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Note 14 (Tables) | 9 Months Ended
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Jul. 31, 2013
Earnings Per Share [Abstract] |
Schedule of Earnings Per Share, Basic and Diluted [Table Text Block] |
Basic and diluted earnings per share for the periods presented below were calculated as follows: |  | Three Months Ended July 31, |  |  | Nine Months Ended July 31, |
(In thousands, except per share data) |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |  |  | 2013 |  |  | 2012 |
Numerator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Net earnings (loss) attributable to Hovnanian |  | $ | 8,466 |  |  | $ | 34,676 |  |  | $ | (1,524 | ) |  | $ | 18,213 |
Less: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (76 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (52 | )
Numerator for basic earnings per share |  |  | 8,451 |  |  |  | 34,600 |  |  |  | (1,524 | ) |  |  | 18,161 |
Plus: undistributed earnings allocated to nonvested shares |  |  | 15 |  |  |  | 76 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 52 |
Less: undistributed earnings reallocated to nonvested shares |  |  | (15 | ) |  |  | (76 | ) |  |  | - |  |  |  | (52 | )
Plus: interest on senior exchangeable notes |  |  | 893 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Numerator for diluted earnings per share |  | $ | 9,344 |  |  | $ | 34,600 |  |  | $ | (1,524 | ) |  | $ | 18,161 |
Denominator: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Denominator for basic earnings per share |  |  | 146,056 |  |  |  | 138,472 |  |  |  | 144,840 |  |  |  | 121,357 |
Effect of dilutive securities: |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Share based payments |  |  | 1,610 |  |  |  | 80 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | 23 |
Senior exchangeable notes |  |  | 15,157 |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |  |  |  | - |
Denominator for diluted earnings per share – weighted average shares outstanding |  |  | 162,823 |  |  |  | 138,552 |  |  |  | 144,840 |  |  |  | 121,380 |
Basic earnings (loss) per share |  | $ | 0.06 |  |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | 0.15 |
Diluted earnings (loss) per share |  | $ | 0.06 |  |  | $ | 0.25 |  |  | $ | (0.01 | ) |  | $ | 0.15 |

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- Definition Tabular disclosure of an entity's basic and diluted earnings per share calculations, including a reconciliation of numerators and denominators of the basic and diluted per-share computations for income from continuing operations. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 260 -SubTopic 10 -Section 50 -Paragraph 1 -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6371337&loc=d3e3550-109257 + Details
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