Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Company land purchase commitments

Information regarding our land purchase commitments, excluding the Shapell acquisition, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):

	July 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	972,497	$	1,301,987
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	16,336		61,738
Total	$	988,833	$	1,363,725
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	87,640	$	76,986
Additional cash required to acquire land	901,193		1,286,739
Total	$	988,833	$	1,363,725
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	504	$	1,439

Company mortgage commitments

Information regarding our mortgage commitments, as of the date indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):

	July 31, 2014		October 31, 2013
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	262,365	$	247,995
Non-IRLCs	642,274		645,288
Total	$	904,639	$	893,283
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	262,365	$	247,995
Mortgage loans receivable	90,316		107,873
Total	$	352,681	$	355,868