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Inventory (Details Textual) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2010
Inventory (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts | 64 |  |
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands | $ 540,800,000 |  |
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities | 25,500,000 |  |
Reduction in Capitalized Interest | 47,900,000 | 54,000,000 | 53,300,000
Reclassification of inventory to property, construction and office equipment |  | $ 20,005,000 | $ 18,711,000

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