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Inventory (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
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Total Inventory |  |
Inventory | $ 6,490,321 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders | $ 4,650,412 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders
Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Total Inventory |  |
Inventory | 122,533 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_LandControlledForFutureCommunitiesMember | 99,802 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_LandControlledForFutureCommunitiesMember
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Total Inventory |  |
Inventory | 2,355,874 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember | 1,287,630 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember
Operating communities [Member] |  |
Total Inventory |  |
Inventory | $ 4,011,914 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember | $ 3,262,980 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember

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- Definition The net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the sum of the various components of an operative builder's inventory, including finished homes. Operative builders primarily consist of entities that develop land, construct residential homes and commercial and industrial buildings thereon, and sell them to home buyers and operators of the commercial and industrial properties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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