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Note 6 (Detail) (USD $) | 3 Months Ended | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2011 | Jul. 31, 2012 | Jul. 31, 2011
General Liability Insurance, Deductible | $ 20,000,000 |  | $ 20,000,000 |
Bodily Injury Insurance, Deductible | 100,000 |  | 100,000 |
Bodily Injury Insurance, Limit | 5,000,000 |  | 5,000,000 |
Aggregate Retention for Construction Defects, Warranty and Bodily Injury Claims | 21,000,000 |  | 21,000,000 |
Payments by Insurance Companies for Claims | 13,800,000 | 1,700,000 | 16,400,000 | 8,100,000
Number of Claims Settled | 2 |  |  |
Northeast [Member] |  |  |  |
Number of Claims Settled | 1 |  |  |
West [Member] |  |  |  |
Number of Claims Settled | 1 |  |  |
Maximum [Member] |  |  |  |
Per Occurence Threshold to Accrue Warranty Costs to Cost of Sales |  |  | 5,000 |
Minimum [Member] |  |  |  |
Per Occurence Threshold to Accrue Warranty Costs to SG&A |  |  | $ 5,000 |

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- Definition Aggregate annual retention for construction defect, warranty and bodily injury claims. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Annual deductible for bodily injury claims. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The limit on our deductible for bodily injury claims. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Annual deductible under our general liability insurance per occurrence for construction defects and warranty claims on homes delivered. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Insurance claims paid by our insurance carriers, excluding insurance deductibles paid. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Per occurrence threshold to accrue warranty costs to cost of sales at the time of home delivery. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Per occurrence threshold to accrue warranty costs to selling, general & administrative, as a part of our general liability insurance deductible, at the time of home delivery. + References No definition available. + Details
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