Segment Information (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2018

Segment Reporting [Abstract]

Assets Allocated by Segment

Total assets allocated by segment at September 30, 2018 are as follows:

	September 30, 2018
	Real Estate		Other		Items Not Allocated		Consolidated
	(In millions)
Cash and cash equivalents	$	—	$	—	$	318.8	$	318.8
Restricted cash	—		—		16.2		16.2
Real estate	498.0		—		—		498.0
Investment in unconsolidated ventures	11.7		—		—		11.7
Income taxes receivable	—		—		4.4		4.4
Property and equipment, net	—		1.5		0.2		1.7
Deferred tax asset, net	—		—		26.9		26.9
Other assets	12.4		0.4		2.6		15.4
	$	522.1	$	1.9	$	369.1	$	893.1

Segment Revenues and Earnings

Segment results for the three months ended December 31, 2017 are as follows:

	Three Months Ended December 31, 2017
	Real Estate			Other			Items Not Allocated			Consolidated
	(In millions)
Revenues	$	30.9		$	—		$	—		$	30.9
Cost of sales	16.6			6.0			—			22.6
Selling, general and administrative expense	5.9			—			18.2			24.1
Equity in earnings of unconsolidated ventures	(7.0		)	—			—			(7.0		)
Interest expense	—			—			2.1			2.1
Interest and other income	(0.6		)	—			—			(0.6		)
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes	$	16.0		$	(6.0	)	$	(20.3	)	$	(10.3	)
Noncontrolling interest	2.0			—			—			2.0
Income (loss) from continuing operations before taxes attributable to Forestar Group Inc.	$	14.0		$	(6.0	)	$	(20.3	)	$	(12.3	)