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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2015

Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

		October 31,
(In thousands)		2015			2014
Assets:
Northeast		$321,983			$315,573
Mid-Atlantic		342,159			313,494
Midwest		197,899			169,967
Southeast		223,206			148,096
Southwest		465,740			410,756
West		259,943			143,245
Total homebuilding		1,810,930			1,501,131
Financial services		159,981			120,343
Corporate and unallocated (1)		631,387			668,456
Total assets		$2,602,298			$2,289,930

		October 31,
(In thousands)		2015			2014
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast		$12,340			$6,987
Mid-Atlantic		22,417			36,285
Midwest		(20	)		806
Southeast		10,224			4,787
Southwest		-			-
West		16,122			14,562
Total homebuilding		61,083			63,427
Corporate and unallocated		126			456
Total investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		$61,209			$63,883

Operating Segments [Member]

Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables) [Line Items]

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2015			2014			2013
Revenues:
Northeast		$189,497			$275,830			$282,855
Mid-Atlantic		399,500			332,719			289,303
Midwest		311,449			226,174			163,485
Southeast		207,662			204,671			147,570
Southwest		823,853			751,426			697,358
West		159,969			230,308			223,086
Total homebuilding		2,091,930			2,021,128			1,803,657
Financial services		56,665			42,414			47,727
Corporate and unallocated		(115	)		(162	)		(131	)
Total revenues		$2,148,480			$2,063,380			$1,851,253
(Loss) income before income taxes:
Northeast		$(7,742	)		$(7,517	)		$1,519
Mid-Atlantic		21,431			23,897			24,388
Midwest		14,012			17,879			12,270
Southeast		(6,330	)		9,247			6,455
Southwest		67,437			74,527			76,459
West		(17,145	)		21,303			14,398
Total homebuilding		71,663			139,336			135,489
Financial services		24,693			13,798			18,668
Corporate and unallocated		(118,121	)		(132,954	)		(132,222	)
(Loss) Income before income taxes		$(21,765	)		$20,180			$21,935

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2015			2014			2013
Homebuilding interest expense:
Northeast		$14,150			$20,940			$26,163
Mid-Atlantic		16,268			9,542			10,037
Midwest		10,405			5,354			3,737
Southeast		9,552			7,827			5,861
Southwest		26,147			20,543			16,071
West		10,381			12,619			12,960
Total homebuilding		86,903			76,825			74,829
Corporate and unallocated		64,545			64,519			68,745
Financial services interest expense (1)		(1,066	)		(119	)		499
Total interest expense, net		$150,382			$141,225			$144,073

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2015			2014			2013
Depreciation:
Northeast		$136			$250			$245
Mid-Atlantic		28			45			283
Midwest		361			355			528
Southeast		40			31			31
Southwest		89			131			163
West		79			33			148
Total homebuilding		733			845			1,398
Financial services		47			68			285
Corporate and unallocated		2,608			2,504			3,029
Total depreciation		$3,388			$3,417			$4,712

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2015			2014			2013
Net additions to operating properties and equipment:
Northeast		$-			$44			$388
Mid-Atlantic		58			23			35
Midwest		637			927			279
Southeast		227			59			7
Southwest		173			39			44
West		88			170			19
Total homebuilding		1,183			1,262			772
Financial services		-			28			6
Corporate and unallocated		871			2,133			780
Total net additions to operating properties and equipment		$2,054			$3,423			$1,558

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2015			2014			2013
Equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast		$856			$(1,302	)		$3,738
Mid-Atlantic		4,502			6,459			5,631
Midwest		(105	)		17			1,045
Southeast		1,213			2,119			1,287
Southwest		-			-			-
West		(2,297	)		604			339
Total equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures		$4,169			$7,897			$12,040

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