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Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Details Textual) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended | 19 Months Ended | 3 Months Ended |
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Apr. 30, 2015 joint_ventures | Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2015 joint_ventures | Apr. 30, 2014 | Jul. 31, 2014 home_sites | Apr. 17, 2015 | Jan. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2014
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitment | $ 80,874,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment |  | $ 80,874,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment |  |  |  |  |
Land Sales | 22,725,000 us-gaap_LandSales | 87,124,000 us-gaap_LandSales | 126,746,000 us-gaap_LandSales | 98,152,000 us-gaap_LandSales |  |  |  |
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit, Deferred |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | 467,259,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures |  | 467,259,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures |  |  |  |  | 447,078,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures
Number of Joint Ventures | 22 tol_NumberofJointVentures |  | 22 tol_NumberofJointVentures |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | 6,227,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | 14,327,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | 11,128,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments | 37,242,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments |  |  |  |
Proceeds from Equity Method Investment, Dividends or Distributions |  |  | 11,490,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions | 39,471,000 us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentDividendsOrDistributions |  |  |  |
Land sales earnings, net | 2,533,000 tol_Landsalesearningsnet | 4,929,000 tol_Landsalesearningsnet | 7,350,000 tol_Landsalesearningsnet | 11,187,000 tol_Landsalesearningsnet |  |  |  |
Management Fees Revenue | 3,411,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue | 1,227,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue | 6,390,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue | 2,454,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue |  |  |  |
Land Development Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 175,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  | 175,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  |  |  |  |
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 111,506,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  | 111,506,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  |  |  |  |
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments | 3 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  | 3 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 222,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  | 222,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  |  |  |  |
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 78,906,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  | 78,906,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  |  |  |  |
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments | 2 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  | 2 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 124,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |  | 124,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |  |  |  |  |
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 52,100,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |  | 52,100,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |  |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 160,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  | 160,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  |  |  |  |
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 26,800,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  | 26,800,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Floors To Be Acquired From Joint Venture | 18 tol_NumberOfFloorsToBeAcquiredFromJointVenture / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkMember |  | 18 tol_NumberOfFloorsToBeAcquiredFromJointVenture / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkMember |  |  |  |  |
Rental Property Joint Ventures [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 734,685,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesMember |  | 734,685,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesMember |  |  |  |  |
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 431,584,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesMember |  | 431,584,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesMember |  |  |  |  |
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments | 8 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesMember |  | 8 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesMember |  |  |  |  |
Rental Property Joint Ventures Q Two Fiscal Fifteen [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity | 39,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  | 39,000,000 us-gaap_LineOfCreditFacilityMaximumBorrowingCapacity / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  |  |  |  |
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  | 0 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  |  |  |  |
Number of joint ventures with loan commitments | 1 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  | 1 tol_Numberofjointventureswithloancommitments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  |  |  |  |
Line of Credit Facility, Number of Banks included | 2 tol_LineofCreditFacilityNumberofBanksincluded / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  | 2 tol_LineofCreditFacilityNumberofBanksincluded / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  |  |  |  |
Rental Property Joint Venture Metro New York [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Amounts borrowed under commitments | 12,400,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVentureMetroNewYorkMember |  | 12,400,000 us-gaap_LineOfCredit / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVentureMetroNewYorkMember |  |  |  |  |
Toll Brothers Realty Trust [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities |  | 12,000,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrustMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Management Fees Revenue |  | 1,100,000 us-gaap_ManagementFeesRevenue / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrustMember |  |  |  |  |  |
Partners' Capital Account, Distributions |  | 36,000,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrustMember | 2,000,000 us-gaap_PartnersCapitalAccountDistributions / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrustMember |  |  |  |  |
Toll Brothers Realty Trust [Member] | Co-venturer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 33.30%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrustMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_CoVenturerMember |  | 33.30%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrustMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_CoVenturerMember |  |  |  |  |
Toll Brothers Realty Trust [Member] | Management [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 33.30%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrustMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember |  | 33.30%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = tol_TollBrothersRealtyTrustMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = us-gaap_ManagementMember |  |  |  |  |
