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Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2012

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Information regarding the Company’s land purchase commitments at October 31, 2012 and 2011 is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands).



	2012		2011
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	742,918	$	551,905
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	4,067		12,471
Total	$	746,985	$	564,376
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	42,921	$	37,987
Additional cash required to acquire land	704,064		526,389
Total	$	746,985	$	564,376
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$	4,328	$	44

Company mortgage commitments

Information regarding the Company’s mortgage commitments at October 31, 2012 and 2011 is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands).



	2012		2011
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	111,173	$	129,553
Non-IRLCs	456,825		306,722
Total	$	567,998	$	436,275
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	111,173	$	129,553
Mortgage loans receivable	80,697		60,680
Total	$	191,870	$	190,233

Operating Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Rental expense incurred by the Company under these operating leases were (amounts in thousands):



Year ending October 31,	Amount
2012	$	11,183
2011	$	12,405
2010	$	16,583

Future minimum rent payments under these operating leases [Text Block]

At October 31, 2012, future minimum rent payments under the Company’s operating leases were (amounts in thousands):



Year ending October 31,	Amount
2013	$	9,207
2014	7,704
2015	6,422
2016	4,686
2017	3,503
Thereafter	5,919
	$	37,441

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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