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Note 20 - Financial Information of Subsidiary Issuer and Subsidiary Guarantors - Consolidating Condensed Financial Statements - Statements of Cash Flows (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2016
Purchase of property, equipment & other fixed assets and acquisitions |  |  | $ (5,034) | $ (5,094)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  | (33,403) | (39,089)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  | 13,976 | 6,403
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |  |  | (22,568) | (36,176)
Net payments related to mortgages and notes |  |  | (12,418) |
Net (payments) proceeds related to mortgages and notes |  |  |  | (53,103)
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs |  |  | (7,367) | (620)
Net payments from land bank financing programs |  |  | (46,020) | 91,719
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  | 840,000 |
Payments related to senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes |  |  | (861,976) | (263,994)
Net proceeds from revolving credit facility |  |  |  | 5,000
Net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit |  |  | (83,525) | 6,781
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances |  |  | (12,611) | (7,866)
Intercompany financing activities |  |  |  |
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |  |  | (183,917) | (222,083)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (61,033) | (63,703)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period |  |  | 346,765 | 253,745
Net (loss) income | $ (337,209) | $ (474) | (344,034) | (25,108)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  | 489,486 | 219,664
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |  |  | 145,452 | 194,556
Proceeds from sale of property and assets |  |  | 209 | 643
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period | 285,732 | 190,042 | 285,732 | 190,042
Related to Mortgage Company [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  | 1,686 | 88
Related to Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  | (2) | 873
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |
Net (payments) proceeds related to mortgages and notes |  |  |  |
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs |  |  |  |
Net payments from land bank financing programs |  |  |  |
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  |  |
Payments related to senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes |  |  |  |
Net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit |  |  |  |
Intercompany financing activities |  |  | 229,695 | 34,197
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |  |  | 229,695 | 34,197
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | (337,209) | (474) | (344,034) | (25,108)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  | 114,339 | (9,089)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |  |  | (229,695) | (34,197)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Related to Mortgage Company [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Parent Company [Member] | Related to Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] |  |  |  |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  | (624) | (110)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  | (186)
Intercompany investing activities |  |  | 89,261 | 231,254
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |  |  | 88,635 | 231,831
Net (payments) proceeds related to mortgages and notes |  |  |  |
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs |  |  |  |
Net payments from land bank financing programs |  |  |  |
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  | 840,000 |
Payments related to senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes |  |  | (861,976) | (263,994)
Net proceeds from revolving credit facility |  |  |  | 5,000
Net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances |  |  | (11,295) | (2,139)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |  |  | (33,271) | (261,133)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (59,464) | (73,209)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period |  |  | 261,553 | 199,318
Net (loss) income | (60,251) | 1,237 | (86,318) | (18,607)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  | (28,510) | (25,300)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |  |  | (114,828) | (43,907)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period | 202,089 | 126,109 | 202,089 | 126,109
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Related to Mortgage Company [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] | Related to Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  | (2) | 873
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase of property, equipment & other fixed assets and acquisitions |  |  | (5,034) | (5,064)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  | (467) | (1,395)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  | 1,087
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |  |  | (5,302) | (4,750)
Net payments related to mortgages and notes |  |  | (8,618) |
Net (payments) proceeds related to mortgages and notes |  |  |  | (53,780)
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs |  |  | (4,094) | (977)
Net payments from land bank financing programs |  |  | (36,047) | 69,388
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  |  |
Payments related to senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes |  |  |  |
Net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit |  |  |  |
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances |  |  | (1,150) | (4,180)
Intercompany financing activities |  |  | (393,434) | (245,387)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |  |  | (443,343) | (234,936)
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (970) | (323)
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period |  |  | (395) | (4,800)
Net (loss) income | (196,699) | (809) | (227,160) | (50,509)
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  | 674,835 | 289,872
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |  |  | 447,675 | 239,363
Proceeds from sale of property and assets |  |  | 199 | 622
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period | (1,365) | (5,123) | (1,365) | (5,123)
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Related to Mortgage Company [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Related to Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Purchase of property, equipment & other fixed assets and acquisitions |  |  |  | (30)
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  | (32,312) | (37,584)
Distributions of capital from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  | 13,976 | 5,502
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |  |  | (16,640) | (32,003)
Net payments related to mortgages and notes |  |  | (3,800) |
Net (payments) proceeds related to mortgages and notes |  |  |  | 677
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs |  |  | (3,273) | 357
Net payments from land bank financing programs |  |  | (9,973) | 22,331
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  |  |
Payments related to senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes |  |  |  |
Net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit |  |  | (83,525) | 6,781
Deferred financing costs from land bank financing programs and note issuances |  |  | (166) | (1,547)
Intercompany financing activities |  |  | 74,478 | (20,064)
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |  |  | (26,259) | 8,535
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  |  | (599) | 9,829
Cash and cash equivalents balance, beginning of period |  |  | 85,607 | 59,227
Net (loss) income | 12,549 | 4,839 | 42,014 | 36,387
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  | 286 | (3,090)
Net cash (used in) provided by operating activities |  |  | 42,300 | 33,297
Proceeds from sale of property and assets |  |  | 10 | 21
Cash and cash equivalents balance, end of period | 85,008 | 69,056 | 85,008 | 69,056
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Related to Mortgage Company [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  | 1,686 | 88
Reportable Legal Entities [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] | Related to Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Intercompany investing activities |  |  | (89,261) | (231,254)
Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities |  |  | (89,261) | (231,254)
Net (payments) proceeds related to mortgages and notes |  |  |  |
Net payments from model sale leaseback financing programs |  |  |  |
Net payments from land bank financing programs |  |  |  |
Proceeds from senior secured notes |  |  |  |
Payments related to senior secured, senior, senior amortizing and senior exchangeable notes |  |  |  |
Net payments related to mortgage warehouse lines of credit |  |  |  |
Intercompany financing activities |  |  | 89,261 | 231,254
Net cash provided by (used in) financing activities |  |  | 89,261 | 231,254
Net decrease in cash and cash equivalents |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | $ 244,401 | $ (5,267) | 271,464 | 32,729
Adjustments to reconcile net (loss) income to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities |  |  | (271,464) | $ (32,729)
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Related to Mortgage Company [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] | Related to Letters of Credit [Member] |  |  |  |
(Increase) decrease in restricted cash |  |  |  |

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