Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

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



	July 31, 2019		October 31, 2018
Land, land development, and construction	$	167,971	$	213,641
Compensation and employee benefits	159,083		159,374
Escrow liability	34,031		32,543
Self-insurance	184,355		168,012
Warranty	208,919		258,831
Deferred income	42,284		42,179
Interest	45,083		40,325
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	8,478		10,553
Other	45,736		48,123
	$	895,940	$	973,581

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



	Nine months ended July 31,						Three months ended July 31,
	2019			2018			2019			2018
Balance, beginning of period	$	258,831		$	329,278		$	223,655		$	297,343
Additions – homes closed during the period	23,771			24,588			8,817			9,901
Addition – liabilities assumed in a business acquisition	425						425
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	1,834			4,770			1,562			1,615
Charges incurred	(75,942		)	(80,883		)	(25,540		)	(31,106		)
Balance, end of period	$	208,919		$	277,753		$	208,919		$	277,753