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Information on Segments (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Oct. 31, 2018 | Oct. 31, 2017
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Inventory |  |
Inventory | $ 7,598,219 | $ 7,281,453
Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 139,985 | 87,158
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 916,616 | 1,142,870
Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 6,541,618 | 6,051,425
North [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 920,489 | 1,024,672
North [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 17,414 | 23,944
North [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 99,383 | 130,964
North [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 803,692 | 869,764
Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,078,761 | 1,071,298
Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 48,553 | 32,674
Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 123,218 | 87,642
Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 906,990 | 950,982
South [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,064,935 | 1,012,170
South [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 12,305 | 8,892
South [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 95,309 | 51,391
South [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 957,321 | 951,887
West [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,552,565 | 1,255,275
West [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 22,905 | 12,087
West [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 109,671 | 89,184
West [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,419,989 | 1,154,004
California [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 2,570,032 | 2,415,130
California [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 32,441 | 5,550
California [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 391,221 | 640,306
California [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 2,146,370 | 1,769,274
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 7,186,782 | 6,778,545
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 133,618 | 83,147
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 818,802 | 999,487
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 6,234,362 | 5,695,911
City Living [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 411,437 | 502,908
City Living [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 6,367 | 4,011
City Living [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 97,814 | 143,383
City Living [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | $ 307,256 | $ 355,514

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