Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2022

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued expenses

Accrued expenses at October 31, 2022 and 2021, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	2022		2021
Land, land development and construction	$	334,975	$	310,996
Compensation and employee benefits	223,609		232,161
Escrow liability	44,115		36,107
Self-insurance	251,576		236,369
Warranty	164,409		145,062
Lease liabilities	139,664		116,248
Deferred income	50,973		36,638
Interest	31,988		34,033
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	26,905		22,150
Other	77,773		50,471
	$	1,345,987	$	1,220,235

Changes in the warranty accrual

The table below provides a reconciliation of the changes in our warranty accrual during fiscal 2022, 2021, and 2020 (amounts in thousands):

	2022		2021		2020
Balance, beginning of year	$	145,062	$	157,351	$	201,886
Additions - homes closed during the year	42,423		42,316		36,103
Addition - liabilities assumed	150		100		190
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years - net (1)	39,433		9,155		6,711
Reclassification from self-insurance accruals	—		3,618		—
Decrease to water intrusion accrual	—		(11,823)		(24,400)
Charges incurred	(62,659)		(55,655)		(63,139)
Balance, end of year	$	164,409	$	145,062	$	157,351