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Note 3 - Interest (Tables)

9 Months Ended

Jul. 31, 2019

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)		2019			2018			2019			2018

Interest capitalized at beginning of period		$79,277			$65,355			$68,117			$71,051
Plus interest incurred (1)		42,104			40,438			122,340			121,617
Less cost of sales interest expensed		19,029			13,424			43,169			45,080
Less other interest expensed (2)(3)		22,377			24,859			67,313			80,078
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4)		1,978			-			1,978			-
Interest capitalized at end of period (5)		$77,997			$67,510			$77,997			$67,510

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

		Three Months Ended July 31,						Nine Months Ended July 31,
(In thousands)		2019			2018			2019			2018
Other interest expensed		$22,377			$24,859			$67,313			$80,078
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries		673			616			1,876			1,802
Decrease in accrued interest		15,404			20,672			13,105			23,974
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest		$38,454			$46,147			$82,294			$105,854