Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract]

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets [Table Text Block]

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at October 31, 2021 and 2020, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	2021		2020
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	16,773	$	79,269
Improvement cost receivable	67,626		86,116
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	41,429		24,712
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development	381,401		542,796
Prepaid expenses	34,960		28,104
Right-of-use asset	96,276		105,004
Other	99,613		90,293
	$	738,078	$	956,294