Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

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



	July 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Land, land development, and construction	$	166,034	$	146,168
Compensation and employee benefits	150,679		149,145
Escrow liability	33,105		45,209
Self-insurance	163,330		149,303
Warranty	277,753		329,278
Deferred income	38,102		42,798
Interest	45,809		36,035
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	8,945		8,870
Other	52,327		52,547
	$	936,084	$	959,353

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



	Nine months ended July 31,						Three months ended July 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of period	$	329,278		$	370,992		$	297,343		$	355,934
Additions – homes closed during the period	24,588			21,220			9,901			8,519
Addition – liabilities acquired in a business acquisition				1,111
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	4,770			5,539			1,615			2,351
Reclassification from other accruals				1,082
Charges incurred	(80,883		)	(55,579		)	(31,106		)	(22,439		)
Balance, end of period	$	277,753		$	344,365		$	277,753		$	344,365