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



	Six months ended April 30,
	2018			2017
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$	5,878		$	7,659
Income tax payments	$	90,352		$	83,666
Income tax refunds	$	322		$	925
Noncash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing or municipal bonds, net	$	46,575		$	26,232
Financed portion of land sale				$	625
Reduction in inventory for our share of earnings in land purchased from unconsolidated entities and allocation of basis difference	$	861		$	7,094
Rental property acquired by capital land lease				$	7,167
Deferred tax decrease related to stock-based compensation activity included in additional paid-in capital				$	5,068
Transfer of other assets to inventory	$	21,189
Transfer of inventory to investment in unconsolidated entities				$	36,256
Transfer of other assets to investment in unconsolidated entities	$	21,546
Reclassification of deferred income from accrued expenses to investment in unconsolidated entities	$	5,995
Miscellaneous (decreases) increases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(378	)	$	1,951
Acquisition of a Business:
Fair value of assets purchased				$	90,560
Liabilities assumed				$	5,377
Cash paid				$	85,183