Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2021	Oct. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
Cash flow provided by operating activities:
Net income	$ 833,627	$ 446,624	$ 590,007
Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash provided by operating activities:
Depreciation and amortization	76,250	68,873	72,149
Stock-based compensation	23,187	24,326	26,180
Income from unconsolidated entities	(74,035)	(948)	(24,868)
Distributions of earnings from unconsolidated entities	83,118	27,236	31,799
Deferred tax provision	11,815	97,780	102,764
Inventory impairments and write-offs	26,535	55,883	42,360
Gain on sale of assets	(38,706)	(12,970)	(36,277)
Other	(406)	(3,774)	(1,989)
Expenses related to early retirement of debt	35,211	0	0
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
Inventory	(196,227)	352,858	(40,236)
Origination of mortgage loans	(2,178,468)	(1,815,824)	(1,611,496)
Sale of mortgage loans	2,159,827	1,806,278	1,565,944
Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets	135,806	(176,293)	(185,261)
Income taxes receivable	23,675	(2,884)	(20,791)
Customer deposits – net	165,637	70,423	14,041
Accounts payable and accrued expenses	214,825	71,835	(64,518)
Income taxes payable	1,456	(1,306)	(22,147)
Net cash provided by operating activities	1,303,127	1,008,117	437,661
Cash flow used in investing activities:
Purchase of property, construction, and office equipment – net	(66,878)	(109,564)	(86,971)
Investments in unconsolidated entities	(221,932)	(71,650)	(56,560)
Return of investments in unconsolidated entities	203,504	47,403	147,927
Proceeds from the sale of assets	80,418	15,617	79,647
Business acquisitions	0	(60,349)	(162,373)
Payments for (Proceeds from) Other Investing Activities	(652)	(698)	(2,416)
Net cash used in investing activities	(4,236)	(177,845)	(75,914)
Cash flow used in financing activities:
Proceeds from issuance of senior notes	0	0	400,000
Proceeds from loans payable	3,158,033	4,027,152	2,699,028
Debt issuance costs	0	0	(6,180)
Principal payments of loans payable	(3,425,065)	(4,112,956)	(2,471,616)
Redemption of senior notes	(294,168)	0	(600,000)
Proceeds from stock-based benefit plans, net	10,487	24,856	17,369
Purchase of treasury stock	(378,256)	(634,057)	(233,523)
Dividends paid	(76,623)	(56,588)	(63,641)
(Payments) receipts related to noncontrolling interest, net	(5,491)	(1,718)	49
Net cash used in financing activities	(1,011,083)	(753,311)	(258,514)
Net increase in cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash	287,808	76,961	103,233
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, beginning of period	1,396,604	1,319,643	1,216,410
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash, end of period	$ 1,684,412	$ 1,396,604	$ 1,319,643