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Stockholders' Equity (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, except Share data, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended |  |  |  |
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Nov. 07, 2013 | Sep. 05, 2012 | Mar. 31, 2003 | Dec. 16, 2014
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorization to repurchase shares |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased |
Rights Issued Pursuant to Rights Plan Description | The rights issued pursuant to the 2007 Rights Plan will become exercisable upon the earlier of (i) 10 days following a public announcement that a person or group of affiliated or associated persons has acquired, or obtained the right to acquire, beneficial ownership of 15% or more of the outstanding shares of our common stock, or (ii) 10 business days following the commencement of a tender offer or exchange offer that would result in a person or group beneficially owning 15% or more of the outstanding shares of common stock. No rights were exercisable at October 31, 2014. |  |  |  |  |  |
Percentage of Ownership of Company's Common Stock for Restricts Certain Transfers | 4.95%tol_PercentageOfOwnershipOfCompanysCommonStockForRestrictsCertainTransfers |  |  |  |  |  |
Share Repurchase Program |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of shares purchased | 2,947,000 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired | 498,000 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired | 20,000 us-gaap_TreasuryStockSharesAcquired |  |  |  |
Average price per share | $ 30.80 us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare | $ 30.90 us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare | $ 25.62 us-gaap_TreasuryStockAcquiredAverageCostPerShare |  |  |  |
Stock Repurchase Program, Remaining Number of Shares Authorized to be Repurchased | 5,321,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased | 8,268,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased | 8,766,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramRemainingNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased |  |  |  |
Stockholders' Equity (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares Authorized | 400,000,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesAuthorized |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.01 us-gaap_CommonStockParOrStatedValuePerShare |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Shares Authorized | 15,000,000 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesAuthorized |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Par or Stated Value Per Share | $ 0.01 us-gaap_PreferredStockParOrStatedValuePerShare |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Shares, Outstanding | 175,000,000 us-gaap_CommonStockSharesOutstanding |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock Reserved for Outstanding Stock Options and Restricted Stock Units | 10,600,000 tol_CommonStockReservedForOutstandingStockOptionsAndRestrictedStockUnits |  |  |  |  |  |
Common Stock, Capital Shares Reserved for Future Issuance | 8,800,000 us-gaap_CommonStockCapitalSharesReservedForFutureIssuance |  |  |  |  |  |
Additional common share if convertible debt exchanged | 5,900,000 tol_Additionalcommonsharesifconvertibledebtexchanged |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 0.50%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage |  |
Shares Held in Employee Stock Option Plan, Committed-to-be-Released | 500,000 us-gaap_SharesHeldInEmployeeStockOptionPlanCommittedToBeReleased |  |  |  |  |  |
Preferred Stock, Shares Issued | 0 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued | 0 us-gaap_PreferredStockSharesIssued |  |  |  |  |
Stock Issued During Period, Shares, New Issues | 7,200,000 us-gaap_StockIssuedDuringPeriodSharesNewIssues |  |  |  |  |  |
Sale of Stock, Price Per Share |  |  |  | $ 32.00 us-gaap_SaleOfStockPricePerShare |  |  |
Proceeds from Issuance of Common Stock | $ 220,365 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfCommonStock |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorization to repurchase shares |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased |
Subsequent Event [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Subsequent Event [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorization to repurchase shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember
Stockholders' Equity (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Authorization to repurchase shares |  |  |  |  |  |  | 20,000,000 us-gaap_StockRepurchaseProgramNumberOfSharesAuthorizedToBeRepurchased / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember

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