Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 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):

	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,478,209	$	1,081,008
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	80,662		136,340
Total	$	1,558,871	$	1,217,348
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	69,466	$	79,072
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,489,405		1,138,276
Total	$	1,558,871	$	1,217,348
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land in accrued expenses	$	8,071	$	4,809

Company mortgage commitments

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

	July 31, 2016		October 31, 2015
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	404,433	$	316,184
Non-IRLCs	1,258,814		941,243
Total	$	1,663,247	$	1,257,427
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	404,433	$	316,184
Mortgage loans receivable	160,173		115,859
Total	$	564,606	$	432,043