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

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Text Block]

At April 30, 2015 and October 31, 2014, loans payable consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	April 30, 2015		October 31, 2014
Senior unsecured term loan	$	500,000	$	500,000
Loans payable - other	174,817		154,261
	$	674,817	$	654,261