Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Accrued expenses at January 31, 2015 and October 31, 2014 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	January 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Land, land development and construction	$	106,178	$	124,816
Compensation and employee benefits	118,237		118,607
Self-insurance	105,166		100,407
Warranty	84,695		86,282
Interest	38,187		33,993
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	4,749		3,293
Other	119,858		114,079
	$	577,070	$	581,477

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



	Three months ended January 31,
	2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	86,282		$	43,819
Additions - homes closed during the period	3,918			3,097
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	868			344
Charges incurred	(6,373		)	(4,572		)
Balance, end of period	$	84,695		$	42,688