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Supplemental Guarantor Information (Level 4 Textuals) (Details) (USD $) | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
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Land inventory reclass to receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets |  | $ 28,500,000 tol_Landinventoryreclasstoreceivablesprepaidexpensesandotherassets
Inventory | 6,490,321,000 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders | 4,650,412,000 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders
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Subsidiary of Company, Ownership Percentage by Parent | 100.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember |
Inventory | 6,260,303,000 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember | 4,557,132,000 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_GuarantorSubsidiariesMember
Guarantor Subsidiary Release From Guaranty [Member] |  |
Entity Information [Line Items] |  |
Subsidiary of Company, Ownership Percentage by Parent | 100.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_GuarantorSubsidiaryReleaseFromGuarantyMember |
Inventory |  | $ 68,100,000 us-gaap_InventoryOperativeBuilders / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_GuarantorSubsidiaryReleaseFromGuarantyMember

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- Definition Value of land inventory primarily related to commercial properties located in two of the Company's master planned communites transferred to receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets. + References No definition available. + Details
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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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