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



	Nine months ended July 31,
	2018			2017
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$	7,191		$	3,142
Income tax payments	$	116,638		$	88,281
Income tax refunds	$	322		$	1,719
Noncash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing or municipal bonds, net	$	142,003		$	25,880
Financed portion of land sale				$	625
(Increase) decrease in inventory for capitalized interest, our share of earnings, and allocation of basis difference in land purchased from unconsolidated entities	$	(253	)	$	12,235
Rental property acquired by capital land lease				$	7,167
Deferred tax decrease related to stock-based compensation activity included in additional paid-in capital				$	5,119
Transfer of other assets to inventory	$	20,763
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
Increase in other assets for noncontrolling interest in VIE	$	2,801
Miscellaneous (decreases) increases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(311	)	$	1,977
Acquisition of a Business:
Fair value of assets purchased				$	90,560
Liabilities assumed				$	5,377
Cash paid				$	85,183