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Loans Payable, Senior Notes and Mortgage Company Loan Facility Term Loan Facility and 364-Day Facility (Details Textual 1) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  | 3 Months Ended |  |  | 6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Apr. 30, 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] | Apr. 30, 2014 Subsidiary of Common Parent [Member] | Apr. 30, 2014 New Credit Facility [Member] | Feb. 03, 2014 Shapell [Member] Five year term note [Member] | Feb. 03, 2014 Shapell [Member] New Credit Facility [Member]
Debt Instrument [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Maturity Period |  |  | 5 years |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Interest above fed funds rate | 0.50% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Long-term Debt |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | $ 485,000,000 |
Number of banks included in Credit Facility |  |  |  | 10 |  | 5 |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, term of contract |  |  |  |  | 364 days |  |  | 5 years |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Amount Outstanding | 95,000,000 |  |  |  | 0 |  |  | 95,000,000 |  | 370,000,000
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity |  |  |  |  |  | $ 500,000,000 |  | $ 1,035,000,000 |  |
Percent of interest above Libor | 1.00% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Percent interest added when euro rate option selected | 0.25% |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate at Period End |  |  | 1.56% |  |  |  |  | 1.85% |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100.00% |  |  |

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