Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Information regarding our land purchase commitments at October 31, 2016 and 2015, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):



	2016		2015
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,544,185	$	1,081,008
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	79,204		136,340
Total	$	1,623,389	$	1,217,348
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	65,299	$	79,072
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,558,090		1,138,276
Total	$	1,623,389	$	1,217,348
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$	18,266	$	4,809

Company mortgage commitments

Information regarding our mortgage commitments at October 31, 2016 and 2015, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):



	2016		2015
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	255,647	$	316,184
Non-IRLCs	1,094,861		941,243
Total	$	1,350,508	$	1,257,427
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	255,647	$	316,184
Mortgage loans receivable	231,398		115,859
Total	$	487,045	$	432,043

Operating Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Rental expenses incurred by us under these operating leases were (amounts in thousands):



Year ending October 31,	Amount
2016	$	13,360
2015	$	12,584
2014	$	12,385

Future minimum rent payments under these operating leases [Text Block]

At October 31, 2016, future minimum rent payments under our operating leases were (amounts in thousands):



Year ending October 31,	Amount
2017	$	11,634
2018	9,182
2019	7,044
2020	2,337
2021	994
Thereafter	694
	$	31,885

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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