Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract]

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

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	139,413	$	153,774
Improvement cost receivable	100,690		99,311
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	33,037		45,923
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development	255,616		146,288
Prepaid expenses	21,787		23,223
Other	71,859		73,698
	$	622,402	$	542,217

See Note 6, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others.