Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Accrued expenses at January 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	January 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Land, land development, and construction	$	135,984	$	146,168
Compensation and employee benefits	126,182		149,145
Escrow liability	32,307		45,209
Self-insurance	158,024		149,303
Warranty	311,450		329,278
Deferred income	41,149		42,798
Interest	36,300		36,035
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	8,217		8,870
Other	64,615		52,547
	$	914,228	$	959,353

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



	Three months ended January 31,
	2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	329,278		$	370,992
Additions – homes closed during the period	6,225			5,104
Addition – Coleman liabilities acquired				1,111
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	1,943			1,694
Reclassification from other accruals				732
Charges incurred	(25,996		)	(15,575		)
Balance, end of period	$	311,450		$	364,058