Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2017

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, 2017		October 31, 2016
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	1,476,063	$	1,544,185
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	33,036		79,204
Total	$	1,509,099	$	1,623,389
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	77,734	$	65,299
Additional cash required to acquire land	1,431,365		1,558,090
Total	$	1,509,099	$	1,623,389
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$	16,145	$	18,266

Company mortgage commitments

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

	April 30, 2017		October 31, 2016
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	360,056	$	255,647
Non-IRLCs	1,316,381		1,094,861
Total	$	1,676,437	$	1,350,508
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	360,056	$	255,647
Mortgage loans receivable	82,495		231,398
Total	$	442,551	$	487,045