Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Information regarding our land purchase commitments at October 31, 2014 and 2013, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):



	2014		2013
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,043,654	$	1,301,987
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	184,260		61,738
Total	$	1,227,914	$	1,363,725
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	103,422	$	76,986
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,124,492		1,286,739
Total	$	1,227,914	$	1,363,725
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$	764	$	1,439

Company mortgage commitments

Information regarding our mortgage commitments at October 31, 2014 and 2013, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):



	2014		2013
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	191,604	$	247,995
Non-IRLCs	709,401		645,288
Total	$	901,005	$	893,283
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	191,604	$	247,995
Mortgage loans receivable	93,261		107,873
Total	$	284,865	$	355,868

Operating Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Rental expenses incurred by us under these operating leases were (amounts in thousands):



Year ending October 31,	Amount
2014	$	12,385
2013	$	10,973
2012	$	11,183

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

At October 31, 2014, future minimum rent payments under our operating leases were (amounts in thousands):



Year ending October 31,	Amount
2015	$	10,216
2016	8,191
2017	6,596
2018	5,316
2019	4,013
Thereafter	830
	$	35,162

- 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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