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Commitments and Contingencies (Details) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Apr. 30, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
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Company's land purchase commitments |  |
Purchase Obligation | $ 1,061,548 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation | $ 1,227,914 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation
Land Purchase Commitment To Unrelated Party [Member] |  |
Company's land purchase commitments |  |
Purchase Obligation | 882,723 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandPurchaseCommitmentToUnrelatedPartyMember | 1,043,654 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandPurchaseCommitmentToUnrelatedPartyMember
Land Purchase Commitment To JV [Member] |  |
Company's land purchase commitments |  |
Purchase Obligation | 178,825 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandPurchaseCommitmentToJVMember | 184,260 us-gaap_PurchaseObligation / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandPurchaseCommitmentToJVMember
Land Parcel Purchase Commitment [Member] |  |
Company's land purchase commitments |  |
Deposits against aggregate purchase commitments | 71,126 tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember | 103,422 tol_DepositsAgainstAggregatePurchaseCommitments / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Additional cash required to acquire land | 990,422 tol_AdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLand / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember | 1,124,492 tol_AdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLand / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember
Amount of Additional Cash Required to Acquire Land Included in Accrued Expenses | $ 1,120 tol_AmountOfAdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLandIncludedInAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember | $ 764 tol_AmountOfAdditionalCashRequiredToAcquireLandIncludedInAccruedExpenses / us-gaap_LongTermPurchaseCommitmentByCategoryOfItemPurchasedAxis = tol_LandParcelPurchaseCommitmentMember

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