Accrued Expenses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

Accrued expenses at April 30, 2017 and October 31, 2016 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):



	April 30, 2017		October 31, 2016
Land, land development, and construction	$	139,603	$	153,264
Compensation and employee benefits	136,924		138,282
Escrow liability	40,198		137,396
Self-insurance	129,190		126,431
Warranty	355,934		370,992
Deferred income	40,722		43,488
Interest	36,472		34,903
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	8,278		5,637
Other	50,075		61,907
	$	937,396	$	1,072,300

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,
	2017			2016			2017			2016
Balance, beginning of period	$	370,992		$	93,083		$	364,058		$	90,661
Additions – homes closed during the period	12,701			10,967			7,597			6,471
Addition – Coleman liabilities acquired	1,111
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	3,188			6,192			1,494			3,739
Reclassification from other accruals	1,082			—			350			—
Charges incurred	(33,140		)	(19,048		)	(17,565		)	(9,677		)
Balance, end of period	$	355,934		$	91,194		$	355,934		$	91,194