Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2017

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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at January 31, 2017 and October 31, 2016, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	January 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	164,510	$	165,696
Improvement cost receivable	91,910		85,627
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	40,811		138,633
Property held for rental development	112,958		81,693
Investment in foreclosed real estate owned	10,604		11,552
Prepaid expenses	20,794		25,659
Other	71,387		73,898
	$	512,974	$	582,758