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Information on Operating Segments (Details) (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 | Oct. 31, 2014
Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 852,583 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 860,374 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 1,706,035 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue | $ 1,504,055 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 86,532 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 93,484 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 210,555 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic | 164,719 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 8,587,681 us-gaap_Assets |  | 8,587,681 us-gaap_Assets |  | 8,416,902 us-gaap_Assets
North [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 150,018 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 137,241 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 282,454 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 264,885 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 2,864 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 8,806 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 13,431 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember | 17,152 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,063,041 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |  | 1,063,041 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember |  | 1,053,787 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_NorthMember
Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 187,503 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 180,475 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 350,891 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 349,571 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 22,095 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 24,358 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 40,819 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember | 45,909 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,272,448 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |  | 1,272,448 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember |  | 1,267,563 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_MidAtlanticMember
South [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 215,917 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 186,129 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 377,784 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 336,688 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 39,276 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 23,584 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 62,600 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember | 40,952 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,246,795 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |  | 1,246,795 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember |  | 1,165,600 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_SouthMember
West [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 282,467 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 321,609 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 570,409 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 507,835 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 46,270 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 44,844 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 91,619 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember | 78,714 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 2,821,400 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |  | 2,821,400 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember |  | 2,676,164 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_WestMember
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 835,905 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 825,454 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 1,581,538 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 1,458,979 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 110,505 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 101,592 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 208,469 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember | 182,727 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 6,403,684 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |  | 6,403,684 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember |  | 6,163,114 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_TraditionalHomebuildingMember
City Living [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | 16,678 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 34,920 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 124,497 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 45,076 us-gaap_HomeBuildingRevenue / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 6,660 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 10,022 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 58,005 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember | 8,964 us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 873,725 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |  | 873,725 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember |  | 834,949 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = tol_CityLivingMember
Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | (30,633)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | (18,130)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | (55,919)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | (26,972)us-gaap_IncomeLossFromContinuingOperationsBeforeIncomeTaxesDomestic / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
Total assets |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 1,310,272 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |  | $ 1,310,272 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |  | $ 1,418,839 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember

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