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Note 3 - Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2017

Notes Tables

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

		Three Months Ended July 31,								Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)		2017				2016				2017				2016

Interest capitalized at beginning of period		$	90,960			$	115,809			$	96,688			$	123,898
Plus interest incurred (1)			39,089				40,300				116,944				126,483
Less cost of sales interest expensed			19,371				28,406				58,030				66,693
Less other interest expensed (2)(3)			23,559				23,159				68,483				68,468
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture (4)			-				-				-				10,676
Interest capitalized at end of period (5)		$	87,119			$	104,544			$	87,119			$	104,544

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

		Three Months Ended July 31,								Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)		2017				2016				2017				2016
Other interest expensed		$	23,559			$	23,159			$	68,483			$	68,468
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries			465				706				1,549				2,116
Decrease in accrued interest			17,528				8,641				18,882				9,909
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest		$	41,552			$	32,506			$	88,914			$	80,493