Other Income - Net (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2023

Other Income and Expenses [Abstract]

Other Income - net

The table below provides the significant components of other income – net (amounts in thousands):

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Interest income	$	8,109	$	375	$	22,187	$	1,970
(Loss) income from ancillary businesses	(1,451)		1,865		(1,543)		16,159
Management fee income earned by home building operations	839		931		2,901		3,306
Gain on litigation settlements – net	—		—		27,683		—
Other	(139)		(1,877)		(775)		(5,205)
Total other income – net	$	7,358	$	1,294	$	50,453	$	16,230

Revenues and expenses of non-core ancillary businesses

The table below provides, for the periods indicated, revenues and expenses for our ancillary businesses (amounts in thousands):

	Three months ended July 31,				Nine months ended July 31,
	2023		2022		2023		2022
Revenues	$	36,057	$	32,994	$	97,238	$	92,581
Expenses	$	37,508	$	31,129	$	98,781	$	76,422

In the nine-month period ended July 31, 2022, our smart home technology business recognized a $9.0 million gain from a bulk sale of security monitoring accounts, which is included in income from ancillary businesses above.