CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS - USD ($) $ in Thousands		Jan. 31, 2025	Oct. 31, 2024
ASSETS
Cash and cash equivalents		$ 574,834	$ 1,303,039
Inventory		10,677,502	9,712,925
Property, construction, and office equipment – net		455,208	453,007
Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets	[1]	595,692	590,611
Mortgage loans held for sale – at fair value		99,620	191,242
Customer deposits held in escrow		112,671	109,691
Investments in unconsolidated entities	[1]	1,106,576	1,007,417
Total assets		13,622,103	13,367,932
Liabilities
Loans payable		1,058,765	1,085,817
Senior notes		1,597,316	1,597,102
Mortgage company loan facility		89,958	150,000
Customer deposits		518,200	488,690
Accounts payable		650,714	492,213
Accrued expenses		1,830,701	1,752,848
Income taxes payable		64,955	114,547
Total liabilities		5,810,609	5,681,217
Stockholders’ equity
Preferred Stock, Value, Issued		0	0
Common Stock, Value, Issued		1,129	1,129
Additional paid-in capital		674,492	694,713
Retained earnings		8,307,555	8,153,356
Treasury stock, at cost —12,969 and 13,149 shares at January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, respectively		(1,217,942)	(1,209,547)
Accumulated other comprehensive income ("AOCI")		30,372	31,277
Total stockholders’ equity		7,795,606	7,670,928
Noncontrolling interest		15,888	15,787
Total equity		7,811,494	7,686,715
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity		$ 13,622,103	$ 13,367,932

[1] As of January 31, 2025 and October 31, 2024, Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets and Investments in unconsolidated entities include $106.1 million and $105.3 million, respectively, of assets related to consolidated variable interest entities (“VIEs”). See Note 3, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities” for additional information regarding VIEs.