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Note 14 - Per Share Calculation (Details) In Millions, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012	Feb. 14, 2011
Note 14 - Per Share Calculation (Details) [Line Items]
Prepaid Stock Purchase Contracts, Shares Included in Basic Earnings Per Share	6.1hov_PrepaidStockPurchaseContractsSharesIncludedInBasicEarningsPerShare	6.1hov_PrepaidStockPurchaseContractsSharesIncludedInBasicEarningsPerShare	8.8hov_PrepaidStockPurchaseContractsSharesIncludedInBasicEarningsPerShare
Tangible Equity Units, Rate	7.25%hov_TangibleEquityUnitsRate			7.25%hov_TangibleEquityUnitsRate
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Note 14 - Per Share Calculation (Details) [Line Items]
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Out of the Money Stock Options [Member]
Note 14 - Per Share Calculation (Details) [Line Items]
Antidilutive Securities Excluded from Computation of Earnings Per Share, Amount	2.0us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = hov_OutOfTheMoneyStockOptionsMember	2.2us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = hov_OutOfTheMoneyStockOptionsMember	2.5us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareAmount / us-gaap_AntidilutiveSecuritiesExcludedFromComputationOfEarningsPerShareByAntidilutiveSecuritiesAxis = hov_OutOfTheMoneyStockOptionsMember
Exchangeable Debt [Member]
Note 14 - Per Share Calculation (Details) [Line Items]
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