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Note 3 - Interest (Tables)

3 Months Ended

Jan. 31, 2015

Home Building Interest [Abstract]

Schedule Of Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands)		2015			2014

Interest capitalized at beginning of period		$109,158			$105,093
Plus interest incurred(1)		41,472			34,819
Less cost of sales interest expensed		11,318			9,490
Less other interest expensed(2)(3)		25,071			23,333
Interest capitalized at end of period(4)		$114,241			$107,089

Cash Paid for Interest, Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block]

		Three Months Ended January 31,
(In thousands)		2015			2014
Other interest expensed		$25,071			$23,333
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries		408			736
Decrease in accrued interest		1,010			1,284
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest		$26,489			$25,353