Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract]

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets [Table Text Block]

Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at October 31, 2019 and 2018, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	2019		2018
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others	$	114,162	$	126,291
Improvement cost receivable	100,864		96,937
Escrow cash held by our captive title company	32,863		33,471
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development	367,072		193,015
Prepaid expenses	26,041		23,065
Other	74,439		77,999
	$	715,441	$	550,778

See Note 7, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others.