Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2019

Accrued expenses at January 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	January 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Land, land development, and construction	$	159,892	$	213,641
Compensation and employee benefits	134,120		159,374
Escrow liability	30,205		32,543
Self-insurance	172,898		168,012
Warranty	237,326		258,831
Deferred income	45,465		42,179
Interest	45,120		40,325
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	9,716		10,553
Other	44,992		48,123
	$	879,734	$	973,581

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



	Three months ended January 31,
	2019			2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	258,831		$	329,278
Additions – homes closed during the period	6,625			6,225
(Decrease) increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	(691		)	1,943
Charges incurred	(27,439		)	(25,996		)
Balance, end of period	$	237,326		$	311,450