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Note 16 - Warranty Costs (Tables) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2025
Warranty Costs |
Schedule of Product Warranty Liability [Table Text Block] |
|  | Year Ended October 31, |
(In thousands) |  | 2025 |  |  | 2024 |
Balance, beginning of period |  | $ | 89,391 |  |  | $ | 98,919 |
Additions: Selling, general and administrative |  |  | 10,458 |  |  |  | 8,891 |
Additions: Cost of sales |  |  | 9,073 |  |  |  | 10,608 |
Charges incurred during the period (1) |  |  | (9,295 | ) |  |  | (32,004 | )
Changes to pre-existing reserves (2) (3) |  |  | 4,197 |  |  |  | 2,977 |
Balance, end of period |  | $ | 103,824 |  |  | $ | 89,391 |
(1) The majority of the charges incurred during fiscal 2024 represented a payment for construction defects related to the settlement of a litigation matter.
(2) During fiscal 2025, we re corded a decrease of $3.4 million to our construction defect reserves as a result of our claims history, which is reflected in the changes to pre-existing reserves.
(3) Includes reserve balances acquired from unconsolidated joint ventures, as discussed in Note 20.

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of the changes in the guarantor's aggregate product warranty liability, including the beginning balance of the aggregate product warranty liability, the aggregate reductions in that liability for payments made (in cash or in kind) under the warranty, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to product warranties issued during the reporting period, the aggregate changes in the liability for accruals related to preexisting warranties (including adjustments related to changes in estimates), and the ending balance of the aggregate product warranty liability. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/disclosureRef -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph (c) -Publisher FASB -URI https://asc.fasb.org/1943274/2147482425/460-10-50-8 + Details
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