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Inventory (Details 3) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2015
Inventory Disclosure [Abstract] |  |
Interest capitalized, beginning of period | $ 373,128 | $ 356,180
Interest incurred | 40,107 | 40,504
Interest expensed to cost of revenues | (32,023) | (28,377)
Write-off against other income | (275) | (1,328)
Interest capitalized on investments in unconsolidated entities | (1,007) | (2,751)
Interest capitalized, end of period | $ 379,930 | $ 364,228

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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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