Notes Payable (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions	Dec. 31, 2016	Sep. 30, 2016
Unsecured:
Notes payable	$ 3,217.6	$ 3,271.3
Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Notes payable	2,798.6	2,798.3
Financial Services and Other [Member]
Unsecured:
Mortgage repurchase facility	$ 419.0	473.0
4.75% senior notes due 2017 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Stated interest rate	4.75%
3.625% senior notes due 2018 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Stated interest rate	3.625%
3.75% senior notes due 2019 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Stated interest rate	3.75%
4.0% senior notes due 2020 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Stated interest rate	4.00%
4.375% senior notes due 2022 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Stated interest rate	4.375%
4.75% senior notes due 2023 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Stated interest rate	4.75%
5.75% senior notes due 2023 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Stated interest rate	5.75%
Line of Credit [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Revolving credit facility, maturing 2020	$ 0.0	0.0
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 4.75% senior notes due 2017 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Notes payable	349.7	349.5
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 3.625% senior notes due 2018 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Notes payable	399.1	398.9
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 3.75% senior notes due 2019 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Notes payable	498.2	498.0
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 4.0% senior notes due 2020 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Notes payable	497.3	497.1
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 4.375% senior notes due 2022 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Notes payable	347.8	347.7
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 4.75% senior notes due 2023 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Notes payable	298.2	298.2
Unsecured Debt [Member] \| 5.75% senior notes due 2023 [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Notes payable	397.4	397.3
Secured Debt [Member] \| Homebuilding [Member]
Unsecured:
Notes payable	$ 10.9	$ 11.6

Amount to be repaid to the counterparty to the repurchase agreement when the carrying amount (or market value, if higher than the carrying amount) of securities or other assets sold under the repurchase agreement exceeds 10 percent of total assets.

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