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Note 3 (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2012
Home Building Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Interest capitalized at beginning of period |  | $ | 118,435 |  |  | $ | 135,556 |  |  | $ | 121,441 |  |  | $ | 136,288 |
Plus interest incurred(1) |  |  | 39,477 |  |  |  | 40,051 |  |  |  | 110,315 |  |  |  | 117,773 |
Less cost of sales interest expensed |  |  | 14,298 |  |  |  | 14,222 |  |  |  | 40,091 |  |  |  | 43,804 |
Less other interest expensed(2)(3) |  |  | 24,590 |  |  |  | 25,207 |  |  |  | 72,641 |  |  |  | 74,079 |
Interest capitalized at end of period(4) |  | $ | 119,024 |  |  | $ | 136,178 |  |  | $ | 119,024 |  |  | $ | 136,178 |
Cash Paid for Interest, Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Other interest expensed |  | $ | 24,590 |  |  | $ | 25,207 |  |  | $ | 72,641 |  |  | $ | 74,079 |
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries |  |  | 606 |  |  |  | 516 |  |  |  | 1,550 |  |  |  | 1,523 |
Increase in accrued interest |  |  | (13,356) |  |  |  | (12,577) |  |  |  | (10,073) |  |  |  | (10,928 | )
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest |  | $ | 11,840 |  |  | $ | 13,146 |  |  | $ | 64,118 |  |  | $ | 64,674 |

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