Land Development Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | 144,103,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  | 144,103,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  |  |  |  | 140,221,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember
Number of Joint Ventures | 7 tol_NumberofJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  | 7 tol_NumberofJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | 2,939,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember | 135,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember | 5,381,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember | 103,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  |  |  |
Land Development Joint Venture [Member] | Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitment | 31,180,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment / us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis = tol_CommitmentToAdvanceOrInvestInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAndJointVentureMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  | 31,180,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment / us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis = tol_CommitmentToAdvanceOrInvestInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAndJointVentureMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureMember |  |  |  |  |
Land Development Joint Venture Five [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number Of Lots Acquired From Joint Venture | 48 tol_NumberOfLotsAcquiredFromJointVenture / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureFiveMember |  |  |  | 515 tol_NumberOfLotsAcquiredFromJointVenture / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureFiveMember |  |  |
Other Commitment | 15,500,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureFiveMember |  | 15,500,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_LandDevelopmentJointVentureFiveMember |  |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | 205,253,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  | 205,253,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  |  |  |  | 189,509,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember
Number of Joint Ventures | 4 tol_NumberofJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  | 4 tol_NumberofJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) from unconsolidated entities | 916,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember | 145,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember | 1,458,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember | 327,000 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromEquityMethodInvestments / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Ventures, Total [Member] | Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitment | 29,887,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment / us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis = tol_CommitmentToAdvanceOrInvestInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAndJointVentureMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  | 29,887,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment / us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis = tol_CommitmentToAdvanceOrInvestInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAndJointVentureMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVenturesTotalMember |  |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Three [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Interest in Joint Venture |  |  | 15,900,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireInterestInJointVenture / 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 |  |  |  |  |
Land Sales |  |  | 78,500,000 us-gaap_LandSales / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |  |  |  |  |
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit, Deferred |  |  | 9,260,000 us-gaap_RetailLandSalesInstallmentMethodGrossProfitDeferred / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | 16,700,000.00 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |  | 16,700,000.00 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkThreeMember |  |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Two [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | 28,600,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  | 28,600,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Two [Member] | Commitment To Advance Or Invest In Affiliates Subsidiaries And Joint Venture [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Other Commitment | 21,600,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment / us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis = tol_CommitmentToAdvanceOrInvestInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAndJointVentureMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  | 21,600,000 us-gaap_OtherCommitment / us-gaap_OtherCommitmentsAxis = tol_CommitmentToAdvanceOrInvestInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAndJointVentureMember / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkTwoMember |  |  |  |  |
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkMember |  | 50.00%us-gaap_EquityMethodInvestmentOwnershipPercentage / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkMember |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | 132,000,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkMember |  | 132,000,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_HomeBuildingJointVentureMetroNewYorkMember |  |  |  |  |
Rental Property Joint Ventures Q Two Fiscal Fifteen [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Land Sales |  |  | 14,500,000 us-gaap_LandSales / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advance to Affiliates, Subsidiaries, Associates, and Joint Ventures | 5,000,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  | 5,000,000 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  |  |  |  |
Number of Joint Ventures | 2 tol_NumberofJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  | 2 tol_NumberofJointVentures / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  |  |  |  |
Retail Land Sales, Maturity of Accounts Receivable, Next Twelve Months | 2,300,000 us-gaap_RetailLandSalesMaturityOfAccountsReceivableYearOne / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  | 2,300,000 us-gaap_RetailLandSalesMaturityOfAccountsReceivableYearOne / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire and Develop Real Estate |  |  |  |  |  | 18,800,000 us-gaap_PaymentsToAcquireAndDevelopRealEstate / us-gaap_ScheduleOfEquityMethodInvestmentEquityMethodInvesteeNameAxis = tol_RentalPropertyJointVenturesQTwoFiscalFifteenMember |  |
Rental Property Joint Ventures Q Two Fiscal Fifteen [Member] | Co-venturer [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Rental Property Joint Venture Metro New York [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Toll Brothers Realty Trust 2 [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Toll Brothers Realty Trust [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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Indirect Guarantee of Indebtedness [Member] | Equity Method Investee [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Investments in and Advances to Unconsolidated Entities (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
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