The following are supplemental disclosures to the Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows for each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2017, 2016 and 2015 (amounts in thousands):



	2017			2016		2015
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$	21,578		$	12,131	$	23,930
Income tax payments	$	119,852		$	185,084	$	205,412
Income tax refunds	$	2,776		$	4,451	$	16,965
Noncash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing or municipal bonds, net	$	61,877		$	5,807	$	67,890
Financed portion of land sale	$	625				$	2,273
Reduction in inventory for our share of earnings in land purchased from unconsolidated entities and allocation of basis difference	$	11,760		$	9,012	$	9,188
Reclassification of deferred income from inventory to accrued liabilities	$	3,520		$	2,111
Reclassification of inventory to property, construction, and office equipment	$	8,990		$	17,064
(Decrease) increase in unrecognized losses in defined benefit plans	$	(1,201	)	$	1,699	$	(382	)
Defined benefit plan amendment				$	757	$	768
Deferred tax decrease related to stock-based compensation activity included in additional paid-in capital	$	5,232		$	11,363	$	2,325
Increase in accrued expenses related to stock-based compensation				$	6,240
Income tax (expense) benefit recognized in total comprehensive income	$	(880	)	$	590	$	(200	)
Transfer of inventory to investment in unconsolidated entities	$	72,757
Transfer of investment in unconsolidated entities to inventory	$	14,328				$	132,256
Transfer of other assets to investment in unconsolidated entities	$	1,308		$	24,967	4,852
Unrealized gain on derivatives held by equity investees						$	26
Increase in investments in unconsolidated entities for change in the fair value of debt guarantees	$	130		$	29	$	1,843
Miscellaneous increases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	5,117		$	1,510	$	144
Business Acquisition:
Fair value of assets purchased	$	88,465
Liabilities assumed	$	5,377
Cash paid	$	83,088