate functions that benefit all segments.

The following table contains our capital expenditures by segment for the periods presented:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017		2016		2015
Capital Expenditures
West	$	7,086	$	6,570	$	7,348
East	2,474		2,441		3,692
Southeast	2,539		2,747		3,379
Corporate and unallocated ^(a)	341		461		2,219
Total capital expenditures	$	12,440	$	12,219	$	16,638

^(a) Amount for fiscal 2015 includes non-cash capital expenditure; refer to Note 3.

The following table contains our asset balance by segment as of September 30, 2017 and 2016:



(In thousands)	September 30, 2017		September 30, 2016
Assets
West	$	779,964	$	778,521
East	298,532		344,898
Southeast	331,618		333,501
Corporate and unallocated ^(a)	810,881		756,238
Total assets	$	2,220,995	$	2,213,158

^(a)Primarily consists of cash and cash equivalents, restricted cash, deferred taxes, capitalized interest and indirects and other items that are not allocated to the segments.

Supplemental Guarantor Information (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Condensed Financial Information of Parent Company Only Disclosure [Abstract]

Consolidating balance sheet information



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	283,191	$	15,393	$	724	$	(7,161	)	$	292,147
Restricted cash	11,001		1,461		—		—			12,462
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $330)	—		36,322		1		—			36,323
Income tax receivable	88		—		—		—			88
Owned inventory	—		1,542,807		—		—			1,542,807
Investments in unconsolidated entities	773		3,221		—		—			3,994
Deferred tax assets, net	307,896		—		—		—			307,896
Property and equipment, net	—		17,566		—		—			17,566
Investments in subsidiaries	808,067		—		—		(808,067		)	—
Intercompany	606,168		—		2,337		(608,505		)	—
Other assets	599		7,098		15		—			7,712
Total assets	$	2,017,783	$	1,623,868	$	3,077	$	(1,423,733	)	$	2,220,995
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Trade accounts payable	$	—	$	103,484	$	—	$	—		$	103,484
Other liabilities	11,229		96,189		241		—			107,659
Intercompany	2,337		613,329		—		(615,666		)	—
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	1,321,777		5,635		—		—			1,327,412
Total liabilities	1,335,343		818,637		241		(615,666		)	1,538,555
Stockholders’ equity	682,440		805,231		2,836		(808,067		)	682,440
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	2,017,783	$	1,623,868	$	3,077	$	(1,423,733	)	$	2,220,995



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.		Guarantor Subsidiaries		Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries		Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$	215,646	$	16,866	$	859	$	(4,500	)	$	228,871
Restricted cash	12,867		1,538		—		—			14,405
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $354)	—		53,225		1		—			53,226
Income tax receivable	292		—		—		—			292
Owned inventory	—		1,569,279		—		—			1,569,279
Investments in unconsolidated entities	773		9,697		—		—			10,470
Deferred tax assets, net	309,955		—		—		—			309,955
Property and equipment, net	—		19,138		—		—			19,138
Investments in subsidiaries	701,931		—		—		(701,931		)	—
Intercompany	734,766		—		2,574		(737,340		)	—
Other assets	577		6,930		15		—			7,522
Total assets	$	1,976,807	$	1,676,673	$	3,449	$	(1,443,771	)	$	2,213,158
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Trade accounts payable	$	—	$	104,174	$	—	$	—		$	104,174
Other liabilities	11,315		122,561		377		—			134,253
Intercompany	2,574		739,266		—		(741,840		)	—
Total debt (net of discount and debt issuance costs)	1,320,065		11,813		—		—			1,331,878
Total liabilities	1,333,954		977,814		377		(741,840		)	1,570,305
Stockholders’ equity	642,853		698,859		3,072		(701,931		)	642,853
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$	1,976,807	$	1,676,673	$	3,449	$	(1,443,771	)	$	2,213,158

Consolidating statement of operations information



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
Total revenue	$	—		$	1,916,278		$	107		$	(107	)	$	1,916,278
Home construction and land sales expenses	88,764			1,512,312			—			(107		)	1,600,969
Inventory impairments and abandonments	56			2,389			—			—			2,445
Gross (loss) profit	(88,820		)	401,577			107			—			312,864
Commissions	—			74,811			—			—			74,811
General and administrative expenses	—			161,804			102			—			161,906
Depreciation and amortization	—			14,009			—			—			14,009
Operating (loss) income	(88,820		)	150,953			5			—			62,138
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			371			—			—			371
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(12,630		)	—			—			—			(12,630		)
Other (expense) income, net	(15,635		)	429			(24		)	—			(15,230		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(117,085		)	151,753			(19		)	—			34,649
(Benefit) expense from income taxes	(42,564		)	45,266			(6		)	—			2,696
Equity in income of subsidiaries	106,474			—			—			(106,474		)	—
Income (loss) from continuing operations	31,953			106,487			(13		)	(106,474		)	31,953
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(115		)	(25		)	—			(140		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(140		)	—			—			140			—
Net income and comprehensive income	$	31,813		$	106,372		$	(38	)	$	(106,334	)	$	31,813
	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2016
Total revenue	$	—		$	1,822,114		$	156		$	(156	)	$	1,822,114
Home construction and land sales expenses	77,941			1,431,840			—			(156		)	1,509,625
Inventory impairments and abandonments	710			14,572			—			—			15,282
Gross (loss) profit	(78,651		)	375,702			156			—			297,207
Commissions	—			70,460			—			—			70,460
General and administrative expenses	—			153,524			104			—			153,628
Depreciation and amortization	—			13,794			—			—			13,794
Operating (loss) income	(78,651		)	137,924			52			—			59,325
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			131			—			—			131
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(13,423		)	—			—			—			(13,423		)
Other (expense) income, net	(25,388		)	1,061			(3		)	—			(24,330		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(117,462		)	139,116			49			—			21,703
(Benefit) expense from income taxes	(70,126		)	86,605			19			—			16,498
Equity in income of subsidiaries	52,541			—			—			(52,541		)	—
Income from continuing operations	5,205			52,511			30			(52,541		)	5,205
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(503		)	(9		)	—			(512		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(512		)	—			—			512			—
Net income and comprehensive income	$	4,693		$	52,008		$	21		$	(52,029	)	$	4,693

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Consolidating Statements of Income and Comprehensive Income Information

(In thousands)



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015
Total revenue	$	—		$	1,627,413		$	198		$	(198	)	$	1,627,413
Home construction and land sales expenses	55,006			1,297,052			—			(198		)	1,351,860
Inventory impairments and abandonments	—			3,109			—			—			3,109
Gross (loss) profit	(55,006		)	327,252			198			—			272,444
Commissions	—			65,023			—			—			65,023
General and administrative expenses	—			142,391			105			—			142,496
Depreciation and amortization	—			13,338			—			—			13,338
Operating (loss) income	(55,006		)	106,500			93			—			51,587
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	—			536			—			—			536
Loss on extinguishment of debt	(80		)	—			—			—			(80		)
Other expense, net	(29,752		)	(258		)	(3		)	—			(30,013		)
(Loss) income before income taxes	(84,838		)	106,778			90			—			22,030
(Benefit) expense from income taxes	(32,275		)	(292,326		)	32			—			(324,569		)
Equity in income of subsidiaries	399,162			—			—			(399,162		)	—
Income from continuing operations	346,599			399,104			58			(399,162		)	346,599
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	—			(2,495		)	(10		)	—			(2,505		)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries	(2,505		)	—			—			2,505			—
Net income	$	344,094		$	396,609		$	48		$	(396,657	)	$	344,094
Change in unrealized loss related to available-for-sale securities	1,276			—			—			—			1,276
Comprehensive income	$	345,370		$	396,609		$	48		$	(396,657	)	$	345,370

Consolidating statements of cash flow information



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2017
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(74,046	)	$	170,129		$	(174	)	$	—		$	95,909
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(12,440		)	—			—			(12,440		)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	—			297			—			—			297
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(3,261		)	—			—			(3,261		)
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	—			1,621			—			—			1,621
Advances to/from subsidiaries	148,081			—			39			(148,120		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	148,081			(13,783		)	39			(148,120		)	(13,783		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(253,046		)	(12,437		)	—			—			(265,483		)
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	250,000			—			—			—			250,000
Repayment of borrowing from credit facility	(25,000		)	—			—			—			(25,000		)
Borrowing from credit facility	25,000			—			—			—			25,000
Debt issuance costs	(4,919		)	—			—			—			(4,919		)
Other financing activities	(391		)	—			—			—			(391		)
Advances to/from subsidiaries				(145,459		)				145,459			—
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities	(8,356		)	(157,896		)	—			145,459			(20,793		)
Increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents	65,679			(1,550		)	(135		)	(2,661		)	61,333
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	228,512			18,405			859			(4,500		)	243,276
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	294,191		$	16,855		$	724		$	(7,161	)	$	304,609

Beazer Homes USA, Inc.

