Accrued Expenses (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Accrued Expenses (Tables) [Abstract]

Accrued expenses

	2011		2010
Land, land development and construction	$	109,574	$	110,301
Compensation and employee benefit		96,037		95,107
Insurance and litigation		130,714		143,421
Commitments to unconsolidated entities		60,130		88,121
Warranty		42,474		45,835
Interest		25,968		26,998
Other		56,154		60,538
	$	521,051	$	570,321

Changes in the warranty accrual

	2011			2010			2009
Balance, beginning of year	$	45,835		$	53,937		$	57,292
Additions — homes closed during the year		8,809			9,147			10,499
Additions (reductions) to accruals for homes closed in prior years		(828	)		(4,684	)		1,697
Charges incurred		(11,342	)		(12,565	)		(15,551	)
Balance, end of year	$	42,474		$	45,835		$	53,937