Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 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):

	April 30, 2018		October 31, 2017
Aggregate purchase commitments:
Unrelated parties	$	2,443,177	$	1,986,276
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in	234,893		248,801
Total	$	2,678,070	$	2,235,077
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	175,234	$	97,706
Credits to be received from unconsolidated entities	123,985		134,630
Additional cash required to acquire land	2,378,851		2,002,741
Total	$	2,678,070	$	2,235,077
Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$	3,028	$	4,329

Company mortgage commitments

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

	April 30, 2018		October 31, 2017
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments:
IRLCs	$	609,389	$	350,740
Non-IRLCs	1,449,031		1,146,872
Total	$	2,058,420	$	1,497,612
Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	609,389	$	350,740
Mortgage loans held for sale	106,980		125,710
Total	$	716,369	$	476,450