Other Income - Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2018

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income - net

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

	Nine months ended July 31,					Three months ended July 31,
	2018		2017			2018		2017
Interest income	$	5,259	$	3,834		$	1,967	$	1,904
Income from ancillary businesses	10,209		13,205			2,753		3,489
Management fee income from home building unconsolidated entities, net	9,600		10,448			2,175		2,477
Retained customer deposits	4,951		4,461			796		1,407
Income from land and other sales	4,175		7,503			888		2,417
Other	1,562		(1,344		)	2,386		(276		)
Total other income – net	$	35,756	$	38,107		$	10,965	$	11,418

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):

	Nine months ended July 31,				Three months ended July 31,
	2018		2017		2018		2017
Revenues	$	103,049	$	96,536	$	37,815	$	35,242
Expenses	$	92,840	$	83,331	$	35,062	$	31,753

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):

	Nine months ended July 31,						Three months ended July 31,
	2018			2017			2018			2017
Revenues	$	56,136		$	151,470		$	10,949		$	4,633
Expenses	(48,127		)	(148,625		)	(10,061		)	(2,420		)
Deferred gain on land sale to joint venture	(3,834		)
Deferred gain recognized				4,658						204
Income from land and other sales	$	4,175		$	7,503		$	888		$	2,417