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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017
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, 2017 and 2016, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| 2017 |  | 2016
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and suppliers | $ | 153,774 |  |  | $ | 165,696 |
Improvement cost receivable | 99,311 |  |  | 85,627 |
Escrow cash held by our captive title company | 45,923 |  |  | 138,633 |
Property held for rental development | 146,288 |  |  | 81,693 |
Prepaid expenses | 23,223 |  |  | 25,659 |
Other | 73,698 |  |  | 85,450 |
| $ | 542,217 |  |  | $ | 582,758 |

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