Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 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):

	April 30, 2014		October 31, 2013
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,105,268	$	1,301,987
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	12,552		61,738
Total	$	1,117,820	$	1,363,725
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	96,002	$	76,986
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,021,818		1,286,739
Total	$	1,117,820	$	1,363,725
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	1,383	$	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):

	April 30, 2014		October 31, 2013
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	292,588	$	247,995
Non-IRLCs	649,305		645,288
Total	$	941,893	$	893,283
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	292,588	$	247,995
Mortgage loans receivable	61,593		107,873
Total	$	354,181	$	355,868