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Information on Segments (Details 1) - USD ($) $ in Thousands | Oct. 31, 2020 | Oct. 31, 2019
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Inventory |  |
Inventory | $ 7,658,906 | $ 7,873,048
Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 223,525 | 182,929
Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,036,843 | 868,201
Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 6,398,538 | 6,821,918
North [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,337,323 | 1,365,893
North [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 40,753 | 32,712
North [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 155,737 | 99,947
North [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,140,833 | 1,233,234
Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 821,249 | 832,979
Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 31,572 | 50,534
Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 142,196 | 76,682
Mid-Atlantic [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 647,481 | 705,763
South [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 983,995 | 974,746
South [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 13,964 | 10,326
South [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 122,671 | 118,830
South [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 847,360 | 845,590
Mountain |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,888,011 | 1,704,930
Mountain | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 8,811 | 18,973
Mountain | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 38,370 | 34,165
Mountain | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,840,830 | 1,651,792
Pacific |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 2,165,023 | 2,539,101
Pacific | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 128,425 | 70,384
Pacific | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 379,916 | 353,186
Pacific | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 1,656,682 | 2,115,531
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 7,195,601 | 7,417,649
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 223,525 | 182,929
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 838,890 | 682,810
Traditional Homebuilding [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 6,133,186 | 6,551,910
City Living [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 463,305 | 455,399
City Living [Member] | Land controlled for future communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 0 | 0
City Living [Member] | Land Owned for Future Communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | 197,953 | 185,391
City Living [Member] | Operating communities [Member] |  |
Inventory |  |
Inventory | $ 265,352 | $ 270,008

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