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Note 23 - Financial Information of Subsidiary Issuer and Subsidiary Guarantors (Details) - Condensed Consolidating Financial Statements - Statements of Operations (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
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Intercompany charges |  |  |  |
Total revenues | 449,929 | 422,998 | 813,977 | 781,209
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 457,139 | 425,090 | 847,648 | 806,392
(Loss) Gain on Extinguishment of Debt | (1,155) |  | (1,155) |
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,067 | 827 | 3,638 | 3,116
(Loss) income before income taxes | (7,298) | (1,265) | (31,188) | (22,067)
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision | 604 | (2,583) | 1,237 | (12,077)
Equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | (7,902) | 1,318 | (32,425) | (9,990)
Homebuilding [Member] | Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding Revenue |  | (1,248) |  | (2,495)
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | (1,590) | (69) | (2,752) | 2,413
Homebuilding [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding Revenue |  | 1 |  | 3
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 1,942 | 2,396 | 5,925 | 2,744
Homebuilding [Member] | Subsidiary Issuer [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding Revenue | (31) | (54) | (77) | (99)
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 33,629 | 29,838 | 64,018 | 59,699
Homebuilding [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding Revenue | 366,152 | 362,496 | 649,190 | 661,511
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 349,322 | 345,306 | 638,940 | 643,076
Homebuilding [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding Revenue | 74,396 | 51,121 | 147,358 | 99,948
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 67,129 | 40,482 | 128,138 | 83,895
Homebuilding [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Homebuilding Revenue | 440,517 | 412,316 | 796,471 | 758,868
Total revenues | 440,547 | 412,365 | 796,546 | 758,940
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 450,432 | 417,953 | 834,269 | 791,827
(Loss) income before income taxes | 24,152 | 22,651 | 33,836 | 27,487
Financial Services [Member] | Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Financial services | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9
Financial Services [Member] | Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Financial services | 2,236 | 2,586 | 4,071 | 4,663
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Financial services | 1,694 | 1,848 | 3,219 | 3,690
Financial Services [Member] | Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Financial services | 7,176 | 8,096 | 13,435 | 17,678
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Financial services | 5,008 | 5,284 | 10,151 | 10,866
Financial Services [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Financial services | 9,412 | 10,682 | 17,506 | 22,341
Total revenues | 9,412 | 10,682 | 17,506 | 22,341
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Financial services | 6,707 | 7,137 | 13,379 | 14,565
(Loss) income before income taxes | 2,705 | 3,545 | 4,127 | 7,776
Consolidation, Eliminations [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Intercompany charges | 792 | 5,683 | 1,726 | 11,678
Total revenues | 792 | 4,435 | 1,726 | 9,183
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | (1,590) | (69) | (2,752) | 2,413
(Loss) Gain on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes | 2,382 | 4,504 | 4,478 | 6,770
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision |  |  |  |
Equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries | 9,422 | (2,927) | 30,261 | 25,063
Net (loss) income | 11,804 | 1,577 | 34,739 | 31,833
Parent Company [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Intercompany charges |  |  |  |
Total revenues |  | 1 |  | 3
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 1,947 | 2,401 | 5,934 | 2,753
(Loss) Gain on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes | (1,947) | (2,400) | (5,934) | (2,750)
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision | (2,236) | (2,714) | (5,828) | (17,075)
Equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries | (8,191) | 1,004 | (32,319) | (24,315)
Net (loss) income | (7,902) | 1,318 | (32,425) | (9,990)
Subsidiary Issuer [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Intercompany charges | 25,978 | 20,207 | 46,555 | 40,407
Total revenues | 25,947 | 20,153 | 46,478 | 40,308
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 33,629 | 29,838 | 64,018 | 59,699
(Loss) Gain on Extinguishment of Debt | (1,155) |  | (1,155) | (770,009)
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures |  |  |  |
(Loss) income before income taxes | (8,837) | (9,685) | (18,695) | (789,400)
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision |  |  |  |
Equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries | (11,945) | (11,601) | (24,024) | (22,719)
Net (loss) income | (20,782) | (21,286) | (42,719) | (812,119)
Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Intercompany charges | (27,019) | (25,013) | (48,281) | (50,334)
Total revenues | 341,369 | 340,069 | 604,980 | 615,840
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 351,016 | 347,154 | 642,159 | 646,766
(Loss) Gain on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  | 770,009
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures | 37 | (123) | 60 | 2,259
(Loss) income before income taxes | (9,610) | (7,208) | (37,119) | 741,342
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision | 2,840 | 131 | 7,065 | 4,998
Equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries | 10,714 | 13,524 | 26,082 | 21,971
Net (loss) income | (1,736) | 6,185 | (18,102) | 758,315
Non-Guarantor Subsidiaries [Member] |  |  |  |
Revenues: |  |  |  |
Intercompany charges | 249 | (877) |  | (1,751)
Total revenues | 81,821 | 58,340 | 160,793 | 115,875
Expenses: |  |  |  |
Total expenses | 72,137 | 45,766 | 138,289 | 94,761
(Loss) Gain on Extinguishment of Debt |  |  |  |
Income from unconsolidated joint ventures | 1,030 | 950 | 3,578 | 857
(Loss) income before income taxes | 10,714 | 13,524 | 26,082 | 21,971
State and federal income tax (benefit) provision |  |  |  |
Equity in (loss) income of consolidated subsidiaries |  |  |  |
Net (loss) income | $ 10,714 | $ 13,524 | $ 26,082 | $ 21,971

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