Condensed Consolidating Statements of Cash Flow Information

(In thousands)



	Beazer Homes USA, Inc.			Guarantor Subsidiaries			Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries			Consolidating Adjustments			Consolidated Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2016
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(56,218	)	$	219,401		$	(158	)	$	—		$	163,025
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(12,219		)	—			—			(12,219		)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	—			2,624			—			—			2,624
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(4,241		)	—			—			(4,241		)
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	—			1,142			—			—			1,142
Advances to/from subsidiaries	203,690			—			11			(203,701		)	—
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities	203,690			(12,694		)	11			(203,701		)	(12,694		)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(819,044		)	(9,177		)	—			—			(828,221		)
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	642,150			—			—			—			642,150
Repayment of borrowing from credit facility	(90,000		)	—			—			—			(90,000		)
Borrowing from credit facility	90,000			—			—			—			90,000
Debt issuance costs	(11,246		)	—			—			—			(11,246		)
Other financing activities	(222		)	—			—			—			(222		)
Advances to/from subsidiaries	—			(202,393		)	—			202,393			—
Net cash used in financing activities	(188,362		)	(211,570		)	—			202,393			(197,539		)
Decrease in cash and cash equivalents	(40,890		)	(4,863		)	(147		)	(1,308		)	(47,208		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	269,402			23,268			1,006			(3,192		)	290,484
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	228,512		$	18,405		$	859		$	(4,500	)	$	243,276

Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 2015
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$	(388,584	)	$	307,668		$	(133	)	$	—		$	(81,049	)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	—			(15,964		)	—			—			(15,964		)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	—			(4,944		)	—			—			(4,944		)
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities	—			24,245			—			—			24,245
Advances to/from subsidiaries	302,569			—			25			(302,594		)	—
Net cash provided by investing activities	302,569			3,337			25			(302,594		)	3,337
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(8,703		)	(9,870		)	—			—			(18,573		)
Debt issuance costs	(126		)	—			—			—			(126		)
Borrowing from credit facility	75,000			—			—			—			75,000
Repayment of borrowing from credit facility	(75,000		)	—			—			—			(75,000		)
Other financing activities	(200		)	—			—			—			(200		)
Dividends paid	500			—			(500		)	—			—
Advances to/from subsidiaries	21			(300,897		)	—			300,876			—
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,508		)	(310,767		)	(500		)	300,876			(18,899		)
(Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents	(94,523		)	238			(608		)	(1,718		)	(96,611		)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	363,925			23,030			1,614			(1,474		)	387,095
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$	269,402		$	23,268		$	1,006		$	(3,192	)	$	290,484

Discontinued Operations (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Discontinued Operations and Disposal Groups [Abstract]

Schedule of results of discontinued operations

The results of our discontinued operations in the consolidated statements of income for the periods presented were as follows:



	Fiscal Year Ended September 30,
(In thousands)	2017			2016			2015
Total revenue	$	—		$	—		$	1,030
Home construction and land sales expenses ^(a)	72			668			4,518
Gross loss	(72		)	(668		)	(3,488		)
General and administrative expenses	169			137			380
Operating loss	(241		)	(805		)	(3,868		)
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	31			12			—
Other (expense) income, net	(5		)	6			5
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes	(215		)	(787		)	(3,863		)
Benefit from income taxes	(75		)	(275		)	(1,358		)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$	(140	)	$	(512	)	$	(2,505	)

Tabular disclosure of information related to a disposal group. Includes, but is not limited to, a discontinued operation, disposal classified as held-for-sale or disposed of by means other than sale or disposal of an individually significant component.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification
-Topic 205
-SubTopic 20
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Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Sep. 30, 2017

Schedule of quarterly financial information

Selected summarized quarterly financial information is as follows for the periods presented:



(In thousands, except per share data)	Quarter Ended
Fiscal 2017	December 31			March 31			June 30		September 30
Total revenue	$	339,241		$	425,468		$	478,588	$	672,981
Gross profit ^(a)	53,663			67,398			78,443		113,360
Operating income	1,275			7,511			15,569		37,783
Net income (loss) from continuing operations ^(b)	(1,359		)	(7,495		)	7,114		33,693
Basic EPS from continuing operations ^(c)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.23	)	$	0.22	$	1.05
Diluted EPS from continuing operations ^(c)	$	(0.04	)	$	(0.23	)	$	0.22	$	1.03

Fiscal 2016
Total revenue	$	344,449		$	385,607		$	459,937	$	632,121
Gross profit ^(a)	57,582			59,566			77,653		102,406
Operating income	9,148			3,030			16,309		30,838
Net (loss) income from continuing operations ^(b)	1,199			(1,312		)	6,107		(789		)
Basic EPS from continuing operations ^(c)	$	0.04		$	(0.04	)	$	0.19	$	(0.03	)
Diluted EPS from continuing operations ^(c)	$	0.04		$	(0.04	)	$	0.19	$	(0.03	)


^(a)	Gross profit in fiscal 2017 and 2016 includes inventory impairment and abandonments as follows:



(In thousands)	Fiscal 2017		Fiscal 2016
1st Quarter	$	—	$	1,356
2nd Quarter	282		1,825
3rd Quarter	470		11,917
4th Quarter	1,693		184
	$	2,445	$	15,282

^(b)Net income (loss) from continuing operations in fiscal 2017 and 2016 includes gain (loss) on extinguishment of debt as follows:



(In thousands)	Fiscal 2017			Fiscal 2016
1st Quarter	$	—		$	(828	)
2nd Quarter	(15,563		)	(1,631		)
3rd Quarter	—			429
4th Quarter	2,933			(11,393		)
	$	(12,630	)	$	(13,423	)

^(c)Amounts shown above for EPS for the quarterly periods are calculated separately from the full fiscal year amounts. Accordingly, quarterly amounts will not add to the respective annual amount.

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017 home	Sep. 30, 2017 lot	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Threshold number of homes below a minimum threshold of profitability		10	10
Measurement threshold of likelihood of being realized (percent)				50.00%
Advertising costs					$ 17.5	$ 19.2	$ 18.0
Minimum
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated time to develop, sell, construct and close all homes (in years)	3 years
Estimated future warranty costs as a percentage or revenue (percent)				0.30%
Minimum \| Furniture, Fixtures, Computer and Office Equipment
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	3 years
Maximum
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated time to develop, sell, construct and close all homes (in years)	5 years
Estimated future warranty costs as a percentage or revenue (percent)				1.20%
Maximum \| Information systems
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	5 years
Maximum \| Furniture, Fixtures, Computer and Office Equipment
Summary of Significant Accounting Policies [Line Items]
Estimated useful life	7 years

Basis of Presentation and Summary of Significant Accounting Policies - Accounting Standards Update (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net cash provided by investing activities	$ (13,783)	$ (12,694)	$ 3,337
Accounting Standards Update 2016-18
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Movements in restricted cash		(24,496)	(24,040)
Accounting Standards Update 2016-18 \| As initially reported
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net cash provided by investing activities		11,802	27,377
Accounting Standards Update 2016-18 \| Change for adoption
New Accounting Pronouncements or Change in Accounting Principle [Line Items]
Net cash provided by investing activities		$ (12,694)	$ 3,337

Supplemental Cash Flow Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Supplemental disclosure of non-cash activity:
Decrease in obligations related to land not owned under option agreements	$ 0	$ 0	$ (2,916)
Non-cash land acquisitions	14,651	8,265	12,904
Non-cash capital expenditure	0	0	674
Supplemental disclosure of cash activity:
Interest payments	100,125	131,730	117,177
Income tax payments	1,616	1,420	942
Tax refunds received	351	201	0
Cash and cash equivalents	292,147	228,871	251,583
Restricted cash	12,462	14,405	38,901
Total cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash shown in the statement of cash flows	304,609	$ 243,276	290,484	$ 387,095
Non-cash seller financing	6,300		7,800
Lot takedown costs	$ 8,400		$ 5,100

Investments in Unconsolidated Entities and Marketable Securities - Unconsolidated Entities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]
Beazer’s investment in unconsolidated entities	$ 3,994	$ 10,470
Total equity of unconsolidated entities	11,811	31,615
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	15,797	14,702
Income from unconsolidated entity activity	$ 371	$ 131	$ 536

