Supplemental Disclosure to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows

The following are supplemental disclosures to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):

	Three months ended January 31,
	2015			2014
Cash flow information:
Interest capitalized, net of amount paid	$	1,299		$	17,359
Income tax payments	$	102,772		$	4,961
Income tax refunds	$	71
Noncash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing or municipal bonds, net	$	26,211		$	60,661
Reduction (increase) in inventory for our share of joint venture earnings in land purchased from unconsolidated entities and allocation of basis difference	$	2,324		$	(2,342	)
Defined benefit plan amendment	$	501		$	77
Increase in accrued expenses related to Stock Price-Based RSUs paid				$	4,968
Transfer of inventory to investment in unconsolidated entities				$	700
Unrealized (loss) gain on derivatives held by equity investees	$	(11	)	$	393
Increase in investments in unconsolidated entities for change in the fair value of debt guarantees	$	1,431		$	430
Miscellaneous decreases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(96	)	$	(450	)