Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Company purchase commitments

Information regarding the Company’s land purchase commitments, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):

	April 30, 2013		October 31, 2012
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,173,974	$	742,918
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	61,738		4,067
Total	$	1,235,712	$	746,985
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	44,051	$	42,921
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,191,661		704,064
Total	$	1,235,712	$	746,985
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	443	$	4,328

Company mortgage commitments

Information regarding the Company’s mortgage commitments, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):

	April 30, 2013		October 31, 2012
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	167,588	$	111,173
Non-IRLCs	649,659		456,825
Total	$	817,247	$	567,998
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	167,588	$	111,173
Mortgage loans receivable	61,202		80,697
Total	$	228,790	$	191,870