Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Loans Payable (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Loans Payable [Text Block]

At April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016, loans payable consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	April 30, 2017			October 31, 2016
Senior unsecured term loan	$	500,000		$	500,000
Credit facility borrowings	—			250,000
Loans payable – other	139,483			122,809
Deferred issuance costs	(1,552		)	(1,730		)
	$	637,931		$	871,079