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Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From (USD $) In Thousands, unless otherwise specified | 3 Months Ended | 6 Months Ended
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Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2013 | Apr. 30, 2014 | Apr. 30, 2013
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs | $ 400 |  | $ 1,300 |  | $ 1,100 |  | $ 1,400 |
Homebuilding [Member] | Northeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Walk-Away Lots | 40 |  | 300 |  | 239 |  | 300 |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs | 100 | [1] | 100 | [1] | 500 | [1] | 200 | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] | Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Walk-Away Lots | 88 |  | 24 |  | 521 |  | 164 |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs |  | [1] |  | [1] | 100 | [1] |  | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] | Midwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Walk-Away Lots | 138 |  |  |  | 403 |  |  |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs | 100 | [1] |  | [1] | 100 | [1] |  | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] | Southeast [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Walk-Away Lots | 398 |  |  |  | 925 |  |  |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs | 200 | [1] | 100 | [1] | 300 | [1] | 100 | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] | Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Walk-Away Lots | 230 |  | 189 |  | 342 |  | 234 |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs |  | [1] | 1,100 | [1] | 100 | [1] | 1,100 | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] | West [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs |  | [1] |  | [1] |  | [1] |  | [1]
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Number of Walk-Away Lots | 894 |  | 513 |  | 2,430 |  | 698 |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs | 400 | [1] | 1,300 | [1] | 1,100 | [1] | 1,400 | [1]
Mid-Atlantic [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs | 19 |  | 2 |  |  |  | 8 |
Southwest [Member] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Note 5 - Reduction of Inventory to Fair Value (Details) - Write-Offs and Lots Walked Away From [Line Items] |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |
Dollar Amount of Write-Offs | $ 57 |  |  |  |  |  |  |
[1] | During the three months ended April 30, 2014, there were write-offs in the Mid-Atlantic totaling $19 thousand and in the Southwest there were recoveries of $68 thousand, partially offset by write-offs of $57 thousand. During the three and six months ended April 30, 2013, there were write-offs in the Mid-Atlantic totaling $2 thousand and $8 thousand, respectively.

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