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

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Debt Disclosure [Abstract]

Schedule of Debt [Text Block]

At January 31, 2016 and October 31, 2015, loans payable consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	January 31, 2016			October 31, 2015
Senior unsecured term loan	$	500,000		$	500,000
Credit facility borrowings	—			350,000
Loans payable – other	116,464			151,702
Deferred issuance costs	(1,166		)	(1,263		)
	$	615,298		$	1,000,439