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Note 3 (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2013
Home Building Interest [Abstract] |
Home Building Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Interest capitalized at beginning of period |  | $ | 112,488 |  |  | $ | 118,435 |  |  | $ | 116,056 |  |  | $ | 121,441 |
Plus interest incurred(1) |  |  | 33,195 |  |  |  | 39,477 |  |  |  | 97,813 |  |  |  | 110,315 |
Less cost of sales interest expensed |  |  | 13,757 |  |  |  | 14,298 |  |  |  | 35,311 |  |  |  | 40,091 |
Less other interest expensed(2)(3) |  |  | 21,949 |  |  |  | 24,590 |  |  |  | 68,581 |  |  |  | 72,641 |
Interest capitalized at end of period(4) |  | $ | 109,977 |  |  | $ | 119,024 |  |  | $ | 109,977 |  |  | $ | 119,024 |
Cash Paid for Interest, Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Other interest expensed |  | $ | 21,949 |  |  | $ | 24,590 |  |  | $ | 68,581 |  |  | $ | 72,641 |
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries |  |  | 731 |  |  |  | 606 |  |  |  | 2,239 |  |  |  | 1,550 |
Decrease/(increase) in accrued interest |  |  | 5,018 |  |  |  | (13,356 | ) |  |  | (4,802 | ) |  |  | (10,073 | )
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest |  | $ | 27,698 |  |  | $ | 11,840 |  |  | $ | 66,018 |  |  | $ | 64,118 |

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