Other Income - Net (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Other Income - Net [Abstract]

Other Income - net [Table Text Block]

The table below provides the components of other income - net for the years ended October 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):

	2013		2012		2011
Interest income	$	4,457	$	4,677	$	5,210
Income from ancillary businesses	9,912		6,608		3,734
Gibraltar	10,185		4,476		1,522
Management fee income	2,890		2,212		5,137
Retained customer deposits	2,534		3,247		2,076
Land sales, net	4,435		1,425		1,350
Income recognized from settlement of litigation	13,229
Other	4,596		3,276		4,374
Total other income - net	$	52,238	$	25,921	$	23,403

Revenues and Expenses of Non Core Ancillary Businesses [Table Text Block]

The table below provides revenues and expenses for the Company's non-core ancillary businesses for the years ended October 31, 2013, 2012 and 2011 (amounts in thousands):

	2013		2012		2011
Revenue	$	89,182	$	67,137	$	60,021
Expense	$	79,270	$	60,529	$	56,287