Accrued Expenses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Accrued expenses at April 30, 2018 and October 31, 2017 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	April 30, 2018		October 31, 2017
Land, land development, and construction	$	160,174	$	146,168
Compensation and employee benefits	127,826		149,145
Escrow liability	36,897		45,209
Self-insurance	169,395		149,303
Warranty	297,343		329,278
Deferred income	37,633		42,798
Interest	40,318		36,035
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	9,025		8,870
Other	57,803		52,547
	$	936,414	$	959,353

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



	Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	329,278		$	370,992		$	311,450		$	364,058
Additions – homes closed during the period	14,687			12,701			8,462			7,597
Addition – liabilities acquired in a business acquisition				1,111
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	3,154			3,188			1,211			1,494
Reclassification from other accruals				1,082						350
Charges incurred	(49,776		)	(33,140		)	(23,780		)	(17,565		)
Balance, end of period	$	297,343		$	355,934		$	297,343		$	355,934