Inventory - Schedule of Inventory (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Real Estate [Abstract]
Homes under construction	$ 419,312	$ 377,191
Development projects in progress	785,777	742,417
Land held for future development	112,565	213,006
Land held for sale	17,759	29,696
Capitalized interest	139,203	138,108	$ 123,457	$ 87,619
Model homes	68,191	68,861
Total owned inventory	$ 1,542,807	$ 1,569,279

Inventory - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Inventory - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home Community	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home lot Community	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home Community	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home Community	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) home Community	Sep. 30, 2015 Community
Real Estate [Abstract]
Number of substantially completed homes not subject to a sales contract \| home	171	171	171	171	178
Total value of substantially completed homes \| $	$ 52,600	$ 52,600	$ 52,600	$ 52,600	$ 56,100
Threshold number of homes below a minimum threshold of profitability	10	10
Number of watch list communities requiring further analysis \| Community	2	2	2	2	7	0
Impairment charge \| $				$ 1,693	$ 13,724
Number of Communities Impaired \| Community			1		3

Inventory - Total Owned Inventory by Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	$ 1,412,483	$ 1,326,577
Land Held for Future Development	112,565	213,006
Land Held for Sale	17,759	29,696
Total owned inventory	1,542,807	1,569,279
Corporate and unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	187,385	186,987
Land Held for Future Development	0	0
Land Held for Sale	1,100	1,099
Total owned inventory	188,485	188,086
West Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	673,828	586,420
Land Held for Future Development	87,231	172,015
Land Held for Sale	3,848	6,577
Total owned inventory	764,907	765,012
East Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	250,002	276,785
Land Held for Future Development	14,391	30,036
Land Held for Sale	11,578	20,930
Total owned inventory	275,971	327,751
Southeast Segment
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Projects in Progress	301,268	276,385
Land Held for Future Development	10,943	10,955
Land Held for Sale	1,233	1,090
Total owned inventory	$ 313,444	$ 288,430

Inventory - Recoverability Schedule of Inventory assets Held for Development, by Reportable Segment (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home Community	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) lot Community	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) Community	Sep. 30, 2015 Community
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Communities on Watch List	6	6	14
Number of Communities	2	2	7	0
Pre-analysis Book Value (BV) \| $	$ 19,138	$ 19,138	$ 101,396
Threshold number of homes below a minimum threshold of profitability	10	10
Corporate and unallocated
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Communities on Watch List	0	0	0
Number of Communities	0	0	0
Pre-analysis Book Value (BV) \| $	$ 3,337	$ 3,337	$ 3,899
West
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Communities on Watch List	4	4	9
Number of Communities	2	2	6
Pre-analysis Book Value (BV) \| $	$ 15,801	$ 15,801	$ 75,028
Aggregate Undiscounted Cash Flow as a % of BV	94.40%	94.40%	114.00%
East
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Communities on Watch List			4
Number of Communities			1
Pre-analysis Book Value (BV) \| $			$ 22,469
Aggregate Undiscounted Cash Flow as a % of BV			88.50%
Southeast
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Number of Communities on Watch List	2	2	1
Number of Communities	0	0	0
Pre-analysis Book Value (BV) \| $	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
Aggregate Undiscounted Cash Flow as a % of BV	0.00%	0.00%	0.00%

Inventory - Results of Discounted Cash Flow Analysis (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) lot Community	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) lot Community
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Number of Communities Impaired \| Community	1	3
Number of Lots Impaired \| lot	46	291
Impairment Charge	$ 1,693	$ 13,724
Estimated Fair Value of Impaired Inventory at time of Impairment	$ 3,791	$ 34,418
Corporate and unallocated \| Continuing Operations
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Number of Communities Impaired \| Community	0	0
Number of Lots Impaired \| lot	0	0
Impairment Charge	$ 68	$ 1,101
Estimated Fair Value of Impaired Inventory at time of Impairment	$ 0	$ 0
West \| Operating Segments \| Continuing Operations
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Number of Communities Impaired \| Community	1	2
Number of Lots Impaired \| lot	46	213
Impairment Charge	$ 1,625	$ 6,729
Estimated Fair Value of Impaired Inventory at time of Impairment	$ 3,791	$ 16,345
East \| Operating Segments \| Continuing Operations
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Number of Communities Impaired \| Community		1
Number of Lots Impaired \| lot		78
Impairment Charge		$ 5,894
Estimated Fair Value of Impaired Inventory at time of Impairment		$ 18,073

Inventory Inventory - Quantitative Unobservable Inputs (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($) home
Quantitative unobservable inputs for inventory impairment [Line Items]
Average selling price (in thousands) (a)	$ 405
Discount rate	12.83%
Minimum
Quantitative unobservable inputs for inventory impairment [Line Items]
Average selling price (in thousands) (a)		$ 355
Closings per community per month \| home	1	2
Discount rate		14.15%
Maximum
Quantitative unobservable inputs for inventory impairment [Line Items]
Average selling price (in thousands) (a)		$ 560
Closings per community per month \| home	4	4
Discount rate		15.33%

Inventory - Inventory Impairments and Lot Option Abandonment Charges, by Reportable Segment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Land Held for Sale	$ 600	$ 800	$ 1,400
Continuing Operations
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Projects in progress	1,693	13,724	0
Land Held for Sale	564	770	1,433
Abandonments	188	788	1,676
Total impairment and abandonment charges	2,445	15,282	3,109
Continuing Operations \| Corporate and unallocated
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Projects in progress	68	1,101	0
Continuing Operations \| West
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Projects in progress	1,625	6,729	0
Land Held for Sale	94	119	0
Continuing Operations \| East
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Projects in progress	0	5,894	0
Land Held for Sale	470	280	1,433
Abandonments	188	0	1,676
Continuing Operations \| Southeast
Real Estate, Write-down or Reserve [Line Items]
Land Held for Sale	0	371	0
Abandonments	$ 0	$ 788	$ 0

Inventory - Summary of Interests in Lot Option Agreements (Details) - Unconsolidated lot option agreements - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Real Estate Properties [Line Items]
Deposits & Non-refundable Preacquisition Costs Incurred	$ 91,854	$ 80,433
Remaining Obligation	$ 408,300	$ 446,414

Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Interest (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Roll Forward]
Capitalized interest in inventory, beginning of period	$ 138,108	$ 123,457	$ 87,619
Interest incurred	105,551	119,360	121,754
Capitalized interest impaired	(56)	(710)	0
Interest expense not qualified for capitalization and included as other expense	(15,636)	(25,388)	(29,752)
Capitalized interest amortized to home construction and land sales expenses	(88,764)	(78,611)	(56,164)
Capitalized interest in inventory, end of period	$ 139,203	$ 138,108	$ 123,457

Property and Equipment (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 57,584	$ 58,678
Less: Accumulated Depreciation	(40,018)	(39,540)
Property and equipment, net	17,566	19,138
Model furnishings and sales office improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	28,589	28,036
Information systems
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	14,326	14,326
Furniture, fixtures and office equipment
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	10,971	12,247
Leasehold improvements
Property, Plant and Equipment [Line Items]
Property and equipment, gross	$ 3,698	$ 4,069

Borrowings - Schedule of Long-term Debt (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 15, 2006
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	$ 1,327,412,000		$ 1,331,878,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium	$ (3,413,000)		$ (2,362,000)
5 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing June 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	5.75%		5.75%
7 1/2% Senior Notes Maturing September 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	7.50%		7.50%
8 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	8.75%		8.75%
7 1/4% Senior Notes Maturing February 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	7.25%		7.25%
6 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March of 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	6.75%
Senior Notes
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	$ 1,259,840,000		$ 1,207,526,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	(14,800,000)		(14,063,000)
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Premium	3,413,000		2,362,000
Senior Notes \| 5 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing June 2019
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	$ 321,393,000		321,393,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	5.75%
Senior Notes \| 7 1/2% Senior Notes Maturing September 2021
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	$ 0		198,000,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	7.50%
Senior Notes \| 8 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March 2022
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	$ 500,000,000		500,000,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	8.75%
Senior Notes \| 7 1/4% Senior Notes Maturing February 2023
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	$ 199,834,000		199,834,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	7.25%
Senior Notes \| 6 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March of 2025
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	$ 250,000,000		0
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)		6.75%
Term Loan
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	0		52,669,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	0		880,000
Unamortized debt issuance costs	0		(1,451,000)
Junior Subordinated Notes (net of unamortized accretion of $38,837 and $40,903, respectively)
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	61,937,000		59,870,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount	38,837,000		40,903,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)				7.987%
Other Secured Notes Payable
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	$ 5,635,000		$ 11,813,000

