Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Loans Payable (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Text Block]

At July 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013, loans payable consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	July 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Senior unsecured term loan	$	485,000
Loans payable - other	151,126		$	107,222
	$	636,126	$	107,222