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Note 22 - Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Jul. 31, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Net (loss) income | $ 22,289 | $ (474) | $ (8,461) | $ (16,173) | $ 25,519 | $ (7,684) | $ (19,559) | $ (14,376) | $ (2,819) | $ (16,100) | $ 307,144
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 390,484 | (304,435) | (497,729)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 387,665 | (320,535) | (190,585)
Proceeds from sale of property and assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 764 | 1,573 | 515
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (8,007) | (2,054) | (3,423)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49,905) | (18,707) | (21,699)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,264 | 17,112 | 11,107
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (48,978) | 2,472 | (14,155)
Net payments from mortgages and notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (61,011) | 39,383 | 40,770
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (17,138) | 22,984 | 19,214
Net proceeds from land bank financing programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 65,634 | (7,345) | (17,306)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 | 47,000 |
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71,250 |  |
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (409,646) | (65,053) | (28,553)
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,713 | 31,956 | (14,744)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (11,469) | (9,015) | (11,947)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (245,667) | 309,910 | 137,434
Net increase in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 93,020 | (8,153) | (67,306)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year |  |  |  | 253,745 |  |  |  | 261,898 | 253,745 | 261,898 | 329,204
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year | 346,765 |  |  |  | 253,745 |  |  |  | 346,765 | 253,745 | 261,898
Principal payments on amortizing and debt repurchases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,238) |
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (60,815) |
Proceeds from senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000 | 150,000
Net proceeds from senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 121,447
Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000 |  |
Related to Mortgage Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,034 | 1,555 | (655)
Related to Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 872 | 2,993 |
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,819) | (16,100) | 307,144
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 15,059 | 122,264 | (277,932)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12,240 | 106,164 | 29,212
Intercompany financing activities – net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,240) | (106,164) | (29,212)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (12,240) | (106,164) | (29,212)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 6,727 | 11,989 | (45,276)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (26,032) | 110,820 | 14,334
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (19,305) | 122,809 | (30,942)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (290) | 16 | (95)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 315 | 203
Intercompany investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 344,479 | (313,174) | (167,370)
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 345,061 | (309,850) | (167,262)
Borrowings from revolving credit facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,000 | 47,000 |
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 71,250 |  |
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (409,646) |  |
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (5,125) | (5,096) | (7,205)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (263,521) | 226,851 | 114,242
Net increase in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 62,235 | 39,810 | (83,962)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year |  |  |  | 199,318 |  |  |  | 159,508 | 199,318 | 159,508 | 243,470
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year | 261,553 |  |  |  | 199,318 |  |  |  | 261,553 | 199,318 | 159,508
Principal payments on amortizing and debt repurchases |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,238) |
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes and Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments related to senior notes, senior exchangeable notes and senior amortizing notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (60,815) |
Proceeds from senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 250,000 |
Net proceeds from senior notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 121,447
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Term Loan [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 75,000 |  |
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Related to Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 872 | 2,993 |
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (13,274) | (20,929) | 42,749
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 353,149 | (456,704) | (303,507)
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 339,875 | (477,633) | (260,758)
Proceeds from sale of property and assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 685 | 1,556 | 467
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,977) | (2,054) | (3,395)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (74) | (114) | (831)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 646 | 3,787
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (7,366) | 34 | 28
Net payments from mortgages and notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (60,535) | 27,881 | 39,345
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (14,004) | 17,117 | 17,232
Net proceeds from land bank financing programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 53,654 | (6,198) | (8,297)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (4,812) | (2,732) | (4,051)
Intercompany financing activities – net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (302,407) | 441,457 | 218,254
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (328,104) | 477,525 | 262,483
Net increase in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,405 | (74) | 1,753
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year |  |  |  | (4,800) |  |  |  | (4,726) | (4,800) | (4,726) | (6,479)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year | (395) |  |  |  | (4,800) |  |  |  | (395) | (4,800) | (4,726)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,596 | 44,988 | 51,828
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 259 | (116,863) | 20,075
Net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,855 | (71,875) | 71,903
Proceeds from sale of property and assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 79 | 17 | 48
Purchase of property, equipment, and other fixed assets and acquisitions |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (30) |  | (28)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (49,541) | (18,609) | (20,773)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,264 | 16,151 | 7,117
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (42,194) | (886) | (14,291)
Net payments from mortgages and notes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (476) | 11,502 | 1,425
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (3,134) | 5,867 | 1,982
Net proceeds from land bank financing programs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 11,980 | (1,147) | (9,009)
Net proceeds related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 36,713 | 31,956 | (14,744)
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing program and note issuance |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (1,532) | (1,187) | (691)
Intercompany financing activities – net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (29,832) | (22,119) | (21,672)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 13,719 | 24,872 | (42,709)
Net increase in cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 26,380 | (47,889) | 14,903
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of year |  |  |  | $ 59,227 |  |  |  | $ 107,116 | 59,227 | 107,116 | 92,213
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of year | $ 85,607 |  |  |  | $ 59,227 |  |  |  | 85,607 | 59,227 | 107,116
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Related to Mortgage Company [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Decrease (increase) in restricted cash |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,034 | 1,555 | (655)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (48,049) | (36,048) | (49,301)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 48,049 | 36,048 | 49,301
Intercompany investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (344,479) | 313,174 | 167,370
Net cash (used in) provided by investing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (344,479) | 313,174 | 167,370
Intercompany financing activities – net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 344,479 | (313,174) | (167,370)
Net cash (used in) provided by financing activities |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 344,479 | $ (313,174) | $ (167,370)

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