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Note 13 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Tables)

12 Months Ended

Oct. 31, 2014

Inventory Impairments And Land Option Cost Write Offs [Abstract]

Inventory Impairment [Table Text Block]

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2014
		Number of Communities			Dollar Amount of Impairment			Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast		2			$0.3			$0.6
Mid-Atlantic		-			-			-
Midwest		3			0.9			3.8
Southeast		-			-			-
Southwest		-			-			-
West		-			-			-
Total		5			$1.2			$4.4

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2013
		Number of Communities			Dollar Amount of Impairment (2)			Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast		4			$2.4			$7.7
Mid-Atlantic		1			-			0.1
Midwest		-			-			-
Southeast		1			-			0.4
Southwest		-			-			-
West		-			-			-
Total		6			$2.4			$8.2

(Dollars in millions)		Year Ended October 31, 2012
		Number of Communities			Dollar Amount of Impairment			Pre- Impairment Value (1)
Northeast		10			$2.8			$19.6
Mid-Atlantic		3			0.4			0.8
Midwest		2			1.6			4.5
Southeast		12			2.8			8.3
Southwest		-			-			-
West		5			2.2			4.9
Total		32			$9.8			$38.1

Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Table Text Block]

		Year Ended October 31,
(In millions)		2014			2013			2012
Northeast		$0.9			$0.7			$0.7
Mid-Atlantic		0.2			0.1			0.6
Midwest		1.0			0.2			0.2
Southeast		0.7			0.2			0.7
Southwest		1.2			1.4			0.4
West		-			-			0.1
Total		$4.0			$2.6			$2.7