Accrued Expenses (Tables)

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2021

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued expenses

Accrued expenses at April 30, 2021 and October 31, 2020 consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):

	April 30, 2021		October 31, 2020
Land, land development, and construction	$	246,200	$	233,783
Compensation and employee benefits	203,088		219,965
Escrow liability	26,975		23,067
Self-insurance	228,748		215,884
Warranty	153,640		157,351
Lease liabilities	121,415		124,756
Deferred income	36,010		34,096
Interest	35,310		38,446
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	16,381		8,928
Other	47,670		53,920
	$	1,115,437	$	1,110,196

Changes in the warranty accrual

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

	Three months ended April 30,				Six months ended April 30,
	2021		2020		2021		2020
Balance, beginning of period	$	150,878	$	188,916	$	157,351	$	201,886
Additions – homes closed during the period	11,309		7,254		18,711		14,278
Addition – liabilities assumed in a business acquisition	—		60		—		60
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years, net	3,696		2,361		4,891		3,579
Decrease to water intrusion accrual	—		(24,400)		—		(24,400)
Charges incurred	(12,243)		(17,037)		(27,313)		(38,249)
Balance, end of period	$	153,640	$	157,154	$	153,640	$	157,154