Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at April 30, 2019 and October 31, 2018, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	April 30, 2019		October 31, 2018
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	121,354	$	126,291
Improvement cost receivable	103,377		96,937
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	32,787		33,471
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development	302,706		193,015
Prepaid expenses	19,418		23,065
Other	80,126		77,999
	$	659,768	$	550,778

See Note 7, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others.