Note 3 - Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Notes Tables

Schedule of Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)	2018	2017	2018	2017
Interest capitalized at beginning of period	$65,355	$90,960	$71,051	$96,688
Plus interest incurred (1)	40,438	39,089	121,617	116,944
Less cost of sales interest expensed	13,424	19,371	45,080	58,030
Less other interest expensed (2)(3)	24,859	23,559	80,078	68,483
Interest capitalized at end of period (4)	$67,510	$87,119	$67,510	$87,119

Cash Paid for Interest Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)	2018	2017	2018	2017
Other interest expensed	$24,859	$23,559	$80,078	$68,483
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries	616	465	1,802	1,549
Decrease in accrued interest	20,672	17,528	23,974	18,882
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$46,147	$41,552	$105,854	$88,914