Note 3 - Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Home Building Interest [Text Block] [Abstract]

Schedule Of Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)	2014	2013	2014	2013
Interest capitalized at beginning of period	$107,992	$112,488	$105,093	$116,056
Plus interest incurred (1)	36,472	33,195	108,073	97,813
Less cost of sales interest expensed	15,827	13,757	37,724	35,311
Less other interest expensed (2)(3)	19,880	21,949	66,685	68,581
Interest capitalized at end of period(4)	$108,757	$109,977	$108,757	$109,977

Cash Paid for Interest, Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block]

	Three Months Ended July 31,		Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)	2014	2013	2014	2013
Other interest expensed	$19,880	$21,949	$66,685	$68,581
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries	379	731	1,524	2,239
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest	5,245	5,018	1,234	(4,802	)
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$25,504	$27,698	$69,443	$66,018