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Note 12 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2017

Notes Tables

Inventory Impairment [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2017
		Number of Communities				Dollar Amount of Impairment				Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast			2			$	3.3			$	22.2
Mid-Atlantic			1				1.5				8.5
Midwest			2				0.2				0.8
Southeast			3				8.1				18.3
Southwest			-				-				-
West			2				2.0				3.1
Total			10			$	15.1			$	52.9

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2016
		Number of Communities				Dollar Amount of Impairment				Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast			5			$	9.5			$	33.8
Mid-Atlantic			-				-				-
Midwest			12				13.5				43.7
Southeast			3				1.5				10.9
Southwest			-				-				-
West			-				-				-
Total			20			$	24.5			$	88.4

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2015
		Number of Communities				Dollar Amount of Impairment				Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast			2			$	0.8			$	0.9
Mid-Atlantic			1				0.9				2.5
Midwest			4				1.3				8.4
Southeast			4				2.5				10.1
Southwest			-				-				-
West			1				1.8				7.5
Total			12			$	7.3			$	29.4

Write Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended October 31,
(In millions)		2017				2016				2015
Northeast		$	0.5			$	1.6			$	0.9
Mid-Atlantic			0.6				0.8				0.2
Midwest			0.3				1.3				0.6
Southeast			0.8				1.8				1.3
Southwest			0.4				3.2				1.4
West			0.1				0.2				0.3
Total		$	2.7			$	8.9			$	4.7