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Other Income - Net (Details Textual) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Income from Ancillary Businesses | $ 10,839,000 tol_IncomefromAncillaryBusinesses | $ 1,613,000 tol_IncomefromAncillaryBusinesses
Land Sales | 104,021,000 us-gaap_LandSales | 11,028,000 us-gaap_LandSales
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit, Deferred |  |
Trust Two [Member] |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Land Sales |  | 2,900,000 us-gaap_LandSales / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrust2Member
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrust2Member |
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Three [Member] |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Land Sales | 78,500,000.00 us-gaap_LandSales / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 25.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit, Deferred | 9,260,000 us-gaap_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodGrossProfitDeferred / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |
Security Monitoring Business [Member] |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |
Income from Ancillary Businesses | $ 8,100,000 tol_IncomefromAncillaryBusinesses / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = tol_SecurityMonitoringBusinessMember |

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