Accrued Expenses (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2015

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



	July 31, 2015		October 31, 2014
Land, land development, and construction	$	108,971	$	124,816
Compensation and employee benefits	118,379		118,607
Self-insurance	118,572		100,407
Warranty	79,005		86,282
Interest	35,017		33,993
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	5,241		3,293
Other	114,083		114,079
	$	579,268	$	581,477

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



	Nine months ended July 31,						Three months ended July 31,
	2015			2014			2015			2014
Balance, beginning of period	$	86,282		$	43,819		$	83,057		$	52,579
Additions – homes closed during the period	13,200			12,272			4,947			4,970
Addition – Shapell liabilities acquired				11,044						1,800
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	1,763			2,003			454			581
Charges incurred	(22,240		)	(14,911		)	(9,453		)	(5,703		)
Balance, end of period	$	79,005		$	54,227		$	79,005		$	54,227