Note 6 - Restricted Cash and Deposits	12 Months Ended
Oct. 31, 2014
Cash and Cash Equivalents [Abstract]
Cash and Cash Equivalents Disclosure [Text Block]	6. Restricted Cash and Deposits Restricted cash and cash equivalents on the Consolidated Balance Sheets totaled to $29.3 million and $31.9 million as of October 31, 2014 and 2013, respectively, which included cash collateralizing our letter of credit agreements and facilities and is discussed in Note 8. Also included in this balance were homebuilding and financial services customers’ deposits of $7.5 million and $15.8 million at October 31, 2014, respectively, and $5.1 million and $21.6 million as of October 31, 2013, respectively, which are restricted from use by us. Total Homebuilding Customers’ deposits are shown as a liability on the Consolidated Balance Sheets. These liabilities are significantly more than the applicable periods’ restricted cash balances because, in some states, the deposits are not restricted from use and, in other states, we are able to release the majority of these customer deposits to cash by pledging letters of credit and surety bonds.

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The entire disclosure for cash and cash equivalent footnotes, which may include the types of deposits and money market instruments, applicable carrying amounts, restricted amounts and compensating balance arrangements. Cash and equivalents include: (1) currency on hand (2) demand deposits with banks or financial institutions (3) other kinds of accounts that have the general characteristics of demand deposits (4) short-term, highly liquid investments that are both readily convertible to known amounts of cash and so near their maturity that they present insignificant risk of changes in value because of changes in interest rates. Generally, only investments maturing within three months from the date of acquisition qualify.

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