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Supplemental Disclosure of Noncash Investing Activities
 12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2015
Supplemental Cash Flow Elements [Abstract]  
Cash Flow, Supplemental Disclosures [Text Block]

Supplemental disclosure of noncash investing activities:


In fiscal 2013, a property that we previously acquired when our partner in a land development joint venture transferred its interest in the venture to us, was foreclosed on by the note holder. As a result, the inventory with a book value of $9.5 million and corresponding nonrecourse liability of equal amount were taken off of our balance sheet.


In fiscal 2013, 18,305 of our senior exchangeable notes were exchanged for 3,396,102 shares of Class A Common Stock.


In fiscal 2013, we entered into a new unconsolidated homebuilding joint venture which resulted in the transfer of an existing receivable from our joint venture partners of $0.6 million at October 31, 2012, to an investment in the joint venture at January 31, 2013.