Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at January 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	January 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	122,183	$	126,291
Improvement cost receivable	100,680		96,937
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	30,851		33,471
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development	250,679		193,015
Prepaid expenses	22,828		23,065
Other	82,443		77,999
	$	609,664	$	550,778

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