Other Income - Net

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income - net

Other Income - Net

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, the components of other income - net (amounts in thousands):

	Nine months ended July 31,				Three months ended July 31,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Interest income	$	3,713	$	3,301	$	1,036	$	1,117
Income from ancillary businesses	4,452		4,313		1,020		1,585
Gibraltar	5,184		6,509		4,072		645
Management fee income	1,796		1,845		665		369
Retained customer deposits	1,879		2,330		756		1,082
Land sales, net	2,968		1,257		2,713		11
Income recognized from settlement of litigation	13,229
Other	3,223		2,477		2,022		972
	$	36,444	$	22,032	$	12,284	$	5,781

Income recognized from the settlement of litigation was the result of the settlement of three derivative lawsuits brought on behalf of the Company against certain officers and directors of the Company. The gross settlement of $16.2 million was reduced by the payment of attorney's fees of $3.0 million. The Company's insurance carriers paid approximately $9.8 million and certain officers and former officers paid the remainder.

Income from ancillary businesses includes the activity of the Company’s non-core businesses which include its mortgage, title, landscaping, security monitoring and golf course and country club operations. The table below provides, for the periods indicated, revenues and expenses for the Company’s non-core ancillary businesses (amounts in thousands):

	Nine months ended July 31,				Three months ended July 31,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Revenue	$	64,092	$	51,791	$	24,666	$	19,255
Expense	$	59,640	$	47,478	$	23,646	$	17,670