Commitments and Contingencies (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2011

Commitment and Contingencies (Tables) [Abstract]


	2011		2010
Aggregate purchase commitments
Unrelated parties	$	551,905	$	419,194
Unconsolidated entities that the Company has investments in		12,471		131,217

Total	$	564,376	$	550,411


Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments	$	37,987	$	47,111
Credits to be received from unconsolidated entities				37,272
Additional cash required to acquire land		526,389		466,028

Total	$	564,376	$	550,411

Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses	$	44	$	77,618

Company mortgage commitments


	2011		2010
Aggregate mortgage loan commitments
IRLCs	$	129,553	$	169,525
Non-IRLCs		306,722		263,477

Total	$	436,275	$	433,002


Investor commitments to purchase:
IRLCs	$	129,553	$	169,525
Mortgage loans receivable		60,680		91,689

Total	$	190,233	$	261,214

Rental expense incurred under these operating leases


Year ending October 31,	Amount
2011	$	12,059
2010	$	13,972
2009	$	14,923

Future minimum rent payments under these operating leases


Year ending October 31,	Amount
2012	$	10,444
2013		8,355
2014		7,107
2015		6,024
2016		3,838
Thereafter		8,973

	$	44,741

- Definition

General description of lessee's leasing arrangements including: (1) The basis on which contingent rental payments are determined, (2) The existence and terms of renewal or purchase options and escalation clauses, (3) Restrictions imposed by lease arrangements, such as those concerning dividends, additional debt, and further leasing, (4) Rent holidays, rent concessions, or leasehold improvement incentives and unusual provisions or conditions. Disclosure may also include the specific period used to amortize material leasehold improvements made at the inception of the lease or during the lease term. Additionally, for operating leases having initial or remaining noncancelable lease terms in excess of one year: (a) future minimum rental payments required as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, in the aggregate and for each of the five succeeding fiscal years, (b) the total of minimum rentals to be received in the future under noncancelable subleases as of the date of the latest balance sheet presented, and (c) for all operating leases, rental expense for each period for which an income statement is presented, with separate amounts for minimum rentals, contingent rentals, and sublease rentals. Rental payments under leases with terms of a month or less that were not renewed need not be included.

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