Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

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



	July 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Land, land development, and construction	$	133,383	$	153,264
Compensation and employee benefits	142,081		138,282
Escrow liability	46,302		137,396
Self-insurance	141,270		126,431
Warranty	344,365		370,992
Deferred income	39,798		43,488
Interest	47,307		34,903
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	8,596		5,637
Other	53,019		61,907
	$	956,121	$	1,072,300

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



	Nine months ended July 31,						Three months ended July 31,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Balance, beginning of period	$	370,992		$	93,083		$	355,934		$	91,194
Additions – homes closed during the period	21,220			18,208			8,519			7,241
Addition – Coleman liabilities acquired	1,111
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	5,539			11,045			2,351			4,853
Reclassification from other accruals	1,082
Charges incurred	(55,579		)	(30,369		)	(22,439		)	(11,321		)
Balance, end of period	$	344,365		$	91,967		$	344,365		$	91,967