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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2018
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract] |
Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets [Table Text Block] | Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at April 30, 2018 and October 31, 2017, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| April 30, 2018 |  | October 31, 2017
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others | $ | 147,911 |  |  | $ | 153,774 |
Improvement cost receivable | 100,490 |  |  | 99,311 |
Escrow cash held by our captive title company | 37,847 |  |  | 45,923 |
Properties held for rental apartment development | 208,838 |  |  | 146,288 |
Prepaid expenses | 20,375 |  |  | 23,223 |
Other | 84,294 |  |  | 73,698 |
| $ | 599,755 |  |  | $ | 542,217 |
See Note 6, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others.

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