Loans Payable, Senior Notes, and Mortgage Company Loan Facility (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2018

Credit Facility, Loans Payable, Senior Notes, and Mortgage Company Loan Facility [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Table Text Block]

At October 31, 2018 and 2017, loans payable consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	2018			2017
Senior unsecured term loan	$	500,000		$	500,000
Loans payable – other	188,115			139,116
Deferred issuance costs	(1,314		)	(1,700		)
	$	686,801		$	637,416

Schedule of Loans Payable [Table Text Block]

Information regarding our loans payable at October 31, 2018 and 2017, is included in the table below ($ amounts in thousands):

	2018			2017
Aggregate loans payable at October 31	$	188,115		$	139,116
Weighted-average interest rate	4.68		%	4.11		%
Interest rate range	1.15% - 7.87%			1.11% - 7.87%
Loans secured by assets
Carrying value of loans secured by assets	$	152,281		$	139,116
Carrying value of assets securing loans	$	467,164		$	483,910

The contractual maturities of “Loans payable – other” as of October 31, 2018, ranged from two months to 28 years.

Schedule of Debt Instrument [Table Text Block]

At October 31, 2018 and 2017, senior notes consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	2018			2017
4.00% Senior Notes due December 31, 2018	$	350,000		$	350,000
6.75% Senior Notes due November 1, 2019	250,000			250,000
5.875% Senior Notes due February 15, 2022	419,876			419,876
4.375% Senior Notes due April 15, 2023	400,000			400,000
5.625% Senior Notes due January 15, 2024	250,000			250,000
4.875% Senior Notes due November 15, 2025	350,000			350,000
4.875% Senior Notes due March 15, 2027	450,000			450,000
4.35% Senior Notes due February 15, 2028	400,000			—
Bond discounts, premiums, and deferred issuance costs, net	(8,501		)	(7,413		)
	$	2,861,375		$	2,462,463

Schedule of Maturities of Long-term Debt [Table Text Block]

As of October 31, 2018, the annual aggregate maturities of our loans and notes during each of the next five fiscal years are as follows (amounts in thousands):

	Amount
2019	$	572,488
2020	$	259,455
2021	$	509,281
2022	$	430,391
2023	$	409,947