Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Company purchase commitments

Information regarding the Company’s purchase commitments, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands).

	April 30, 2012		October 31, 2011
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	516,807	$	551,905
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	7,862		12,471
Total	$	524,669	$	564,376
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	29,651	$	37,987
Additional cash required to acquire land	495,018		526,389
Total	$	524,669	$	564,376

Company mortgage commitments

Information regarding the Company’s mortgage commitments, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands).

	April 30, 2012		October 31, 2011
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	103,779	$	129,553
Non-IRLCs	449,989		306,722
Total	$	553,768	$	436,275
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	103,779	$	129,553
Mortgage loans receivable	46,915		60,680
Total	$	150,694	$	190,233