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Accrued Expenses (Tables)
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Payables and Accruals [Abstract]  
Accrued expenses
Accrued expenses at October 31, 2015 and 2014, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
 
2015
 
2014
Land, land development and construction
$
118,634

 
$
124,816

Compensation and employee benefits
125,045

 
118,607

Self-insurance
113,727

 
100,407

Warranty
93,083

 
86,282

Interest
26,926

 
33,993

Commitments to unconsolidated entities
5,534

 
3,293

Other
125,117

 
114,079

 
$
608,066

 
$
581,477
Changes in the warranty accrual
We accrue for expected warranty costs at the time each home is closed and title and possession are transferred to the home buyer. Warranty costs are accrued based upon historical experience. The table below provides a reconciliation of the changes in our warranty accrual during fiscal 2015, 2014, and 2013 as follows (amounts in thousands):
 
2015
 
2014
 
2013
Balance, beginning of year
$
86,282

 
$
43,819

 
$
41,706

Additions - homes closed during the year
20,934

 
18,588

 
14,652

Addition - liabilities acquired


 
11,044

 


Increase (decrease) in accruals for homes closed in prior years
2,661

 
2,913

 
(184
)
Reclassification from self-insurance accruals*


 
7,554

 


Charge related to stucco-related claims*
14,685

 
24,950

 


Charges incurred
(31,479
)
 
(22,586
)
 
(12,355
)
Balance, end of year
$
93,083

 
$
86,282

 
$
43,819


* Estimated stucco-related claim costs as described above, have been included in warranty accruals.