Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

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):

	January 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	2,297,386	$	1,986,276
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	245,692		248,801
Total	$	2,543,078	$	2,235,077
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	123,026	$	97,706
Credits to be received from unconsolidated entities	129,869		134,630
Additional cash required to acquire land	2,290,183		2,002,741
Total	$	2,543,078	$	2,235,077
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$	3,162	$	4,329

Company mortgage commitments

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

	January 31, 2018		October 31, 2017
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	459,971	$	350,740
Non-IRLCs	1,308,126		1,146,872
Total	$	1,768,097	$	1,497,612
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	459,971	$	350,740
Mortgage loans receivable	64,572		125,710
Total	$	524,543	$	476,450