Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Company land purchase commitments

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

	January 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,155,798	$	1,301,987
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	12,552		61,738
Total	$	1,168,350	$	1,363,725
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	76,814	$	76,986
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,091,536		1,286,739
Total	$	1,168,350	$	1,363,725
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	1,753	$	1,439

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, 2014		October 31, 2013
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	254,179	$	247,995
Non-IRLCs	659,968		645,288
Total	$	914,147	$	893,283
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	254,179	$	247,995
Mortgage loans receivable	53,623		107,873
Total	$	307,802	$	355,868