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Note 11 - Operating and Reporting Segments (Details) - Financial Information Relating to Segment Financial Position (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
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Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | $ 2,289,930 us-gaap_Assets |  | $ 1,759,130 us-gaap_Assets |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | 63,883 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures |  | 51,438 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures |
Homebuilding [Member] | Excluding Corporate And Unallocated [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,501,131 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = hov_ExcludingCorporateAndUnallocatedMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember |  | 1,206,067 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = hov_ExcludingCorporateAndUnallocatedMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | 63,427 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = hov_ExcludingCorporateAndUnallocatedMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember |  | 50,874 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_ConsolidationItemsAxis = hov_ExcludingCorporateAndUnallocatedMember / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 315,573 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember |  | 323,152 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | 6,987 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember |  | 8,828 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_NortheastMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 313,494 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember |  | 240,486 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | 36,285 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember |  | 33,052 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidAtlanticMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 169,967 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember |  | 104,596 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | 806 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember |  | 1,661 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_MidwestMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 148,096 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember |  | 101,410 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | 4,787 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember |  | 3,412 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SoutheastMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 410,756 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember |  | 305,878 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_SouthwestMember |
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 143,245 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember |  | 130,545 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | 14,562 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember |  | 3,921 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember / us-gaap_StatementGeographicalAxis = hov_WestMember |
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 1,885,044 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember |  | 1,610,277 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember |
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | 63,883 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember |  | 51,438 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_HomebuildingMember |
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 120,343 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember |  | 148,853 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = hov_FinancialServicesMember |
Corporate and Other [Member] |  |  |  |
Segment Reporting Information [Line Items] |  |  |  |
Total assets | 668,456 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | [1] | 404,210 us-gaap_Assets / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember | [1]
Investments in and advances to unconsolidated joint ventures | $ 456 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |  | $ 564 us-gaap_InvestmentsInAffiliatesSubsidiariesAssociatesAndJointVentures / us-gaap_StatementBusinessSegmentsAxis = us-gaap_CorporateAndOtherMember |
[1] | Includes $285.1 million related to the partial reversal of our deferred tax asset valuation allowance in fiscal 2014.

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