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Significant Accounting Policies Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract] |
Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets [Table Text Block] | Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at October 31, 2016 and 2015, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| 2016 |  | 2015
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and suppliers | $ | 165,696 |  |  | $ | 8,314 |
Improvement cost receivable | 85,627 |  |  | 78,565 |
Escrow cash held by our captive title company | 138,633 |  |  | 24,609 |
Property held for rental development | 81,693 |  |  | 78,888 |
Investment in foreclosed real estate owned | 11,552 |  |  | 50,233 |
Prepaid expenses | 25,659 |  |  | 28,044 |
Other | 73,898 |  |  | 67,207 |
| $ | 582,758 |  |  | $ | 335,860 |
See Note 6, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and suppliers. At October 31, 2016, escrow cash held by our captive title company includes $106.1 million in connection with the formation of a joint venture in December 2016. See Note 4, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities – Home Building Joint Ventures,” for additional information.

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