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Note 10 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2020

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

		October 31,
(In thousands)		2020				2019
Assets:
Northeast		$	107,748			$	163,342
Mid-Atlantic			271,867				264,894
Midwest			106,774				117,242
Southeast			248,506				281,654
Southwest			357,444				357,052
West			278,811				311,919
Total homebuilding			1,371,150				1,496,103
Financial services			140,607				199,275
Corporate and unallocated			315,585				186,046
Total assets		$	1,827,342			$	1,881,424

		October 31,
(In thousands)		2020				2019
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast		$	14,646			$	49,340
Mid-Atlantic			11,055				9,166
Midwest			498				4,382
Southeast			66,234				52,983
Southwest			9,965				10,019
West			64				(33	)
Total homebuilding			102,462				125,857
Corporate and unallocated			702				1,181
Total investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures		$	103,164			$	127,038

Operating Segments [Member]

Notes Tables

Schedule of Segment Reporting Information, by Segment [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2020				2019				2018
Revenues:
Northeast		$	192,069			$	124,372			$	116,296
Mid-Atlantic			403,669				357,247				354,690
Midwest			225,718				204,461				196,599
Southeast			232,730				220,082				241,620
Southwest			744,197				629,344				638,282
West			472,889				425,516				384,627
Total homebuilding			2,271,272				1,961,022				1,932,114
Financial services			72,162				54,152				53,355
Corporate and unallocated			467				1,742				5,764
Total revenues		$	2,343,901			$	2,016,916			$	1,991,233
Income (loss) before income taxes:
Northeast		$	30,371			$	20,954			$	20,869
Mid-Atlantic			34,570				14,327				18,757
Midwest			(1,805	)			(649	)			1,528
Southeast			1,355				(10,060	)			(9,914	)
Southwest			68,184				33,459				49,852
West			16,415				40,018				47,987
Total homebuilding			149,090				98,049				129,079
Financial services			32,102				17,627				18,227
Corporate and unallocated (1)			(125,789	)			(155,344	)			(139,160	)
Income (loss) before income taxes		$	55,403			$	(39,668	)		$	8,146

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2020				2019				2018
Homebuilding interest expense:
Northeast		$	13,636			$	10,011			$	11,811
Mid-Atlantic			16,076				18,563				15,051
Midwest			9,377				7,121				5,874
Southeast			17,005				18,798				14,934
Southwest			29,898				27,731				21,820
West			30,222				23,051				18,309
Total homebuilding			116,214				105,275				87,799
Corporate and unallocated			61,917				55,506				76,183
Financial services interest expense (1)			(35	)			334				104
Total interest expense, net		$	178,096			$	161,115			$	164,086

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2020				2019				2018
Depreciation:
Northeast		$	229			$	188			$	135
Mid-Atlantic			264				209				63
Midwest			1,112				1,097				1,106
Southeast			327				230				124
Southwest			699				331				70
West			801				326				45
Total homebuilding			3,432				2,381				1,543
Financial services			13				14				14
Corporate and unallocated			1,859				1,777				1,599
Total depreciation		$	5,304			$	4,172			$	3,156

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2020				2019				2018
Net additions to operating properties and equipment:
Northeast		$	43			$	107			$	142
Mid-Atlantic			165				168				318
Midwest			861				237				621
Southeast			102				221				701
Southwest			776				741				23
West			846				921				55
Total homebuilding			2,793				2,395				1,860
Financial services			-				-				-
Corporate and unallocated			587				1,610				3,333
Total net additions to operating properties and equipment		$	3,380			$	4,005			$	5,193

		Year Ended October 31,
(In thousands)		2020				2019				2018
Equity in earnings (losses) from unconsolidated joint ventures:
Northeast		$	11,039			$	19,242			$	20,231
Mid-Atlantic			(292	)			3,404				799
Midwest			(103	)			(432	)			(775	)
Southeast			820				1,310				(2,032	)
Southwest			5,111				7,951				5,165
West			(10	)			(2,543	)			645
Total equity in earnings from unconsolidated joint ventures		$	16,565			$	28,932			$	24,033

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