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

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

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):

	Six months ended April 30,
	2017		2016
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$	7,659	$	267
Income tax payments	$	83,666	$	72,767
Income tax refunds	$	925	$	2,001
Noncash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing or municipal bonds, net	$	26,232	$	10,647
Financed portion of land sale	$	625
Reduction in inventory for our share of earnings in land purchased from unconsolidated entities and allocation of basis difference	$	7,094	$	4,913
Rental property acquired by capital land lease	$	7,167
Defined benefit plan amendment			$	757
Deferred tax decrease related to stock-based compensation activity included in additional paid-in capital	$	5,068	$	9,797
Transfer of inventory to investment in unconsolidated entities	$	36,256
Transfer of investment in distressed loans and foreclosed real estate to investment in unconsolidated entities			$	5,917
Miscellaneous increases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	1,951	$	102
Acquisition of a Business:
Fair value of assets purchased	$	90,560
Liabilities assumed	$	5,377
Cash paid	$	85,183