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Note 12 - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Taxes Payable (Receivable) (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013
Note 12 - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Taxes Payable (Receivable) [Line Items]
Deferred income tax (receivable) payable	$ (287,740)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet
Total	(284,543)hov_IncomeTaxesReceivablePayable	3,301hov_IncomeTaxesReceivablePayable
State and Local Jurisdiction [Member]
Note 12 - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Taxes Payable (Receivable) [Line Items]
Current income tax payable	3,197us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember	3,301us-gaap_AccruedIncomeTaxesCurrent / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Deferred income tax (receivable) payable	(14,918)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_StateAndLocalJurisdictionMember
Domestic Tax Authority [Member]
Note 12 - Income Taxes (Details) - Income Taxes Payable (Receivable) [Line Items]
Deferred income tax (receivable) payable	$ (272,822)us-gaap_DeferredTaxAssetsLiabilitiesNet / us-gaap_IncomeTaxAuthorityAxis = us-gaap_DomesticCountryMember

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Carrying amount as of the balance sheet date of the unpaid sum of the known and estimated amounts payable to satisfy all currently due domestic and foreign income tax obligations.

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