Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 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):

	January 31, 2013		October 31, 2012
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	973,052	$	742,918
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	65,805		4,067
Total	$	1,038,857	$	746,985
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	42,428	$	42,921
Additional cash required to acquire land	996,429		704,064
Total	$	1,038,857	$	746,985
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	574	$	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):

	January 31, 2013		October 31, 2012
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	128,023	$	111,173
Non-IRLCs	553,392		456,825
Total	$	681,415	$	567,998
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	128,023	$	111,173
Mortgage loans receivable	45,090		80,697
Total	$	173,113	$	191,870