Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows [Abstract]

Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows

19. Supplemental Disclosure to Statements of Cash Flows

The following are supplemental disclosures to the statements of cash flows for each of the fiscal years ended October 31, 2011, 2010 and 2009 (amounts in thousands):

	2011			2010			2009
Cash flow information:
Interest paid, net of amount capitalized	$	18,666		$	34,333		$	33,003
Income taxes paid				$	3,994		$	144,753
Income taxes refunded	$	154,524		$	152,770		$	105,584
Non-cash activity:
Cost of inventory acquired through seller financing, municipal bonds or recorded due to VIE criteria, net	$	29,320		$	41,276		$	6,263
Cost of inventory acquired under specific performance contracts				$	(4,889	)	$	14,889
Miscellaneous changes in inventory	$	1,781		$	1,725		$	431
Reclassification of inventory to property, construction and office equipment	$	20,005		$	18,711
Increase in inventory for reclassification of minority interest contribution							$	5,283
Reduction in inventory related to debt cancellation							$	16,150
Increase (decrease) in unrecognized gains in defined benefit plans	$	(2,638	)	$	867		$	(4,783	)
Defined benefit retirement plan amendment				$	202
Income tax benefit related to exercise of employee stock options				$	27,150		$	2,672
Reduction of investment in unconsolidated entities due to reduction of letters of credit or accrued liabilities	$	13,423		$	7,679		$	20,489
Reversal of litigation costs previously accrued				$	10,981
Reclassification of stock-based compensation from accrued liabilities to additional paid in capital	$	4,233
Reclassification of accrued liabilities to loans payable							$	7,800
Miscellaneous increases (decreases) to investments in unconsolidated entities	$	(2,212	)	$	2,495		$	1,759
Stock awards	$	24		$	22		$	27