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Information on Operating Segments (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended |
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Jan. 31, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2014
Revenues |  |  |
Revenues | $ 853,452 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 643,681 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 124,023 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 71,235 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic |
Total assets |  |  |
Total assets | 8,421,619 us-gaap_Assets |  | 8,416,902 us-gaap_Assets
North [Member] |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |
Revenues | 132,436 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 127,644 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 10,567 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 8,346 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |
Total assets |  |  |
Total assets | 1,075,858 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |  | 1,053,787 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember
Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |
Revenues | 163,388 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 169,096 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 18,724 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 21,551 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |
Total assets |  |  |
Total assets | 1,281,066 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |  | 1,267,563 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember
South [Member] |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |
Revenues | 161,867 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 150,559 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 23,324 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 17,368 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |
Total assets |  |  |
Total assets | 1,208,771 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |  | 1,165,600 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember
West [Member] |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |
Revenues | 287,942 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 186,226 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 45,359 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 34,668 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |
Total assets |  |  |
Total assets | 2,729,539 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |  | 2,676,164 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |
Revenues | 745,633 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 633,525 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 97,974 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 81,933 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |
Total assets |  |  |
Total assets | 6,295,234 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |  | 6,163,114 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember
City Living [Member] |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |
Revenues | 107,819 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 10,156 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 51,345 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | (1,058)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |
Total assets |  |  |
Total assets | 866,462 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |  | 834,949 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember
Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |
Income before income taxes | (25,296)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | (9,640)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
Total assets |  |  |
Total assets | $ 1,259,923 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |  | $ 1,418,839 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember

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