Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract]

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets [Table Text Block]

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

	July 31, 2017		October 31, 2016
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	158,353	$	165,696
Improvement cost receivable	100,092		85,627
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	46,937		138,633
Properties held for rental apartment development	143,896		81,693
Investment in foreclosed real estate owned	4,098		11,552
Prepaid expenses	18,765		25,659
Other	64,383		73,898
	$	536,524	$	582,758