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Note 6 - Restricted Cash and Deposits | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016
Notes to Financial Statements |
Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block] | 6. Restricted Cash and Deposits Restricted cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets totaled to $22.9 million and $26.5 million as of October 31, 2016 and 2015, respectively, which included cash collateralizing our letter of credit agreements and facilities as discussed in Note 8. Also included in this balance were (1) homebuilding and financial services customers’ deposits of $2.2 million and $15.1 million at October 31, 2016, respectively, and $4.7 million and $17.2 million as of October 31, 2015, respectively, which are restricted from use by us, and (2) $3.9 million at October 31, 2016 and $2.0 million at October 31, 2015 of restricted cash under the terms of our mortgage warehouse lines of credit. Total Homebuilding Customers’ deposits are shown as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These liabilities are significantly more than the applicable periods’ restricted cash balances because, in some states, the deposits are not restricted from use and, in other states, we are able to release the majority of these customer deposits to cash by pledging letters of credit and surety bonds.

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