Supplemental Disclosure to Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows - USD ($) $ in Thousands	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2021	Jul. 31, 2020
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$ 16,256	$ 2,672
Income tax payment	147,247	47,736
Income tax refunds	1,382	1,488
Noncash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing, municpal bonds, or included in accrued expenses, net	150,589	34,215
(Increase) decrease in inventory for capitalized interest, our share of earnings, and allocation of basis difference in land purchased from unconsolidated entities	0	(208)
Increase in receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets and accrued expenses related to the adoption of ASU-2016-02 and other lease activity	0	122,269
Reclassification from inventory to property, construction, and office equipment, net due to the adoption of ASC 606	32,021	26,656
Noncontrolling interest	1,459	6,118
Transfer of inventory to investment in unconsolidated entities	49,979	13,690
Noncash transfer of other assets to investment in unconsolidated entities	38,877	41,269
Unrealized Gain (Loss) on Derivatives	3,699	0
Increase in investments in unconsolidated entities for change in the fair value of debt guarantees	3,605	0
Acquisition of a Business
Fair Value of Assets Acquired	0	63,854
Liabilities Assumed	0	3,505
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired	0	60,349
Cash and cash equivalents	946,097	559,348
Restricted cash included in receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets	72,325	26,744
Total cash, cash equivalents, and restricted cash shown in the Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows	1,018,422	586,092
Cumulative Effect, Period of Adoption, Adjustment
Noncash activity:
Net decrease in other assets and retained earnings due to the adoption of ASC 326	$ 595	$ 0