Note 3 - Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Home Building Interest [Abstract]

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

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Interest capitalized at beginning of period		$119,901		$107,992		$109,158		$105,093
Plus interest incurred (1)		41,856		36,472		124,031		108,073
Less cost of sales interest expensed		16,323		15,827		39,654		37,724
Less other interest expensed (2)(3)		22,493		19,880		70,594		66,685
Interest capitalized at end of period (4)		$122,941		$108,757		$122,941		$108,757

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

	Three Months Ended July 31,				Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)	2015		2014		2015		2014
Other interest expensed		$22,493		$19,880		$70,594		$66,685
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries		618		379		1,294		1,524
Decrease in accrued interest		9,381		5,245		1,665		1,234
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest		$32,492		$25,504		$73,553		$69,443