| Component: (Network and Table) | |
|---|---|
| Network | 00400 - Statement - CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS (http://www.headwaters.com/role/StatementConsolidatedStatementsOfCashFlows)  | 
| Table | (Implied) | 
| Reporting Entity [Axis] | 0001003344 (http://www.sec.gov/CIK) | 
| CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS | Period [Axis] | ||
|---|---|---|---|
2015-10-01 - 2016-09-30  | 2014-10-01 - 2015-09-30  | 2013-10-01 - 2014-09-30  | |
CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS  | |||
Cash flows from operating activities:  | |||
Net income  | 49,763,000    | 131,668,000    | 16,058,000    | 
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:  | |||
Depreciation and amortization  | |||
Interest expense related to amortization of debt issue costs and debt discount  | |||
Debt pre-payment premiums  | |||
Stock-based compensation  | |||
Deferred income taxes  | (  | ||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock appreciation rights and vesting of restricted stock  | (  | (  | |
Net loss (gain) on disposition of property, plant and equipment  | (  | ||
Gain on acquired assets held for sale  | (  | ||
Change in fair value of contingent consideration  | (  | ||
Asset impairments  | |||
Net loss of unconsolidated joint ventures  | |||
Decrease (increase) in trade receivables  | (  | (  | |
Increase in inventories  | (  | (  | (  | 
Decrease in accounts payable and accrued liabilities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Other changes in operating assets and liabilities, net  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash provided by operating activities  | |||
Cash flows from investing activities:  | |||
Business acquisitions, net of cash acquired  | (  | (  | (  | 
Investments in unconsolidated joint ventures  | (  | (  | |
Purchase of property, plant and equipment  | (  | (  | (  | 
Proceeds from disposition of property, plant and equipment  | |||
Proceeds from sale of acquired assets held for sale  | |||
Net decrease in long-term receivables and deposits  | |||
Net change in other assets  | (  | (  | (  | 
Net cash used in investing activities  | (  | (  | (  | 
Cash flows from financing activities:  | |||
Net proceeds from issuance of long-term debt  | |||
Payments on long-term debt  | (  | (  | (  | 
Debt issue costs  | |||
Debt pre-payment premiums  | (  | (  | |
Dividends paid to non-controlling interest in consolidated subsidiary  | (  | (  | (  | 
Employee stock purchases  | |||
Tax benefit from exercise of stock appreciation rights and vesting of restricted stock  | |||
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities  | (  | ||
Net increase (decrease) in cash and cash equivalents  | (  | (  | |
Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of period  | 142,597,000    | ||
Cash and cash equivalents, end of period  | 65,298,000    | 142,597,000    | 152,542,000    | 
Supplemental schedule of non-cash investing and financing activities:  | |||
Increase in accrued liabilities for acquisition-related commitment  | |||
Purchase of assets in exchange for future obligations  | |||
Supplemental disclosure of cash flow information:  | |||
Cash paid for interest  | |||
Cash paid for income taxes  | |||