Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows

6 Months Ended

Apr. 30, 2011

16. Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows

The following are supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows for the six months ended April 30, 2011 and 2010 (amounts in thousands):


	2011			2010
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$	8,150		$	16,030
Income taxes paid				$	2,964
Income tax refunds	$	154,524
Non-cash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing municipal bonds or recorded due to VIE criteria	$	24,583		$	37,672
Miscellaneous increases to inventory	$	2,025		$	1,395
Reclassification of inventory to property, construction and office equipment	$	20,005		$	18,711
Income tax benefit related to exercise of employee stock options				$	3,189
Reduction of investments in unconsolidated entities due to reduction in letters of credit or accrued liabilities	$	9,506		$	6,865
Defined benefit retirement plan amendment				$	1,085
Miscellaneous (decreases) increases to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(1,433	)	$	1,353
Stock awards	$	24		$	22