Note 3 - Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2022

Notes Tables

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

	Three Months Ended				Nine Months Ended
	July 31,				July 31,
(In thousands)	2022		2021		2022		2021
Interest capitalized at beginning of period	$	63,573	$	59,772	$	58,159	$	65,010
Plus interest incurred(1)		32,644		39,181		99,299		122,508
Less cost of sales interest expensed		22,453		19,240		57,876		58,130
Less other interest expensed(2)(3)		9,624		19,158		35,442		65,166
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4)		-		-		-		3,667
Plus interest acquired from unconsolidated joint venture(5)		-		3,118		-		3,118
Interest capitalized at end of period(6)	$	64,140	$	63,673	$	64,140	$	63,673

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

	Three Months Ended						Nine Months Ended
	July 31,						July 31,
(In thousands)	2022			2021			2022			2021
Other interest expensed	$	9,624		$	19,158		$	35,442		$	65,166
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries		404			602			1,234			1,554
Increase in accrued interest		(19,194	)		(12,139	)		(19,408	)		(11,897	)
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest	$	(9,166	)	$	7,621		$	17,268		$	54,823