Other Income - Net (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income - net

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

	Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Interest income	$	3,292		$	1,930		$	1,212		$	989
Income from ancillary businesses	7,456			9,716			4,873			7,481
Management fee income from home building unconsolidated entities, net	7,425			7,971			4,354			3,682
Retained customer deposits	4,155			3,054			3,071			1,308
Income from land and other sales	3,287			5,086			2,587			1,527
Other	(824		)	(1,068		)	(303		)	(1,001		)
Total other income – net	$	24,791		$	26,689		$	15,794		$	13,986

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):

	Six months ended April 30,				Three months ended April 30,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Revenues	$	65,234	$	61,294	$	33,911	$	32,414
Expenses	$	57,778	$	51,578	$	29,038	$	24,933

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 and other sales (amounts in thousands):

	Six months ended April 30,						Three months ended April 30,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Revenues	$	45,186		$	146,837		$	38,218		$	2,123
Expenses	(38,065		)	(146,205		)	(31,797		)	(1,932		)
Deferred gain on land sale to joint venture	(3,834		)				(3,834		)
Deferred gain recognized				4,454						1,336
Income from land and other sales	$	3,287		$	5,086		$	2,587		$	1,527