Supplemental Disclosure to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2020

Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]

Supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows

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

	Three months ended January 31,
	2020		2019
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized			$	495
Interest capitalized, net of amount paid	$	11,686
Income tax payments	$	45,752	$	81,818
Income tax refunds	$	1,315	$	877
Noncash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing, municipal bonds, or included in accrued expenses, net	$	21,827	$	72,731
Increase in inventory for capitalized interest, our share of earnings, and allocation of basis difference in land purchased from unconsolidated entities, net			$	(2,960	)
Increase in receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets and accrued expenses related to the adoption of ASU 2016-02	$	108,769
Reclassification from inventory to property, construction, and office equipment, net due to the adoption of ASC 606			$	104,807
Net decrease in inventory and retained earnings due to the adoption of ASC 606			$	8,989
Net increase in accrued expenses and decrease in retained earnings due to the adoption of ASC 606			$	6,541
Net decrease in investment in unconsolidated entities and retained earnings due to the adoption of ASC 606			$	2,457
Noncontrolling interest	$	2,610	$	32,914
Transfer of other assets to inventory			$	7,100
Transfer of other assets to investment in unconsolidated entities, net	$	24,736	$	9,398
	At January 31,
	2020		2019
Cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash
Cash and cash equivalents	$	519,793	$	801,734
Restricted cash included in receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets	38,865		960
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	$	558,658	$	802,694