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Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Oct. 31, 2011
Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Loans Held for Sale, Mortgages, Unpaid Principal | $ 107,700,000 | $ 113,800,000 |
Other Commitment | 25,000,000 |  |
Impairment of Real Estate | 2,400,000 | 9,800,000 | 77,500,000
Loan Origination Commitments [Member] |  |  |
Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Loan Applications in Process | 371,400,000 |  |
Loan Origination Commitments [Member] | Maximum [Member] |  |  |
Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Number of Days in Commitment | 60 days |  |
Interest Rate Committed [Member] |  |  |
Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Interest Rate Committed Loan Applications | 55,400,000 |  |
Unsecured Senior Notes Excluding Senior Amortizing Notes And Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 493,400,000 | 448,700,000 |
Senior Subordinated Amortizing Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 2 [Member] |  |  |
Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 2,200,000 | 5,500,000 |
Senior Secured Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 1,000,000,000 | 994,200,000 |
Senior Amortizing Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | 20,900,000 | 23,100,000 |
Senior Exchangeable Notes [Member] | Fair Value, Inputs, Level 3 [Member] |  |  |
Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Notes Payable, Fair Value Disclosure | $ 86,800,000 | $ 87,200,000 |

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- Definition Mortgage loans held for sale unpaid principal. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The charge against earnings in the period to reduce the carrying amount of real property to fair value. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 360 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 2 -Subparagraph (b) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6391110&loc=d3e2921-110230 + Details
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- Definition Minimum amount of other commitment not otherwise specified in the taxonomy. Excludes commitments explicitly modeled in the taxonomy, including but not limited to, long-term and short-term purchase commitments, recorded and unrecorded purchase obligations, supply commitments, registration payment arrangements, leases, debt, product warranties, guarantees, environmental remediation obligations, and pensions. + References No definition available. + Details
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