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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2014 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Feb. 03, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2014 Shapell [Member] | Feb. 04, 2014 Shapell [Member] | Jan. 31, 2014 Shapell [Member] | Jan. 31, 2014 Subsidiary of Common Parent [Member] | Apr. 30, 2014 Five year term note [Member] | Feb. 04, 2014 Five year term note [Member] | Feb. 03, 2014 Five year term note [Member] | Apr. 30, 2014 three hundred sixty four day senior uncedured revolving credit facility [Member] | Feb. 04, 2014 three hundred sixty four day senior uncedured revolving credit facility [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 New Credit Facility [Member]
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  | $ 1,600,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of home sites included in acquisition |  |  |  | 4,950 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, number of selling communities |  |  |  | 11 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Cash Acquired from Acquisition |  |  |  | 120,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Homes to be Delivered |  | 3,667 |  |  | 126 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Sales Value of Outstanding Deliver Homes |  | 2,690,000,000 |  |  | 105,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Deposit Assets |  |  |  |  |  | 161,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding |  | 0 | 370,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 500,000,000 | 1,035,000,000
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 485,000,000 |  |  |  |
Proceeds from (Payments for) Other Financing Activities |  | $ 830,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of banks included in Credit Facility |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 10 |  | 5 |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Period |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |
Interest above fed funds rate | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent of interest above Libor | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent interest added when euro rate option selected | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1.72% |  |  |  |
Subsidiary of Company, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, term of contract |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 364 days |  | 5 years
Percentage Investment in Partnerships and Affiliates up to which Accounted as Equity Method Investment |  | 50.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Condition for accounting in investments as per equity method |  | Investments in 50% or less owned partnerships and affiliates are accounted for using the equity method unless it is determined that the Company has effective control of the entity, in which case the entity would be consolidated. |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |

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