Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2016

Commitments and Contingencies Disclosure [Abstract]

Company land purchase commitments

Information regarding our land purchase commitments, as of the dates indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,099,657	$	1,081,008
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	136,340		136,340
Total	$	1,235,997	$	1,217,348
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	78,097	$	79,072
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,157,900		1,138,276
Total	$	1,235,997	$	1,217,348
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	1,680	$	4,809

Company mortgage commitments

Information regarding our mortgage commitments, as of the dates indicated, is provided in the table below (amounts in thousands):

	January 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	371,770	$	316,184
Non-IRLCs	1,026,586		941,243
Total	$	1,398,356	$	1,257,427
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	371,770	$	316,184
Mortgage loans receivable	67,374		115,859
Total	$	439,144	$	432,043