Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract]

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets [Table Text Block]

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at October 31, 2017 and 2016, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	2017		2016
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and suppliers	$	153,774	$	165,696
Improvement cost receivable	99,311		85,627
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	45,923		138,633
Property held for rental development	146,288		81,693
Prepaid expenses	23,223		25,659
Other	73,698		85,450
	$	542,217	$	582,758