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Accrued Expenses Accrued Expenses (Detail Textuals) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended
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Jan. 31, 2015 communities
Construction Claims, Three Community Associations, West Region [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Number Of Communities Filing Claim | 3 tol_NumberOfCommunitiesFilingClaim / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = tol_ConstructionClaimsThreeCommunityAssociationsWestRegionMember
Stucco Related [Member] |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |
Loss Contingency, Estimate of Possible Loss | 54,000,000 us-gaap_LossContingencyEstimateOfPossibleLoss / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = tol_StuccoRelatedMember
Product Liability Contingency, Third Party Recovery, Percentage | 40.00%us-gaap_ProductLiabilityContingencyThirdPartyRecoveryPercentage / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = tol_StuccoRelatedMember
Product Warranty Accrual, Preexisting, Increase (Decrease) | 25,000,000 us-gaap_ProductWarrantyAccrualPreexistingIncreaseDecrease / us-gaap_LossContingenciesByNatureOfContingencyAxis = tol_StuccoRelatedMember

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- Definition Reflects the estimated amount of loss from the specified contingency as of the balance sheet date. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 4 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14435-108349 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 9 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14557-108349 + Details
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- Definition Percentage of the estimated recovery from third parties recorded in the period pertaining to product liability damages from specified products. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Staff Accounting Bulletin (SAB) -Number Topic 5 -Section Y -Paragraph Question 2 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 450 -SubTopic 20 -Section 50 -Paragraph 3 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=25496072&loc=d3e14394-108349 + Details
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- Definition Represents the aggregate Increase or Decrease in the liability during the reporting period for accruals related to preexisting standard and extended product warranties (including adjustments for changes in estimates). + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 460 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 8 -Subparagraph ((c)(4)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6398077&loc=d3e12565-110249 + Details
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