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Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - USD ($) $ in Millions | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015
Entity Information [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Operating Segments | 2 |  |
Additional Significant Accounting Policies (Textual) [Abstract] |  |  |
Number of geographic segments | 5 |  |
Number of years to complete a community | 4 years |  |
Number of years to complete a master planned community | 10 years |  |
Accumulated Depreciation, Depletion and Amortization, Property, Plant, and Equipment | $ 126.1 | $ 114.5 |
Depreciation | 18.7 | 15.5 | $ 15.7
Advertising Expense | $ 26.1 | $ 23.1 | $ 18.2
warranty period, structural integrity | 10 years |  |
Construction defect claims, reported and resolved, period of time | 10 years |  |
More Likely Than Not Definition Threshold | 50.00% |  |

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- Definition Though state regulations vary, the period of time that it may take for construction defect claims to be reported and resolved. + References No definition available. + Details
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