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Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
Fair Value Disclosures [Abstract] |
Fair Value Disclosures [Text Block] | 22. Fair Value of Financial Instruments ASC 820, "Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures," provides a framework for measuring fair value, expands disclosures about fair-value measurements and establishes a fair value hierarchy which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value summarized as follows:
| Level1: | Fair value determined based on quoted prices in active markets for identical assets.
| Level2: | Fair value determined using significant other observable inputs.
| Level3: | Fair value determined using significant unobservable inputs.
Our financial instruments measured at fair value on a recurring basis are summarized below:
(In thousands) |  | Fair Value Hierarchy |  |  | Fair Value at October 31, 2014 |  |  | Fair Value at October 31, 2013 |
Mortgage loans held for sale (1) |  | Level 2 |  |  | $95,643 |  |  | $113,739 |
Interest rate lock commitments |  | Level 2 |  |  | 15 |  |  | 369 |
Forward contracts |  | Level 2 |  |  | (320 | ) |  | (1,155 | )
Total |  |  |  |  | $95,338 |  |  | $112,953 |
(1) | The aggregate unpaid principal balance is $91.2 million and $107.7 million at October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively.
We elected the fair value option for our loans held for sale for mortgage loans originated subsequent to October 31, 2008, in accordance with ASC 825, “Financial Instruments,” which permits us to measure financial instruments at fair value on a contract-by-contract basis. Management believes that the election of the fair value option for loans held for sale improves financial reporting by mitigating volatility in reported earnings caused by measuring the fair value of the loans and the derivative instruments used to economically hedge them without having to apply complex hedge accounting provisions. The Financial Services segment had a pipeline of loan applications in process of $428.5 million at October 31, 2014. Loans in process for which interest rates were committed to the borrowers totaled approximately $35.6 million as of October 31, 2014. Substantially all of these commitments were for periods of 60 days or less. Since a portion of these commitments is expected to expire without being exercised by the borrowers, the total commitments do not necessarily represent future cash requirements. The Financial Services segment uses investor commitments and forward sales of mandatory MBS to hedge its mortgage-related interest rate exposure. These instruments involve, to varying degrees, elements of credit and interest rate risk. Credit risk is managed by entering into MBS forward commitments, option contracts with investment banks, federally regulated bank affiliates and loan sales transactions with permanent investors meeting the segment’s credit standards. The segment’s risk, in the event of default by the purchaser, is the difference between the contract price and fair value of the MBS forward commitments and option contracts. At October 31, 2014, the segment had open commitments amounting to $20.0 million to sell MBS with varying settlement dates through December 11, 2014. The assets accounted for using the fair value option are initially measured at fair value. Gains and losses from initial measurement and subsequent changes in fair value are recognized in the Financial Services segment’s income. The changes in fair values that are included in income are shown, by financial instrument and financial statement line item, below:
|  | Year Ended October 31, 2014 |
(In thousands) |  | Mortgage Loans Held for Sale |  |  | Interest Rate Lock Commitments |  |  | Forward Contracts |
Changes in fair value included in net income (loss) all reflected in financial services revenues |  | $(1,518 | ) |  | $(354 | ) |  | $835 |
|  | Year Ended October 31, 2013 |
(In thousands) |  | Mortgage Loans Held for Sale |  |  | Interest Rate Lock Commitments |  |  | Forward Contracts |
Changes in fair value included in net income (loss) all reflected in financial services revenues |  | $1,604 |  |  | $378 |  |  | $(1,276 | )
|  | Year Ended October 31, 2012 |
(In thousands) |  | Mortgage Loans Held for Sale |  |  | Interest Rate Lock Commitments |  |  | Forward Contracts |
Changes in fair value included in net income (loss) all reflected in financial services revenues |  | $(572 | ) |  | $(151 | ) |  | $1,216 |
The Company's assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are those assets for which the Company has recorded valuation adjustments and write-offs during the fiscal years ended October 31, 2014 and 2013. The assets measured at fair value on a nonrecurring basis are all within the Company's Homebuilding operations and are summarized below: Nonfinancial Assets
|  | Year Ended |
|  | October 31, 2014 |
(In thousands) |  | Fair Value Hierarchy |  |  | Pre-Impairment Amount |  |  | Total Losses |  |  | Fair Value |
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development |  | Level 3 |  |  | $3,841 |  |  | $(900 | ) |  | $2,941 |
Land and land options held for future development or sale |  | Level 3 |  |  | $572 |  |  | $(278 | ) |  | $294 |
|  | Year Ended |
|  | October 31, 2013 |
(In thousands) |  | Fair Value Hierarchy |  |  | Pre-Impairment Amount |  |  | Total Losses |  |  | Fair Value |
Sold and unsold homes and lots under development |  | Level 3 |  |  | $7,302 |  |  | $(2,249 | ) |  | $5,053 |
Land and land options held for future development or sale |  | Level 3 |  |  | $924 |  |  | $(136 | ) |  | $788 |
