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Commitments and Contingencies (Details Textual) (USD $) | 6 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Expected Lot Purchase | 3,300 tol_ExpectedLotPurchase |
Purchase Obligation | $ 1,061,548,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation | $ 1,227,914,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation
Land Development Joint Venture [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Number of JV with Purchase Commitments | 3 tol_NumberofJVwithPurchaseCommitments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |
Land Purchase Commitment To JV [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Purchase Obligation | 178,825,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandPurchaseCommitmentToJVMember | 184,260,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandPurchaseCommitmentToJVMember
Land for Apartment Development Purchase Commitment [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Purchase Obligation | 29,900,000 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandforApartmentDevelopmentPurchaseCommitmentMember |
Deposits against Aggregate Purchase Commitments | 900,000 tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandforApartmentDevelopmentPurchaseCommitmentMember |
Lease On Land For High-Rise Cooperative Owned Building [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Deposits against Aggregate Purchase Commitments | 4,700,000 tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LeaseOnLandForHighRiseCooperativeOwnedBuildingMember |
Lessee Leasing Arrangements, Operating Leases, Term of Contract | 99 years |
Long-term Purchase Commitment, Amount | 17,500,000 us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentAmount / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LeaseOnLandForHighRiseCooperativeOwnedBuildingMember |
Estimated lease payments | $ 4,700,000 tol_Estimatedleasepayments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LeaseOnLandForHighRiseCooperativeOwnedBuildingMember |
Estimated number of years to be paid | 2 years |
Commitment To Acquire Home Sites [Member] | Land Development Joint Venture [Member] |  |
Long-term Purchase Commitment [Line Items] |  |
Number of Home Sites to be Acquired from Joint Ventures | 536 us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationMaximumQuantity / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember / us-gaap_UnrecordedUnconditionalPurchaseObligationByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_CommitmentToAcquireHomeSitesMember |

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- Definition Deposits against aggregate land purchase commitments. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The estimated future lease payments that the Registrant expects to be required to make under the 99-year lease where the Registrant expects to build a high-rise luxury cooperative-building. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The estimated number of years under the 99-year lease that the Registrant expects that it will required make. The Registrant expects to build a high-rise luxury cooperative-building on the land under this lease. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The number of lots which the reporting entity expects to purchase from a joint venture, for which no purchase prices has been specified. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Number of Joint Ventures where the Registrant has commitments to purchase lots from the joint venture. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Term of the lessee's leasing arrangement, in 'PnYnMnDTnHnMnS' format, for example, 'P1Y5M13D' represents the reported fact of one year, five months, and thirteen days. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The minimum amount the entity agreed to spend under the long-term purchase commitment. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Minimum amount of purchase arrangement in which the entity has agreed to expend funds to procure goods or services from a supplier. + References No definition available. + Details
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