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Note 3 - Interest (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2018
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended April 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended April 30, |
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Interest capitalized at beginning of period |  | $ | 70,793 |  |  | $ | 94,438 |  |  | $ | 71,051 |  |  | $ | 96,688 |
Plus interest incurred (1) |  |  | 40,014 |  |  |  | 39,156 |  |  |  | 81,179 |  |  |  | 77,855 |
Less cost of sales interest expensed |  |  | 19,364 |  |  |  | 20,337 |  |  |  | 31,656 |  |  |  | 38,659 |
Less other interest expensed (2)(3) |  |  | 26,088 |  |  |  | 22,297 |  |  |  | 55,219 |  |  |  | 44,924 |
Interest capitalized at end of period (4) |  | $ | 65,355 |  |  | $ | 90,960 |  |  | $ | 65,355 |  |  | $ | 90,960 |
Cash Paid for Interest Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended April 30, |  |  | Six Months Ended April 30, |
(In thousands) |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |  |  | 2018 |  |  | 2017 |
Other interest expensed |  | $ | 26,088 |  |  | $ | 22,297 |  |  | $ | 55,219 |  |  | $ | 44,924 |
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries |  |  | 585 |  |  |  | 455 |  |  |  | 1,186 |  |  |  | 1,084 |
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest |  |  | (23,448 | ) |  |  | 591 |  |  |  | 3,302 |  |  |  | 1,354 |
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest |  | $ | 3,225 |  |  | $ | 23,343 |  |  | $ | 59,707 |  |  | $ | 47,362 |

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