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Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Details 2) (USD $) | Apr. 30, 2015 joint_ventures
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Land Development Joint Venture [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments | 3 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | $ 175,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 111,506,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember
Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments | 2 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 222,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 78,906,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember
Rental Property Joint Ventures [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments | 8 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesMember
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 734,685,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesMember
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 431,584,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesMember
Total Joint Venture [Member] |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments | 13 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TotalJointVentureMember
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 1,131,685,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TotalJointVentureMember
Amounts borrowed under commitments | $ 621,996,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TotalJointVentureMember

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- Definition The carrying value as of the balance sheet date of the current and noncurrent portions of long-term obligations drawn from a line of credit, which is a bank's commitment to make loans up to a specific amount. Examples of items that might be included in the application of this element may consist of letters of credit, standby letters of credit, and revolving credit arrangements, under which borrowings can be made up to a maximum amount as of any point in time conditional on satisfaction of specified terms before, as of and after the date of drawdowns on the line. Includes short-term obligations that would normally be classified as current liabilities but for which (a) postbalance sheet date issuance of a long term obligation to refinance the short term obligation on a long term basis, or (b) the enterprise has entered into a financing agreement that clearly permits the enterprise to refinance the short-term obligation on a long term basis and the following conditions are met (1) the agreement does not expire within 1 year and is not cancelable by the lender except for violation of an objectively determinable provision, (2) no violation exists at the BS date, and (3) the lender has entered into the financing agreement is expected to be financially capable of honoring the agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 19, 20, 22 -Article 5 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 + Details
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- Definition Maximum borrowing capacity under the credit facility without consideration of any current restrictions on the amount that could be borrowed or the amounts currently outstanding under the facility. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.19(b),22(b)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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