Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2014

Accrued expenses at January 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	January 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Land, land development and construction	$	135,523	$	152,674
Compensation and employee benefits	107,080		111,561
Insurance and litigation	91,820		89,104
Warranty	42,688		43,819
Interest	46,500		25,675
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	4,260		3,804
Other	88,226		96,350
	$	516,097	$	522,987

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of the changes in the Company’s warranty accrual (amounts in thousands):



	Three months ended January 31,
	2014			2013
Balance, beginning of period	$	43,819		$	41,706
Additions – homes closed during the period	3,097			2,289
Increase (decrease) in accruals for homes closed in prior periods	344			(267		)
Charges incurred	(4,572		)	(2,487		)
Balance, end of period	$	42,688		$	41,241