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Note 3 - Interest (Tables) | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2021
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | April 30, |  |  | April 30, |
(In thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Interest capitalized at beginning of period |  | $ | 65,327 |  |  | $ | 67,879 |  |  | $ | 65,010 |  |  | $ | 71,264 |
Plus interest incurred(1) |  |  | 41,870 |  |  |  | 45,323 |  |  |  | 83,327 |  |  |  | 89,657 |
Less cost of sales interest expensed |  |  | 21,725 |  |  |  | 18,589 |  |  |  | 38,890 |  |  |  | 36,725 |
Less other interest expensed(2)(3) |  |  | 22,033 |  |  |  | 26,869 |  |  |  | 46,008 |  |  |  | 51,872 |
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4) |  |  | 3,667 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,667 |  |  |  | 4,580 |
Interest capitalized at end of period(5) |  | $ | 59,772 |  |  | $ | 67,744 |  |  | $ | 59,772 |  |  | $ | 67,744 |
Cash Paid for Interest Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended |  |  | Six Months Ended |
|  | April 30, |  |  | April 30, |
(In thousands) |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Other interest expensed |  | $ | 22,033 |  |  | $ | 26,869 |  |  | $ | 46,008 |  |  | $ | 51,872 |
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries |  |  | 527 |  |  |  | 509 |  |  |  | 952 |  |  |  | 1,279 |
Decrease (increase) in accrued interest |  |  | 14,720 |  |  |  | (5,553 | ) |  |  | 242 |  |  |  | (17,371 | )
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest |  | $ | 37,280 |  |  | $ | 21,825 |  |  | $ | 47,202 |  |  | $ | 35,780 |

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