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Note 10 - Tangible Equity Units (Details) (USD $) | 0 Months Ended |  |  |  |  |
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Feb. 18, 2014 | Oct. 31, 2014 | Feb. 15, 2014 | Feb. 14, 2011 | Feb. 09, 2011 | Oct. 31, 2013
Note 10 - Tangible Equity Units (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Units Issued |  |  |  | 450,000 hov_TangibleEquityUnitsIssuedInPeriod | 3,000,000 hov_TangibleEquityUnitsIssuedInPeriod |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  | 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage |  |  |
Adjustments To Additional Paid In Capital Issuance Of Prepaid Common Stock Purchase Contracts (in Dollars) |  |  |  | $ 68,100,000 hov_AdjustmentsToAdditionalPaidInCapitalIssuanceOfPrepaidCommonStockPurchaseContracts |  |
Purchase Contracts Settled | 1,276,933 hov_PurchaseContractRepurchased |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts Outstanding (in Dollars) |  | 0 hov_PrepaidStockPurchaseContractsOutstanding |  |  |  |
Common Class A [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 10 - Tangible Equity Units (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts Shares Settled | 6,085,224 hov_PrepaidStockPurchaseContractsSharesSettled / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember |  |  |  |  |
Tangible Equity Units, Number of Shares Upon Conversion, Per Unit | 4.7655 hov_TangibleEquityUnitsNumberOfSharesUponConversionPerUnit / us-gaap_StatementClassOfStockAxis = us-gaap_CommonClassAMember |  |  |  |  |
Senior Subordinated Amortizing Notes [Member] | The 7.25% Senior Subordinated Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 10 - Tangible Equity Units (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Stated Percentage |  |  |  |  | 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hov_The725SeniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hov_SeniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember | 7.25%us-gaap_DebtInstrumentInterestRateStatedPercentage / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hov_The725SeniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hov_SeniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember
Tangible Equity Units, Cash Installment, Per Note (in Dollars per share) |  |  | 0.453125 hov_TangibleEquityUnitsCashInstallmentPerNote / us-gaap_DebtInstrumentAxis = hov_The725SeniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hov_SeniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember |  |  |
Senior Subordinated Amortizing Notes [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 10 - Tangible Equity Units (Details) [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |
Senior Notes (in Dollars) |  | $ 0 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hov_SeniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember |  |  |  | 2,152,000 us-gaap_SeniorNotes / us-gaap_LongtermDebtTypeAxis = hov_SeniorSubordinatedAmortizingNotesMember

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- Definition Contractual interest rate for funds borrowed, under the debt agreement. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 02 -Paragraph 22 -Article 5 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 210 -SubTopic 10 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.5-02.22(a)(1)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6877327&loc=d3e13212-122682 + Details
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- Definition Including the current and noncurrent portions, carrying value as of the balance sheet date of Notes with the highest claim on the assets of the issuer in case of bankruptcy or liquidation (with maturities initially due after one year or beyond the operating cycle if longer). Senior note holders are paid off in full before any payments are made to junior note holders. + References Reference 1: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 942 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.9-03.16) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6876686&loc=d3e534808-122878 Reference 2: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher FASB -Name Accounting Standards Codification -Topic 944 -SubTopic 210 -Section S99 -Paragraph 1 -Subparagraph (SX 210.7-03.16(a)) -URI http://asc.fasb.org/extlink&oid=6879938&loc=d3e572229-122910 Reference 3: http://www.xbrl.org/2003/role/presentationRef -Publisher SEC -Name Regulation S-X (SX) -Number 210 -Section 03 -Paragraph 16 -Article 9 + Details
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