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Inventory (Details Textual) $ in Thousands | Jul. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) | Jul. 31, 2014 USD ($)
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Inventory (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Real Estate Inventory Capitalized Interest Costs Impairment | $ 33,536 |  | $ 35,800
Variable Interest Entity, Not Primary Beneficiary, Aggregated Disclosure [Member] |  |  |
Variable Interest Entity [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of VIE Land Purchase Contracts (in ones) | 58 | 63 |
Aggregate purchase price of VIE lands | $ 812,000 | $ 578,200 |
Deposits for purchase of lands with VIE entities | $ 43,000 | $ 30,700 |

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