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FAIR VALUE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS AND IMPAIRMENT (Tables)
9 Months Ended
Jul. 31, 2013
Fair Value Of Financial Instruments And Impairment Tables  
Schedule of Fair Value Financial Instruments

The estimated recurring fair values of the Companies' financial instruments at July 31, 2013 and October 31, 2012 are as follows:

         
  07/31/13 10/31/12
 

Carrying

Amount

Fair Value

Carrying

Amount

Fair Value
ASSETS:        
Cash and cash equivalents $4,263,916  $4,263,916  $702,902  $702,902 
Accounts and mortgages receivable 183,019  183,019  143,382  143,382 
         
LIABILITIES:        
Accounts payable 338,030  338,030  140,956  140,956 
Accrued liabilities 342,682  342,682  311,097  311,097 
Debt $14,351,513  $14,484,443  $16,880,416  $16,988,594 
Schedule of Fair Value Measurements Resulting in Impairment Losses

The table below summarizes the level of fair value hierarchy in which the fair value measurements resulting in impairment losses during the nine month period ending July 31, 2013 are categorized:

           
    Non-Recurring Fair Value Measurements at the End of the Reporting Period Using ($ in thousands)
  07/31/2013

Quoted Prices

in Active

Markets for

Identical Assets

(Level 1)

Significant

Other

Observable

Inputs

(Level 2)

Significant

Unobservable

Inputs

(Level 3)

Total

Losses

Land and land development costs (a) $1,111      $1,111  $3,500 
Land held for investment (b) 300    300    200 
Total nonrecurring fair value measurements $1,411  $0  $300  $1,111  $3,700 

(a) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, land and land development costs with a carrying value of $4.6 million were written down to their fair value of approximately $1.1 million, resulting in impairment expense of $3.5 million, which was included in the loss for the period.

(b) In accordance with Subtopic 360-10, land held for investment with a carrying value of approximately $500,000 was written down to its fair value of approximately $300,000, resulting in impairment expense of $200,000, which was included in the loss for the period.

Schedule of certain quantitative unobservable inputs (Level 3) utilized in determining the fair value of the impaired land and land development costs

The table below summarizes, for the periods indicated, the ranges of certain quantitative unobservable inputs (Level 3) utilized in determining the fair value of the impaired land and land development costs:

       

Fiscal Year Ending

October 31,

Sales price per

square ft.

Sales pace per

year (in Units)

Discount

rate

2015 $147 - $152 9 10%
2016 $153 - $164 25 10%
2017 $165 - $171 34 10%
2018 $172 - $178 32 10%
2019 $179 - $185 17 10%
2020 $186 - $192 3 10%