Other Income - Net (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2019

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income - net

The table below provides the significant components of other income – net (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Interest income	$	10,210		$	3,292		$	4,338		$	1,212
Income from ancillary businesses	18,086			7,456			4,242			4,873
Management fee income from home building unconsolidated entities, net	4,727			7,425			3,119			4,354
Retained customer deposits				4,155						3,071
Income from land sales				3,287						2,587
Other	(877		)	(824		)	(414		)	(303		)
Total other income – net	$	32,146		$	24,791		$	11,285		$	15,794

Revenues and expenses of non-core ancillary businesses

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, revenues and expenses for our ancillary businesses (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2019		2018		2019		2018
Revenues	$	65,129	$	65,234	$	32,846	$	33,911
Expenses	$	60,374	$	57,778	$	29,749	$	29,038
Other income	$	13,331			$	1,145

Schedule of revenues and expenses from land sales [Table Text Block]

The table below provides revenues and expenses recognized from land sales for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30, 2018			Three months ended April 30, 2018
Revenues	$	41,352		$	34,384
Expenses	(38,065		)	(31,797		)
Income from land sales	$	3,287		$	2,587