Borrowings - Schedule of Future Debt Maturities (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($)
Debt Disclosure [Abstract]
2018	$ 1,468
2019	325,479
2020	0
2021	0
2022	500,000
Thereafter	550,608
Total	$ 1,377,555

Borrowings - Narrative (Details)	1 Months Ended			3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Borrowings - Narrative (Details)	Oct. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) lender	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) lender	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Jan. 15, 2010 USD ($)	Jun. 15, 2006
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Beazer homes' ownership interest in guarantor subsidiaries				100.00%								100.00%
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		$ 1,331,878,000		$ 1,327,412,000				$ 1,331,878,000				$ 1,327,412,000	$ 1,331,878,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt				$ (2,933,000)	$ 0	$ 15,563,000	$ 0	$ 11,393,000	$ (429,000)	$ 1,631,000	$ 828,000	$ 12,630,000	$ 13,423,000	$ 80,000
6 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March of 2025
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)				6.75%								6.75%
8 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March 2022
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)		8.75%		8.75%				8.75%				8.75%	8.75%
5 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing June 2019
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)		5.75%		5.75%				5.75%				5.75%	5.75%
7 1/2% Senior Notes Maturing September 2021
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)		7.50%		7.50%				7.50%				7.50%	7.50%
7 1/4% Senior Notes Maturing February 2023
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)		7.25%		7.25%				7.25%				7.25%	7.25%
Senior Notes
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		$ 1,207,526,000		$ 1,259,840,000				$ 1,207,526,000				$ 1,259,840,000	$ 1,207,526,000
Senior Notes \| Subsequent Event
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Redemption of senior notes	$ 34,500,000
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 25,900,000
Senior Notes \| 5.875% unsecured Senior Notes \| Subsequent Event
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	5.875%
Junior Subordinated Notes [Abstract]
Aggregate principal amount of debt	$ 400,000,000
Senior Notes \| 6 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March of 2025
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Notes payable						$ 250,000,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)						6.75%
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		0		250,000,000				0				250,000,000	0
Percent of original debt amount required to be offered for repurchase (percent)						35.00%
Debt instrument redemption price (percent)						101.00%
Senior Notes \| 6 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March of 2025 \| Optional Redemption Under Indenture
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Percent of original debt amount required to be offered for repurchase (percent)						65.00%
Debt instrument redemption price (percent)						106.75%
Senior Notes \| 8 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March 2022, First Issuance
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Notes payable				400,000,000								400,000,000
Senior Notes \| 8 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March 2022, Additional Issuance
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Notes payable				$ 100,000,000								$ 100,000,000
Senior Notes \| 8 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March 2022
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)				8.75%								8.75%
Amortization of debt discount (premium)		104.25
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		$ 500,000,000		$ 500,000,000				$ 500,000,000				$ 500,000,000	$ 500,000,000
Percent of original debt amount required to be offered for repurchase (percent)				35.00%								35.00%
Debt instrument redemption price (percent)		101.00%						101.00%					101.00%
Senior Notes \| 8 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing March 2022 \| Optional Redemption Under Indenture
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Percent of original debt amount required to be offered for repurchase (percent)				65.00%								65.00%
Debt instrument redemption price (percent)				108.75%								108.75%
Senior Notes \| 5 3/4% Senior Notes Maturing June 2019
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)				5.75%								5.75%
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		$ 321,393,000		$ 321,393,000				$ 321,393,000				$ 321,393,000	$ 321,393,000
Redemption of senior notes												$ 3,600,000
Senior Notes \| 7 1/2% Senior Notes Maturing September 2021
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)				7.50%								7.50%
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		198,000,000		$ 0				198,000,000				$ 0	198,000,000
Redemption of senior notes												$ 2,000,000
Senior Notes \| 5.25% unsecured Senior Notes due 2019
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)				5.75%								5.75%
Senior Notes \| 5.25% unsecured Senior Notes due 2019 \| Subsequent Event
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Extinguishment of debt, amount	$ 225,000,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	5.75%
Senior Notes \| 7 1/4% Senior Notes Maturing February 2023
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)				7.25%								7.25%
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		199,834,000		$ 199,834,000				199,834,000				$ 199,834,000	199,834,000
Senior Notes \| 7 1/4% Senior Notes Maturing February 2023 \| Subsequent Event
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Extinguishment of debt, amount	$ 175,000,000
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)	7.25%
Term Loan
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		52,669,000		0				52,669,000				0	52,669,000
Term Loan [Abstract]
Debt instrument term			2 years
Junior Subordinated Notes [Abstract]
Aggregate principal amount of debt					$ 140,000,000
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		880,000		0				880,000				0	880,000
Junior Subordinated Notes
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Debt instrument stated interest rate (percent)																7.987%
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		59,870,000		61,937,000				59,870,000				$ 61,937,000	59,870,000
Junior Subordinated Notes [Abstract]
Aggregate principal amount of debt															$ 75,000,000
Effective period of debt instrument interest rate												10 years
Debt Instrument, Unamortized Discount		40,903,000		$ 38,837,000				40,903,000				$ 38,837,000	40,903,000
Secured Debt [Abstract]
Weighted average fixed interest rate of debt (percent)				4.12%								4.12%
Other Secured Notes Payable
Senior Notes [Abstract]
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)		11,813,000		$ 5,635,000				11,813,000				$ 5,635,000	11,813,000
Secured Debt [Abstract]
Weighted average fixed interest rate of debt (percent)				1.41%								1.41%
Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity		145,000,000		$ 180,000,000				145,000,000				$ 180,000,000	145,000,000
Number of lenders \| lender				3								3
Outstanding borrowings under Secured Revolving Credit Facility		0		$ 0				0				$ 0	0
Inventory assets pledged as collateral		1,000,000,000		800,000,000			$ 800,000,000	1,000,000,000				800,000,000	1,000,000,000
Secured Revolving Credit Facility \| Subsequent Event
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Maximum borrowing capacity	$ 200,000,000
Letter of Credit
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Letters of credit secured using cash collateral		$ 12,100,000		$ 10,800,000				$ 12,100,000				$ 10,800,000	$ 12,100,000
Maximum \| Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Aggregate Collateral Ratio		5.00					4.00	5.00					5.00
Minimum \| Secured Revolving Credit Facility
Line of Credit Facility [Abstract]
Aggregate Collateral Ratio		1.00					1.00	1.00					1.00

Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended			39 Months Ended
Contingencies - Narrative (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) home	Sep. 30, 2014 USD ($)
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Limited product warranty length	10 years
Accrued warranty expenses	$ 18,091	$ 39,131	$ 27,681	$ 18,091	$ 16,084
Insurance recoveries	4,800	59,300
Excess insurance recovery		3,600
Accrued amounts for litigation and other contingent liabilities	3,900	10,200		3,900
DPA Liability
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Damages paid	33,500
Expense related to DPA and HUD agreements		4,900	$ 5,300
Specific Warranty Issue
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Product warranty expense				85,600
Specific Warranty Issue \| Florida
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Product warranty expense	5,200	48,000
Accrued warranty expenses	$ 4,700	22,600		$ 4,700
Numer of homes likely to require more than minor repairs \| home	710			710
Change on number of homes likely to be repaired \| home	20
Number of homes that have been repaired \| home	640			640
Accrued product warranty, decrease for payments	$ 23,100
Estimated remaining warranty costs	2,500			$ 2,500
Performance Bonds
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit secured using cash collateral	45,500			45,500
Cash collateral in restricted accounts securing letters of credit	200,600			200,600
Land Option Contracts
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Letters of credit secured using cash collateral	$ 11,000			$ 11,000
Minimum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Standard product warranty period	1 year
Maximum
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Standard product warranty period	2 years
Settled Litigation \| Insurance Settlement
Loss Contingencies [Line Items]
Insurance recoveries		$ 15,500

Contingencies - Warranty (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Contingencies - Warranty (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Movement in Standard Product Warranty Accrual [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of period	$ 39,131	$ 27,681	$ 16,084
Accruals for warranties issued	14,215	13,835	10,356
Changes in liability related to warranties existing in prior periods	4,807	53,109	30,482
Payments made	(40,062)	(55,494)	(29,241)
Balance at end of period	$ 18,091	$ 39,131	$ 27,681

Fair Value Measurements - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract]
Impairment of projects in process	$ 1.7	$ 13.7
Impairment of land held for sale	$ 0.6	$ 0.8	$ 1.4

