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Stock-Based Benefit Plans (Details 10) (Vesting Based On Service In Lieu RSUs [Member], Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member], USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2009
Vesting Based On Service In Lieu RSUs [Member] | Restricted Stock Units (RSUs) [Member] |  |  |
Share-based Compensation Arrangement by Share-based Payment Award [Line Items] |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Restricted Stock Award, Net of Forfeitures |  |  | 62,051 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesRestrictedStockAwardNetOfForfeitures / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / tol_VestingCriteriaAxis = tol_VestingBasedOnServiceInLieuRSUsMember
Salary Deferral Charged to Selling General and Administrative Expense |  |  | $ 130,000 tol_SalaryDeferralChargedToSellingGeneralAndAdministrativeExpense / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / tol_VestingCriteriaAxis = tol_VestingBasedOnServiceInLieuRSUsMember
Shares Paid for Tax Withholding for Share Based Compensation | 8,509 us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / tol_VestingCriteriaAxis = tol_VestingBasedOnServiceInLieuRSUsMember | 356 us-gaap_SharesPaidForTaxWithholdingForShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / tol_VestingCriteriaAxis = tol_VestingBasedOnServiceInLieuRSUsMember |
Aggregate Fair Market Value of Shares Withheld | $ 308,000 tol_AggregateFairMarketValueOfSharesWithheld / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / tol_VestingCriteriaAxis = tol_VestingBasedOnServiceInLieuRSUsMember | $ 10,000 tol_AggregateFairMarketValueOfSharesWithheld / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / tol_VestingCriteriaAxis = tol_VestingBasedOnServiceInLieuRSUsMember |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, Share-based Compensation, Net of Forfeitures | 29,460 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / tol_VestingCriteriaAxis = tol_VestingBasedOnServiceInLieuRSUsMember | 7,982 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesShareBasedCompensation / us-gaap_AwardTypeAxis = us-gaap_RestrictedStockUnitsRSUMember / tol_VestingCriteriaAxis = tol_VestingBasedOnServiceInLieuRSUsMember |

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