Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2021

Payables and Accruals [Abstract]

Accrued expenses

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

	2021		2020
Land, land development and construction	$	310,996	$	233,783
Compensation and employee benefits	232,161		219,965
Escrow liability	36,107		23,067
Self-insurance	236,369		215,884
Warranty	145,062		157,351
Lease liabilities	116,248		124,756
Deferred income	36,638		34,096
Interest	34,033		38,446
Commitments to unconsolidated entities	22,150		8,928
Other	50,471		53,920
	$	1,220,235	$	1,110,196

Changes in the warranty accrual

The table below provides a reconciliation of the changes in our warranty accrual during fiscal 2021, 2020, and 2019 (amounts in thousands):

	2021		2020		2019
Balance, beginning of year	$	157,351	$	201,886	$	258,831
Additions - homes closed during the year	42,316		36,103		35,475
Addition - liabilities assumed	100		190		855
Increase in accruals for homes closed in prior years, net	9,155		6,711		6,023
Reclassification from self-insurance accruals	3,618		—		—
Decrease to water intrusion accrual	(11,823)		(24,400)		—
Charges incurred	(55,655)		(63,139)		(99,298)
Balance, end of year	$	145,062	$	157,351	$	201,886