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Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Details Textual) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2010 | Oct. 31, 2012 Development Joint Venture [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 Development Joint Venture [Member] | Oct. 31, 2010 Development Joint Venture [Member] | Jul. 31, 2012 Baker Ranch [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Baker Ranch [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Planned Community Joint Venture [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 Planned Community Joint Venture [Member] | Oct. 31, 2010 Planned Community Joint Venture [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Other Joint Ventures [Member] [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Condominium JV Metro NY market [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Condominium hotel joint venture [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Multi-family residential apartment Joint Venture [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Structured Asset Joint Venture [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 Structured Asset Joint Venture [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Trust II [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Trust I [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 Trust I [Member] | Oct. 31, 2010 Trust I [Member]
Statement of Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Restricted Cash Held in Defeasance Account Used to Repay Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 237,476,000 | $ 152,600,000 |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Impairment Charges | (2,311,000) | 40,870,000 | 0 | (2,300,000) | 25,700,000 | 0 |  |  | 0 | 15,200,000 | 0 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | 330,617,000 | 126,355,000 |  | 116,452,000 | 17,098,000 |  |  |  | 31,300,000 |  |  | 142,200,000 | 87,300,000 | 5,400,000 | 15,400,000 | 37,343,000 | 34,651,000 | 3,200,000 | 100,000 |  |
Funding Commitments to Joint Ventures | 97,000,000 |  |  | 3,500,000 |  |  |  | 10,000,000 | 8,300,000 |  |  | 85,200,000 | 37,500,000 | 47,700,000 | 0 | 0 |  |  |  |  |
Number of floors to be acquired from JV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 18 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Owned by Third Party |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 33.30% |  |
Percentage ownership held by company |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% | 50.00% | 50.00% | 20.00% |  | 50.00% | 33.30% |  |
Number of Units in Real Estate Property |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  | 398 |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage ownership held by JV |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40.00% |  |  |  |  |
Percent owned by Company's Management |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 33.30% |  |
Number of lots to be acquired from joint venture |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 800 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture | 217,160,000 | 132,000 | 58,286,000 |  |  |  | 110,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Development finance and management services recognized during period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 2,700,000 | 2,900,000 | 3,100,000
Cumulative impairment charges in connection with joint ventures |  |  |  | 95,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 63,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate exposure with respect to its estimated obligations | 2,135,000 | 60,205,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Guarantor Obligations, Maximum Exposure, Undiscounted | $ 9,800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 9,800,000 |  | $ 0 |  |  |  |  |
variable interest entity, number of entities, not primary beneficiary | 2 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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