Fair Value Measurements - Fair Value Assets Measured on a Non-recurring Basis (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan assets	$ 1,114	$ 765	$ 669
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan assets	0	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan assets	1,114	765	669
Fair Value, Measurements, Recurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan assets	0	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Development projects in progress	3,791	34,418	8,814
Land held for sale	325	19,973
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Level 1
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Development projects in progress	0	0	0
Land held for sale	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Level 2
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Development projects in progress	0	0	0
Land held for sale	0	0
Fair Value, Measurements, Nonrecurring \| Level 3
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Development projects in progress	3,791	34,418	$ 8,814
Land held for sale	$ 325	$ 19,973

Fair Value Measurements - Carrying Values and Estimated Fair Values of Other Financial Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Carrying Amount
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	$ 1,259,840	$ 1,207,526
Term Loan		52,669
Junior Subordinated Notes	61,937	59,870
Total debt, net	1,321,777	1,320,065
Fair Value
Fair Value, Assets and Liabilities Measured on Recurring and Nonrecurring Basis [Line Items]
Senior Notes	1,355,657	1,253,614
Term Loan		52,669
Junior Subordinated Notes	61,937	59,870
Total debt, net	$ 1,417,594	$ 1,366,153

Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Operating Leases (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Leases [Abstract]
Rental expense	$ 4,900	$ 4,700	$ 5,200
Operating Leases, Future Minimum Payments Due, Fiscal Year Maturity [Abstract]
2018	4,124
2019	4,001
2020	3,161
2021	2,518
2022	1,588
Thereafter	831
Total	$ 16,223

Other Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Other Liabilities [Abstract]
Accrued warranty expenses	$ 18,091	$ 39,131	$ 27,681	$ 16,084
Accrued bonus and deferred compensation	36,753	30,466
Customer deposits	11,704	12,140
Accrued interest	11,024	11,530
Litigation accrual	3,899	10,178
Income tax liabilities	811	1,718
Other	25,377	29,090
Total	$ 107,659	$ 134,253

Income Taxes - Components of Income Tax Expense (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Current federal		$ 0	$ 0	$ (64)
Current state		859	595	520
Deferred federal		1,625	5,574	(314,651)
Deferred state		212	10,329	(10,374)
Total		2,696	16,498	(324,569)
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Valuation allowances and reserves, adjustments			8,600	$ 335,200
State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Valuation allowances and reserves, adjustments	$ 8,600	$ 3,500	$ 8,600

Income Taxes - Effective Income Tax Rate Reconciliation (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Tax Disclosure [Abstract]
Income tax computed at statutory rate		$ 12,052	$ 7,596	$ 7,711
State income taxes, net of federal benefit		1,287	4,974	2,485
Increase (decrease) in valuation allowance - other		(3,482)	6,457	(334,605)
Changes for uncertain tax positions		(685)	(40)	42
Stock based compensation		741	0	0
State rate change		0	(678)	0
Tax credits		(7,460)	(2,134)	0
Other, net		243	323	(202)
Total		2,696	16,498	(324,569)
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Valuation allowances and reserves, adjustments			8,600	$ 335,200
State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Valuation allowances and reserves, adjustments	$ 8,600	$ 3,500	$ 8,600

Income Taxes - Deferred Tax Assets and Liabilities (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Deferred tax assets:
Federal and state tax carryforwards	$ 293,298	$ 298,426
Inventory adjustments	59,507	62,985
Warranty and other reserves	6,140	16,943
Incentive compensation	19,043	15,390
Property, equipment and other assets	3,247	2,896
Uncertain tax positions	1,332	1,721
Other	1,785	809
Total deferred tax assets	384,352	399,170
Deferred tax liabilities:
Deferred revenues	(11,297)	(22,950)
Total deferred tax liabilities	(11,297)	(22,950)
Net deferred tax assets before valuation allowance	373,055	376,220
Valuation allowance	(65,159)	(66,265)	$ (57,700)
Net deferred tax assets	$ 307,896	$ 309,955

Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	3 Months Ended	12 Months Ended
Income Taxes - Narrative (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Federal net operating loss carryforwards		$ 241,300,000
State net operating loss carryforwards		31,700,000
Alternative minimum tax credit		9,600,000
General business credits		14,500,000
Income tax expense (benefit) from continuing operations		2,696,000	$ 16,498,000	$ (324,569,000)
Valuation allowances and reserves, adjustments			8,600,000	335,200,000
Pre-tax income required to realize deferred tax assets prior to expiration		721,900,000
Deferred tax asset valuation allowance	$ 66,265,000	65,159,000	66,265,000	57,700,000
Unrecognized tax benefits	4,541,000	3,804,000	4,541,000	$ 4,721,000	$ 4,615,000
Accrued interest and penalties	339,500	0	339,500
Uncertain tax positions to be reserved within twelve months		17,000
State and Local Jurisdiction
Income Tax Contingency [Line Items]
Valuation allowances and reserves, adjustments	$ 8,600,000	$ 3,500,000	$ 8,600,000

Income Taxes - Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Reconciliation of Unrecognized Tax Benefits, Excluding Amounts Pertaining to Examined Tax Returns [Roll Forward]
Balance at beginning of year	$ 4,541	$ 4,721	$ 4,615
Additions for (reductions in) tax positions related to current year	61	(180)	252
Additions for tax positions related to prior years	2,611	0	0
Reductions in tax positions of prior years	(2,273)	0	(10)
Lapse of statute of limitations	(1,136)	0	(136)
Balance at end of year	$ 3,804	$ 4,541	$ 4,721

Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
Stockholders' Equity (Details) - USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Stockholders' Equity Attributable to Parent [Abstract]
Preferred stock outstanding (in shares)	0
Common stock authorized (in shares)	63,000,000	63,000,000
Common stock issued (in shares)	33,515,768	33,071,331
Common stock outstanding (in shares)	33,515,768	33,071,331
Number of shares surrendered by employees	32,035	16,779	10,302
Value of redeemed stock	$ 415,000	$ 222,000	$ 192,000
Dividends paid	$ 0	$ 0	$ 0
382 ownership limitation	4.95%

Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan - 401(k) Retirement Plan (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Employer matching contribution percentage	50.00%
Percentage of maximum contributions per employee	6.00%
Contribution vesting period	5 years
Employer contribution amount	$ 3.0	$ 2.6	$ 2.4
Total matching contributions forfeited by plan participants during period	$ 0.6	$ 0.4	$ 0.5
Minimum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of employee deferral or contribution	1.00%
Maximum
Defined Contribution Plan Disclosure [Line Items]
Percentage of employee deferral or contribution	80.00%

Retirement and Deferred Compensation Plan - Deferred Compensation Plan (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Accrued bonus and deferred compensation	$ 36,753,000	$ 30,466,000
Deferred Compensation Plan
Defined Benefit Plans and Other Postretirement Benefit Plans Table Text Block [Line Items]
Deferred compensation plan assets	1,100,000	800,000
Accrued bonus and deferred compensation	3,800,000	3,000,000
Employer contribution to deferred compensation plan	$ 268,000	$ 204,000	$ 227,000

Stock-based Compensation - Narrative (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Number of shares of common stock reserved for issuance under plan	2,800,000
Number of shares of common stock available for future grants	2,200,000
Intrinsic value of stock options exercisable	$ 2.7
Intrinsic value of stock options vested and expected to vest	2.6
Intrinsic value of stock options outstanding	$ 1.6
Employee stock option program (EOP), authorized shares (in shares)	100,000
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 0.3	$ 0.4
Weighted average period to recognize remaining cost	1 year 5 months 9 days
Dividend yield	0.00%	0.00%
Risk-free interest rate	1.85%	1.36%
Employee Stock Option
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock awards granted in period (in shares)	29,410
Award vesting period	3 years
Employee Stock Option \| Employee purchase plan (EOP)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock awards granted in period (in shares)	87,249
Employee purchase plan (EOP)
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Award vesting period	2 years
Performance Shares \| 2016 Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock awards granted in period (in shares)	263,696
Award vesting period	3 years
Estimated fair value of nonvested stock (in dollars per share)	$ 13.60
Dividend yield	0.00%
Risk-free interest rate	1.30%
Minimum expected volatility rate	32.60%
Maximum expected volatility rate	66.00%
Performance Shares \| 2016 Performance Shares \| Minimum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout percentage	0.00%
Performance Shares \| 2016 Performance Shares \| Maximum
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout percentage	175.00%
Total Shareholder Return Performance Share \| 2016 Performance Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Payout percentage	20.00%
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Unrecognized compensation cost	$ 8.8	$ 11.0
Weighted average period to recognize remaining cost	1 year 6 months 9 days
Estimated fair value of nonvested stock (in dollars per share)	$ 13.04	$ 14.69	$ 19.01
Restricted Stock \| 2016 Time-based Restricted Shares
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock awards granted in period (in shares)	271,855

