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Credit Facility, Loans Payable, Senior Notes, Senior Subordinated Notes and Mortgage Company Warehouse Loan Credit Facility, Loans Payable, Senior Notes, Senior Subordinated Notes and Mortgage Company Warehouse Loan (Details Textual 1) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |  | 1 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |  |  |  | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2010 | Sep. 05, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2012 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member] | Feb. 07, 2012 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member] | Nov. 22, 2002 6.875% Senior notes due 2012 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member] | Feb. 07, 2012 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2010 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member] | Sep. 03, 2003 5.95% Senior notes due 2013 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 4.95% Senior Notes due 2014 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 4.95% Senior Notes due 2014 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2010 4.95% Senior Notes due 2014 [Member] | Mar. 16, 2004 4.95% Senior Notes due 2014 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 5.15% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 5.15% Senior Notes due 2015 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 8.91% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 8.91% Senior Notes due 2017 [Member] | Feb. 29, 2012 5.875 % senior notes due 2022 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 5.875 % senior notes due 2022 [Member] | Feb. 07, 2012 5.875 % senior notes due 2022 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 5.875 % senior notes due 2022 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 6.75% Senior Notes due 2019 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member] | Sep. 05, 2012 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member] | Feb. 07, 2012 5.875% Senior Notes Due February 15, 2022 [Member] | Feb. 07, 2012 Senior notes issued through an exchange [Member] | Oct. 31, 2011 Senior Notes [Member] | Oct. 31, 2010 Senior Notes [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Sept2012HoldersofDebtInstrument [Member] 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member] | Sep. 30, 2012 Sept2012CompanyConversionRighttoDebtInstrument [Member] 0.5% Exchangeable Senior Notes Due 2032 [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Holding In Subsidiary | 100.00% | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Note Payable (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest rate on notes |  |  |  |  | 0.50% |  | 6.875% | 6.875% |  | 6.875% | 5.95% | 5.95% |  |  | 5.95% | 4.95% |  |  | 4.95% | 5.15% |  | 8.91% |  |  | 5.875% | 5.88% |  | 6.75% |  |  |  | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional common share if convertible debt exchanged | 5,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Terms of Conversion Feature |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | Holders of the 0.5% Senior Notes will have the right to require Toll Brothers Finance Corp. to repurchase their notes for cash equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest, on each of December 15, 2017, September 15, 2022 and September 15, 2027. | Toll Brothers Finance Corp. will have the right to redeem the 0.5% Senior Notes on or after September 15, 2017 for cash equal to 100% of their principal amount, plus accrued but unpaid interest.
Debt Conversion, Convertible, Conversion Ratio |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20.3749 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
PrincipalAmountDenomination |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 1,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Convertible, Conversion Price |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 49.08 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Issued Senior Notes | 2,080,463,000 | 2,080,463,000 | 1,490,972,000 |  |  |  | 59,068,000 |  | 139,776,000 |  | 104,785,000 |  | 141,635,000 |  |  | 267,960,000 | 267,960,000 |  |  | 300,000,000 | 300,000,000 | 400,000,000 | 400,000,000 |  | 419,876,000 |  |  | 250,000,000 | 250,000,000 |  | 287,500,000 | 287,500,000 |  | 300,000,000 | 119,900,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from issuance of the Senior Notes |  | 578,696,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 296,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 282,500,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Exchanged |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 80,700,000 |  |  |  | 36,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Costs associated with the exchange of both series of notes |  | 1,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Expenses related to early retirement of debt |  |  | (3,827,000) | (1,208,000) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,800,000 | 1,200,000 |  |
Repayments of Senior Debt |  |  | 58,837,000 | 46,114,000 |  | 59,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes Redemption Amount |  |  |  | $ 45,500,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 55,100,000 |  |  |  |  | $ 13,500,000 |  |  |  | $ 32,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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