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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 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 July 31, 2018 and October 31, 2017, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| July 31, 2018 |  | October 31, 2017
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others | $ | 139,413 |  |  | $ | 153,774 |
Improvement cost receivable | 100,690 |  |  | 99,311 |
Escrow cash held by our captive title company | 33,037 |  |  | 45,923 |
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development | 255,616 |  |  | 146,288 |
Prepaid expenses | 21,787 |  |  | 23,223 |
Other | 71,859 |  |  | 73,698 |
| $ | 622,402 |  |  | $ | 542,217 |
See Note 6, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others.

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