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Note 13 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2013

Inventory Impairments And Land Option Cost Write Offs [Abstract]

Inventory Impairment [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2013
		Number of Communities				Dollar Amount of Impairment		(2)		Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast			4				$2.4				$7.7
Mid-Atlantic			1				-				0.1
Midwest			-				-				-
Southeast			1				-				0.4
Southwest			-				-				-
West			-				-				-
Total			6				$2.4				$8.2

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2012
		Number of Communities				Dollar Amount of Impairment				Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast			10				$2.8				$19.6
Mid-Atlantic			3				0.4				0.8
Midwest			2				1.6				4.5
Southeast			12				2.8				8.3
Southwest			-				-				-
West			5				2.2				4.9
Total			32				$9.8				$38.1

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2011
		Number of Communities				Dollar Amount of Impairment				Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast			11				$54.9				$179.9
Mid-Atlantic			5				3.4				17.3
Midwest			7				1.1				4.2
Southeast			11				1.5				5.1
Southwest			1				0.1				0.3
West			6				16.5				45.2
Total			41				$77.5				$252.0

Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended October 31,
(In millions)		2013				2012				2011
Northeast			$0.7				$0.7				$13.4
Mid-Atlantic			0.1				0.6				6.1
Midwest			0.2				0.2				0.5
Southeast			0.2				0.7				0.8
Southwest			1.4				0.4				0.4
West			-				0.1				3.1
Total			$2.6				$2.7				$24.3