Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

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

	July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	116,729	$	126,291
Improvement cost receivable	109,778		96,937
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	34,032		33,471
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development	365,755		193,015
Prepaid expenses	22,095		23,065
Other	71,789		77,999
	$	720,178	$	550,778

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