Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

Accrued expenses at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	January 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Land, land development, and construction	$	131,290	$	153,264
Compensation and employee benefits	138,680		138,282
Escrow liability	40,360		137,396
Self-insurance	124,100		126,431
Warranty	364,058		370,992
Deferred income	38,940		43,488
Interest	39,325		34,903
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	6,411		5,637
Other	56,938		61,907
	$	940,102	$	1,072,300

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of the changes in our warranty accrual (amounts in thousands):



	Three months ended January 31,
	2017			2016
Balance, beginning of period	$	370,992		$	93,083
Additions – homes closed during the period	5,104			4,496
Addition – Coleman liabilities acquired	1,111
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	1,694			2,453
Reclassification from other accruals	732
Charges incurred	(15,575		)	(9,371		)
Balance, end of period	$	364,058		$	90,661