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Information on Segments (Details) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 3 Months Ended | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2017 | Jul. 31, 2017 | Apr. 30, 2017 | Jan. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Jul. 31, 2016 | Apr. 30, 2016 | Jan. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2017 | Oct. 31, 2016 | Oct. 31, 2015
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues | $ 2,027,907 | $ 1,502,909 | $ 1,363,512 | $ 920,730 | $ 1,855,451 | $ 1,269,934 | $ 1,115,557 | $ 928,566 | $ 5,815,058 | $ 5,169,508 | $ 4,171,248
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes | 301,747 | $ 203,574 | $ 199,209 | $ 109,781 | 168,160 | $ 163,653 | $ 140,397 | $ 116,817 | 814,311 | 589,027 | 535,562
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 9,445,225 |  |  |  | 9,736,789 |  |  |  | 9,445,225 | 9,736,789 |
North [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 775,540 | 814,519 | 702,175
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50,393 | 77,017 | 59,172
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,074,969 |  |  |  | 1,020,250 |  |  |  | 1,074,969 | 1,020,250 |
Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,030,269 | 895,736 | 845,328
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 105,740 | (29,361) | 69,093
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,121,013 |  |  |  | 1,166,023 |  |  |  | 1,121,013 | 1,166,023 |
South [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 923,953 | 849,548 | 892,303
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 112,809 | 128,613 | 152,991
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,184,956 |  |  |  | 1,203,554 |  |  |  | 1,184,956 | 1,203,554 |
West [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,151,697 | 903,691 | 665,282
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 153,188 | 127,265 | 106,365
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,275,298 |  |  |  | 1,130,625 |  |  |  | 1,275,298 | 1,130,625 |
California [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 1,550,494 | 1,448,546 | 750,036
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 345,138 | 335,173 | 139,133
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 2,630,041 |  |  |  | 2,479,885 |  |  |  | 2,630,041 | 2,479,885 |
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5,431,953 | 4,912,040 | 3,855,124
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 767,268 | 638,707 | 526,754
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 7,286,277 |  |  |  | 7,000,337 |  |  |  | 7,286,277 | 7,000,337 |
City Living [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 383,105 | 257,468 | 316,124
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 193,852 | 91,109 | 124,290
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | 647,174 |  |  |  | 946,738 |  |  |  | 647,174 | 946,738 |
Corporate and other [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Revenues |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income (loss) before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Income before income taxes |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | (146,809) | (140,789) | $ (115,482)
Total assets |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 1,511,774 |  |  |  | $ 1,789,714 |  |  |  | $ 1,511,774 | $ 1,789,714 |

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