Supplemental Disclosure to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2018

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows

The following are supplemental disclosures to the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, for the periods indicated (amounts in thousands):

	Three months ended January 31,
	2018		2017
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$	4,105
Interest capitalized, net of amount paid			$	419
Income tax payments	$	64,922	$	80,070
Income tax refunds	$	309	$	911
Noncash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing or municipal bonds, net	$	19,909	$	18,011
Reduction in inventory for our share of earnings in land purchased from unconsolidated entities and allocation of basis difference	$	476	$	3,654
Accrued treasury share purchases	$	9,713
Deferred tax decrease related to stock-based compensation activity included in additional paid-in capital			$	4,935
Transfer of inventory to investment in unconsolidated entities			$	36,256
Acquisition of a Business:
Fair value of assets purchased			$	90,560
Liabilities assumed			$	5,377
Cash paid			$	85,183