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Information on Operating Segments (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Jul. 31, 2015 | Oct. 31, 2014
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Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | $ 6,990,878 | $ 6,490,321
Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 76,371 | 122,533
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 2,344,705 | 2,355,874
Operating communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 4,569,802 | 4,011,914
North [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 1,053,967 | 1,018,053
North [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 12,097 | 12,007
North [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 176,753 | 171,780
North [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 865,117 | 834,266
Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 1,238,226 | 1,233,534
Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 32,616 | 29,169
Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 251,726 | 209,506
Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 953,884 | 994,859
South [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 1,067,309 | 1,024,710
South [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 4,223 | 10,971
South [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 286,806 | 219,904
South [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 776,280 | 793,835
West [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 2,816,253 | 2,590,970
West [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 26,136 | 22,122
West [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 1,140,623 | 1,391,028
West [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 1,649,494 | 1,177,820
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 6,175,755 | 5,867,267
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 75,072 | 74,269
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 1,855,908 | 1,992,218
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 4,244,775 | 3,800,780
City Living [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 815,123 | 623,054
City Living [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 1,299 | 48,264
City Living [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | 488,797 | 363,656
City Living [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Segment Reporting, Inventory [Line items] |  |
Inventory | $ 325,027 | $ 211,134

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- Definition The net carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the sum of the various components of an operative builder's inventory, including finished homes. Operative builders primarily consist of entities that develop land, construct residential homes and commercial and industrial buildings thereon, and sell them to home buyers and operators of the commercial and industrial properties. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.6(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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