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Note 13 (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2012
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] |
|  | Three Months Ended July 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands, except per share data) |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2011 |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Hovnanian |  | $ | 34,676 |  |  | $ | (50,930 | ) |  | $ | 18,213 |  |  | $ | (187,739 | )
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares |  |  | (76 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  |  |
Numerator for basic earnings per share |  |  | 34,600 |  |  |  | (50,930 | ) |  |  | 18,161 |  |  |  | (187,739 | )
Plus: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares |  |  | 76 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 52 |  |  |  |  |
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to nonvested shares |  |  | (76 | ) |  |  |  |  |  |  | (52 | ) |  |  |  |
Numerator for diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 34,600 |  |  | $ | (50,930 | ) |  | $ | 18,161 |  |  | $ | (187,739 | )
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share |  |  | 138,472 |  |  |  | 108,721 |  |  |  | 121,357 |  |  |  | 97,648 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share based payments |  |  | 80 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 23 |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – weighted average shares outstanding |  |  | 138,552 |  |  |  | 108,721 |  |  |  | 121,380 |  |  |  | 97,648 |
Basic earnings per share |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | (0.47 | ) |  | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | (1.92 | )
Diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | (0.47 | ) |  | $ | 0.15 |  |  | $ | (1.92 | )

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