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Inventory (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2014
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |  |  |  |
Interest capitalized, beginning of period | $ 372,894 | $ 367,135 | $ 356,180 | $ 343,077
Interest incurred | 37,438 | 40,638 | 117,896 | 123,267
Interest expensed to cost of revenues | (36,989) | (37,181) | (94,942) | (91,766)
Write-off against other income | (1,057) | (836) | (2,795) | (1,876)
Interest capitalized on investments in unconsolidated entities | (1,324) | (2,341) | (6,149) | (7,098)
Previously capitalized interest on investments in unconsolidated entities transferred to inventory | 15,143 | 0 | 15,915 | 1,811
Interest capitalized, end of period | $ 386,105 | $ 367,415 | $ 386,105 | $ 367,415

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- Definition Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of interest costs that were capitalized to properties under development during the land development and construction period of a project, and which are included in inventory. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 835 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6450988&loc=d3e26243-108391 + Details
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