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Note 22 - Fair Value of Financial Instruments (Details) - Changes in Fair Values Included in Income (Loss) (Financial Services Revenue Line Item [Member], USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified	12 Months Ended
	Oct. 31, 2014	Oct. 31, 2013	Oct. 31, 2012
Loans Held For Sale [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in net income (loss) all reflected in financial services revenues	$ (1,518)us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = hov_LoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = hov_FinancialServicesRevenueLineItemMember	$ 1,604us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = hov_LoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = hov_FinancialServicesRevenueLineItemMember	$ (572)us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = hov_LoansHeldForSaleMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = hov_FinancialServicesRevenueLineItemMember
Interest Rate Lock Commitments [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in net income (loss) all reflected in financial services revenues	(354)us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = hov_FinancialServicesRevenueLineItemMember	378us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = hov_FinancialServicesRevenueLineItemMember	(151)us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_InterestRateLockCommitmentsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = hov_FinancialServicesRevenueLineItemMember
Forward Contracts [Member]
Fair Value, Option, Quantitative Disclosures [Line Items]
Changes in fair value included in net income (loss) all reflected in financial services revenues	$ 835us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = hov_FinancialServicesRevenueLineItemMember	$ (1,276)us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = hov_FinancialServicesRevenueLineItemMember	$ 1,216us-gaap_FairValueMeasuredOnRecurringBasisGainLossIncludedInEarnings / us-gaap_FinancialInstrumentAxis = us-gaap_ForwardContractsMember / us-gaap_IncomeStatementLocationAxis = hov_FinancialServicesRevenueLineItemMember

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- Definition

Amount of realized and unrealized gain (loss) included in earnings, which have arisen from the use of significant unobservable inputs (level 3) to measure fair value of assets, liabilities, and financial instruments classified in shareholders' equity.

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-Name Accounting Standards Codification

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-Section 50

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