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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments - Financial Information Relating to Segment Operations (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2019 | Jul. 31, 2019 | Apr. 30, 2019 | Jan. 31, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2018 | Apr. 30, 2018 | Jan. 31, 2018 | Jul. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017
Revenues, Total |  | $ 713,590 | $ 482,041 | $ 440,691 | $ 380,594 | $ 614,811 | $ 456,712 | $ 502,544 | $ 417,166 |  | $ 2,016,916 | $ 1,991,233 | $ 2,451,665
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total |  | (586) | (7,064) | (14,912) | (17,106) | 48,117 | 78 | (9,578) | (30,471) | $ (50,200) | (39,668) | 8,146 | (45,244)
Total interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 161,115 | 164,086 | 185,210
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,172 | 3,156 | 4,249
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 4,005 | 5,193 | 6,478
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  | $ 8,376 | $ 3,742 | $ 7,252 | $ 9,562 | $ 17,134 | $ 10,732 | $ 1,343 | $ (5,176) |  | 28,932 | 24,033 | (7,047)
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,742 | 5,764 | 1,066
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total | [1] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (155,344) | (139,160) | (174,958)
Total interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 55,506 | 76,183 | 69,124
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,777 | 1,599 | 2,999
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,610 | 3,333 | 2,066
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,962,764 | 1,937,878 | 2,392,922
Homebuilding [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,961,022 | 1,932,114 | 2,391,856
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 98,049 | 129,079 | 103,317
Total interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105,275 | 87,799 | 116,716
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,381 | 1,543 | 1,234
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,395 | 1,860 | 4,412
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 124,372 | 116,296 | 209,509
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,954 | 20,869 | 2,300
Total interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10,011 | 11,811 | 20,308
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 188 | 135 | 71
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 107 | 142 | 442
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19,242 | 20,231 | (4,376)
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 357,247 | 354,690 | 464,126
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14,327 | 18,757 | 17,191
Total interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,563 | 15,051 | 23,886
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 209 | 63 | 50
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 168 | 318 | 71
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,404 | 799 | 1,180
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 204,461 | 196,599 | 199,770
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (649) | 1,528 | (1,151)
Total interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,121 | 5,874 | 7,799
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,097 | 1,106 | 858
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 237 | 621 | 3,773
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (432) | (775) | (1,424)
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 220,082 | 241,620 | 260,402
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (10,060) | (9,914) | (6,199)
Total interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18,798 | 14,934 | 13,646
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 230 | 124 | 83
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 221 | 701 | 28
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,310 | (2,032) | 837
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 629,344 | 638,282 | 827,503
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33,459 | 49,852 | 71,540
Total interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 27,731 | 21,820 | 25,278
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 331 | 70 | 78
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 741 | 23 | 18
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7,951 | 5,165 | (306)
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 425,516 | 384,627 | 430,546
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40,018 | 47,987 | 19,636
Total interest expense, net |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23,051 | 18,309 | 25,799
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 326 | 45 | 94
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 921 | 55 | 80
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (2,543) | 645 | (2,958)
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,152 | 53,355 | 58,743
Financial Services [Member] | Operating Segments [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 54,152 | 53,355 | 58,743
Income (Loss) from Continuing Operations before Income Taxes, Noncontrolling Interest, Total |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 17,627 | 18,227 | 26,397
Financial services interest expense | [2] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 334 | 104 | (630)
Total depreciation |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 14 | 14 | 16
Net additions to operating properties and equipment |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | Corporate and unallocated for the year ended October 31, 2019 included corporate general and administrative costs of $66.4 million, interest expense of $55.5 million (a component of Other interest on our Consolidated Statements of Operations), loss on extinguishment of debt of $42.4 million, and $9.0 million of other income and expenses along with the adjustment to our insurance reserves. Corporate and unallocated for the year ended October 31, 2018 included corporate general and administrative costs of $69.6 million, interest expense of $76.2 million (a component of Other interest on our Consolidated Statements of Operations), loss on extinguishment of debt of $7.5 million, and $14.1 million of other income and expenses primarily related to interest income and gain on the sale of our former corporate headquarters building, along with the adjustment to our insurance reserves. Corporate and unallocated for the year ended October 31, 2017 included corporate general and administrative costs of $59.4 million, interest expense of $69.1 million (a component of Other interest on our Consolidated Statements of Operations), loss on extinguishment of debt of $34.9 million, $12.5 million adjustment for construction defect reserves (discussed in Note 16) and $0.9 million of other income and expenses primarily related to interest income, rental income, bond amortization and stock compensation.
[2] | Financial services interest expenses are included in the Financial services lines on the Consolidated Statements of Operations in the respective revenues and expenses sections.

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