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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 24 Months Ended |  | 12 Months Ended |  |  | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Dec. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2013 Model Sale Leaseback Financing Arrangements [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Land Banking Arrangement [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Tangible Equity Units [Member] | Feb. 09, 2011 Tangible Equity Units [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 The 6.00% Exchangable Note Units [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Maximum [Member] | Oct. 31, 2012 Maximum [Member] | Oct. 31, 2013 Minimum [Member]
Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Planned Construction Cycle |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 12 months |  |
Cash Equivalents Policy, Number of Days | 90 days |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Components of Inventory | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Communities Mothballed During the Period | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Mothballed Communities Reactivated | 3 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Mothball Communities Sold | 1 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Communities Mothballed | 50 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Real Estate, Mothballed Communities | $ 115,900,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory, Real Estate, Mothballed Communities, Accumulated Impairment Charges | 431,600,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Inventory Real Estate Specific Permance Options | 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Reclassification of Inventory to Consolidated Inventory Not Owned |  |  |  |  | 47,600,000 | 52,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Increase in Liability From Consolidated Inventory Not Owned |  |  |  |  | 45,700,000 | 41,400,000 |  |  |  |  |  |
Fair Value Inputs, Discount Rate |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 19.80% |  | 16.80%
Inventory Real Estate Land Held-for-Sale | 2,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
General Liability Insurance, Deductible | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 | 20,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bodily Injury Insurance, Deductible | 250,000 | 100,000 | 100,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Bodily Injury Insurance, Limit | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 | 5,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Aggregate Retention for Construction Defects, Warranty and Bodily Injury Claims | 21,000,000 | 21,000,000 | 21,000,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Joint Venture Voting Interest Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 50.00% |  |
Advertising Expense | 17,200,000 | 18,200,000 | 20,300,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Property, Plant and Equipment, Estimated Useful Lives |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 40 |  | 3
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable | 14,700,000 | 8,200,000 | 8,200,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Provision for Doubtful Accounts | 7,400,000 | 7,700,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Write-offs |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 100,000 | 100,000 |
Allowance for Doubtful Accounts Receivable, Recoveries | $ 800,000 |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts, Shares Included in Basic Earnings Per Share (in Shares) | 6,100,000 |  |  |  |  |  | 6,100,000 |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Number of Shares Upon Conversion, Per Unit (in Shares) |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 5.8140 |  | 4.7655
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | 7.25% | 6.00% |  |  |

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