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Information on Operating Segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Jul. 31, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Jan. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 1,350,690 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 1,056,857 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 860,374 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 643,681 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 1,044,534 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 689,160 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 516,004 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 424,601 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 3,911,602 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 2,674,299 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 1,882,781 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 188,538 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 151,325 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 93,484 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 71,235 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 150,150 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 68,253 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 40,968 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 8,326 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 504,582 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 267,697 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 112,942 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 8,416,902 us-gaap_Assets |  |  |  | 6,827,459 us-gaap_Assets |  |  |  | 8,416,902 us-gaap_Assets | 6,827,459 us-gaap_Assets |
North [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 662,734 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 485,052 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 350,639 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 56,983 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 32,648 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 13,913 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,053,787 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |  |  |  | 963,597 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |  |  |  | 1,053,787 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 963,597 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |
Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 817,306 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 652,855 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 535,710 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 78,971 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 79,801 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 62,970 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,267,563 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |  |  |  | 1,231,438 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |  |  |  | 1,267,563 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 1,231,438 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |
South [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 836,498 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 641,331 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 361,810 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 113,584 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 67,934 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 18,928 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,165,600 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |  |  |  | 953,955 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |  |  |  | 1,165,600 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 953,955 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |
West [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,313,727 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 724,370 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 437,922 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 236,363 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 111,301 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 39,383 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 2,676,164 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |  |  |  | 1,290,388 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |  |  |  | 2,676,164 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 1,290,388 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 3,630,265 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 2,503,608 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 1,686,081 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 485,901 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 291,684 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 135,194 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 6,163,114 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |  |  |  | 4,439,378 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |  |  |  | 6,163,114 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 4,439,378 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |
City Living [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 281,337 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 170,691 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 196,700 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 104,580 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 53,345 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 61,910 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 834,949 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |  |  |  | 674,302 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |  |  |  | 834,949 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 674,302 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |
Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (85,899)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | (77,332)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | (84,162)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 1,418,839 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |  |  |  | $ 1,713,779 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |  |  |  | $ 1,418,839 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | $ 1,713,779 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |

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