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Note 17 - Warranty Costs (Details) (USD $) | 12 Months Ended
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Oct. 31, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2013
Product Warranties Disclosures [Abstract] |  |
Cash Received From Subcontractors For Owner Controlled Insurance Program | $ 2,300,000 hov_CashReceivedFromSubcontractorsForOwnerControlledInsuranceProgram | $ 2,200,000 hov_CashReceivedFromSubcontractorsForOwnerControlledInsuranceProgram
General Liability Insurance, Deductible | 20,000,000 hov_GeneralLiabilityInsuranceDeductible | 20,000,000 hov_GeneralLiabilityInsuranceDeductible
Bodily Injury Insurance, Deductible | 250,000 hov_BodilyInjuryInsuranceDeductible | 250,000 hov_BodilyInjuryInsuranceDeductible
Bodily Injury Insurance, Limit | 5,000,000 hov_BodilyInjuryInsuranceLimit | 5,000,000 hov_BodilyInjuryInsuranceLimit
Aggregate Retention for Construction Defects, Warranty and Bodily Injury Claims | 21,000,000 hov_AggregateRetentionForConstructionDefectsWarrantyandBodilyInjuryClaims | 21,000,000 hov_AggregateRetentionForConstructionDefectsWarrantyandBodilyInjuryClaims
Payments by Insurance Companies for Claims | 6,400,000 hov_PaymentsByInsuranceCompaniesForClaims | 9,700,000 hov_PaymentsByInsuranceCompaniesForClaims
Product Warranty Accrual, Insurance Recoveries | $ 37,867,000 hov_ProductWarrantyAccrualInsuranceRecoveries |

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- Definition Aggregate annual retention for construction defect, warranty and bodily injury claims. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Annual deductible for bodily injury claims. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition The limit on our deductible for bodily injury claims. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Amount of cash received from subcontractors for owner controlled insurance program, which we accounted for as a reduction to inventory. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Annual deductible under our general liability insurance per occurrence for construction defects and warranty claims on homes delivered. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Insurance claims paid by our insurance carriers, excluding insurance deductibles paid. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Definition Represents the aggregate increase in the liability for accruals related to product warranty claims that are expected to be recovered from insurance carriers. + References No definition available. + Details
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- Details
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