Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 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):

	April 30, 2016		October 31, 2015
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,346,651	$	1,081,008
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	106,552		136,340
Total	$	1,453,203	$	1,217,348
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	81,477	$	79,072
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,371,726		1,138,276
Total	$	1,453,203	$	1,217,348
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	973	$	4,809

Company mortgage commitments

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

	April 30, 2016		October 31, 2015
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	388,074	$	316,184
Non-IRLCs	1,252,343		941,243
Total	$	1,640,417	$	1,257,427
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	388,074	$	316,184
Mortgage loans receivable	117,696		115,859
Total	$	505,770	$	432,043