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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member] |  |
Company's purchase commitments |  |
Aggregate Purchase Commitments With Unrelated Parties | $ 1,043,654 tol_AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsWithUnrelatedParties / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember | $ 1,301,987 tol_AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsWithUnrelatedParties / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Aggregate purchase commitments with related parties | 184,260 tol_AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsUnconsolidatedEntitiesThatCompanyHasInvestmentsIn / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember | 61,738 tol_AggregatePurchaseCommitmentsUnconsolidatedEntitiesThatCompanyHasInvestmentsIn / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments | 103,422 tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember | 76,986 tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Additional cash required to acquire land | 1,124,492 tol_AdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLand / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember | 1,286,739 tol_AdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLand / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Total | 1,227,914 us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember | 1,363,725 us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Amount of Additional Cash Required to Acquire Land Included in Accrued Expenses | $ 764 tol_AmountOfAdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLandIncludedInAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember | $ 1,439 tol_AmountOfAdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLandIncludedInAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember

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- Definition Additional cash required to acquire land. + References No definition available. + Details
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Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Aggregate land purchase commitments with unconsolidated entities that the company has investments in. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Aggregate land purchase commitments with unrelated parties. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | tol_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | instant

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- Definition Amount of additional cash required to acquire land included in accrued expenses. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | tol_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
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- Definition Deposits against aggregate land purchase commitments. + References No definition available. + Details
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Namespace Prefix: | tol_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
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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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Namespace Prefix: | us-gaap_
Data Type: | xbrli:monetaryItemType
Balance Type: | credit
Period Type: | duration