Note 4 - Depreciation	3 Months Ended
Jan. 31, 2014
Property, Plant and Equipment [Abstract]
Property, Plant and Equipment Disclosure [Text Block]	4. Depreciation Accumulated depreciation at January 31, 2014 and October 31, 2013 was $75.8 million and $75.2 million, respectively, for our homebuilding property, plant and equipment.

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The entire disclosure for long-lived, physical assets used in the normal conduct of business and not intended for resale. Includes, but is not limited to, accounting policies and methodology, roll forwards, depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, including composite depreciation, accumulated depreciation, depletion and amortization expense, useful lives and method used, income statement disclosures, assets held for sale and public utility disclosures.

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