Stock-based Compensation - Schedule of Compensation Cost for Share-based Payment (Details) - USD ($)	12 Months Ended			24 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2015
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Before tax stock-based compensation expense	$ 8,159,000	$ 7,959,000	$ 6,105,000
Tax benefit	(2,917,000)	(2,832,000)	0	$ 0
After tax stock-based compensation expense	5,242,000	5,127,000	6,105,000
Stock Options
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Before tax stock-based compensation expense	274,000	534,000	697,000
Restricted Stock
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Before tax stock-based compensation expense	$ 7,885,000	$ 7,425,000	$ 5,408,000

Stock-based Compensation - Schedule of Assumptions for Stock Options Granted (Details) - Stock Options - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Expected life of options	5 years 4 months 17 days	4 years 11 months 5 days
Expected volatility	50.10%	46.49%
Expected dividends	0.00%	0.00%
Weighted average risk-free interest rate	1.85%	1.36%
Weighted average fair value (in dollars per share)	$ 5.83	$ 4.03

Stock-based Compensation - Schedule of Stock Options and SSARs Outstanding and Related Activity (Details) - Stock Options - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Shares [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning of period (in shares)	672,669	643,907	650,223
Granted (in shares)	29,410	125,449	0
Exercised (in shares)	(2,313)	0	(1,209)
Expired (in shares)	(84,976)	(86,606)	0
Canceled (in shares)	(480)	0	0
Forfeited (in shares)	(20,557)	(10,081)	(5,107)
Outstanding at end of period (in shares)	593,753	672,669	643,907
Exercisable at end of period (in shares)	476,606	503,594	491,029
Vested or expected to vet in the future (in shares)	585,186	672,669	643,877
Weighted-Average Exercise Price [Roll Forward]
Outstanding at beginning or period (in dollars per share)	$ 16.49	$ 18.13	$ 18.12
Granted (in dollars per share)	12.50	9.19	0.00
Exercised (in dollars per share)	10.80	0.00	12.07
Expired (in dollars per share)	28.45	19.70	0.00
Canceled (in dollars per share)	23.65	0.00	0.00
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	11.97	10.98	19.05
Outstanding at end of period (in dollars per share)	14.76	16.49	18.13
Exercisable at end of period (in dollars per share)	15.91	17.76	18.40
Vested or expected to vest in the future (in dollars per share)	$ 14.83	$ 16.49	$ 18.13

Stock-based Compensation - Schedule of Stock Options and SSARs Outstanding and Exercisable (Details) - Stock Options - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock Options Outstanding, Number Outstanding (in shares)	593,753	672,669	643,907	650,223
Stock Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 14.76	$ 16.49	$ 18.13	$ 18.12
Stock Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 15.91	$ 17.76	$ 18.40
Stock Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable (in shares)	476,606	503,594	491,029
$1 - $15
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options - exercise price range, lower limit	$ 1
Stock options - exercise price range, upper limit	$ 15
Stock Options Outstanding, Number Outstanding (in shares)	379,657
Stock Options Outstanding - Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	4 years 18 days
Stock Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 11.63
Stock Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 12.33
Stock Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable (in shares)	262,610
Stock Options Exercisable - Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	2 years 10 months 13 days
$16 - $20
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options - exercise price range, lower limit	$ 16
Stock options - exercise price range, upper limit	$ 20
Stock Options Outstanding, Number Outstanding (in shares)	157,129
Stock Options Outstanding - Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	3 years 11 months 27 days
Stock Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 19.08
Stock Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 19.08
Stock Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable (in shares)	157,029
Stock Options Exercisable - Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	3 years 11 months 27 days
$21 - $30
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options - exercise price range, lower limit	$ 21
Stock options - exercise price range, upper limit	$ 75
Stock Options Outstanding, Number Outstanding (in shares)	56,967
Stock Options Outstanding - Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	1 month 13 days
Stock Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 23.65
Stock Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 23.65
Stock Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable (in shares)	56,967
Stock Options Exercisable - Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	1 month 13 days
$1 - $30
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items]
Stock options - exercise price range, lower limit	$ 1
Stock options - exercise price range, upper limit	$ 75
Stock Options Outstanding, Number Outstanding (in shares)	593,753
Stock Options Outstanding - Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	3 years 7 months 28 days
Stock Options Outstanding, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 14.76
Stock Options Exercisable, Weighted Average Exercise Price (in dollars per share)	$ 15.91
Stock Options Exercisable, Number Exercisable (in shares)	476,606
Stock Options Exercisable - Weighted Average Contractual Remaining Life (Years)	2 years 10 months 28 days

Stock-based Compensation - Schedule of Nonvested Stock Awards and Performance Shares (Details) - $ / shares	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Nonvested Stock Awards and Performance Shares [Member]
Shares [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period (in shares)	448,693	252,022	166,413
Granted (in shares)	263,696	231,624	201,157
Vested (in shares)	0	0	0
Forfeited (in shares)	(43,623)	(34,953)	(115,548)
End of period (in shares)	668,766	448,693	252,022
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value ($ per share) [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 16.71	$ 16.34	$ 5.78
Granted (in dollars per share)	13.60	15.43	19.03
Vested (in dollars per share)	0.00	0.00	0.00
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	13.11	5.51	5.82
End of period (in dollars per share)	$ 15.72	$ 16.71	$ 16.34
Time Based Restricted Stock Awards [Domain]
Shares [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period (in shares)	807,124	704,261	580,154
Granted (in shares)	271,855	259,819	209,035
Vested (in shares)	(189,029)	(127,993)	(64,719)
Forfeited (in shares)	(17,769)	(28,963)	(20,209)
End of period (in shares)	872,181	807,124	704,261
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value ($ per share) [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 17.52	$ 18.97	$ 18.62
Granted (in dollars per share)	12.50	14.04	19.00
Vested (in dollars per share)	15.52	18.58	15.96
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	14.08	16.78	18.95
End of period (in dollars per share)	$ 16.47	$ 17.52	$ 18.97
Restricted Stock
Shares [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period (in shares)	1,255,817	956,283	746,567
Granted (in shares)	535,551	491,443	410,192
Vested (in shares)	(189,029)	(127,993)	(64,719)
Forfeited (in shares)	(61,392)	(63,916)	(135,757)
End of period (in shares)	1,540,947	1,255,817	956,283
Weighted-Average Grant Date Fair Value ($ per share) [Roll Forward]
Beginning of period (in dollars per share)	$ 17.23	$ 18.27	$ 15.76
Granted (in dollars per share)	13.04	14.69	19.01
Vested (in dollars per share)	15.52	18.58	15.96
Forfeited (in dollars per share)	13.39	10.62	7.77
End of period (in dollars per share)	$ 16.15	$ 17.23	$ 18.27
Performance Shares
Shares [Roll Forward]
Vested (in shares)	0	0	0

Earnings Per Share - Narrative (Details) - shares shares in Millions	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Antidilutive securities excluded from computation of earnings per share (in shares)	0.3	1.5	1.1

Earnings Per Share - Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Dilutive (Details) shares in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017 shares	Sep. 30, 2016 shares	Sep. 30, 2015 shares
Earnings Per Share [Abstract]
Basic shares	31,952	31,798	27,628
Shares issued upon conversion of TEUs			4,069
Shares issuable upon vesting of stock awards	433	5	75
Shares issuable upon exercise of options	41
Diluted shares	32,426	31,803	31,772
Senior Notes \| Tangible Equity Units
Debt Instrument [Line Items]
Number of convertible equity instruments	5,200

Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
Segment Information (Details) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) state region	Jun. 30, 2017 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2017 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Jun. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Mar. 31, 2016 USD ($)	Dec. 31, 2015 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2017 USD ($) state region segment	Sep. 30, 2016 USD ($)	Sep. 30, 2015 USD ($)
Segment Reporting [Abstract]
Number of states with active operations \| state	13								13
Number of regions in which entity operates \| region	3								3
Number of homebuilding segments \| segment									3
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue	$ 672,981	$ 478,588	$ 425,468	$ 339,241	$ 632,121	$ 459,937	$ 385,607	$ 344,449	$ 1,916,278	$ 1,822,114	$ 1,627,413
Operating income	37,783	$ 15,569	$ 7,511	$ 1,275	30,838	$ 16,309	$ 3,030	$ 9,148	62,138	59,325	51,587
Depreciation and amortization									14,009	13,794	13,338
Write-off of a deposit on a legacy land investment									2,700	0	0
Excess insurance recovery										3,600
Unexpected warranty costs											13,600
Reduction in home construction expenses									4,800	59,300
Capital Expenditures									12,440	12,219	15,964
Total Capital Expenditure, cash and noncash									12,440	12,219	16,638
Assets	2,220,995				2,213,158				2,220,995	2,213,158
Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income									222,696	191,290	156,866
Depreciation and amortization									12,698	11,710	11,411
Corporate and unallocated
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income									(160,558)	(131,965)	(105,279)
Depreciation and amortization									1,311	2,084	1,927
Capital Expenditures									341	461	2,219
Assets	810,881				756,238				810,881	756,238
West
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									853,230	827,907	607,515
West \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income									110,600	99,835	67,236
Depreciation and amortization									7,207	6,086	5,544
Capital Expenditures									7,086	6,570	7,348
Assets	779,964				778,521				779,964	778,521
East
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									551,422	526,949	576,560
East \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income									58,191	42,205	52,516
Depreciation and amortization									2,927	3,173	3,091
Capital Expenditures									2,474	2,441	3,692
Assets	298,532				344,898				298,532	344,898
Southeast
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Revenue									511,626	467,258	443,338
Southeast \| Operating Segments
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items]
Operating income									53,905	49,250	37,114
Depreciation and amortization									2,564	2,451	2,776
Capital Expenditures									2,539	2,747	$ 3,379
Assets	$ 331,618				$ 333,501				$ 331,618	$ 333,501

Supplemental Guarantor Information - Consolidating Balance Sheet Information (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015	Sep. 30, 2014
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 292,147	$ 228,871	$ 251,583
Restricted cash	12,462	14,405	38,901
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $330 and $354, respectively)	36,323	53,226
Income tax receivable	88	292
Owned inventory	1,542,807	1,569,279
Investments in unconsolidated entities	3,994	10,470
Deferred tax assets, net	307,896	309,955
Property and equipment, net	17,566	19,138
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	7,712	7,522
Total assets	2,220,995	2,213,158
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Trade accounts payable	103,484	104,174
Other liabilities	107,659	134,253
Intercompany	0	0
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	1,327,412	1,331,878
Total liabilities	1,538,555	1,570,305
Stockholders’ equity	682,440	642,853	$ 630,423	$ 279,118
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,220,995	2,213,158
Consolidating Adjustments
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	(7,161)	(4,500)
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $330 and $354, respectively)	0	0
Income tax receivable	0	0
Owned inventory	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	(808,067)	(701,931)
Intercompany	(608,505)	(737,340)
Other assets	0	0
Total assets	(1,423,733)	(1,443,771)
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Trade accounts payable	0	0
Other liabilities	0	0
Intercompany	(615,666)	(741,840)
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	0	0
Total liabilities	(615,666)	(741,840)
Stockholders’ equity	(808,067)	(701,931)
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	(1,423,733)	(1,443,771)
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	283,191	215,646
Restricted cash	11,001	12,867
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $330 and $354, respectively)	0	0
Income tax receivable	88	292
Owned inventory	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	773	773
Deferred tax assets, net	307,896	309,955
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	808,067	701,931
Intercompany	606,168	734,766
Other assets	599	577
Total assets	2,017,783	1,976,807
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Trade accounts payable	0	0
Other liabilities	11,229	11,315
Intercompany	2,337	2,574
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	1,321,777	1,320,065
Total liabilities	1,335,343	1,333,954
Stockholders’ equity	682,440	642,853
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	2,017,783	1,976,807
Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	15,393	16,866
Restricted cash	1,461	1,538
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $330 and $354, respectively)	36,322	53,225
Income tax receivable	0	0
Owned inventory	1,542,807	1,569,279
Investments in unconsolidated entities	3,221	9,697
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0
Property and equipment, net	17,566	19,138
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	0	0
Other assets	7,098	6,930
Total assets	1,623,868	1,676,673
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Trade accounts payable	103,484	104,174
Other liabilities	96,189	122,561
Intercompany	613,329	739,266
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	5,635	11,813
Total liabilities	818,637	977,814
Stockholders’ equity	805,231	698,859
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	1,623,868	1,676,673
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	724	859
Restricted cash	0	0
Accounts receivable (net of allowance of $330 and $354, respectively)	1	1
Income tax receivable	0	0
Owned inventory	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0
Deferred tax assets, net	0	0
Property and equipment, net	0	0
Investments in subsidiaries	0	0
Intercompany	2,337	2,574
Other assets	15	15
Total assets	3,077	3,449
LIABILITIES AND STOCKHOLDERS’ EQUITY
Trade accounts payable	0	0
Other liabilities	241	377
Intercompany	0	0
Total debt (net of premium/discount and debt issuance costs)	0	0
Total liabilities	241	377
Stockholders’ equity	2,836	3,072
Total liabilities and stockholders’ equity	$ 3,077	$ 3,449

Supplemental Guarantor Information - Consolidating Statement of Income (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 672,981	$ 478,588	$ 425,468	$ 339,241	$ 632,121	$ 459,937	$ 385,607	$ 344,449	$ 1,916,278	$ 1,822,114	$ 1,627,413
Home construction and land sales expenses									1,600,969	1,509,625	1,351,860
Inventory impairments and abandonments	1,693	470	282	0	184	11,917	1,825	1,356	2,445	15,282	3,109
Gross profit	113,360	78,443	67,398	53,663	102,406	77,653	59,566	57,582	312,864	297,207	272,444
Commissions									74,811	70,460	65,023
General and administrative expenses									161,906	153,628	142,496
Depreciation and amortization									14,009	13,794	13,338
Operating income	37,783	15,569	7,511	1,275	30,838	16,309	3,030	9,148	62,138	59,325	51,587
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities									371	131	536
Loss on extinguishment of debt	2,933	0	(15,563)	0	(11,393)	429	(1,631)	(828)	(12,630)	(13,423)	(80)
Other expense, net									(15,230)	(24,330)	(30,013)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									34,649	21,703	22,030
Expense (benefit) from income taxes									2,696	16,498	(324,569)
Equity in income of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations	$ 33,693	$ 7,114	$ (7,495)	$ (1,359)	$ (789)	$ 6,107	$ (1,312)	$ 1,199	31,953	5,205	346,599
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									(140)	(512)	(2,505)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Net income									31,813	4,693	344,094
Change in unrealized loss related to available-for-sale securities									0	0	1,276
Total Comprehensive Income									31,813	4,693	345,370
Consolidating Adjustments
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue									(107)	(156)	(198)
Home construction and land sales expenses									(107)	(156)	(198)
Inventory impairments and abandonments									0	0	0
Gross profit									0	0	0
Commissions									0	0	0
General and administrative expenses									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Operating income									0	0	0
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities									0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0	0	0
Other expense, net									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									0	0	0
Expense (benefit) from income taxes									0	0	0
Equity in income of subsidiaries									(106,474)	(52,541)	(399,162)
Income from continuing operations									(106,474)	(52,541)	(399,162)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									0	0	0
Equity in loss of subsidiaries									140	512	2,505
Net income									(106,334)		(396,657)
Change in unrealized loss related to available-for-sale securities											0
Total Comprehensive Income										(52,029)	(396,657)
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue									0	0	0
Home construction and land sales expenses									88,764	77,941	55,006
Inventory impairments and abandonments									56	710	0
Gross profit									(88,820)	(78,651)	(55,006)
Commissions									0	0	0
General and administrative expenses									0	0	0
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Operating income									(88,820)	(78,651)	(55,006)
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities									0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt									(12,630)	(13,423)	(80)
Other expense, net									(15,635)	(25,388)	(29,752)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									(117,085)	(117,462)	(84,838)
Expense (benefit) from income taxes									(42,564)	(70,126)	(32,275)
Equity in income of subsidiaries									106,474	52,541	399,162
Income from continuing operations									31,953	5,205	346,599
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									0	0	0
Equity in loss of subsidiaries									(140)	(512)	(2,505)
Net income									31,813		344,094
Change in unrealized loss related to available-for-sale securities											1,276
Total Comprehensive Income										4,693	345,370
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue									1,916,278	1,822,114	1,627,413
Home construction and land sales expenses									1,512,312	1,431,840	1,297,052
Inventory impairments and abandonments									2,389	14,572	3,109
Gross profit									401,577	375,702	327,252
Commissions									74,811	70,460	65,023
General and administrative expenses									161,804	153,524	142,391
Depreciation and amortization									14,009	13,794	13,338
Operating income									150,953	137,924	106,500
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities									371	131	536
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0	0	0
Other expense, net									429	1,061	(258)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									151,753	139,116	106,778
Expense (benefit) from income taxes									45,266	86,605	(292,326)
Equity in income of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations									106,487	52,511	399,104
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									(115)	(503)	(2,495)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Net income									106,372		396,609
Change in unrealized loss related to available-for-sale securities											0
Total Comprehensive Income										52,008	396,609
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Total revenue									107	156	198
Home construction and land sales expenses									0	0	0
Inventory impairments and abandonments									0	0	0
Gross profit									107	156	198
Commissions									0	0	0
General and administrative expenses									102	104	105
Depreciation and amortization									0	0	0
Operating income									5	52	93
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities									0	0	0
Loss on extinguishment of debt									0	0	0
Other expense, net									(24)	(3)	(3)
Income from continuing operations before income taxes									(19)	49	90
Expense (benefit) from income taxes									(6)	19	32
Equity in income of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Income from continuing operations									(13)	30	58
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax									(25)	(9)	(10)
Equity in loss of subsidiaries									0	0	0
Net income									$ (38)		48
Change in unrealized loss related to available-for-sale securities											0
Total Comprehensive Income										$ 21	$ 48

