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Note 25 - Subsequent Events (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended |
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Nov. 02, 2011 | Nov. 05, 2014 | Feb. 15, 2014
Note 25 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  | 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage | 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage |  |
August 1, 2019 [Member] | Subsequent Event [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] |  |  |
Note 25 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Redemption Price, Percentage |  | 100.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPricePercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentRedemptionPeriodAxis = hov_August12019Member / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Subsequent Event [Member] | Senior Notes [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] |  |  |
Note 25 - Subsequent Events (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Face Amount |  | 250,000,000 us-gaap_DebtInstrumentFaceAmount / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  | 8.00%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |
Proceeds from Issuance of Senior Long-term Debt |  | 245,700,000 us-gaap_ProceedsFromIssuanceOfSeniorLongTermDebt / dei_LegalEntityAxis = us-gaap_SubsidiaryIssuerMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = us-gaap_SeniorNotesMember / us-gaap_SubsequentEventTypeAxis = us-gaap_SubsequentEventMember |

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