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Receivables, Prepaid Expenses, and Other Assets (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 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 July 31, 2019 and October 31, 2018, consisted of the following (amounts in thousands):
| July 31, 2019 |  | October 31, 2018
Expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others | $ | 116,729 |  |  | $ | 126,291 |
Improvement cost receivable | 109,778 |  |  | 96,937 |
Escrow cash held by our captive title company | 34,032 |  |  | 33,471 |
Properties held for rental apartment and commercial development | 365,755 |  |  | 193,015 |
Prepaid expenses | 22,095 |  |  | 23,065 |
Other | 71,789 |  |  | 77,999 |
| $ | 720,178 |  |  | $ | 550,778 |
See Note 7, “Accrued Expenses,” for additional information regarding the expected recoveries from insurance carriers and others.

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