Note 3 - Interest (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021
Interest capitalized at beginning of period	$	58,159	$	65,010
Plus interest incurred(1)		32,783		41,457
Less cost of sales interest expensed		13,745		17,165
Less other interest expensed(2)(3)		13,393		23,975
Interest capitalized at end of period(4)	$	63,804	$	65,327

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

	Three Months Ended
	January 31,
(In thousands)	2022			2021
Other interest expensed	$	13,393		$	23,975
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries		468			425
Increase in accrued interest		(19,115	)		(14,478	)
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$	(5,254	)	$	9,922