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OVERVIEW, BASIS OF PRESENTATION AND SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES Land Sale (Details) $ in Millions	9 Months Ended
	Jul. 31, 2016 USD ($)
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit, Deferred [Abstract]
Date of Land Sale Agreeement	Apr. 30, 2014
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Sales Value	$ 34
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit	$ 10

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Amount of deferred gross profit, realized on retail land sale transaction accounted for under the installment method.

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Amount of sales related to retail land transactions accounted for under the installment method.

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