Capitalized Interest

9 Months Ended

Jun. 30, 2019

The Company capitalizes interest costs incurred to inventory during active development and construction (active inventory). Capitalized interest is charged to cost of sales as the related inventory is delivered to the buyer. During periods in which the Company’s active inventory is lower than its debt level, a portion of the interest incurred is reflected as interest expense in the period incurred. During the first nine months of fiscal 2019 and fiscal 2018, the Company’s active inventory exceeded its debt level, and all interest incurred was capitalized to inventory.

The following table summarizes the Company’s interest costs incurred, capitalized and expensed during the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019 and 2018:



	Three Months Ended June 30,						Nine Months Ended June 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
	(In millions)
Capitalized interest, beginning of period	$	173.9		$	170.1		$	162.7		$	167.9
Interest incurred (1)	38.1			31.0			104.8			93.8
Interest charged to cost of sales	(34.3		)	(35.4		)	(89.8		)	(96.0		)
Capitalized interest, end of period	$	177.7		$	165.7		$	177.7		$	165.7

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(1)

Interest incurred included interest on the Company's mortgage repurchase facility of $4.5 million and $10.8 million in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $3.4 million and $7.9 million in the same periods of fiscal 2018. Also included in interest incurred is Forestar interest of $7.9 million and $10.7 million in the three and nine months ended June 30, 2019, respectively, and $0.9 million and $2.3 million in the same periods of fiscal 2018.