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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Abstract] |
Receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets [Text Block] | 5. Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets Receivables, prepaid expenses, and other assets at October 31, 2019 and 2018, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| 2019 |  | 2018
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others | $ | 114,162 |  |  | $ | 126,291 |
Improvement cost receivable | 100,864 |  |  | 96,937 |
Escrow cash held by our captive title company | 32,863 |  |  | 33,471 |
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development | 367,072 |  |  | 193,015 |
Prepaid expenses | 26,041 |  |  | 23,065 |
Other | 74,439 |  |  | 77,999 |
| $ | 715,441 |  |  | $ | 550,778 |
See Note 7, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others. As of October 31, 2019 and 2018, properties held for rental apartment and commercial development include $145.8 million and $19.7 million, respectively, of assets related to consolidated VIEs. See Note 4, “Investments in Unconsolidated Entities” for additional information regarding VIEs.

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