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Inventory (Details Textual) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Land inventory reclass to receivables, prepaid expenses and other assets |  | $ 28,500,000 tol_Landinventoryreclasstoreceivablesprepaidexpensesandotherassets |
Transfer of Inventory to Investment | 4,152,000 tol_TransferOfInventoryToInvestment | 54,800,000 tol_TransferOfInventoryToInvestment |
Reclassification of inventory to property, construction and office equipment | 9,482,000 tol_ReclassificationOfInventoryToPropertyConstructionAndOfficeEquipment | 5,576,000 tol_ReclassificationOfInventoryToPropertyConstructionAndOfficeEquipment |
Inventory (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Impairment | 33,127,000 tol_RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCostsImpairment | 38,200,000 tol_RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCostsImpairment | 47,900,000 tol_RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCostsImpairment
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts | 63 tol_NumberOfDeterminedLandPurchaseContracts / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember | 87 tol_NumberOfDeterminedLandPurchaseContracts / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember |
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands | 578,200,000 tol_AggregatePurchasePriceOfLands / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember | 1,120,000,000 tol_AggregatePurchasePriceOfLands / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember |
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities | $ 30,700,000 tol_DepositsForPurchaseOfLandsWithVieEntities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember | $ 51,900,000 tol_DepositsForPurchaseOfLandsWithVieEntities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember |

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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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