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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses and Other Assets (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019
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, 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.

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