Segment Information (Details Textuals)	12 Months Ended		12 Months Ended
	Sep. 30, 2009	Sep. 30, 2011 State Segment OperatingDivisions Market	Sep. 30, 2011 Homebuilding [Member]	Sep. 30, 2010 Homebuilding [Member]
Segment Information (Textuals) [Abstract]
Number of homebuilding operating divisions		29
Number of homebuilding reporting segments		6
Homebuilding percentage of consolidated revenues	98.00%		98.00%	98.00%
Number of housing construction markets		73
Number of housing construction states		25