CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($)		Sep. 30, 2018	Dec. 31, 2017
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 318,794,000	$ 322,995,000
Restricted cash		16,185,000	40,017,000
Real estate		498,043,000	130,380,000
Assets held for sale		0	181,607,000
Investment in unconsolidated ventures		11,721,000	64,579,000
Receivables, net		2,703,000	5,095,000
Income taxes receivable		4,386,000	6,674,000
Prepaid expenses		3,090,000	2,880,000
Land purchase contract deposits		4,155,000	238,000
Property and equipment, net		1,746,000	2,003,000
Deferred tax asset, net		26,859,000	2,028,000
Intangible assets		448,000	448,000
Other assets		5,016,000	2,968,000
TOTAL ASSETS	[1]	893,146,000	761,912,000
LIABILITIES AND EQUITY
Accounts payable		7,940,000	2,382,000
Accrued employee compensation and benefits		6,667,000	8,994,000
Accrued property taxes		1,739,000	2,153,000
Accrued interest		374,000	1,489,000
Earnest money deposits on sales contracts		49,402,000	11,940,000
Other accrued expenses		27,204,000	5,942,000
Liabilities held for sale		0	1,017,000
Other liabilities		13,538,000	13,934,000
Debt, net		111,704,000	108,429,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES		218,568,000	156,280,000
Forestar Group Inc. shareholders’ equity:
Common stock, par value $1.00 per share, 200,000,000 authorized shares, 41,939,403 issued at September 30, 2018 and 41,938,936 issued at December 31, 2017		41,939,000	41,939,000
Additional paid-in capital		506,317,000	505,977,000
Retained earnings		125,110,000	56,296,000
Total Forestar Group Inc. shareholders’ equity		673,366,000	604,212,000
Noncontrolling interests		1,212,000	1,420,000
TOTAL EQUITY		674,578,000	605,632,000
TOTAL LIABILITIES AND EQUITY		$ 893,146,000	$ 761,912,000

[1] Total assets excludes assets of discontinued operations of $14,000 in 2016.