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Note 18 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended | 1 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2003 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2012 | Nov. 30, 2012
Note 18 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Noncontrolling Interest, Ownership Percentage by Parent |  |  |  |  | 50.00%us-gaap_MinorityInterestOwnershipPercentageByParent
Operating Loss Carryforwards | $ 1,500,000,000 us-gaap_OperatingLossCarryforwards |  |  |  |
Legal Fees for Related Party | 249,653 hov_LegalFeesForRelatedParty |  |  |  |
Hirair Hovnanian [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 18 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Agreement with Related Party |  | 31,400,000 hov_RelatedPartyTransactionAgreementWithRelatedParty / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = hov_HirairHovnanianMember |  |  |
Tavit Najarian [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 18 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | 800,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = hov_TavitNajarianMember |  | 1,200,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = hov_TavitNajarianMember | 900,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = hov_TavitNajarianMember |
Son of Chief Operating Officer [Member] | Commission Fees [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 18 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction |  |  |  |  | 145,710 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = hov_CommissionFeesMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = hov_SonOfChiefOperatingOfficerMember
Daughter-in-Law of Executive Officer [Member] | Commission Fees [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 18 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Related Party Transaction, Amounts of Transaction | 172,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = hov_CommissionFeesMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = hov_DaughterInLawOfExecutiveOfficerMember |  | 96,000 us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionAmountsOfTransaction / us-gaap_NatureOfExpenseAxis = hov_CommissionFeesMember / us-gaap_RelatedPartyTransactionsByRelatedPartyAxis = hov_DaughterInLawOfExecutiveOfficerMember |  |
Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |  |
Note 18 - Transactions with Related Parties (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |
Sales Value of Option for Real Property |  |  |  |  | 5,500,000 hov_SalesValueOfOptionForRealProperty / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember
Purchase Options, Land, Total Cost to Buyer |  |  |  |  | $ 11,100,000 hov_PurchaseOptionsLandTotalCostToBuyer / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiariesMember

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