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Note 3 - Interest (Tables) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2021
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Schedule of Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | January 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Interest capitalized at beginning of period |  | $ | 65,010 |  |  | $ | 71,264 |
Plus interest incurred(1) |  |  | 41,457 |  |  |  | 44,334 |
Less cost of sales interest expensed |  |  | 17,165 |  |  |  | 18,136 |
Less other interest expensed(2)(3) |  |  | 23,975 |  |  |  | 25,003 |
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 4,580 |
Interest capitalized at end of period(5) |  | $ | 65,327 |  |  | $ | 67,879 |
Cash Paid for Interest Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended |
|  | January 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Other interest expensed |  | $ | 23,975 |  |  | $ | 25,003 |
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries |  |  | 425 |  |  |  | 770 |
Increase in accrued interest |  |  | (14,478 | ) |  |  | (11,818 | )
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest |  | $ | 9,922 |  |  | $ | 13,955 |

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