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Note 3 - Interest (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2019
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Schedule of Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended January 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Interest capitalized at beginning of period |  | $68,117 |  |  | $71,051 |
Plus interest incurred(1) |  | 38,853 |  |  | 41,165 |
Less cost of sales interest expensed |  | 10,242 |  |  | 12,292 |
Less other interest expensed(2)(3) |  | 22,273 |  |  | 29,131 |
Interest capitalized at end of period(4) |  | $74,455 |  |  | $70,793 |
Cash Paid for Interest Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended January 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2019 |  |  | 2018 |
Other interest expensed |  | $22,273 |  |  | $29,131 |
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries |  | 689 |  |  | 601 |
Decrease in accrued interest |  | 17,477 |  |  | 26,750 |
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest |  | $40,439 |  |  | $56,482 |

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