We record impairment losses on inventories related to communities under development and held for future development when events and circumstances indicate that they may be impaired and the undiscounted cash flows estimated to be generated by those assets are less than their related carrying amounts. If the expected undiscounted cash flows are less than the carrying amount, then the community is written down to its fair value. We estimate the fair value of each impaired community by determining the present value of its estimated future cash flows at a discount rate commensurate with the risk of the respective community. Should the estimates or expectations used in determining cash flows or fair value decrease or differ from current estimates in the future, we may be required to recognize additional impairments. We recorded inventory impairments, which are included in the Consolidated Statements of Operations as “Inventory impairment loss and land option write-offs” and deducted from Inventory of $1.2 million, $2.4 million and $9.8 million for the years ended October 31, 2014, 2013 and 2012, respectively. See Note 13 for a further discussion of communities evaluated for impairment. The fair value of our cash equivalents and restricted cash and cash equivalents approximates their carrying amount, based on Level 1 inputs. The fair value of each series of the senior unsecured notes (other than the 7.0% Senior Notes due 2019 (the “2019 Notes”), the senior exchangeable notes and the senior amortizing notes) and senior subordinated amortizing notes is estimated based on recent trades or quoted market prices for the same issues or based on recent trades or quoted market prices for our debt of similar security and maturity to achieve comparable yields, which are Level 2 measurements. The fair value of the senior unsecured notes (all series in the aggregate), other than the 2019 Notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes, was estimated at $464.4 million as of October 31, 2014. As of October 31, 2014, the senior subordinated amortizing notes were no longer outstanding. As of October 31, 2013, the fair value of the senior unsecured notes (all series in the aggregate), other than the senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes, and senior subordinated amortizing notes was estimated at $493.4 million and $2.2 million, respectively. The fair value of each of the 2019 Notes, the senior secured notes (all series in the aggregate), the senior amortizing notes and the senior exchangeable notes is estimated based on third-party broker quotes, a Level 3 measurement. The fair value of the 2019 Notes, senior secured notes (all series in the aggregate), the senior amortizing notes and the senior exchangeable notes was estimated at $148.2 million, $1.0 billion, $17.0 million and $79.6 million, respectively, as of October 31, 2014. As of October 31, 2013, the fair value of the senior secured notes (all series in the aggregate), senior amortizing notes and senior exchangeable notes was estimated at $1.0 billion, $20.9 million and $86.8 million, respectively. The 2019 Notes were not issued as of October 31, 2013.

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- Definition The entire disclosure for the fair value of financial instruments (as defined), including financial assets and financial liabilities (collectively, as defined), and the measurements of those instruments as well as disclosures related to the fair value of non-financial assets and liabilities. Such disclosures about the financial instruments, assets, and liabilities would include: (1) the fair value of the required items together with their carrying amounts (as appropriate); (2) for items for which it is not practicable to estimate fair value, disclosure would include: (a) information pertinent to estimating fair value (including, carrying amount, effective interest rate, and maturity, and (b) the reasons why it is not practicable to estimate fair value; (3) significant concentrations of credit risk including: (a) information about the activity, region, or economic characteristics identifying a concentration, (b) the maximum amount of loss the entity is exposed to based on the gross fair value of the related item, (c) policy for requiring collateral or other security and information as to accessing such collateral or security, and (d) the nature and brief description of such collateral or security; (4) quantitative information about market risks and how such risks are managed; (5) for items measured on both a recurring and nonrecurring basis information regarding the inputs used to develop the fair value measurement; and (6) for items presented in the financial statement for which fair value measurement is elected: (a) information necessary to understand the reasons for the election, (b) discussion of the effect of fair value changes on earnings, (c) a description of [similar groups] items for which the election is made and the relation thereof to the balance sheet, the aggregate carrying value of items included in the balance sheet that are not eligible for the election; (7) all other required (as defined) and desired information. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 21 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13537-108611 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13433-108611 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 28 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14064-108612 Reference 4: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 820 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=36462937&loc=d3e19207-110258 Reference 5: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 30 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6957238&loc=d3e14172-108612 Reference 6: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 825 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 16 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=35750535&loc=d3e13504-108611 + Details
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