Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2018

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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at April 30, 2018 and October 31, 2017, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	April 30, 2018		October 31, 2017
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	147,911	$	153,774
Improvement cost receivable	100,490		99,311
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	37,847		45,923
Properties held for rental apartment development	208,838		146,288
Prepaid expenses	20,375		23,223
Other	84,294		73,698
	$	599,755	$	542,217

See Note 6, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others.