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Other Income - Net (Details Textuals 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2020 | Oct. 31, 2019 | Oct. 31, 2018
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Land sales earnings, net | $ 0 | $ 0 | $ 6,331
Rental Property Joint Venture Metro Washington, D.C. Two [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Retail Land Sales, Installment Method, Gross Profit, Deferred |  |  | 3,800
Land sales earnings, net |  |  | 1,000
Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Four, Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Five, and Rental Property Joint Venture Princeton Junction [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Land sales earnings, net |  |  | $ 80,300
Minimum [Member] | Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Four [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  | 25.00%
Maximum [Member] | Home Building Joint Venture Metro New York Four [Member] |  |  |
Loss Contingencies [Line Items] |  |  |
Equity Method Investment, Ownership Percentage |  |  | 50.00%

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- Definition Amount of deferred gross profit, realized on retail land sale transaction accounted for under the installment method. + References Reference 1: http://fasb.org/us-gaap/role/ref/legacyRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 20 -Section 55 -Paragraph 10 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=121579225&loc=d3e6772-110236 + Details
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