Investments in Unconsolidated Entities

6 Months Ended

Mar. 31, 2018

Equity Method Investments and Joint Ventures [Abstract]

As of March 31, 2018, the Company participated in certain joint ventures and had investments in unconsolidated entities in which it had less than a controlling interest. The following table presents the Company's investment in unconsolidated entities as well as the total equity and outstanding borrowings of such unconsolidated entities as of March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017:



(In thousands)	March 31, 2018		September 30, 2017
Investment in unconsolidated entities	$	4,293	$	3,994
Total equity of unconsolidated entities	12,078		11,811
Total outstanding borrowings of unconsolidated entities	16,474		15,797

Equity in income of unconsolidated entities is as follows for the periods presented:



	Three Months Ended				Six Months Ended
	March 31,				March 31,
(In thousands)	2018		2017		2018		2017
Equity in income of unconsolidated entities	$	256	$	33	$	155	$	55

For the three and six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, there were no impairments related to investments in unconsolidated entities.

Guarantees

Historically, the Company's joint ventures typically obtained secured acquisition, development, and construction financing. In addition, the Company and its joint venture partners provided varying levels of guarantees of debt and other debt-related obligations for these unconsolidated entities. However, as of March 31, 2018 and September 30, 2017, the Company had no outstanding guarantees or other debt-related obligations related to investments in unconsolidated entities.

Beazer and its joint venture partners generally provide unsecured environmental indemnities to land development joint venture project lenders. These indemnities obligate the Company to reimburse the project lenders for claims related to environmental matters for which they are held responsible. During the three and six months ended March 31, 2018 and 2017, Beazer was not required to make any payments related to environmental indemnities.

In assessing the need to record a contingent liability for these guarantees, the Company considers its historical experience in being required to perform under the guarantees, the fair value of the collateral underlying these guarantees, and the financial condition of the applicable unconsolidated entities. In addition, the fair value of the collateral of unconsolidated entities is monitored to ensure that the related borrowings do not exceed the specified percentage of the value of the property securing the borrowings. As of March 31, 2018, no liability was recorded for the contingent aspects of any guarantees that were determined to be reasonably possible but not probable.