Other Income - Net

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2013

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income - net

Other Income - Net

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, the components of other income - net (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Interest income	$	2,677	$	2,184	$	1,202	$	1,270
Income from ancillary businesses	3,432		2,728		2,154		1,645
Gibraltar	1,112		5,864		961		3,726
Management fee income	1,131		1,476		804		789
Retained customer deposits	1,123		1,248		445		594
Land sales, net	255		1,246		110		1,246
Income recognized from settlement of litigation	13,229				13,229
Other	1,201		1,505		629		786
	$	24,160	$	16,251	$	19,534	$	10,056

Income recognized from the settlement of litigation was the result of the settlement of three derivative lawsuits brought on behalf of the Company against certain officers and directors of the Company. The gross settlement of $16.2 million was reduced by the payment of attorney's fees of $3.0 million. The Company's insurance carriers paid approximately $9.8 million and certain officers and former officers paid the remainder.

Income from ancillary businesses includes the activity of the Company’s non-core businesses which include its mortgage, title, landscaping, security monitoring and golf course and country club operations. The table below provides, for the periods indicated, revenues and expenses for the Company’s non-core ancillary businesses (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2013		2012		2013		2012
Revenue	$	39,426	$	32,536	$	22,785	$	18,724
Expense	$	35,994	$	29,808	$	20,631	$	17,079