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Note 3 - Summary of Significant Accounting Policies (Details) - Cash Paid for Interest, Net of Capitalized Interest (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013 | Oct. 31, 2012
Cash Paid for Interest, Net of Capitalized Interest [Abstract] |  |  |  |  |  |
Other interest expensed | $ 87,378 hov_RealEstateInventoryExpenseNotEligibleForCapitalization | [1],[2] | $ 91,344 hov_RealEstateInventoryExpenseNotEligibleForCapitalization | [1],[2] | $ 97,895 hov_RealEstateInventoryExpenseNotEligibleForCapitalization | [1],[2]
Interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries | 1,969 us-gaap_InterestPaid |  | 2,975 us-gaap_InterestPaid |  | 2,433 us-gaap_InterestPaid |
(Increase) decrease in accrued interest | (3,961)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet |  | (8,062)us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet |  | 1,132 us-gaap_IncreaseDecreaseInInterestPayableNet |
Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest | $ 85,386 us-gaap_InterestPaidNet |  | $ 86,257 us-gaap_InterestPaidNet |  | $ 101,460 us-gaap_InterestPaidNet |
[1] | Other interest expensed is comprised of interest that does not qualify for capitalization because our assets that qualify for interest capitalization (inventory under development) do not exceed our debt. Interest on completed homes and land in planning which does not qualify for capitalization is expensed.
[2] | Cash paid for interest, net of capitalized interest is the sum of other interest expensed, as defined above, and interest paid by our mortgage and finance subsidiaries adjusted for the change in accrued interest, which is calculated as follows:

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- Definition The increase (decrease) during the reporting period in interest payable, which represents the amount owed to note holders, bond holders, and other parties for interest earned on loans or credit extended to the reporting entity. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 230 -SubTopic 10 -Section 45 -Paragraph 28 -Subparagraph (a) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=31042434&loc=d3e3602-108585 + Details
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