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Other Income - Net (Details Textual) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2015 | Apr. 30, 2014
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Income from Ancillary Businesses | $ 2,886 tol_IncomefromAncillaryBusinesses | $ 2,337 tol_IncomefromAncillaryBusinesses | $ 13,725 tol_IncomefromAncillaryBusinesses | $ 3,950 tol_IncomefromAncillaryBusinesses
Land Sales | 22,725 us-gaap_LandSales | 87,124 us-gaap_LandSales | 126,746 us-gaap_LandSales | 98,152 us-gaap_LandSales
Deferred gain on land sale to joint venture |  |  |  |
Trust Two [Member] |  |  |  |
Schedule of Equity Method Investments [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Land Sales |  |  |  | 2,900 us-gaap_LandSales / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrust2Member
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrust2Member |  | 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 us-gaap_LandSales / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 25.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |  | 25.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |
Deferred gain on land sale to joint venture |  |  | 9,260 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 tol_IncomefromAncillaryBusinesses / us-gaap_ProductOrServiceAxis = tol_SecurityMonitoringBusinessMember |

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