Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 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 October 31, 2018 and 2017, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	2018		2017
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	126,291	$	153,774
Improvement cost receivable	96,937		99,311
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	33,471		45,923
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development	193,015		146,288
Prepaid expenses	23,065		23,223
Other	77,999		76,180
	$	550,778	$	544,699