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Acquisition (Detail Textuals) | 1 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended |  |
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Nov. 30, 2016 USD ($) communities home_sites | Oct. 31, 2016 USD ($) luxury_homes | Oct. 31, 2015 USD ($) | Oct. 31, 2014 USD ($) communities home_sites | Nov. 07, 2016 USD ($) home_sites | Feb. 04, 2014 USD ($) home_sites
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired |  |  |  | $ 1,489,116,000 |  |
Number of Homes to be Delivered | luxury_homes |  | 4,685 |  |  |  |
Sales Value of Outstanding Deliver Homes |  | $ 3,980,000,000 |  |  |  |
Shapell [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Effective Date of Acquisition |  | Feb. 04, 2014 |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity |  | Shapell Industries, Inc. |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Date of Acquisition Agreement |  | Nov. 06, 2013 |  |  |  |
Number of home sites included in acquisition | home_sites |  |  |  | 4,950 |  |
Business acquisition, number of selling communities | communities |  |  |  | 11 |  |
Number of Homes to be Delivered | home_sites |  |  |  |  |  | 126
Sales Value of Outstanding Deliver Homes |  |  |  |  |  | $ 105,300,000
Subsequent Event [Member] | Coleman Holdings LLC [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Business Acquisition, Name of Acquired Entity | Coleman Real Estate Holdings, LLC |  |  |  |  |
Payments to Acquire Businesses, Net of Cash Acquired | $ 85,200,000 |  |  |  |  |
Number of home sites included in acquisition | home_sites | 1,750 |  |  |  |  |
Business acquisition, number of selling communities | communities | 15 |  |  |  |  |
Number of Homes to be Delivered | home_sites |  |  |  |  | 128 |
Sales Value of Outstanding Deliver Homes |  |  |  |  | $ 38,800,000 |
Average Sales Price of Backlog |  |  |  |  | $ 303,000 |

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