Accrued Expenses (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2021

Accrued expenses at January 31, 2021 and October 31, 2020 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):


	January 31, 2021		October 31, 2020
Land, land development, and construction	$	219,033	$	233,783
Compensation and employee benefits	183,795		219,965
Escrow liability	27,047		23,067
Self-insurance	222,809		215,884
Warranty	150,877		157,351
Lease liabilities	121,246		124,756
Deferred income	80,253		34,096
Interest	47,607		38,446
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	11,584		8,928
Other	44,878		53,920
	$	1,109,129	$	1,110,196

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, a reconciliation of the changes in our warranty accrual (amounts in thousands):


	Three months ended January 31,
	2021		2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	157,351	$	201,886
Additions – homes closed during the period	7,402		7,024

Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years	1,194		1,218


Charges incurred	(15,070)		(21,212)
Balance, end of period	$	150,877	$	188,916