Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2019

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued expenses

Accrued expenses at October 31, 2019 and 2018, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	2019		2018
Land, land development and construction	$	192,658	$	213,641
Compensation and employee benefits	183,592		159,374
Escrow liability	31,587		32,543
Self-insurance	193,405		168,012
Warranty	201,886		258,831
Deferred income	51,678		42,179
Interest	31,307		40,325
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	9,283		10,553
Other	55,536		48,123
	$	950,932	$	973,581

Changes in the warranty accrual

The table below provides a reconciliation of the changes in our warranty accrual during fiscal 2019, 2018, and 2017 as follows (amounts in thousands):

	2019			2018			2017
Balance, beginning of year	$	258,831		$	329,278		$	370,992
Additions - homes closed during the year	35,475			37,045			31,798
Addition - liabilities acquired	855						1,495
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	6,023			6,162			6,226
Reclassification from other accruals							1,082
Charges incurred	(99,298		)	(113,654		)	(82,315		)
Balance, end of year	$	201,886		$	258,831		$	329,278