Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Information regarding our land purchase commitments at October 31, 2015 and 2014, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):



	2015		2014
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,081,008	$	1,043,654
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	136,340		184,260
Total	$	1,217,348	$	1,227,914
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	79,072	$	103,422
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,138,276		1,124,492
Total	$	1,217,348	$	1,227,914
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$	4,809	$	764

Company mortgage commitments

Information regarding our mortgage commitments at October 31, 2015 and 2014, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):



	2015		2014
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	316,184	$	191,604
Non-IRLCs	941,243		709,401
Total	$	1,257,427	$	901,005
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	316,184	$	191,604
Mortgage loans receivable	115,859		93,261
Total	$	432,043	$	284,865

Operating Leases of Lessee Disclosure [Table Text Block]

Rental expenses incurred by us under these operating leases were (amounts in thousands):



Year ending October 31,	Amount
2015	$	12,584
2014	$	12,385
2013	$	10,973

Future minimum rent payments under these operating leases [Text Block]

At October 31, 2015, future minimum rent payments under our operating leases were (amounts in thousands):



Year ending October 31,	Amount
2016	$	11,048
2017	9,009
2018	7,072
2019	5,297
2020	1,166
Thereafter	349
	$	33,941

- Definition

Tabular disclosure of a lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) the basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) the existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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