Commitments And Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2011

Commitment And Contingencies (Tables) [Abstract]

Company purchase commitments

Information regarding the Company’s purchase commitments at July 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010 is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands).

	July 31,		October 31,
	2011		2010
Aggregate purchase commitments
Unrelated parties	$	438,158	$	419,194
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in		123,804		131,217
Total	$	561,962	$	550,411
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	45,825	$	47,111
Credits to be received from unconsolidated entities		43,803		37,272
Additional cash required to acquire land		472,334		466,028
Total	$	561,962	$	550,411
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$	57,012	$	77,618

Company mortgage commitments

Information regarding the Company’s mortgage commitments at July 31, 2011 and October 31, 2010 is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands).

	July 31,		October 31,
	2011		2010
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments
IRLCs	$	153,590	$	169,525
Non-IRLCs		314,291		263,477
Total	$	467,881	$	433,002
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	153,590	$	169,525
Mortgage loans receivable		41,537		91,689
Total	$	195,127	$	261,214
Amount of commitments with unlocked interest rates by home buyer	$	314,291	$	263,477