Accrued Expenses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

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



	April 30, 2019		October 31, 2018
Land, land development, and construction	$	178,474	$	213,641
Compensation and employee benefits	136,715		159,374
Escrow liability	31,809		32,543
Self-insurance	182,275		168,012
Warranty	223,655		258,831
Deferred income	43,993		42,179
Interest	37,882		40,325
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	8,653		10,553
Other	47,212		48,123
	$	890,668	$	973,581

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



	Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	258,831		$	329,278		$	237,326		$	311,450
Additions – homes closed during the period	14,954			14,687			8,329			8,462
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	272			3,154			963			1,211
Charges incurred	(50,402		)	(49,776		)	(22,963		)	(23,780		)
Balance, end of period	$	223,655		$	297,343		$	223,655		$	297,343