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Note 7 - Mortgage Loans Held for Sale (Details) - Loan Origination Reserves (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014		Oct. 31, 2013
Loan Origination Reserves [Abstract]
Loan origination reserves, beginning of period	$ 11,036us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateWritedownOrReserveAmount1		$ 9,334us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateWritedownOrReserveAmount1
Provisions for losses during the period	3,814us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses		3,138us-gaap_ProvisionForLoanAndLeaseLosses
Adjustments to pre-existing provisions for losses from changes in estimates	(2,574)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAdjustmentsNet		(786)us-gaap_AllowanceForLoanAndLeaseLossesAdjustmentsNet
Payments/settlements (1)	(4,924)hov_PaymentsSettlements	[1]	(650)hov_PaymentsSettlements	[1]
Loan origination reserves, end of period	$ 7,352us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateWritedownOrReserveAmount1		$ 11,036us-gaap_MortgageLoansOnRealEstateWritedownOrReserveAmount1
[1] Includes the global settlement of all loans sold to one of our previously significant mortgage purchasers, which settlements covers all of our potential liability for such loans.

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Payments made or settlements received during the period related to loan origination reserves

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Amount of other addition (reduction) in allowance reserve for credit loss.

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Amount of reserve for write-down of a mortgage loan on real estate.

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