Other Income - Net (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income - net

The table below provides the significant components of other income – net (amounts in thousands):

	Three months ended January 31,
	2018			2017
Interest income	$	2,080		$	941
Income from ancillary businesses	2,583			2,235
Management fee income from home building unconsolidated entities, net	3,071			4,289
Retained customer deposits	1,084			1,746
Income from land sales	700			3,559
Other	(521		)	(67		)
Total other income – net	$	8,997		$	12,703

Revenues and expenses of non-core ancillary businesses

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, revenues and expenses for our ancillary businesses (amounts in thousands):

	Three months ended January 31,
	2018		2017
Revenues	$	31,323	$	28,880
Expenses	$	28,740	$	26,645

Schedule of revenues and expenses from land sales [Table Text Block]

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, revenues and expenses recognized from land sales (amounts in thousands):

	Three months ended January 31,
	2018			2017
Revenues	$	6,968		$	144,714
Expenses	(6,268		)	(144,273		)
Deferred gain recognized				3,118
Income from land sales	$	700		$	3,559