Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets - USD ($) $ in Thousands	Jan. 31, 2020	Oct. 31, 2019
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents	$ 519,793	$ 1,286,014
Inventory	8,198,352	7,873,048
Property, construction and office equipment, net	285,785	273,412
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets	978,166	715,441
Mortgage loans held for sale	111,995	218,777
Customer deposits held in escrow	71,841	74,403
Investments in unconsolidated entities	364,352	366,252
Income Taxes Receivable	56,922	20,791
Total assets	10,587,206	10,828,138
Liabilities:
Loans payable	1,277,183	1,111,449
Senior notes	2,660,352	2,659,898
Mortgage company loan facility	97,653	150,000
Customer deposits	417,092	385,596
Accounts payable	314,482	348,599
Accrued expenses	1,011,548	950,932
Income taxes payable	103,816	102,971
Total liabilities	5,882,126	5,709,445
Stockholders' equity:
Preferred stock, none issued	0	0
Common stock, 152,937 shares issued at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively	1,529	1,529
Additional paid-in capital	723,109	726,879
Retained earnings	4,816,286	4,774,422
Treasury stock, at cost - 23,138 and 11,999 shares at January 31, 2020 and October 31, 2019, respectively	(879,820)	(425,183)
Accumulated other comprehensive income	(5,553)	(5,831)
Total stockholders' equity	4,655,551	5,071,816
Noncontrolling interest	49,529	46,877
Total equity	4,705,080	5,118,693
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity	10,587,206	10,828,138
Rental Joint Ventures, including Trusts i and II [Member] | Variable Interest Entity, Primary Beneficiary [Member]
Variable Interest Entity, Consolidated, Carrying Amount, Assets	$ 157,900	$ 145,800