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Inventory (Details 1) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Jan. 31, 2015 communities | Oct. 31, 2014 communities
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Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Temporarily Closed communities |  |
Number of Communities (in ones) | 18 tol_NumberOfTemporarilyClosedCommunities / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember | 16 tol_NumberOfTemporarilyClosedCommunities / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember
Carrying Value | $ 144,403 tol_TemporarilyClosedCommunitiesCarryingValue / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember | $ 122,015 tol_TemporarilyClosedCommunitiesCarryingValue / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_LandOwnedforFutureCommunitiesMember
Operating communities [Member] |  |
Temporarily Closed communities |  |
Number of Communities (in ones) | 9 tol_NumberOfTemporarilyClosedCommunities / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember | 9 tol_NumberOfTemporarilyClosedCommunities / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember
Carrying Value | $ 27,451 tol_TemporarilyClosedCommunitiesCarryingValue / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember | $ 42,092 tol_TemporarilyClosedCommunitiesCarryingValue / us-gaap_PublicUtilitiesInventoryAxis = tol_OperatingcommunitiesMember

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