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Note 3 - Interest (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2018
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Schedule of Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended January 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Interest capitalized at beginning of period |  | $ | 71,051 |  |  | $ | 96,688 |
Plus interest incurred(1) |  |  | 41,165 |  |  |  | 38,699 |
Less cost of sales interest expensed |  |  | 12,292 |  |  |  | 18,322 |
Less other interest expensed(2)(3) |  |  | 29,131 |  |  |  | 22,627 |
Interest capitalized at end of period(4) |  | $ | 70,793 |  |  | $ | 94,438 |
Cash Paid for Interest Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended January 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Other interest expensed |  | $ | 29,131 |  |  | $ | 22,627 |
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries |  |  | 601 |  |  |  | 629 |
Decrease in accrued interest |  |  | 26,750 |  |  |  | 763 |
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest |  | $ | 56,482 |  |  | $ | 24,019 |

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