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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2022
Notes Tables |
Schedule of Real Estate Inventory, Capitalized Interest Costs [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended |
|  | October 31, |  |  | October 31, |  |  | October 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Interest capitalized at beginning of year |  | $ | 58,159 |  |  | $ | 65,010 |  |  | $ | 71,264 |
Plus interest incurred(1) |  |  | 134,024 |  |  |  | 155,514 |  |  |  | 176,457 |
Less cost of sales interest expensed |  |  | (85,240 | ) |  |  | (84,100 | ) |  |  | (74,330 | )
Less other interest expensed(2)(3) |  |  | (47,343 | ) |  |  | (77,716 | ) |  |  | (103,801 | )
Less interest contributed to unconsolidated joint venture(4) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (3,667 | ) |  |  | (4,580 | )
Plus interest acquired from unconsolidated joint venture(5) |  |  | - |  |  |  | 3,118 |  |  |  | - |
Interest capitalized at end of year(6) |  | $ | 59,600 |  |  | $ | 58,159 |  |  | $ | 65,010 |
Cash Paid for Interest Net of Capitalized Interest [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended |
|  | October 31, |  |  | October 31, |  |  | October 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2022 |  |  | 2021 |  |  | 2020 |
Other interest expensed |  | $ | 47,343 |  |  | $ | 77,716 |  |  | $ | 103,801 |
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries |  |  | 1,790 |  |  |  | 2,102 |  |  |  | 2,165 |
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest |  |  | (4,261 | ) |  |  | 7,409 |  |  |  | (16,482 | )
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest |  | $ | 44,872 |  |  | $ | 87,227 |  |  | $ | 89,484 |

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