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Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) (USD $)	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Jun. 30, 2013
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months	65,053,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	263,994,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	126,293,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	72,945,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	150,000,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five	992,000,000
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Nonrecourse Mortgages [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Secured Debt	16,600,000	17,700,000
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	7.00%	7.00%
Corporate, Non-Segment [Member] \| Mortgages [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Next Twelve Months	1,100,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Two	1,200,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Three	1,300,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Four	1,400,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal in Year Five	1,500,000
Long-term Debt, Maturities, Repayments of Principal after Year Five	10,100,000
Homebuilding [Member] \| Mortgages [Member] \| Nonrecourse Mortgages [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Secured Debt	103,908,000	62,903,000
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount	220,100,000	132,400,000
Debt, Weighted Average Interest Rate	5.00%	5.80%
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| The 7.25% 2020 Notes and 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member] \| Letter of Credit [Member] \| Restricted Cash [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Cash Collateral for Borrowed Securities	5,600,000	5,200,000
Senior Secured Notes [Member] \| The 7.25% 2020 Notes and 9.125% 2020 Notes [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Collateral Amount	673,100,000
Cash Collateral for Borrowed Securities	168,600,000
Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] \| Minimum [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.25%
Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] \| Maximum [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.75%
Credit Suisse Master Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	50,000,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	19,700,000	27,400,000
Line of Credit Facility, Additional Borrowing Capacity	30,000,000
Debt Instrument Variable Rate Basis Effective Rate	0.44%
Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement [Member] \| London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.625%
Debt Instrument Variable Rate Basis Floor Rate	0.25%
Comerica Master Repurchase Agreement [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	35,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	2.875%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	11,300,000
Revolving Credit Facility [Member] \| Citi Bank [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Term	5 years
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity			75,000,000
Debt Instrument Basis Spread On Variable Rate Number Of Business Days Prior To First Day Of Interest Period Spread Determined	2 days
Long-term Line of Credit	0
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	26,500,000
Letter of Credit [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Letters of Credit Outstanding, Amount	5,500,000	5,100,000
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Minimum [Member] \| Customers Bank [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.75%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| Maximum [Member] \| Customers Bank [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	5.25%
London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR) [Member] \| JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Debt Instrument Variable Rate Basis Adjusted London Interbank Offered Rate LIBOR	0.156%
Debt Instrument, Basis Spread on Variable Rate	2.85%
JP Morgan Chase Bank [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	50,000,000
Debt Instrument, Interest Rate, Effective Percentage	3.00%
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	25,500,000	33,600,000
Customers Bank [Member]
Note 8 - Mortgages and Notes Payable (Details) [Line Items]
Line of Credit Facility, Maximum Borrowing Capacity	37,500,000
Warehouse Agreement Borrowings	20,400,000	$ 30,700,000