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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014
Land Development Joint Venture [Member] |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Expected Lot Purchase | 3,300 tol_ExpectedLotPurchase / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember
Land for Apartment Development Purchase Commitment [Member] |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Purchase commitments to acquire land for apartment development | $ 29,900,000 us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandforApartmentDevelopmentPurchaseCommitmentMember
Deposits on purchase commitment to acquire land for apartment development | 888,000 tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandforApartmentDevelopmentPurchaseCommitmentMember
Lease On Land For High-Rise Cooperative Owned Building [Member] |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |
Purchase commitments to acquire land for apartment development | 17,500,000 us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LeaseOnLandForHighRiseCooperativeOwnedBuildingMember
Estimated number of years to be paid | 2 years
Deposits on purchase commitment to acquire land for apartment development | 4,700,000 tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LeaseOnLandForHighRiseCooperativeOwnedBuildingMember
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract | 99 years
Estimated lease payments | $ 4,700,000 tol_Estimatedleasepayments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LeaseOnLandForHighRiseCooperativeOwnedBuildingMember

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- Definition Deposits against aggregate land purchase commitments. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The estimated future lease payments that the Registrant expects to be required to make under the 99-year lease where the Registrant expects to build a high-rise luxury cooperative-building. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The estimated number of years under the 99-year lease that the Registrant expects that it will required make. The Registrant expects to build a high-rise luxury cooperative-building on the land under this lease. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of lots which the reporting entity expects to purchase from a joint venture, for which no purchase prices has been specified. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment. + References No definition available. + Details
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