Supplemental Disclosure to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2016

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows

The following are supplemental disclosures to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):

	Nine months ended July 31,
	2016			2015
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$	876		$	10,897
Income tax payments	$	116,681		$	162,390
Income tax refunds	$	2,002		$	16,916
Noncash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing or municipal bonds, net	$	25,368		$	51,980
Reduction in inventory for our share of earnings in land purchased from unconsolidated entities and allocation of basis difference	$	8,546		$	4,309
Defined benefit plan amendment	$	757		$	754
Deferred tax decrease related to stock based compensation activity included in additional paid-in capital	$	9,797
Increase in accrued expenses related to stock based compensation	$	6,240
Income tax benefit recognized in total comprehensive income	$	25
Transfer of investment in unconsolidated entity to inventory				$	132,256
Transfer of investment in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate to investment in unconsolidated entities	$	5,917
Transfer of other assets to investment in unconsolidated entities	$	19,050		$	4,852
Unrealized loss on derivatives held by equity investees				$	(2	)
(Decrease) increase in investments in unconsolidated entities for change in the fair value of debt guarantees	$	(324	)	$	1,575
Miscellaneous increases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	1,558		$	119