Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2013

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Company land purchase commitments

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

	July 31, 2013		October 31, 2012
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,520,092	$	742,918
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	61,738		4,067
Total	$	1,581,830	$	746,985
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	71,999	$	42,921
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,509,831		704,064
Total	$	1,581,830	$	746,985
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	4,336	$	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):

	July 31, 2013		October 31, 2012
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	245,412	$	111,173
Non-IRLCs	654,433		456,825
Total	$	899,845	$	567,998
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	245,412	$	111,173
Mortgage loans receivable	69,239		80,697
Total	$	314,651	$	191,870