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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2018
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract] |
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Text Block] | Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at October 31, 2018 and 2017, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| 2018 |  | 2017
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others | $ | 126,291 |  |  | $ | 153,774 |
Improvement cost receivable | 96,937 |  |  | 99,311 |
Escrow cash held by our captive title company | 33,471 |  |  | 45,923 |
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development | 193,015 |  |  | 146,288 |
Prepaid expenses | 23,065 |  |  | 23,223 |
Other | 77,999 |  |  | 76,180 |
| $ | 550,778 |  |  | $ | 544,699 |
See Note 7, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others.

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