Supplemental Guarantor Information - Consolidating Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	$ 95,909	$ 163,025	$ (81,049)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(12,440)	(12,219)	(15,964)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	297	2,624	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(3,261)	(4,241)	(4,944)
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities and marketable securities	1,621	1,142	24,245
Advances to/from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(13,783)	(12,694)	3,337
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(265,483)	(828,221)	(18,573)
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	250,000	642,150	0
Repayment of borrowings from credit facility	(25,000)	(90,000)	(75,000)
Borrowings from credit facility	25,000	90,000	75,000
Debt issuance costs	(4,919)	(11,246)	(126)
Other changes	(391)	(222)	(200)
Dividends paid			0
Advances to/from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	(20,793)	(197,539)	(18,899)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	61,333	(47,208)	(96,611)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	243,276	290,484	387,095
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	304,609	243,276	290,484
Consolidating Adjustments
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	0	0	0
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0	0
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities and marketable securities	0	0	0
Advances to/from subsidiaries	(148,120)	(203,701)	(302,594)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(148,120)	(203,701)	(302,594)
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	0	0
Repayment of borrowings from credit facility	0	0	0
Borrowings from credit facility	0	0	0
Debt issuance costs	0	0	0
Other changes	0	0	0
Dividends paid			0
Advances to/from subsidiaries	145,459	202,393	300,876
Net cash used in financing activities	145,459	202,393	300,876
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(2,661)	(1,308)	(1,718)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	(4,500)	(3,192)	(1,474)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	(7,161)	(4,500)	(3,192)
Beazer Homes USA, Inc.
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(74,046)	(56,218)	(388,584)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0	0
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities and marketable securities	0	0	0
Advances to/from subsidiaries	148,081	203,690	302,569
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	148,081	203,690	302,569
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(253,046)	(819,044)	(8,703)
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	250,000	642,150
Repayment of borrowings from credit facility	(25,000)	(90,000)	(75,000)
Borrowings from credit facility	25,000	90,000	75,000
Debt issuance costs	(4,919)	(11,246)	(126)
Other changes	(391)	(222)	(200)
Dividends paid			500
Advances to/from subsidiaries		0	21
Net cash used in financing activities	(8,356)	(188,362)	(8,508)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	65,679	(40,890)	(94,523)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	228,512	269,402	363,925
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	294,191	228,512	269,402
Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	170,129	219,401	307,668
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	(12,440)	(12,219)	(15,964)
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	297	2,624
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(3,261)	(4,241)	(4,944)
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities and marketable securities	1,621	1,142	24,245
Advances to/from subsidiaries	0	0	0
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	(13,783)	(12,694)	3,337
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	(12,437)	(9,177)	(9,870)
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	0	0
Repayment of borrowings from credit facility	0	0	0
Borrowings from credit facility	0	0	0
Debt issuance costs	0	0	0
Other changes	0	0	0
Dividends paid			0
Advances to/from subsidiaries	(145,459)	(202,393)	(300,897)
Net cash used in financing activities	(157,896)	(211,570)	(310,767)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(1,550)	(4,863)	238
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	18,405	23,268	23,030
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	16,855	18,405	23,268
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries
Condensed Financial Statements, Captions [Line Items]
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities	(174)	(158)	(133)
Cash flows from investing activities:
Capital expenditures	0	0	0
Proceeds from sale of fixed assets	0	0
Investments in unconsolidated entities	0	0	0
Return of capital from unconsolidated entities and marketable securities	0	0	0
Advances to/from subsidiaries	39	11	25
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities	39	11	25
Cash flows from financing activities:
Repayment of debt	0	0	0
Proceeds from issuance of new debt	0	0
Repayment of borrowings from credit facility	0	0	0
Borrowings from credit facility	0	0	0
Debt issuance costs	0	0	0
Other changes	0	0	0
Dividends paid			(500)
Advances to/from subsidiaries		0	0
Net cash used in financing activities	0	0	(500)
Increase (decrease) in cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash	(135)	(147)	(608)
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at beginning of period	859	1,006	1,614
Cash, cash equivalents and restricted cash at end of period	$ 724	$ 859	$ 1,006

Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
Discontinued Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Total revenue	$ 0	$ 0	$ 1,030
Home construction and land sales expenses	72	668	4,518
Gross loss	(72)	(668)	(3,488)
General and administrative expenses	169	137	380
Operating loss	(241)	(805)	(3,868)
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	31	12	0
Other income, net	(5)	6	5
Loss from discontinued operations before income taxes	(215)	(787)	(3,863)
Benefit from income taxes	(75)	(275)	(1,358)
Loss from discontinued operations, net of tax	$ (140)	$ (512)	(2,505)
Colorado
Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Additional Disclosures by Disposal Groups, Including Discontinued Operations [Line Items]
Home construction and land sales expenses			$ 3,700

Selected Quarterly Financial Data (Unaudited) (Details) - USD ($) $ / shares in Units, $ in Thousands	3 Months Ended								12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2017	Jun. 30, 2017	Mar. 31, 2017	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016	Jun. 30, 2016	Mar. 31, 2016	Dec. 31, 2015	Sep. 30, 2017	Sep. 30, 2016	Sep. 30, 2015
Quarterly Financial Information Disclosure [Abstract]
Total revenue	$ 672,981	$ 478,588	$ 425,468	$ 339,241	$ 632,121	$ 459,937	$ 385,607	$ 344,449	$ 1,916,278	$ 1,822,114	$ 1,627,413
Gross profit	113,360	78,443	67,398	53,663	102,406	77,653	59,566	57,582	312,864	297,207	272,444
Operating income	37,783	15,569	7,511	1,275	30,838	16,309	3,030	9,148	62,138	59,325	51,587
Net (loss) income from continuing operations	$ 33,693	$ 7,114	$ (7,495)	$ (1,359)	$ (789)	$ 6,107	$ (1,312)	$ 1,199	$ 31,953	$ 5,205	$ 346,599
Basic EPS from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.05	$ 0.22	$ (0.23)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)	$ 0.19	$ (0.04)	$ 0.04	$ 1.00	$ 0.16	$ 12.54
Diluted EPS from continuing operations (in dollars per share)	$ 1.03	$ 0.22	$ (0.23)	$ (0.04)	$ (0.03)	$ 0.19	$ (0.04)	$ 0.04	$ 0.99	$ 0.16	$ 10.91
Inventory impairments and abandonments	$ 1,693	$ 470	$ 282	$ 0	$ 184	$ 11,917	$ 1,825	$ 1,356	$ 2,445	$ 15,282	$ 3,109
Loss on extinguishment of debt	$ 2,933	$ 0	$ (15,563)	$ 0	$ (11,393)	$ 429	$ (1,631)	$ (828)	$ (12,630)	$ (13,423)	$ (80)

The amount of net income (loss) from continuing operations per each share of common stock or unit outstanding during the reporting period.

The amount of net income (loss) derived from continuing operations during the period available to each share of common stock or common unit outstanding during the reporting period and to each share or unit that would have been outstanding assuming the issuance of common shares or units for all dilutive potential common shares or units outstanding during the reporting period.