Accrued Expenses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2016

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued expenses

Accrued expenses at April 30, 2016 and October 31, 2015 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	April 30, 2016		October 31, 2015
Land, land development, and construction	$	114,402	$	118,634
Compensation and employee benefits	121,709		125,045
Self-insurance	111,719		113,727
Warranty	91,194		93,083
Interest	35,003		26,926
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	5,555		5,534
Other	125,616		125,117
	$	605,198	$	608,066

Changes in the warranty accrual

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

	Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
	2016			2015			2016			2015
Balance, beginning of period	$	93,083		$	86,282		$	90,661		$	84,695
Additions – homes closed during the period	10,967			8,253			6,471			4,335
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	6,192			1,309			3,739			441
Charges incurred	(19,048		)	(12,787		)	(9,677		)	(6,414		)
Balance, end of period	$	91,194		$	83,057		$	91,194		$	83,057