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Inventory (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Jan. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
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Inventory (Textual) [Abstract] |  |
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Impairment | $ 32,100 tol_RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCostsImpairment | $ 37,100 tol_RealEstateInventoryCapitalizedInterestCostsImpairment
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member] |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts (in ones) | 61 tol_NumberOfDeterminedLandPurchaseContracts / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember | 63 tol_NumberOfDeterminedLandPurchaseContracts / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands | 597,500 tol_AggregatePurchasePriceOfLands / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember | 578,200 tol_AggregatePurchasePriceOfLands / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities | $ 34,600 tol_DepositsForPurchaseOfLandsWithVieEntities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember | $ 30,700 tol_DepositsForPurchaseOfLandsWithVieEntities / us-gaap_VariableInterestEntitiesByClassificationOfEntityAxis = us-gaap_VariableInterestEntityNotPrimaryBeneficiaryAggregatedDisclosureMember

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- Definition The amount of the deposits on land purchase agreement where the selling entity was determined to be a VIE. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The amount of accumulated impairment of capitalized interest which should be excluded from the reported amount of capitalized interest at the end of the period to reduce the value to the net carrying value at the end of the period. + References No definition available. + Details
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