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

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Text Block]

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

	July 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Senior unsecured term loan	$	500,000	$	500,000
Credit facility borrowings	220,000
Loans payable – other	146,876		154,261
	$	866,876	$	654,261